Letters From GIs In Saudi Arabia Spark Warm Reflections
Two letters from soldiers in Saudi Arabia express wonder at their handling of duty and praise for support back home. Phc Bryan Jensen asks for AA batteries and Kool-Aid while noting the mail is slow. Staff Sgt Timothy Brown, a Frederick High School 1972 graduate, misses reunions due to Army commitments and seeks letters from classmates. Both urge readers to write and share memories to ease their worries as 1991 approaches.
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Saudi Arabia
Phc
Bryan Jensen
Sint Sat
Timothy Brown
Frederick High School
Brown
Germany
Pfc
Jensen
Pic
Sgt. Brown
Frederick
101St Airborne
Middle East
Frederick's enduring spirit shapes a harbor for newcomers
Roy Meachum writes of Frederick, praising its humane, welcoming tone, historic walls, and steady community bonds. He notes modernization since 1984 brings energy yet tests tranquility, with residents preserving heritage through neighbors, portraits, and shared responsibility. New ideas must earn a place.
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Frederick
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Lexington
Orour
Sharon
Yugoslav punished for exposing Kosovo poisoning claim
Yugoslav surgeon Alush Gashi traveled to Washington in October to publicize a Kosovo scandal alleging mass poisonings of Albanian students. He claims retaliation at home included beating, detention, and firing as 1,000 colleagues were dismissed amid government denial of the charges.
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Washington
Alush Gashi
Pristina
Yugoslavia
Gashi
University of Pristina
Kosovo
Poison suspicion swirls as poison scare blooms in Yugoslavia
Belgrade experts found no waves of poison and claimed Albanian children faked symptoms. Bernard Beneditti, a French doctor, cites blood tests suggesting exposure to a toxin like pesticides. Serbian authorities restricted samples and doctors, while Albanian patients faced discrimination and mistrust deepened the region.
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Belgrade
Bernard Beneditti
Yugoslavia
Beneditti
France
Bumly
Wul QucWid
Uckiucu Wuu
Melinda Maas
Barond Cohen
Cohen
Washington
Construction boom at Fort Meade nears one-tenth complete
A 1940 News Post item notes more than 18 000 civilian tradesmen and laborers on a Fort Meade project, earning over 1 million dollars weekly. It covers seven day work, 10 percent completion, and highlights a society luncheon hosted by Dr A G Bourne Sr with Dr Edward P Thomas speaking on skull and spine fractures. The piece also mentions Dick Gardner, a local musician and nightclub owner, in a White House party orchestra with Jean Morganthau, daughter of Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr.
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Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
A.G. Bourne Sr
Black State Medical Society
Weel Sun Suet
Edward P. Thomas
Frederick
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of
Dick Gardner
Frederick HRC backs MLK birthday as national holiday
Twenty years ago the Frederick County Human Relations Council passed a unanimous resolution urging that January 15 be made a national holiday in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The measure was drafted by HRC executive director Morgan Anderson. Fortynine riders took part in New Market Hounds Junior Day, a fifth annual hunt for young pony club members. Seventeen colleagues of Senator Joseph D. Tydings eulogized him in Washington after his defeat. County commissioners announced plans to reclaim a parking lot segment at Winchester Hall from four private owners after a closed meeting with East Church Street property owners.
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New Market
East Church Street
Winchester Hall
Letter from Saudi Arabia reconnects with Frederick High classmates
Timothy V Brown of the 101st Airborne deployed in Saudi Arabia writes from Desert Shield era. He describes living in Frederick County years earlier, graduating in 1972, missing two class reunions in Germany and one due to Army duty, and hopes old classmates in Frederick area respond to ease boredom and worry during deployment.
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Timothy V. Brown
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Saudi Arabia
Frederick County
West South Street
Army
Frederick High School
Saudi Arabian
Germany
Frederick
Aires
From the Gulf I am fine PFC Bryan Jensen in Saudi Arabia
A reader notes missing address inclusion in a Gulf War era ad and reassures Frederick readers that PFC Bryan Jensen is well in Saudi Arabia. He describes 90 degree days, 50 degree nights, slow mail, and asks for batteries snacks Kool-Aid books magazines newspapers while home for the holidays remains the wish.
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Saudi Arabia
Bryan Jensen
N.Y
Frederick
New Year reflections on Frederick memories and joy
Betty Howard Payne of Mount Airy writes a reflective piece about letting go of holiday excess while cherishing moments of joy. She recalls Nutcracker Matinee in Frederick, past work life, racing changes in the city, and a sunset view from a rooftop that crystallized a brief, uplifting sense of peace in a changing town.
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Frederick Community College
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Golden Mile
Market Street
Georgetown
Braddock Mountain
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