Going Broke and Bitter Harvest Shape Farm Debate
A-6 editors note that farmers face deep trouble as Time and Newsweek highlight distress. The piece argues policy flaws and calls for farmer led solutions with Farm Home Administration guarantees and subsidy shifts, while bankers seek higher funding and debt relief. It notes farmers’ modern sophistication and the public policy debate over family farms versus market realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Time
Newsweek
Hollywood
Farm Journal
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
David Stockman
Congress
Maud Muller
U.S
World Economics
Farm subsidy critique echoes across Frederick Maryland
A 1985 Frederick News Post collection discusses farm debt, subsidy reliance, and market adjustments. It argues subsidies delay necessary changes, warns many farmers will fail, and calls policy for low inflation, market pricing, and reduced federal interference to avert 1980s-style woes. It also notes farm landlords bearing rents and lenders affected by tightening credit.
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U.S
Wall Street Journal
Are we pushing youth toward too much today
Readers discuss youth, parenting, and social change in Frederick County. The letter writers cite Sheriff Snyder’s push for more deputies, the rise of affluence, childcare needs, and the value of example over material aid. They urge simple living, honest parenthood, and focus on guiding youth rather than expanding surveillance.
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Robert Snyder
Frederick County
William Ross Wallace
United States of America
John Ruskin
Sheriff Snyder
God
U.S.S.R
Reagan
United States
News-Post
Jesus Christ
Suppressed evidence cited in DEA agent Bario death case
Long suppressed records hint that Santo Bario died after a San Antonio jail seizure while awaiting trial on an undercover drug operation. An informant linked to the case was allegedly paid and promised immigration help, with internal memos suggesting self-serving motive and entrapment. Bario’s widow seeks exoneration amid new documents and a forthcoming book Fatal Dreams.
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Washington
Drug Enforcement Administration
Santo Bario
San Antonio
Texas
DEA
Bario
Joanne
Donald Goldberg
Watergate
Richard Ben Veniste
Barry
Office of Internal Security
United States
Beauties of colonial architecture described for Frederick
Local architect Charles F. Bowers spoke to Kiwanis on Frederick’s colonial buildings from 1745 to the mid 18th century. Notable structures included All Saints Parish House, Community Hardware, Line Home, and the Ross Trail and Potts homes. Joseph L Lawler named athletic director at Mount St Marys College replacing Arthur Malloy. Kenneth W Brown of Frederick named manager of the Hershey Inn in Hershey Pennsylvania. he is a Frederick High School graduate who trained at Hotel Frederick and Hotel Braddock with Michael J Croghan.
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Frederick
Charles F. Bowers
Joseph W. Urner
Bowers
All Saints Church
Court Street
Community Hardware
North Market
West Third Streets
Line
West Patrick
Ross, Trail
Joseph L
JoJo” Lawler
Catholic University Three
Mount St Mary’s College
J. Earl Bender
Lawler
Arthur Malloy
Kenneth W. Brown
Hershey Inn
Hershey, Pa
Brown
Frederick High School
Michael J. Croghan
Braddock
Frederick girls reach national indoor meet in 1965 era
Four Frederick girls represented the area at the National Indoor Track Meet in Madison Square Garden under coach Jack Griffin. Debby Thompson Tammy Davis Kay Johnson and Sally Ward were named among the athletes.
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Frederick
New York
Madison Square Garden
Jack Griffin
Debbie Thompson
Tammy Davis
Kay Johnson
Sally Ward
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Fred J Archibald
Frederick, Md
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
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Brooklyners
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Tama
Montgomery County
Kappa
Carla Sander
Gaithersburg
Austin Renn
Adamstown
Joseph W. Wachter
Biggs Ford Rd
Walkersville
Libertytown
Johnsville
St. Peter’s Church
George
Bessie
Dr. Stone
Liberty
Albert R. Smith
Mapleville Rd
Juion Bridge
Jack Anderson
Alain Chaillou
Mexico
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Gefteran Thomas B. Finan
Supreme Court
University Hospital
Baltimore
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John §. Hollinger
Emmitsburg
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