Turmoil at City Hall Over Planning Director Schmersahl
City Hall faced a firing and reinstatement controversy surrounding planning director Jim Schmersahl. Officials, including Mayor Ronald Young and Aldermen, struggled to manage the process, with assertions of a firing disputed by some. The episode highlighted poor handling and prompted calls for fair, decisive action or better conflict resolution.
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Schmersahl
City Hall
Jim Schmersahl
City
Ronald Young
Mr. Young
Jon Kreissig
Kreissig
Taxes Made Less Taxing Or Harder to Grasp
Bob Reid voices frustration with tax simplification efforts and the 1987 Tax Reform Act, arguing three-bracket plans fail and many citizens cannot understand or comply without costly counsel. He quips about IRS commissioner Lawrence B. Gibbs and laments the burden on ordinary Americans while praising noble causes.
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Congress
Alan Greenspan
School of Accounting
Harvard
Capitol Hill
Internal Revenue Service
Lawrence B. Gibbs
Internal Revenue
Mercedes
IRS
Charlie Scrooge
Ocean City
Larry B. Gibbs
Larry G. Gibbs
Paris
Persian Gulf
State of
Maryland
Louis L. Goldstein
United States
Dear Doctor letters mask risks in pacemaker recalls
FDA review of Dear Doctor letters misses details on recall classifications and patient risk. Teletronics notes units show cessation of output while the FDA classifies recalls as class one, signaling a reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death. Doctors in Washington-Baltimore seek FDA recall information to guide patient care amid incomplete manufacturer notices.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Stewart Harris
Teletronics
TDA
Washington-Baltimore
Charlie Stein
Ralph Nader
Recall Databank
Orlando
Fla
Stein
Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General
Stoner wins Thurmont mayor’s seat by six votes in 1938 race
In Thurmont a tight election left William J. Stoner re-elected president of the Board of Commissioners by six votes over Clarence W. Lidie. Incumbent Fredrick Tresselt and George J. Trexler won re-elections, with terms for Clayton Creager and Samuel Bennett still active. Alice Rohrback of Braddock Heights named national Braille director for the American Red Cross effective May 1. Police seek help identifying a three-day-old baby found in a car outside a Funkstown tavern. The Oxford Group is described as a new determination rather than a new denomination by Rev. Dr. Samuel W. Shoemaker. Pope April 26 1968 items note hospital contract for a Faster Seal Rehabilitation Center and a Frederick Airport grant of 81,803 for runway work. Weather and farming notes report plowing progress with rain needed, and Walkersville town leaders address water pipe work under railroad tracks.
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Thurmont
William J. Stoner
Board of Commissioners
Clarence W. Lidie
Drayman
North County
Mr. Stoner
Frank L. Cady
Commissioner Board
Frederick Tresselt
George J. Trexler
Clayton Creager
Samuel Bennett
Letters Debate Swaggart Goodwin Meachum and Weisberg
Readers argue over Roy Weisberg and Meachum attacks and urge edits for civility. The discussion touches on Swaggart forgiveness, Catholic views, Vatican II, and personal accountability in public forums. A health fair at Frederick Memorial Hospital draws volunteers and sponsors with dozens of screenings and community support.
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Mr. Weisberg
Swaggart
Pete Goodwin
Pete
Vatican Two
Baltimore
Roy
Weisberg
Frederick Memorial Hospital
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Bob Reid
Annapolis
The
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George Bush
Kennebunkport
Texas
Jack Anderson
Federal Communications Commission
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William Proxmire
D-Wis
National Forest Service
Sen. Proxmire
Manuel Noriega
Ciela de Los Banqueros
United Feature
Syndi
News-Post
Alice Rohrback
Braddock Heights
American Red Cross
Hond College
Hagerstown
Funkstown
Ed Carpenter
Oxford Group
Samuel W. Shoemaker
Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
New York City
Frederick County
Maryland Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Frederick Memorial
Paul S. Michael
Hospital Board of Managers
Howard E. Koontz Jr
Charles McC. Mathias
Frederick
Federal Aviation Agency
Maryland Delaware Crop Reporting Service
Walkersville
Burgess
Gilmore Trout
Nicodemus
Goodwin
Meachum
John C. Laughland Frederick
FMH
Armory
Philip McGann
David Somerville
Charles Wright
McGane
Rentals Unlimited Inc
Bob Jernigan
Manger
Fredericktowne Printing
Frederick Fitness Center
Upjohn Pharmaceutical
Delphey’s Sport Store
J.C. Penny Company
Safeway
Zimmerman's Florist
YMCA
WFMD
Gwen McEntire
Jeanne Vasold
Carroll County
Howard
Montgomery
Board of Education
Ann Ballard
Mount Airy Pta
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