Washington takes command at Cambridge described in club plantings
The Frederick Civic Club planted soil from Washington shrines near the C Burr Arte Library grounds while Mrs. Schildknecht and members placed it around the fonts CHIEF. Police Bartgis says over 160 people joined the Bicycle Safety Club with growth daily. The Automobile Club of Maryland sponsors the club to reduce bicycle traffic dangers.
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Washington
Cambridge
Mass
C. Burr
Frederick
Calvin E. Schildknecht
Allen Bartgis
Bicycle Safety Club
Automobile Club of Maryland
Emmitsburg Partnership Proposes Graduate Education Program
Frederick County School Superintendent Noel T. Farmer and Mount Saint Mary's College President Robert J. Wickenheiser form a public private education partnership at Emmitsburg to create an Education Development Center and graduate education programs. The plan includes credit and non credit courses plus an alternative certification path to address teacher shortages by December 1990.
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America
Frederick County
Noel T. Farmer
Mount Saint Mary's College
Robert J. Wickenheiser
Emmitsburg College
Fort Detrick
Mencken diaries reopen debate on legend and prejudice
The Henry Louis Mencken diaries, locked at the Enoch Pratt Library, are being published after a legal review and a decision by Pratt trustees. The volume, edited by Charles Fecher, prompts a reconsideration of the Baltimore icon’s sharp wit and alleged bigotry, amid praise for his linguistic genius and enduring influence.
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Henry Louis Mencken
Baltimore
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Pratt
Maryland
Stephen Sachs
Henry
Alfred A. Knopf
Mencken
Charles A. Fecher
Meecken
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Germany
National Socialist Party
Adolf Hiller
Scandal topples FDA chief Frank Young in reform backlash
The FDA chief Frank Young resigns after a damaging generic drug scandal with three chemists admitting cash or gifts to influence drug approvals. The White House pushes him out as critics blame a hands off stance and staff failures. The episode stains the Reagan era regulatory climate and reshapes Capitol Hill oversight.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Frank Young
Bozer
FDA
Young
White House
Health and Human Services Department
Department
Health and Human Services
Louis Sullivan
Reagan
Savings and Loan Industry
Defense Department
Housing and Urban Development Department
Jim Lynch
House Energy and Commerce Committee
John Dingell
D-Mich
Administration
Capitol Hill
Dingell
Sen
Orrin Hatch
League of Women Voters aided Mount Airy election in 1968
Barbara Darneal explains that the Carroll County League produced Mount Airy Voters Guide for the 1968 municipal election, published in Carroll County Sun, including a non partisan questionnaire and voter information. She clarifies the distinction between Carroll and Frederick County Leagues and apologizes for any misconception.
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Pat Sikes
League of Women Voters of
Carroll County
Mount Airy
Carroll County Sun
League of Women Voters
Sikes
Frederick County
Late abortion debate and amniocentesis in pregnancy
A reader questions third trimester abortions while discussing access and delay issues, linking abortion legality to later seeking behavior. The letter notes amniocentesis as a diagnostic test for high risk pregnancies, applicable to women aged 33 to 35 and up, with results after about two and a half weeks and timing around 16 to 24 weeks of gestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Laughland
Late abortion debates cited by Maryland doctors
A reader letter discusses abortion timing in Maryland, noting late procedures occur only after 24 weeks with consensus on lethal fetal conditions, and asserting state policy limits after six months. It defends doctors and questions critics while sharing prenatal diagnosis insights from Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Mr. Laughland
University of Maryland
John Hopkins Hospital
John C. Laughlands
Mount Airy Citizens Debate Mayor and Coalition Actions
A reader urges fairness toward Mayor Boyer and her husband amid criticism from the Citizens Coalition over a computer system purchase. The letter argues the campaign risks bias and personal profit claims, praising the couple's civic work and urging balanced scrutiny without personal attacks. Damascus resident John R. Lewis signs the submission.
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Citizens Coalition
Mount Airy
Mike Boyer
State
Lions Club
Boyer
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Wallace Hutton
Johanna “Hanni’ Bley
Augsberg
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Robert McKay
W. 13Th St
Miss Bley
Middletown High School
St Petersburg
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Boger
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Damascus
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