Death at the crossing shows danger of beating trains
A look at railroad crossing dangers cites 790 deaths nationwide last year and 34 Maryland collisions in 1395. Federal data show a 15 percent rise from 1988 to 1989. Officials urge caution as Operation Lifesaver educates the public on how gates and signals save lives.
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Maryland
Federal Railroad Administration
Capt
L.A. Terrell
CSX Transportation Corp
Brunswick
Michael Stumbaugh
Call to curb oil power and price gouging now
The author assails oil barons and U S gas prices, arguing oil should be regulated as a public utility to prevent price gouging. He links Iraq tensions to fuel costs and urges decisive action to shield consumers and the economy. He forecasts crises if oil companies and Congress resist reform.
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Saddam Hussein
Mesopotamia
Middle East
United States
Persian Gulf
Congress of
U.S
Saddam
Kuwait
Bethesda
America
Telephone
Oid
Firesafe cigarette push faces political fight in Congress
In a rare setback for tobacco lobbyists, Congress moves toward a firesafe cigarette after Rep. Joseph Moakley pressure. years of debate and a 1984 study show such a cigarette is technically possible but political will wanes as the industry resists.
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Washington
Congress
Joseph Moakley
Dmass
Moakley
United States
Moakley shifts power over firesafe cigarette testing
Moakley, now chair of the House Rules Committee, used his leverage to push a new law directing the Consumer Product Safety Commission to set federal tests for firesafe cigarettes. The effect, officials say, may be a de facto mandatory standard, pressuring tobacco companies to prove safer products without formal regulation.
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Tobacco Institute
The
Moakley
House Rules Committee
Congress
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Tim Warner
Capitol Hill
Washington
Bush
America
Frederick prepares for three weeks of National Guard maneuvers
More than 1,000 Frederick residents gathered to bid farewell to 162 men and 20 officers of three local National Guard units departing by train for three weeks of drills in New York state. The 104th Observation Squadron opened summer maneuvers at Detrick Field as pilots prepared to tow targets for artillery at Oswego and Fort Hoyle. A Frederick trumpeter shared a friend’s Chicago note suggesting trainees may soon be called to defend the nation, amid reports of rising Nazi influence observed at a public gathering.
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Bellweather
Texas
Frederick
National Guard
Pennsylvania
New York State
104Th Observation Squadron
Maryland National Guard
Detrick Field
Harold W. Hinds
Oswego
N.Y
Fort Hoyle
Fredericktonian
Chicago
Frederick County BOE to invite bids for Rock Creek Center
The Frederick County Board of Education voted to invite bids for the Rock Creek Center a 1 417 000 educational facility to train handicapped children with a goal of operation by January 1972 BoE President Chris T Matthews announced. Charlie King Kong Keller scheduled to play baseball with the Oldtimers against Brunswick on opening day of the Potomac River Festival. All Child casts from area parks staged an all playground musical in Baker Park. Rosedale participants reenacted the founding of Frederick with roles by Bruce and Dianne Mort Joey Leatherman Melinda Horine and Donna Browne. George J Stup received a citation from General Rinaldo Van Brunt Maryland Civil Defense for 18 years as county Civil Defense director. The presentation was in the county commissioners office with Commissioners Ruzzell Z Horman and Charles E Collins present.
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Frederick County
Charlie
King Kong
Keller
Oldtimers
Brunswick
Baker Park
Rosedale
Frederick
Bruce Mort
Dianne Mort
Joey Leatherman
Melinda Horine
Donna Browne
George J. Stup
Rinaldo van Brunt
Maryland Civil Defense
Coping Oe
Frederick street drinking sparks festival beer garden debate
A reader from Frederick argues against banning citizens from beer gardens at In The Street Festival, noting prior alcohol issues and urging personal responsibility. She recalls fire code lines and smoke in venues, cites police concerns, and defends beer as funding the festival while criticizing broader drug abuse stances.
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Frederick In the Streets
Frederick
Market Street
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Cal
States
Richard Ashton
Letters to the Editor Addressed to The Frederck News
Readers may submit legible signed letters with address and phone for verification. Due to high volume not all letters are published. Concise public interest letters have best chance. poetry and religious verse are not accepted.
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Frederck News
Post
Patrick St
Frederick
Downtown Frederick parking concerns and proposed fixes
John D. Griffis of Griffs Landing argues downtown Frederick suffers from confusing and inadequate parking guidance and expensive meters. He urges better signage to decks on Church Court and Citizens Way, lenient after hours in private lots, a dedicated city attendant to direct drivers, free meter periods, and a traffic awareness sign to reduce delays.
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Frederick
Griff’s
Market Street
Church Street
Court Street
Citizens Way
Third Street
Frederick City
Griff’s Landing
Art and the taxpayer by James Pearl column sparks NEA funding debate
Local artist James Pearl lauds a Weinberg Center youth art display while criticizing government art subsidies. He questions NEA grants to Mapplethorpe and Serrano, urging taxpayers to oppose funding, and asks Congress if $2.3 billion since 1965 and $171 million in 1990 dollars are worth it.
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James Pearl
Weinberg Center
Mapplethorpe
Serrano
National Endowment For the Arts
NEA
Newsweek/Gallop
Open House Described As Social Page Glorifies Monarch
The Frederick News-Post society notes on the law firm event read like a tribute to Monarch Stern rather than sharp social reporting. The writer argues Frederick has not surpassed Washington in social prominence.
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Frederick News-Post
Frank, Bernstein, Conaway and Goldman
Frederick
Washington
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