Local officials urged to run as long hours test resolve
In Frederick area politics, delegates and state senators stay busy with local and statewide bills. Myersville mayor Tom McCanner will not seek reelection, with councilmembers Harp Hatchett and Brown also exiting. May 9 is the Myersville general election, encouraging residents to serve and help their community despite long hours and modest pay.
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Annapolis
Frederick
Myersville
Tom McCanner
Mr. McCanner
Richard Harp
Bill Hatchett
John Brown
Zamboni ends charity ice crew era in hockey history
Robert C Reid recalls the old intermission ice crew system in Hamilton Ontario where local kids earned free game entry by manually resurfacing ice with scrapers shovels and water carriers. He contrasts this with the modern Zamboni machine that completes ice resurfacing in about 20 minutes and notes changing times.
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Canada
Bey
Hamilton
Ontario
Ice Makers
Bucket Brigade
Water Carrier
Mr. Zamboni
Bevill blocks NRC independence amid Farley probe
Alabama representative Tom Bevill quietly rewrote a spending bill to place the NRC Office of Investigation under the director of the NRC, risking independence of probes into utility misconduct. The move follows scrutiny of NRC practices and links to Bevill’s daughter Susan, who works for the plant owner’s firm.
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Alabama
Tom Bevill
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Capital Hill
Office of Investigation
Bevill
D-Ala
Rep. Bevill
Susan Bevill
Farley
Dothan
Ala
Alabama Power Co
NBC
Stewart Harris
Atomic Energy Commission
George Gekas
R-Pa
Congress
James McClure
Idaho
Silvio Conte
Mass
Water rents reduce Frederick outstanding debt
Mayor Lloyd Culler reported $3,020.89 in water rents collected since Feb 1, lowering Frederick’s water debt under $14,000. About $2,543 was collected this month from 504 notices. Delinquencies prior to October ’37 totaled $477, with no big accounts settled. ongoing disputes remained. Community chest favored at a meeting of 33 citizens and charities. Frederick and three states met at Harpers Ferry to plan a Civil War park memorial. Milk producers paid a blend price of $6.20 per cwt for January milk. A Frederick County Public Service Department was proposed to unify public services and establish a sanitary district. Howmet Corporation proceeded with an aluminum plant near Buckeystown despite a potential lawsuit by Carrollton Motor Civic Association. The U S Frigate Constellation survived a Baltimore wharf fire after fireballs rained on deck.
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Frederick
Lloyd C. Culler
Board of Aldermen
Paul
Ms. Paul
Ruth Burall
Frederick County
Letter Writer Contends Speed, Seat Belts Not Sole Fix
In a Sharpsburg letter Jesse L. Miskell argues seat belt enforcement won’t curb highway deaths. He criticizes cracker box cars, 50 mph on 25 mile curves, and urges Gov. Schaefer to enforce 55 mph limits and require parental supervision for young drivers. He contends drivers lack discipline on icy or wet roads.
Debate over 4 million golf course in Allegany County budget
A letter argues against including a 4 million golf course in the states nearly 10 billion budget citing job losses and shared local amenities. It urges lawmakers to remove both the golf course and a proposed Show Case school for math and science as a matter of democratic fairness and fiscal restraint.
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Allegany County
Garrett County
Frostburg
Cumberland County Club
Bedford
Canaan Valley
W.va
Kelly Springfield
Jack Nicolas
Annapolis
Harvard
Community letter calls for universal truck safety inspections
Dorothy Davidson urged mandatory safety checks for unsafe motor vehicles and a couple adds their support. Ronald and Charlotte Mallet-Prevost from Dickerson agree all trucks from big rigs to motorcycles should undergo mandatory inspections.
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Dorothy Davidson
Ronald and
Charlotte Mallet
Prevost
Dickerson
Frederick News-Post Letters Policy Summary
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with a home address and a verifiable phone number. Verification is required and letters may be edited for space. Poetry or religious verse is not printed, and letters addressed to others are not published.
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