Kelly’s Cross Burning Conviction Across County Lines
Roger Lee Kelly of Rocky Ridge led Klan rallies in Frederick County and crossed into Carroll County where a September 12 cross burning occurred without notifying the fire department. He was convicted of a felony, given probation before judgment, and warned to avoid Carroll County next time.
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Frederick County
Carroll County
Kelly
Rocky Ridge
U.S. District Court
Roger Lee Kelly
Meachums Restore Old House Amid Friends and Challenges
Roy Meachum writes about entertaining in a long refurbished dining room in a Fel ton house, praising collaborators Dick Morgan Monroe Grossnickle and Bob Esstinger for turning Sharon's dreams into reality while noting ongoing work and financial pressures. He reflects on friendship and the emotional toll of restoration.
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North Frederick
Felton
Sharon
Dick Morgan
Monroe Grossnickle
Fredericktown Bank
Bob Esstinger
Bob
Monroe
Maryland
Frederick’s Hood College
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
St. Johns
Annapolis
Emmitsburg
Mount St. Mary's
Bernie
Montgomery
Bernard Crooke
Metropolitan Police
Washington
Bernie Crooke
Benectines
Abbey School
Montgomery County
Metro
NSC polled on Iran arms sales amid covert talks in 1986
The Reagan NSC funded private polls to gauge public opinion on arms sales to Iran while negotiating the deal. Poindexter and North sought to shape questions for political support, yet polls showed limited backing. Readings on terrorism and hostage policy surfaced, with public distrust of secrecy and deals.
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Washington
Reagan
National Security Council
U.S
Iran
Washington Think Tank
NSC
National Security
Adm
John Poindexter
Oliver North
Poindexter
Col. North
Libya
Lebanon
Kuwait
Legislative Branch
Yesterday items from the News Post February 29 1938
Frederick and surrounding areas appear in brief items noting editorials on legislative pay and session length, traffic signal commentary, bus service discontinuation plans by Potomac Division Company, a propane tanker crash in Hagerstown with evacuation and gas sealing ice, a Census survey for Frederick County with pay and hours, and a two alarm fire damaging a Gaithersburg lumberyard and feed mill with estimated losses.
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Frederick
Potomac Eivision Company
Hagerstown
Gaithersburg
Eugene R. Pipher
Dale Lumber Co
Lawrence Luhn
Bowman Brothers Feed Mill
East Diamond Ave
Abortion debate and local civic actions spark letters
Readers discuss moral freedom and abortion, urging civic participation and respectful dialogue. Letters cover religious liberty, limiting earth mining pits, and praise for Heartly House’s role in supporting sexual assault victims, while recognizing local officials and upcoming meetings.
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Frederick
Virginia
Michael Enright
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D-Tenn
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R-N.y
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Pentagon
Defense Department
Bergquist
Vietnam
Green Beret
CIA
Army
Richard K. Willard
Mr. Willard
Willard
United Feature Syndicate
Ine
News-Post
John D. Nicodemus
Walkersville
Sen. LeGore
Fim
Bureau of the Census
America
Hitler
Mary M. Haggerty
Jefferson
Mount Pleasant-liberty
Winchester Hall
Board of Planning and Zoning
Mount Pleasant
Libertytown
Shirley M. Shank
Heartly
Heartly House
United Way
Department of Human Resources
Sue Shifflett
Reartly House
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