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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1981
Page
7
A teenage worker longs for her first big check while her father explains the tax system and government spending. He cites Reagan’s proposed cuts, promises gradual tax relief, and political engagement as crucial to shaping the young voter’s future.
Readers urge keeping permit rules for temporary uses in residential zones and oppose loosening access for institutional meetings at Sunset Hill. Open letter voices safety concerns for auctions bazaars and public events, urging adherence to adopted permit requirements before Aug 4. Also notes a second letter supporting nurse midwifery awareness and a national week proposal with Congress deadlines.
President Reagan greeted Teamsters president Roy Lee Williams days after Williams was indicted, a gesture seen as political support from key unions. A Senate subcommittee report alleged the Labor Department obscured corruption in the Teamsters pension funds, accusing officials of evasive cooperation and document destruction. The piece also notes a Soviet embassy softball team in a Pentagon travel perk critique, plus GOP money-raising moves and political maneuvering within Congress.
Civil Defense Director George J. Stup and City Engineer Robert A. White discussed specifications for a bomb shelter in the City Hall basement. They proposed reinforced walls and additional sand insulation to shield against blast and fallout. In related news, Jefferson Elementary appointed Robert Lee Humphrey as principal, while the county Education Board named Governor Thomas Johnson High School in honor of Maryland’s first governor.
The Montgomery County Board of Education meeting on July 14 passed a resolution condemning hate group activities and dissolved the Minority Relations Monitoring Committee. They set a dubious 38.7 percent minority threshold cited as the point to review schools for action, prompting questions about Superintendent and staff duties to protect majority concerns.
August 3, 1931 notes Moose lodge sponsorship for the West World's Wonder Shows in Frederick with 16 high busy shows, 10 riding devices and 25 fun booths. It mentions Mrs Harry L Davis winning the husband calling contest at the Maryland State Holstein Friesian Association field day and Merle Ifert winning the potato golf contest. CAMP RITCHIE hosted a Veterans Day event drawing about 23,000 visitors with delegations from the Grand Army of the Republic and veterans’ groups. an exhibition guard mount by Company A, captained by Guy Ders.
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