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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1996
Page
6
A high speed takeoff in an F-14A reportedly aimed to thrill visiting parents ended in a crash in a Nashville suburb killing five. The Navy says training and aggressive flight are part of winning wars, but investigators probe whether the display endangered lives.
Tense dispute between Frederick’s mayor and city cops spills into county FOP about salary raises and reclassification. FOP president Alan Cairo pushes for data driven pay, citing Maryland county comparisons. Commission debate centers on morale, recruitment, and the need for respect between deputies and other city workers.
Oregon’s three week mail in voting produced little turnout increase in the special Senate race to replace Bob Packwood. Ron Wyden defeated Gordon Smith as turnout stayed near 1992 levels. The piece questions the long term viability of mail in voting and notes concerns about ballot secrecy and potential manipulation.
Gov Edward Martin visited Frederick and favored civilian work despite Republican pressure to run for Senate. He met Gen D J Markey. Virginia extension named a new Home Demonstration Agent for Fairfax. The VA and Frederick County NAVC discussed Servicemen’s Readjustment Act loan provisions as HEW civil rights review nears. City workers began removing a house for a linear park. Mayor Young seeks Fort Detrick grid area payment by Feb 20. United Way elected John E Tritt as president after a strong fundraising year.
A reader fires back at Harold Weisberg over a letter critiquing a Nazi comparison to Republicans. He denounces elitist insults, defends conservative principles, cites the 10th Amendment, and rejects calls for compromise. He lists Orwell and Animal Farm as reading, ends with a vow to stand firm against bipartisanship.
A Frederick reader from Gary L. Thompson offers a brief political note praising both parties and urging civic progress, reflecting cross party civility in a local letters column.
Community letter argues for a enacted balanced budget to curb future deficits. It cites Social Security and Medicare subsidies, urges government limits on spending, and questions broad gun control measures while endorsing safety training. Author Catherine M. Ditman discusses Maryland measures and constitutional concerns.
A reader argues against Gov Glendening's gun control proposals, criticizing the one gun a month limit as ineffective and citing failures in states like South Carolina where domestic violence drugs and violent crime have risen.
The Frederick News Post invites readers to submit letters include name address and phone number for verification. Letters should be mailed to Letters to the Editor OP E Patrick Street Frederick MD 21705 or sent by telefax to 662 8299 for consideration.
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