Pentagon budget fight centers on defense growth and Gramm Rudman
Washington confronts a clash over Reagan's fiscal 1967 plan to sharply cut civilian programs while boosting military spending. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger leads the administration's push for large outlays, arguing threats demand modernized force levels, while critics call inflated inflation assumptions and understated outlays into question. The dispute promises a fierce, high-stakes budget battle with automatic cuts looming under Gramm Rudman.
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Washington
Reagan
Pentagon
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Gorbachev
Capitol Hill
Pew
Gramm- Rudman
Congress
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
Gramm-Rudman
Center On
CBFP
White House
Letters to the editor condemn Contras as obscenity
Readers condemn Reagan's plan to fund the Nicaraguan Contras as a private criminal force. The letter cites former Somoza guards and mercenaries, cocaine smuggling, and attacks on villages, schools, and clinics. Amnesty International is cited as corroboration, urging redefinition of terrorism.
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Reagan
Congress
Somoza National Guard
Guard
CIA
United States
Amnesty International Organization
Ronald Reagan
Contaminated fruit politics and EDB tension in mango trade
The piece criticizes U.S. and State Department actions over banning ethylene dibromide despite lobbying by Caribbean mango growers. It describes EPA reversals extending EDB use for two years, cites Whitehead and Michel pressuring agencies, notes health risks and FDA weeded checks, and contrasts with industry claims and broader strategic interests in the Caribbean.
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Washington
George Wallace
State Department
Mexico
Haiti
Belize
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
U.S
John C. Whitehead
Lee Thomas
Whitehead
Caribbean
James Michel
EA Ues Ui
Pues
Corky Johnson
Pocket full of notes by Robert C. Reid
A lighthearted column about enduring a brief bachelor spell while the wife is away on the West Coast. The writer jokes about housekeeping expectations, fridge audits, and dish filling while maintaining a humorous tone on the clash between male convenience and wife's standards.
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By Robert C. Reid
Monroe County flooding and ice storm hit Frederick area
Weather and flood report note Monocacy River five feet above normal and Potomac six feet high. Warm thaw and forecast rain threaten continued flooding while county roads and fields remain flooded. A memorial service for former Gov Albert C. Ritchie is planned at Mount Olivet Cemetery after extensive ice storm damage. Twenty truckloads of broken tree limbs have been cleared from the cemetery due to the severe ice event on Valentines Day.
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Monocacy River
Ceresville
Potomac
Frederick County
Albert C. Ritchie
C. Cyril Klein
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick Memorial Hospital fund gains six corporate gifts
Frederick Memorial Hospital's Building Fund campaign gained momentum with six new corporate gifts totaling 14400. Donors included Marken and Bielfeld, Frederick Produce Inc, Dairy Maid Dairy, Roney Motor Co, Economy Oil Co, and Meadows Van and Storage. Ten senior girls won Betty Crocker Homemaker honors from area schools.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Carl V. Weakley
Marken and Bielfeld
Frederick Produce Inc
Dairy Maid Dairy
Roney Motor Co
Economy Oil Co
Meadows
Betty Crocker
Beverly Fouche
Boonsboro High
Carol Farley
Walkersville
Linda Collins
Gaithersburg
Virginia van Laan
Singapore
Katherine Schantz
Frederick
Sherry Swope
Thurmont
Marge Richards
Emmitsburg
Joan Dinterman
Taneytown
Carol Colburn
Mount Airy
Patricia Klingler
St. John’s High
Snobbish friends clash with a popular kid over a new neighbor
In this readers’ column, a 12 year old discusses friends who shun him for talking to a fat neighbor girl and asks for guidance. Dr. Wallace urges loyalty to decent people and staying true to chosen friends despite peers’ snobbery. In a separate note, Judy recounts seeing a health teacher smoking and wonders whether to confront him privately with gentle humor.
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Dr. Wallace
Friancis Sre
Raise Request Etiquette and Missteps in the Workplace
A terse guide cautions against waving hands or dramatic pleas when asking for a raise. It warns that poor presentation may frustrate management and jeopardize a favorable outcome, urging calm, concise requests and professional demeanor.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Frederick, MD
Nicaragua
Harry Prongas
Rocky Ridge
Schultz
Netorney
Charles P. Goodwin
P E Frederick
Jack Anderson
Joseph Spear
Food and Drug Administration
Air Force
Alita H.T. Dickerson
Smackover
Ark
Christian Science Monitor
Dickerson
America
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Mthin Familst
American Express
Ita
Tawes
Cumim Ucm
Robert Wallace
D. Copley News Service
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