Frederick Y welcomes new director Tokar and more
The Frederick community welcomes Richard Tokar as the new YMCA director, noting a larger female membership and new programs like latch key help. Ed Luke becomes assistant state's attorney for Frederick County. Twelve local football players from Walkersville Middletown and Thomas Johnson appeared in the East West Shrine Classic. Adrienne Shaffer of Knoxville is named Frederick County Farm Queen and national 4 H scholar.
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Richard Tokar
Frederick
YMCA
Tokar
Ed Luke
Frederick County
Walkersville
Middletown
Thomas Johnson
Adrienne Shaffer
Knoxville
Drought prompts disaster declarations for Frederick County farmers
Severe drought drives an estimated 2 million dollars in crop damage in Frederick County. Governor rapid to declare Frederick and 20 Maryland counties as disaster areas may unlock low interest loans for farmers. A state agriculture task force will assess farmer needs amid funding cuts. Community input matters to guide aid and future planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Maryland
Frederick
Agriculture Department
Debate on handgun ownership and safety in America
Roy Meachum argues against broad handgun access, citing thefts and a postwar culture of fear. He notes NRA pressure, calls for tighter rules, and highlights a south Frederick incident and a need for responsible policing and public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Baltimore County
Don Hutchinson
Hutchinson
South Frederick
Gen Lobby
U.S
Bolivian fiasco may curb US drug troop plans Belize
Washington debates theBolivia raids–seen as showy and counterproductive–which could derail a proposed U S military push into Belize. The piece outlines DEA tensions with Belize and recent incidents fueling Caribbean resentment while flagging an easier drug smuggling climate at U S ports due to limited Customs manpower.
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Washington
Pentagon
White House
Belize
Congressional
Bolivia
U.S
Latin America
Donald Goldberg
Reagan
Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico
Guatemala
Caribbean Sea
South America
Florida
Gulf Coast States
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Belmopan
Joe Briceno
Miami
John Zabaneh
Zabaneh
Houston
United States
Customs Service
August 1 sunflower reaches 16 inch bloom at Charles Shaw yard
A large sunflower grown by Charles Shaw at 22 E Church 5 measured 16 inches in diameter for petals and 12 inches across the seed pod. The stalk rose eight feet high. Emmitsburg residents list names of visitors who spent two weeks at a cottage near Harney along the Monocacy River with Mrs MF Shuff Jr as chaperone. The closing exercises at Louies Birely's kindergarten featured many children including Phylis Alexander William Anders Jr. etc. John Harley killed a 47 inch timber rattlesnake near Yellow Springs while on a family outing. Montevue Home Auxiliary hosted a picnic with entertainer performances. JoY E. Derr, longtime women's editor, named Hood College Director of Publicity and News Service.
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Charles Shaw
E Church
Emittsburg
Dorothy Bollinger
Jean Bollinger
Jane Bollinger
Amy Guilleran
Elizabeth Troxell
Hudson Rhodes
Pershing Mocdorff
Richard Harser
Greta Keiboltz
M.F. Shuff
Harney
Monocaty River
MF. Shuff Jr
Louies Birely
Union Bridge
Phylis Alexander
William Anders Jr
Fred Baker
Mildred Cartzenhamer
Otis Devilbiss Jr
George Eitbelberger
Eugene Fraunfelter
Jack
Joan Harris
Julius Isréal
Shirley Minnick
Janice Proutz
Gene Proutz
Charles Snyder
Jimmy Towns
James
Paul Williams
Joy E. Derr
Frederick News-Post
Hood College
Elliott Randle
William A. Long
Randolph-Macon Women’s College
Hood
Warren Bradley emerges as potential 1988 presidential contender
Sen. Bill Bradley once known as a basketball star is seen gaining momentum as a possible 1988 presidential candidate. The piece portrays his tax reform advocacy with Gephardt and Rostenkowski, his international debt plan, and rising prominence in Congress as observers note his sharpened political trajectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
Congress
Bradley
Reagan
House Ways and Means Committee
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Senate Finance Committee
Bob Packwood
Rostenkowski
Packwood
Richard A. Gephardt
D-Mo
House
Senate
Gephardt
America
Baker
Ueipter
Readers debate Fallingwater waste and drought prayer contrast
A letter criticizes an AP piece for ignoring Fallingwater's environmental protections and describes the Clivus composting tanks used there. The author praises the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and urges a Georgia style day of prayer for rain to aid drought-stricken farmers. The note is by Sara I. Ensor of Frederick.
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Fallingwater
Western
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Breanne Rae
Frederick County
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Wageng Edivor
Roy Meachum
Libertytown
National Rifle Association
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New England Journal of Medicine
Jo Ssien
Loboy
Kennedy
Jack Anderson
United
Featere Syav
Teeaas
MawsPod
John Harley
West South Street
Yellow Springs
Montevue Home
Montevue
Andrew Strathorn
Mary Lynne Crawford
Milton Gordon
Donald Fish
Charles Glick
Frank Fraley
Mary Lowe Smith
Joseph Kowalski
Eleanor Everhart
Harold Neufelt
Edward Seligman
Patrick Tedesco
Bertha Long
Warren Rogers
Sen
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