Governor Schaefer Criticizes Maryland Legislature After Session
In Annapolis the editor meets Gov. William Donald Schaefer who blames the legislature for failing to pass key economic and social measures and for persistent interbranch bickering. He dismisses returning with the 2020 Bay plan and condemns a timid, ineffective session marked by 45 new members and no leadership.
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General Assembly
William Donald Schaefer
Maryland
Annapolis
Schaefer
Chesapeake Bay
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Kuwait
Iraq
Frederick County
Meachum rails against Maryland General Assembly and Schaefer
Roy Meachum condemns the General Assembly for four years of deference to Governor Schaefer and the faction led by Speaker Clayton Mitchell. He cites personal brutality from Thomas Miller and Cecil’s Son gun penalties, vows the legislature’s power grab risks democracy, and notes costly, ongoing sessions up to next year.
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General Assembly
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Irving Kovens
Kovens
Irv Kavens
Mitchell
Montgomery
Laurence Levitan
Harry Hughes
Mr. Schaefer
Mr. Levitan
Cecil
Walter Baker
NRA
Baker
Maryland
Senate
Thomas
Mike” Miller
Miller
State House
Prince George’s
Baltimore
EPA Officials Charged by Dingell Face Scrutiny
Washington readers learn Rep. John Dingell rebuked EPA Inspector General John Martin and chief investigator John Barden over alleged lax pursuit of fraud in hazardous waste cleanup contractors. The piece notes Barden's sabbatical with ACEC and GAO criticism of audit backlogs, plus Chamorro's Nicaragua woes and a Don Dixon S&L sentencing.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
John Dingell
D-Mich
John Martin
John Barden
Martin
Environmental Protection Agency
Barden
Dingell
EPA
Research and Education Foundation
American Consulting Engineers Council
ACEC
Scott Sleek
Council
Hong Kong
General Accounting Office
Inspector General
Lems
GAO
Frederick County forest fire threatens city watershed and pine stock
Fifty years ago Frederick County logged a third fire in two days burning about 30 acres in the Frederick City watershed. District Forester Sheldon H K Burns noted serious damage to red pine trees planted in 1935 by Civilian Conservation Corps boys.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Sheldon HK. Burns
Civilian Conservation Corps
2302Nd Company
S.57
Fishing Creek
Lonaconing
Allegany County
Replacing Rep Byron Draws Mixed Gulf Vote Debate
The piece argues Rep Beverly Byron should not be replaced after she backed Persian Gulf policy. It notes Byron was among few Maryland lawmakers to support the Gulf effort and compares constituents’ views with flag displays. It criticizes five Democrats as rubber stamps linking to welfare-state subsidies.
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Beverly Byron
Iran
Rep. Byron
Persian Gulf
U.S
Maryland
Gulf
Rep
Byron
Solid waste plan urged for Frederick County 100 year landfill
Richard F. Lewis criticizes the county for rejecting the Four County Solid Waste Study and urges a bold goal to sustain a 100 year landfill. He notes the current site will fill by 1995, the Schrodel farm landfill by 2013, and recommends adopting a long term plan with a 2,700,000 ton capacity and 500 tons per day disposal to preserve future farmland.
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Frederick Post
Frederick County
Schrodel Farm
Frederick County Sets 2095 Landfill Goal for Recycling Drive
A county plan envisions a 100 year landfill life and targets 20 percent recycling by state rule, urging reduction reuse and reuse in government and citizen action. It calls for recycled material products and a forward looking solid waste program to stretch capacity and keep the county progressive.
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Frederick County
Sta
Not many of us have seen the costs of war and violence
Yvonne Small offers a moral reflection on 100 days of allied bombing, casualties in Iraq and Kuwait, the El Salvador killings, and the brutal toll of war. She argues society bears responsibility for killing or being killed, urges nonviolent alternatives.
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Iraq
Kuwait
el Salvador
Douglas
Saddam Hussein
War is failure, says Peace Resource Center ad
The Peace Resource Center responds to Sgt. Douglas Leith regarding an ad in The Post. The group argues most have not endured decapitation, fingernail torture, or a missile blast that killed 30 brothers, asserting war is failure regardless of outcome.
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Peace Resource
Peace Resource Center
Douglas Leith
News-Post
Douglas
Fannie Mae Retiree Windfall Sparks Golden Parachute Debate
Diane Summers voices concern over a $27 million retirement package for outgoing Fannie Mae head David Maxwell. She questions fairness, asks how stockholders share the burden, and wonders about future mega payouts if the stock declines.
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Fannie Mae
David 0. Maxwell
David C. Maxwell
Maxwell
David Maxwell
Fannie Max
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Frederick, MD
Roy Meachum
Jack Anderson
Violeta Chamorro
Raymond Genie
Nicaragua
Genie
Jean Paul
United States
Chamorro
Don Dixon
Dixon
Vernon Savings and Loan
S&l
United Feature Syndicate
Thurmont
Ethel Crawford
Planning and Zoning Commission
Mary Ford
Alfred Catsail
Frederick County School Bus Drivers Association
George Fullmer
Vincent Marriner
Kenneth Baltzell
Stanley Boyer
John A. Derr
Donald Lewis
Gilbert Newby
Board of Education
Brunswick Ambulance Corps
Clair Ebersole Jr
Brunswick
Richard F. Lewis Frederick
Yvonne Small Frederick
Diane T. Summers Poe Aes
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