Sign Battle in New Market Heats Over OPEN and Card Signs
Townwide dispute over historic commission rules flared after a court overturned a sign ban. Shops faced $10 permit requests for signs while sticky credit card decals were banned. Frustration grew as residents press council to amend the sign ordinance and restore harmony.
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New Market
Historic Commission
Historical Commission
Historic District and Planning Zoning Commission
Larry Stapp
Stapp
Blue Laws Debate Drives Maryland Sunday Sales Fight
Frederick faces a long battle over repealing Blue Laws as Maryland lawmakers weigh statewide versus local repeal. Longtime figures in the House Judiciary Committee leave, new leadership forms, and outcomes hinge on Frederick, Baltimore City, and Anne Arundel County votes, with broader state referendums possible by 1988.
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Frederick
Maryland General Assembly
State of
Maryland
Montgomery County
House of Delegates
Frederick County
Baltimore City
General Assembly
House Judiciary Committee
Joe Owens
Montgomery
Joe
House
Judiciary Committee
Owens
R. Clayton Mitchell
William S.horne
Judiciary
Horne
Easton
Charles Smesler
Aone Arundel County
Senate Indicia
Walter M. Baker
Eastern Shore
Prince George
Mike Miller
Senate
Baker
Rob Reid
Annapolis
Army safety in focus amid fatal accidents and secrecy
A critical inspector general report accuses the Army of neglecting safety training, with officers and soldiers showing fatalistic attitudes. It cites unsafe practices, inadequate inspections, and poor investigations, noting pay gaps and morale issues. Confidential material hints at broader intelligence discourse and public-health concerns.
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Washington
Army
Stewart Harris
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Khomeini
Middletown Grange wins regional finals in state one act contest
In a 50 year old report from the News-Poat, the statewide one act contest finals are set in Hagerstown with Middletown Valley Grange leading the semi finals for the state honor. The Middletown Grange won regional honors for the comedy Goose Money directed by Mc Edwards Moller Way as Mrs William Reese narrowly escaped a fire. A WPA photo shows Emmitsburg's new town sewerage system nearing completion with a protective rock and earth levee. Walkersville Elem Sencash graders listed for November and the ten-day planting project added greenery to Frederick's downtown in eleven elevated pots funded by merchants and banks. A discussion in Frederick considers cat leash regulations, and Thurmont Town Council seeks a replacement for Mayor Roy Lookingbill who died, with no special election provision in bylaws.
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Washington
White House
Ayatollah
Khomeini
Iran
China
U.S
Wall Street
South Pole
Hagerstown
Middletown Valley Grange
Salsbury State Teachers College
Eureka Crange
Prince George's County
Fallstown Grange
Harford County
Middletown Grange
G.H Sykes
Emmitsburg
New Town
Works Progresss Administration
WPA
Frederick
McGuiness
Caspar Cline
Walker Carty
Don Rice
The
Western Maryland Trust Co
Frederick County National Bank
Farmers Mechanics National Bank
Allen Routzahn
Wil Hurwitz
Thurmont
C. Ray Weddle
William J. Lidie
Charles Ambrose
Roy W. Lookingbill
Lookingbill
Glenn Nikirk
George
Frederick County
Larry Johnson
Clagett
Galen
County commissioner election fuels varied voter concerns
In a reader letter about Frederick County politics, the author criticizes the election as a popularity contest and argues for decisive control over staff, naming concerns about un/elected power, career candidates, and the impact of industry relocation. The piece questions past leadership, urges practical progress, and cautions against clinging to a faded rural past.
Burkittsville Historic District Debate Sparks Letter War
Resident letters weigh town’s fate as Burkittsville fights dissension over historic district. A nonresidential observer argues restoration could unite or divide, urging balanced design and authenticity while avoiding town fracture. Local and neighboring figures like Gail Good in Taneytown appear in the exchange.
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Burkittsville
Self Determination Over Liberation in Feminist Debate
Karen I Olsen argues against Schlafly and the label Women’s Liberation, urging self determination as the core aim of civil rights. She criticizes gender essentialism, promotes shared human traits beyond masculine or feminine labels, and defends individual belonging and freedom to choose.
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Phyllss Schlafly
Schlafly
Harvard
Women's Movement
Women's Liberation Movement
Women’s Movement
Allegiance questioned in era of Cuban crisis remarks
Amid debates on communism and governance during the Kennedy era, a critic asks whose allegiance liberal politicians owe as they pursue expulsion of officials opposing communist expansion. Eugene Jenkin d is cited.
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Robert C. Reid
the Blue Law Blues
Grafeith
Jack Anderson
Joseph Spear
United Feature Syndicate
Ine
William Reese
West Fifth Street
Walkersville
Elem
Naomilbaugh
Marie Ensor
Mamie Eyler
Lizzette Fisher
Ruth Sayler
Genevieve Smith
Irene Summers
Dorothy Zimmerman
Jerry McDermott
Charles Staley
Peter Popovich
Ralph Fry
John A. Derr
Mr. Reese
Gail Good Taneytown
Celia Hallas
Roberta Matteson
Hallas and
Macceson
Ballantine Books
Karen I. Olsen
Eugener Jenkind Frederick
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