Private airstrips block new zoning for aircraft landings
Frederick planners rejected a proposal by Amos Faux Burhans of Ijamsville to permit more than two aircraft on a "personal airstrip." The plan would allow occupants nearby to use private land for extra planes, challenging the county rule that aircraft landings belong at the municipal airport or on two-plane personal strips.
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Frederick
Planning Commission
Ijamsville
Frederick Municipal
Amos Faux-Burhans
Frederick County
Ferederick County
Baltimore race reshapes Schaefer era and Schmidt Schmoke era
A Baltimore political spotlight centers on William Donald Schaefer’s looming departure and a power shift as Clarence Burns and Kurt Schmoke vie for influence. Schmoke’s independence splits with the governor, while Schmoke and Mary Pat Clarke combine to challenge Burns, signaling a new city hall era and potential strain on Schaefer’s hold.
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William Donald Schaefer
Baltimore
Schaefer
Clarence
du" Burns
Kurt Schmoke
Schmoke
Steve Sachs
State House
Schaefer Schmoke
City Hall
Mary Pat Clarke
Clarence “du” Burns
Annapolis
Burns
Schmoke City Hall
Council
Harry McGuirk
Ms. Clarke
McGuirk
Wiliam Donald Schaefer
Maryland
Gov. Schaefer
Mass murder case linked to VA hospital police brutalities
The confession of mass killer Donald Harvey raises new questions about the VA Medical Center in Washington and allegations of brutality by chief of police Daniel Wilson. Reports describe Harvey’s 10 years at the VA and his later murder spree at Daniel Drake Memorial Hospital. FBI inquiries and Senate testimony surface claims of police violence, with critics noting possible racial considerations in prior prosecutions.
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Washington
Donald Harvey
Cincinnati
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Harvey
Daniel Wilson
Daniel Drake Memorial Hospital
Donald Zeigenhorn
Ohio
Stewart Harris
Wilson
Senate
Harold R. Hipple
John R. Shives
Medical
Shives
Tax rate hike and city budget set for 1927 38 year
The mayor and Frederick City Board of Aldermen approved a $1.05 tax rate per $100, up 10 cents, with a 15 cent rate on securities, yielding an estimated $348,752.84 for the 1927 38 budget. Expenditures were forecast to exceed last year by about $43,748.33 due to the new sanitary sewer system.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Discipline is not punishment in schools says Craig Bowman
Craig Bowman argues discipline, not punishment, should guide schools. He condemns humiliation and revenge, urges banishing all punitive practices, and promotes self discipline as the path to responsibility and freedom, acknowledging the emotional toll but framing it as loving guidance. He cites a Colorado court case and calls for honest talk with parents, teachers, and unions.
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Ron
Johnson
Colorado
Russell A. Stuska
Stuska
Phyllis Schlafly Attacks School Surveys In Public Education
Copley News Agency reports Schlafly condemns widespread classroom surveys as privacy invasive and time wasting. She cites a New York Oriskany health class question about life support for a paralyzed 19 year old and Irvine stress checks as examples of psychological probing.
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N.Y
Irvine
Calif
Baines Bigs
Copley News Agency
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