Iraq Signals Peace Offer Amid Dubious Terms
The report notes Iraq’s Friday radio peace proposal tied to UN Resolution 660, with conditions including withdrawal and debt forgiveness. It acknowledges Baghdad’s shift on Kuwait’s status, calls for cautious optimism, and insists on unconditional troop withdrawal to confirm sincerity. Saddam Hussein faces global scrutiny as the blinking begins.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Hussein
U.N. Security Council
Kuwait
United Nations Security Council
Saddam Hussein
Anonymous Letter Sparks Front‑Page Debate On Local Politics
A reader replies to anonymous letters era, challenging views on Japanese internment history, the Frederick stadium funding, and state leadership. The columnist defends transparency, notes the governor’s pay raise was legally mandated, and questions the anonymous writer’s motives while reflecting on civic pride and fiscal prudence.
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Frederick
Iraq
Roosevelt
California
Congress
Schaefer
Californian spared death in Malaysia over marijuana charge
American Kerry Wiley, a 35 year old Sacramento computer lecturer, avoided execution for marijuana possession in Malaysia after testimony by a doctor citing his back injury pain. A Malaysian judge sentenced him to 26 more months in jail, while he appeals. Wiley had faced capital punishment under Malaysian law for more than an ounce of marijuana.
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Washington
Kerry Wiley
Malaysia
Wiley
Far East
Sacramento
Asia
Kuala Lumpur
Pudu
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Malaysia trial shows medical defense sway in court
Dr. Lester Grinspoon testified in Malaysia for Kerry Wiley's case, recounting his visit to Wiley in Pudu Prison and describing how marijuana eased back pain. The judge conceded some credence to the medical defense, despite Wiley’s injuries from a San Jacinto fall and Wiley’s skeptical stance on moral implications.
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Shome
Malaysia
Clark
Lester Grinspoon
Grinspoon
Wiley
Kerry Wiley
San Jacinto Peak
California
Hong Kong
Margaret Thatcher
Former delegate attacks local bill on clerkship funding
Fifty years ago, Markell H. Nelson criticized a Surprise Bill by local delegates to fund an $1800 clerkship and $1200 stenographer at the Supervisor of Assessments, amid taxes seen as approaching confiscation. Frederick County residents weighed a state health study on school children, with farm youths cited as less healthy than city children, eliciting varied local comments from Harvey Grimes, Donald J. Gardner, J. C. Koogle, Howard A. Gross and Dr. Morris A. Birely.
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Markell H. Nelson
Supervisor of Assessments
Frederick County
Fire damages Brunswick Elementary School classroom
About 20 years ago a fire at Brunswick Elementary School caused roughly $3000 in damages. H E Sonny Cannon of the Brunswick Fire Company says the blaze was contained in a sixth grade classroom. After 16 hours of mediation a three member arbitration panel announced a tentative master contract agreement for the 1971 72 school year between the Board of Education and the Frederick County Teachers Association.
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Brunswick Elementary
H.E. Sonny Cannon
Brunswick Fire Company
Board of Education
Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Catoctin auditorium renovation push gains repeated backing
William Eyler of Thurmont Elementary PTA urges immediate funding for Catoctin High School auditorium upgrades citing inadequate lighting sound storage and seating. He notes five years of petitions and appeals to the Board of Education and county commissioners and invites public attendance at February 21 and April 30 meetings as the project waits in the 1992 CIP. The high school lacks a spring musical due to current conditions.
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Earl Miller
Catoctin High School
Miller
PTSA
Thurmont Elementary Pta
Board of Education
Thurmont Elementary
PTA
Frederick County
Proud American voices support Bush in stand against Saddam
A reader rebuts a February letter by Ashamed American, praising US resolve and allied actions. The writer urges unity behind President Bush, warns Saddam Hussein must be stopped, and reflects on patriotism after traveling abroad. The piece emphasizes freedom, sacrifice, and Primo American ideals.
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Michael Nickerson
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
United States
Bush
Letter writers clash over patriotism and Hussein comments
A correspondent contrasts a critic’s view with Tommy Grunwell’s remark that if you dislike America you should leave. The writer argues Saddam Hussein’s invasion harmed Kuwaiti citizens and suggests the critic should reconsider his citizenship and national pride.
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Tommy Grunwell
WFMD
America
Saddam Hussein
Nickerson
Mr. Grunwell
Hussein
Free
New Reading Approaches Lift Frederick County Teachers
Linda Summers of Waverley Elementary commends Frederick County Schools for adopting current research based language arts methods. She notes teachers embrace new strategies beyond manuals and college courses and praises reading specialist Linda Pritts for leading in service training. She asks for parent understanding of half day trainings.
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Frederick County
Waverley Elementary
Linda Pritts
Governor Schaefer Faces Critics and Presidential Hopes
A Braddock Heights reader mocks Governor William Donald Schaefer for his reported habit of writing up to 30 letters daily in response to criticism. The letter accuses him of immaturity and bias, suggesting his White House bid would be hindered by perceived vanity and favoritism toward supporters, and calls for respect for First Amendment rights.
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William Donald Schaefer
Maryland
Rescent Sunday
Washinton Post
White Hole
Frederick County
Frederick education funding urged amid promises broken
Patricia A. Mayernik voices outrage at Frederick County Commissioners for not fulfilling education support pledges. She notes crowded schools, cites Dr Noel Farmer’s facility plans, and urges parents teachers and supporters to protest perceived budget cuts to the Board of Education.
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Frederick County
Noel Farmer
Board of Education
Frederick County Teachers Association
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