Incoming Md 6th District congressman Roscoe Bartlett eyed for spending watch
As the 6th District of Maryland prepares to welcome Dr. Roscoe Bartlett, the article surveys past congressional spending. Highlights include a $7 million jet lag study, grants to study love and manners, a tax depreciation change for tuxedo shops, and appointing chiropractors as officers, plus funds for a gondola, religious schools in Israel, a McKinley home, Zane Grey's house, a Japanese-American museum, Steamtown USA, and a freshwater catfish farm. The piece notes the CDC name change to CDC and urges vigilance on federal spending.
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William McKinley
Canton
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McKinley
Zane Grey
Lackawanna
Oregon
Steamtown USA
National Railroad Museum
Scranton
Arkansas
Centers For Disease Control
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Frustrations of daily errands and memory slips
Rae Belcher from Beuilsville chronicles small misfortunes and mishaps in everyday life. Forgetting coupons at checkout leads to wall framed purchases, gifts recalled, lost calls, misread schedules, and budgeting slips as experiences unfold from groceries to car woes.
Air Force Chief McPeak under fire over style focus and uniforms
Air Force Chief of Staff General Merrill A. McPeak, a Vietnam veteran with 269 combat missions, faces criticism for prioritizing image over policy. Critics and an underground press mock his “manly man” look, including bans on crew-neck T-shirts and a high cost prototype uniform unveiled in 1991.
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Merrill A
Tony” McPeak
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Air Force
McPeak
Brown Papers
Pentagon
Ed Henry
Ross Perot
McPeak Faced With Mockery and Military Budget Cuts
The Air Force chief faces ridicule from a graffiti incident and a satirical Brown Paper memo while steering cutbacks and a shift toward fighter jocks. McPeak promotes resilience, contrasts with past lavish renovations, and defends the need for streamlining amid post Cold War downsizing.
Be generous and cautious during holidays in Maryland
Marylanders are urged to give to charitable groups but to verify legitimacy. Citizens should ask for solicitor identification, request written charity spending policies, and avoid cash only appeals. Charities with certain fundraising levels or paid salaries must register. public financial reports confirm how donations are spent. For details call 2-800-825-4510 or (410) 974-5534.
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Maryland
Kiwanis speaker warns 73 high schoolers face draft
Frederick High School principal Charles W. Willis told Kiwanis that under new draft regulations 73 male high school students could enter military service next year if physically qualified. Many inductees may not be seniors and could be called before finishing school. The fuel oil panel ordered the city to justify standby power options to conserve oil amid wartime and potential shutdown of the electric light plant. The Frederick Chamber of Commerce announced merchants would stay open nightly from Dec. 16 for Christmas shopping, urging shoppers to carry small packages for delivery limits.
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Kiwanis
Charles W. Willis
Frederick High School
Willis
Frederick County
Frederick
Nixon reshuffle outlook and Frederick Center cancer drive
NIH spokesman Storm Whaley cautioned major federal health post reshuffles would not derail the Nixon war on cancer. At Fort Detrick Frederick Cancer Research Center the plan to demilitarize the former Biological Warfare Laboratories proceeds toward a 1973 disposal deadline. Attorney Richard Zimmerman organizes a county meeting to oppose proposed Frederick County Metropolitan Sanitary Commission rules instituting developer funded sewer and water systems.
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Storm Whaley
Richard M. Nixon
Frederick Cancer Research Center
Nixon
Biological Warfare Laboratories
Army
Robert A. Darrow
VCD
Fort Detrick
Richard Zimmerman
Frederick County Metropolitan Sanitary
Who controls radio and thanks to responders to WFRE format
The writer thanks Ms McGinnes Ms Guyton and Ms Lemmer for their replies to a paper about WFRE changing its format to country. They note advertisers influencing music choices and express concern that such pressure targets a specific age group. The message hints at perceived advertiser discrimination and calls for reflection on media control.
Advertisers’ Revenue May Shape WFRE Listener Back-to-Back
Rita von Ahn notes that future advertiser revenue could determine how much WFRE Country Back-to-Back is enjoyed by younger listeners in Frederick.
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Rita von Ahn
Frederick
Questions on Eyler rubblefill traffic safety concerns
Robert L. Morris, P.E. raises safety concerns about access to the Eyler rubblefill near Md 25 and Md 26. He warns signals are needed for trucks, criticizes GPS and speller’s enforcement assumptions, and urges commissioners to consider local road hazards before deciding.
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Eyler
Neil Spiller
Greenman- Pedersen Inc
GPI
Spiller
State Highway Administration
GPS
MD. 26
Artie Kemp
Frederick station WFRE praised by reader in letter
Laurel E Cox of Walkersville writes to praise WFRE Frederick's new country music station. She notes missed Sound Source vote yet supports two stations in the city and requests the channel not switch from Christmas music too soon.
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Wanda Lemmer
the Star
WFRE
Frederick
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters to the editor with sender name address and phone for verification. Letters may be edited and not all are published. provide full mailing address for potential publication.
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