Vial of Life program seeks community support in Frederick County
The Vial of Life is a small cylinder kept in the refrigerator with a pink sticker on the door. It holds vital medical information for emergencies, including allergies and blood type, and can name a doctor and hospital preference. The Frederick County Sheriff's Department aims to boost senior participation and urges residents to contact them to prepare this life saving aid.
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Frederick County
Sheriff's Department
Embarrassment Parade Ends With Fuddruckers Catastrophe
Annapolis bureau chief Bob Reid recounts a week of humiliation starting with a faulty air conditioning installation that leaked freon. A rainbird sprinkler slip and a ketchup pratfall at Fuddruckers followed, drawing stares from a shocked crowd and a brusque interview at the Agriculture Department.
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Bob Reid
Annapolis
The
Frederick News-Post
Controversy Over DOJ Study On Child Imagery In Adult Magazines
The 1984 Justice Department study cost 734,371 to count child imagery in Playboy Penthouse and Hustler and assess reader impact. Probed by Sen. Armstrong who pressed for release, the report was kept private by officials but later offered through the juvenile justice clearing house without DOJ imprimatur. Judith Reisman led the survey noting extensive child sexualization, while officials cited methodological flaws and refused full publication.
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Washington
Justice Department
Playboy
Penthouse
Hustler
Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Sen
William Armstrong
R-Corp
Verne Speirs
Juvenile Justice Office
Armstrong
Speirs
Bureau
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
Imprimatur
Qur
Gary Clouser
Judith Reisman
Captain Kangaroo
American University
Reisman
Institute For Media Education
Arling
Barn Fire Destroys John H. Hoff Property and Grain Loss
A barn on Sam's Creek Road owned by John H. Hoff burned after a lightning strike. Losses include 450 bushels of wheat oats and barley and 40 tons of hay valued at six to seven thousand dollars. In Washington a misplaced Alaska purchase check story emerged with Congressman Dimond seeking transfer for exhibition. Frederick clergy approve Babson piece warning of declining church membership and urging youth involvement.
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John H. Hoff
Sam's Creek Road
Washington, D.C
U.S
Alaska
Anthony Dimond
Congress
Juneau
Treasury
Frederick
Roger W. Babson
Babson
Fire destroys Victor Cullen School gym in Sabillasville
State Police cite undetermined cause as fire damages the Victor Cullen School gym built in 1912 after serving as a movie house and apartments. Two firefighters injured but released. Sabillasville fire response details accompany report of four Frederick County students winning state senatorial scholarships.
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Victor Cullen School
Delate
Sabillasville
Waynesboro Hospital
Frederick County
Goodloe Byron
Civitan member invites involvement and reflects on gender in clubs
The letter from JON M THOMAS extols Civitan International as an early female admitting group and cites local efforts to help the mentally and physically handicapped. It laments low public relations, reports Special Olympics support, and urges community engagement while noting pay raise debates and a separate piece by MARILYNN HOUCK praising neighborly kindness in Mountaindale/Hansonville.
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Rotary
Supreme Court
Jaycees
United States Supreme Court
Civitan Club of Frederick, Inc
Civitan International
Civitan Club
Frederick
Civitans
Frederick County
Civitan’s
Lion
Jaycee
Raritan
Andover Lane
South Bend
Ind
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Robert Bork
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Nixon
Cox
Common Cause
Citizens’ Lobby
Bark
Bork
Jack “Bwana” Fields
R-Texas
Fields
State Department
Africa
News-Post
Sacred Heart Church of
Glyndon
Sacred Heart
Citizens Band
Lexington
James F. Zach
Car Discount Enterprise
Peggy Queen
U.S. 40
Jon M. Thomas Frederick
Barbara Mikulski
Humphrey
Mikulski
Senate
Congressional
U.S. Treasury
Ralph Nader
Mountaindale
Hansonville
Braddock Heights
Montaindale
Marilynn Houck Frederick
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