No new taxsurge plan stirs Maryland debate
Maryland Governor Guy Hughes proposes a temporary 5 percent surcharge on state income tax to fund Chesapeake Bay programs and education. The plan faces immediate opposition from legislators across the state who warn of higher bills for taxpayers in 1984 to 1986, while critics urge economy boosts and tax cuts instead.
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News-Post
Guy
Batty Hughes
Maryland
Hughes
Chesapeake Bay
Uncle Sam
Ben Dingettom
Britain
Del
Timothy Maloney
Prince George’s
Ray Beck
Carroll Republican
Annapolis
Bob Reid
U.S. Senate
House
Quote Unquote Violence and the 1980s film and politics
A collection of quotes critiques violence in cinema and examines political factions in the 1980s. Brian De Palma comments on Scarface, while George Cunningham argues the Democratic left is essential for victory. John Candy jokes about Lech Walesa influencing media.
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Brian de Palma
George Cunningham
George McGovern
Democratic Party
Mother Jones
Letters to the editor historic value of Shoppe cellars
A Frederick reader laments overvaluing the Ye What Not Shoppe’s past and urges removing the site, arguing its history lies in a dirt cellar. He suggests digging the cellar to uncover relics, notes Underground Railroad tales may be dubious, and condemns preserving the ruined building as misleading to history.
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Henry
Canada
Fredericktown
South Market Street
Carroll Creek
Paul P. Gordon
Meadowdale Lane
GrammCrackdown and Cruise Missile Debate Stir Washington
Congressional ethics probes swirl as Gramm complains voters misled by a group claiming to be independent. Orrin Hatch predicts Reagan win with Mondale a weak frontrunner. Rep Bruce Vento questions missile testing versus deployment in Europe, urging caution and NATO unity.
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Bruce Vento
D-Minn
Reagan
Europe
Canadian
NATO
U.s.5.r
Washington Birthday tribute to George Washington by Lynch Lodge of Masons
The Lynch Lodge of Masons will honor George Washington on Washington's birthday with an address by Rev. Dr. John S. Yellett of Belair. Special music and visiting masons are expected as part of the regular lodge session. The February circuit court term opens with Associate Judge Arthur D. Willard, juries drawn, and standard grand jury instructions delivered. Frederick Tonians faced heavy snow while awaiting a brief winter storm. John McGinn, Peace Corps field representative, will address Frederick High School groups about the Ghana Project, sharing two years in Kadjebi Secondary School. Civitan District from Chesapeake will attend the last quarterly council meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with area clubs from multiple states and nations, hosted by Frederick president Warren P.E. Smith.
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Belair
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Arthur D. Willard
Willard
John McGinn
Peace Corps
Frederick High School
Ghana
Africa
Kadjebi
Trans-Volta
Civitans
Chesapeake
Civitan
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Warren PE. Smith
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Frederick County
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R-Pa
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Ohio
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D-S.c
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