Burford EPA tenure blame fuels call for independent counsel
Washington commentary argues Anne Burford exposed by a small Republican circle over withholding EPA documents. Judiciary Committee findings detail deception surrounding disclosures to Congress and prompts for Attorney General Meese to appoint an independent counsel to probe high level officials.
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Washington
Anne M. Burford
Environmental Protection Agency
Reagan
Burford
EPA
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Interior
James Watt
Judiciary Committee
Rex Lee
Justile Department
Ghag
J. Paul McGrath
Edwin Meese
Justice Department
House
Meese
Terry Eastland
Eastland
A Moment With Andy Rooney on Cigarette Ads and Doctors
Andy Rooney critiques doctors and the AMA for seeking a total ban on cigarette ads while arguing about cancer causes. He notes tobacco jobs, advertiser fears, and personal resistance, suggesting doctors should focus on cancer research and policy actions like price supports rather than advertising bans.
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American Medical Association
AMA
Uvartini
Iran behind Beirut hijack plan and Marines warning
The intercepts show Iran's embassy official Mohtashami warned Tehran of U.S. Marines in Lebanon ahead of Kuwait Airways Flight 221 hijack. The Tehran runes spurred a plan to fly the plane to Beirut under Shiite militiamen protection, enabling reprisal against VIPs. Two U.S. officials were killed, two were tortured aboard the jet as Iran faced only a mild protest.
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Washington
U.S
Iran
Reagan
Tehran
Kuwaiti Airways
Mehrabad
National Security Agency
Ayatollah Mohtashami
Syria
Mohtashami
Lebanon
Foreign Ministry
Beirut
America
Kuwait
Agency For International Development
Charles Hegan
William Stanford
Nathan Adams
Reader's Digest
Letters and reader notes in The Frederick Post letters page
The correspondence blend covers misused citations and playful quirks about Ibid while readers praise Santa helpers and church leaders, urge open dialogue on South Africa, and thank volunteers. It includes letters from George Lindamood, J Todd Holland, and a Gaithersburg reader, plus a nursing home anecdote from Mr. John Dear.
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Frederick Post
News-Post
Bartlett
Anon
George E. Lindamood
Hammond Court
Frederick
Teen advice letters on schools and secrets prompt reader response
A collage of reader questions to Dr. Wallace covers girls in high school football, senior class dynamics, teen marital plans, past adoptions, and confidentiality. The letter from Marge in Memphis laments being the sole senior, while another seeks guidance on disclosing a teen past to a fiancé.
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Dr. Wallace
Bridget Farria
Fresno
Calif
Hoover High School
Beth Bates
Williamsburg
United States
Canada
Rose
Lodi
Zis
Marge
Memphis
Tenn
Exoneration in Frederick County car death case
Acting coroner Justice Sinn exonerated Charles Reed of Gaithersburg from criminal negligence after his car struck an unidentified white male south of Frederick on the Georgetown Pike. Passengers Myrtle Wagner and Elmer Bell testified the man seemed to jump in front of the vehicle. It remains unclear if the death resulted from self harm or being struck.
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Waller E. Sinn
Charles Thomas Reed
Gaithersburg
Reed
Frederick
Georgetown Pike
Myrtle Wagner
Elmer Bell
Frederick Junction
Linn
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Copley News Service
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Frederick, MD
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Jack Anderson
J.nderson
Dale van Atta
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John Costa
Costa
Kapar
John Melcher
D-Mont
Senate
State Department
Suriname
Colombia
Wakeru
United Feature Syndicate
Santa
Frederick County
Kathy Johnston Frederick
George Keatley
Princeton Senior High
Princeton
W. VI
Motlalepula Chabaku
South Africa
Motlalepula
Grace United Church of Christ
Lancaster Seminary
Raymond McKinney
Mercer County
African National Congress
Major McKinney
Chabaku
United States of America
Matlalepula
Princeton Senior High School
J. Todd Holland
2Nd St. Frederick
Ray Beck
Carroll-Baltimore
Central Committee For Conscientious Objectors
CCCO
South St
Philadelphia
William W. Smith
Russell Ave
Citizens Nursing Home
Mrs Beans
MR. John
Robert Wallace
D. Copley News Service
Timmy
Jimmy
Nameless
Ontario
Waillace
Wallace
Frederick County Medical Society
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Drs
Ira J. McCurdy
H.J. Slusher
JA. Long
J.W. Beall
J.G.F. Smith
C. Kefauver
Bruce Crist
JK. Gray
John Messler
W.C. Johnson
PS. Lansdale
F.D. Worthington
E.P. Thomas
Robert §. Tyson
Frances Delaplaine
Frederick Children
Dorrance & Co
Drexel Bldg
Philadephia
Montgomery County
Bethesda
Joseph F. Thorning
St. Joseph's
Carrollton Manor
Hubert de Besche
Crown Prince
Bertil of
Sweden
Reginald C. Morrison
Selective Service
Balti
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