Meese targets money laundering in new U S anti crime push
Commentary praises Attorney General Meese for launching anti money laundering legislation aimed at criminal funds. It urges strong federal action against organized crime including hoodlum influenced unions like the Teamsters, and calls for persistent measures beyond the initial step.
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Edwin Meese
U.S. Justice Department
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Bill McCallum
R-Fra
Meese
Congress
Teamsters
Justice Department
Teamster
U.S
Letter advocates Frederick County police department reform
Darrell Guyton of Myersville writes that Frederick County’s growing population requires a dedicated county police department with trained leadership and long term planning. He argues a county force would relieve the Sharits Department of jail and court duties and allow administrative focus, despite higher training costs.
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SharitPs
Contention Over Social Security Caps Hurts Older Blacks
John E. Jacob argues against freezing Social Security benefits or capping inflations tied increases. He warns that such policies would push hundreds of thousands of elderly, especially Black seniors, into poverty and strain Medicare Medicaid access. He urges deficit relief through defense cuts and tax-benefit improvements rather than targeting the vulnerable.
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Congress
Washington
Mandatory seat belt law could save lives
Opinion argues for a nationwide mandatory seat belt law citing international and U S data on higher usage rates and fewer fatalities when enforced. It highlights New York 1985 compliance and a projected 15 000 deaths prevented if all states adopted similar laws, urging Maryland to follow.
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Highway Users Federation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
New York
Maryland
Justice and IRS seek broad access to bank records
Washington reports reveal IRS and Justice Department proposals to obtain bank records from supervisory agencies such as the Federal Reserve and OCC to pursue tax cheats and white-collar criminals. The plan faces Fourth Amendment limits, subpoenas required for targeted individuals, and potential changes to the Right to Financial Privacy Act. Additional items discuss abortion dependency exemptions and OPEC oil price issues.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
TRS
FBI
Federal Reserve System
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Stewart Harris
Donald Goldberg
IRS
Roscoe Egger Jr
Feds
Internal Revenue) Service
Tax Collecting
Sen
Jesse
Roosevelt as supper guest at Gordon Strong estate visit
Theodore Roosevelt is reported as a supper guest at the Gordon Strong estate on Sugarloaf Mountain near Frederick with aides and staff. Maryland State Police escorted the group during the visit as part of a routine security detail for the presidential stop.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gordon Strong
Sugarloaf Mountain
Frederick
Charles West
Interior
Marguerite Lehand
Grace Turley
Maryland
Frederick area leaders elected to county cooperative board
Twenty years ago Harry W T Fouche and Earl Wiles of Frederick Oscar Meier of Clarksburg and Jerome J Wilcom of Hamsville were elected to the county Board of Directors of the Southern States Cooperative. THURMONT officials called an emergency meeting when Police Chief Clarence Hagelin resigned after the town clerk refused to explain his pay. The Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Department Parade drew about 10 000 spectators with 70 pieces of equipment. Damascus Volunteer Fire Company won best appearing uniformed marching band. Mrs Dewey Dykstra of Frederick taught at a Ridgecrest N C conference. The Jefferson Ruritan Club listed 150 volunteers for its 10th annual carnival to raise funds for a community center. Charles C Smith chaired the event which had previously raised 12 000 toward the stand. BSA ANA Bank adjacent to the school site was purchased for a building.
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The
Southern States Cooperative
Harry W.T. Fouche
Earl Wiles
Frederick
Oscar Meier
Clarksburg
Jerome J. Wilcom
Hamsville
Thurmont
Clarence Hagelin
Hagelin
Mount Airy
Jefferson Ruritan Club
Charles C. Smith
BSA Ana Bank
Tee Oe Addition
Teens pick male stars over Madonna in Seventeen poll
Rob Lowe leads teens as the top favorite celebrity, with Tom Cruise and Prince also high on the list. Madonna and Cyndi Lauper make only two entries in the top ten, while Bruce Springsteen and George Michael round out the poll.
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Seventeen
Madonna
Cyndi Lauper
Lauper
Hollywood
Rob Lowe
Tock
Simon le Bon
John Taylor
le Bon
Taylor
Matt Dillon
the Flamingo Kid
Mel Gibson
George Michael
Wham
Bruce Springsteen
Michael Jackson
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