Drunk Driving Bills Considered After Maryland Carnage
Maryland legislators again debate drunk driving measures after 14 fatalities blamed on alcohol. Proposals include lowering the blood alcohol limit, immediate license suspension at breathalyzer, and a $50 fine to fund education and rehab. George Littrell sponsors all three. leadership shifts under William Horne as the key committee chairman.
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General Assembly
Maryland
Frederick
George Littrell
Joseph Owens
House Judiciary Committee
William Horne
Meachum on White House race and early state roles
Roy Meachum muses on the 1980 presidential contest noting voter boredom, the narrowing of candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire, media critique, and the likely nominees. He predicts Robert Dole for GOP and Dukakis for Democrats, with Jesse Jackson affecting but not deciding the race. He also clarifies a correction about county salary raises and jokes about a colleague.
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New Hampshire
Joseph Biden
Gary Hart
Biden
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Mondale
Towa
Robert Dole
Kansas
Missiouri
Richard Gephardt
Illinois
Paul Simon
Middle West
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Chicago
Boe
Frederick County Teachers Association
Hal Keller
Winchester Hall
Mr. Kesler
Berlin
Art Kester
Cate Porter
Art
Mr. Porter
Kate
NSC staffer Tahir-Kheli tied to Pakistan raises security questions
A Pakistani-born NSC analyst, Shirin Tahir-Kheli, once flagged as a security risk by the CIA, reportedly had close ties with Pakistan's leadership while handling sensitive affairs. Her patron, Donald Gregg, faced Iran Contra scrutiny as Bush advisers weigh his resignation. CIA objections to her clearance persisted despite efforts by NSC figures to override.
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George Bush
Tahir Kheli
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Bush
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Reagan
Donald Fortier
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Ms. Tahir-Kheli
FBI
Mr. Fortier
Henry Kissinger
Zbigniew Brzezinski
United States
Zia
Mohammad Zia Ul- Haq
Tahir-Kheli
Temple University
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Congress
North Africa
France
Sen
Inouye
Road project advances from Washington line toward Foxville
Fifty years ago surveys and rights of way were secured for a key section of the Hagerstown Thurmont road from the Washington County line to near Buhrman’s store at Foxville. Construction was set to begin in 1938, as part of a final link toward an improved route from Hagerstown via Thurmont to Baltimore, per State Roads official Thomas M. Linthicum.
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Washington County
Buhrman
Foxville
Thomas M. Linthicum
State Roads Commission
Hagerstown
Thurmont
Baltimore
Veterans memorial on Federal Hill urged by letter writers
A Frederick reader urges keeping the Vietnam War Memorial on Federal Hill, arguing Maryland veterans deserve a prominent site and call on readers to contact their lawmakers. The letter frames healing for veterans, notes local visibility and economic benefit, and contrasts Federal Hill with an Annapolis site. It cites support from local businesses and includes signatures from Leona White and Rose Thomas, plus a separate complaint about auto insurance costs raised by Wesley J. Hill.
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Federal Hill
Maryland
Vietnam
Severn River Bridge
Annapolis
Arthritis and Heart Volunteers Honored in Frederick County
Audrey Bauman, chairman of the Frederick County Branch American Heart Association, thanks Poinsettia Sale volunteers and donors in 1987. She lauds Kimberly Pickett and Frederick Office Supply for help and notes Heart Month efforts, blood pressure screenings, CPR training, and community fundraisers. The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with home addresses and phone numbers for verification.
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Frederick County
Poinsettia Sale
Kimberly Pickett
Frederick
Kenneth Pickett
Golda Delauter
Jim Wise
Wise Associates
Patrick Street
Lynn Hollyfield
MSPT
FMB
Karen Lease
OTR
FMH
Heart Association
American Heart Association
Frederick Countians
Audrey Bauman
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Woodsboro
Larry Barkier
Charlesville
Kenneth. Durrenbacher
Yellow Springs
Charles B. Collins
Russell Z. Horman
Brunswick
Frank E.clarke
Stewart L. Udall
Secretary of the Interior
United States Geological Survey
Leonard Green
NAACP
Mary Warshowsky
League of Women Voters
John A. Derry
Leona White
Carrollton
Erma Tressler
Trudy LaGarde
First National Bank of Maryland
Shockley Volkswagen
Stoffer-Sanner Ins. Co
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Sharpe's Florist
Rose Thomas
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