Vaclav Havel Still Sees Writing as First Love
In an interview, Vaclav Havel says writing plays remains his true vocation despite becoming president of Czechoslovakia. He notes politics as forced by circumstance and hints he may later write fiction about a dissident who rises to power, though the presidency itself wouldn’t become a play. He reflects on rapid world changes and his hopes to capture them in future work.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vaclav Havel
Havel
Congress
Havel and Prison to Presidency A Road of Ironies
The piece traces Vaclav Havel from the Prague upper class to stifling Stalinist limits, then through five years in prison to his 1989 presidency. It notes his belief prison sharpened his craft, his wish to balance fame with confinement, and hints at future writings about his extraordinary journey. The column ends with a sharp mini editorial on air safety and human rights in Kuwait and Iraq.
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Havel
Interior Ministry
Amnesty International
Kuwait
Saad Abdullah Sabah
Theft of 29 sewing machines hits Shriner Mfg Co Woodsboro
Fifty years ago thieves stole 29 sewing machines and related gear from the Shriner Manufacturing Co factory in Woodsboro, valued at 1500 to 2000 dollars. A truck backed to the rear, a window forced open, and the loss discovered by workers. Maryland police and sheriff pursued escapees from a nearby car later found exhausted and unable to flee.
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Shriner Mfg. Co
Woodsboro
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Walter K. May
Horace Alexander
Leroy Dorsey
Maryland Open Container Law Debate and Breathalyzer Test Ruling
A Maryland open container ban faces proposed tightening though current law requires observed drinking to arrest. Lawmakers push for enabling police to stop bad driving, while court ruling limits prosecutors from implying a driver refused a Breathalyzer. Licenses may still be suspended for refusals, aiming to remove drunk drivers from roads.
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Maryland
Senate
Court of Appeals
Shoreman’s ascent keys Maryland’s next chief executive
Roy Meachum profiles R. Clayton Mitchell of Kent County as the early favorite to become Maryland’s governor after 1994. The piece chronicles Mitchell’s rise, the Schaefer era conflicts with Senate President Mike Miller, and a fragile alliance shaping Maryland politics through the early 1990s.
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Kent County
R. Clayton Mitchell
William Donald Schaefer
Baltimore
Schaefer
Mitchell
Maryland
Mark Vogel
Miller
Harry Hughes
General Assembly
Senate
U.S. Senate
Don Schaefer
Mike Miller
Schaefer-Mitchell
Melvin
Mickey” Steinberg
Absurd adventurism fuels Gulf War debate in letters
A reader born in Iran reflecting on the Gulf War criticizes U S policy as hypocritical and calls for Kurdish sanctuary in the United States. She cites regional experience in Turkey and Iraq, questions allied actions, and argues Turkey aids refugees while the U S closes borders.
Letters on foreign policy and energy policy clash in public view
Bruce Ivins weighs views on Kurdish statehood and Middle East maps while criticizing U S actions on Iraq and Saddam. He agrees with Dr Harry Prongas on reducing energy dependence but disapproves of yellow ribbons as vulgar. The letter reflects tensions over Gulf War policy and national symbols.
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Harry Prongas
United States
Persian Gulf
City Cab rider comments on pickup timing and signaling
Martha M Shoemaker notes cab riders should call only when ready to walk out. She observes other drivers signaling and lane changes near cabs, mentions no fare overcharges, and says drivers are human and in business to earn a living.
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City Cab
Jean
Wake up Harry Wake Up Calls on Ribbons and Patriotism
A letter to the editor from Mark Matan criticizes yellow ribbon tributes for troops as a meaningless display and rebukes writer Harry Prongas for anti American sentiment. The author argues tributes celebrate national values and environmental issues should not override patriotism. Letters to the editor are welcomed, must be signed with address and phone, and may be edited.
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Harry Prongas
Harry
Waters
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