Quarries in Frederick County Spark Debate and Editorial View
The editorial weighs benefits like jobs and tax base against drawbacks of land use, traffic, and environmental concerns for two proposed quarries Martin Marietta Aggregate and F O Day. It argues the county does not need the quarries, urges commissioners to vote against rezonings, and warns of possible court battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Frederick
Martin Marietta Corp
F.O. Day Corp
Martin Marietta
Maryland
F.C. Day
Martin Marietta Aggregate
F.O. Day
College Mountain
Emmitsburg
Trans-Tech
Eastaleo
Chamber of Commerce
Planning Board
Pension Funds at Risk Amid Bankruptcies and ERISA Flaws
Congressional probes reveal pension funds managed by firms often diverted to other uses, weakening the PBGC and threatening 38 million workers. LTV Republic Steel and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel illustrate massive deficits, with projections of further strain and potential government costs. Meanwhile Moral Majority funding slips as Jerry Falwell pushes a bold five question fundraising survey on defense, abortion, AIDS, and Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Michael Einstein
Congress
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp
PBGC
ERISA
PEGC
Midwest
LTV
Republic Steel
Republic
Ltv-Republic
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Allis-Chalmers
PAGC
Kathleen Atgolf
Senate Finance Committee
Louis Harris
House
Jerry Falwell
Gary Clouser
Falwell
Central America
Reagan
U.S
Freedom Fighters
Strategic Defense Initiative
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Lightning strikes and barn destroyed in 1937 Maryland incident
An August 8 1937 report notes a large brick barn on Harvey Miller’s dairy property burned and $15000 damage. Firefighters saved the Miller home and one building. Miller lost crops. The Frederick Chamber plans Frederick Rooster Day four day sale with low prices. Fink Building in Middletown sold for about $6000. State Entomologist Cory visits Frederick with a spray for bag worms focusing on Mt. Olivet cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Miller
Miller
Emmitsburg
Frederick
Ernest N. Cory
Cory
Mt. Olivet
Maryland Board balks at japanese crane bid
The Seagirt Marine Terminal project in the Port of Baltimore hinges on a 25 million dollar bid from Nissho Iwai of Japan for six crane systems. Gov Schaefer and Comptroller Goldstein pressured for American content while Secretary Trainor proposed policy tweaks to favor U.S. firms. The board postponed final approval, hinting the contract will still go to the Japanese bidder after further review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaefer
Seagirt Marine Teminal
Baltimore
State of
Maryland
Port Authority
State Department of Transportation
Board of Public Works
William Donald Schaefer
Louis L. Goldstein
Lucille Maurer
Frederick
Bob Green
Nissho Iwai
Gulfport
Miss
Nelson
America
Goldstein
Korea
Japan
Schafer
American Steel
Kuwait
Dick Trainor
U.S
Trainor
Iran-contra quiz prompts satirical questions by Rooney
A stray classroom quiz on the Iran-contra affair features sarcastic prompts about officials, motives, and possible testimonies. It includes multiple true false items and cheeky choices questioning memory, ethics, and political figures in a dated campus context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Meese
Cap Weinberger
Annapolis
Iran
U.S
Beirut
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Washington
Albert Hakim
Oliver North
John Poindexter
Richard Secord
Manucher Ghorbanifar
George Shultz
Ayatollah Khomeini
Reagan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederick, MD
Michael Powell
Bruce Beattie
Beal
Dozel
Jack Anderson
Forwece Delta Air Lines
News-Post
Fink
Main
Church Streets
Middletown
Philip Wertheimer
People’s Liquidating Corporation
Frederick City
Robert J. Rathenhoefer
Charles McC Mathias
Children's Aid Society
Maryland School For the Deaf
Mathais
Marston’s University
Johns Bonkin
Waynesboro
Fort Ritchie
Army Corps of Engineers
Robert C. Reid
Andy Rooney
National Organization For Women
Los Angeles
Fawn Hall
H Tran
United States
Gary Hart
Middle East
Israel
Iraq
Vanna White
Congressional Committee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!