Perception of Downtown Frederick Traffic Flows
A reader letter argues traffic in downtown Frederick is a perception issue. It notes cars often run red lights, discusses narrow streets and looming tall buildings, and lists enforcement steps to ease flow. Suggestions include banning double parking, enforcing no entering intersections when not clear, and stopping illegal parking near signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
EXXON
Walkersville
Glade Boulevard
Walkersville Planning Commission
County Commission
Board of Commissioners
Trekkies rally to Save the Whales in Star Trek IV appeal
Robert C. Reid notes Trekkies form a new cult devoted to Star Trek and support the Save-the-Whales movement sparked by Star Trek IV. Greenpeace faces an image problem amid activism while lobbying to curb whaling, with nations like Japan, Russia, Norway still hunting and moratorium rules contested.
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Fang
Washington Redskins
Greenpeace
Mr. Spock
Federation
International Whaling Commission
Japan
Russia
Norway
Iceland
South Korea
United States
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
U.S
Antarctica
Commerce
Soviet Union
Reagan
Reagan Era Winds Clash as Iranamuck Rocks Washington
Washington readers confront a shaken political scene as Iranamuck scandals threaten Reagan era credibility. Wilbur Mills urges restraint. George Bush and Bob Dole face shifting fortunes amid Democratic pressure and 1988 election stakes. The piece notes VA overcharges and fund raising by Nicaraguan contras while a mini editorial questions battery sales tied to holiday gadgetry.
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Washington
Mills
Reagan
United States
Iranamuck
George Bush
Ronald Reagan
Bush
Senate
Robert Dole
Dole
Cole
Capitol Hill
Veterans Administration
Inspector General
Veterans
U.S
Mario Calero
Toronto
Bloc of Nations
Calero
Canada
Europe
Australia
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Public thanks for WEMD Frederick PE Teachers Holiday Invitational
A letter salutes the individuals groups and sponsors who made the first WEMD Frederick County Physical Education Teachers Holiday Invitational successful for youth. It lists names for tournament roles plus a thanks to fans and FCC organizers, with signoff by Gary E. Bowers, Tournament Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEMD
Frederick County
Dave Marple
Kyle Pritts
Dave Throne
Hal Neufeld
Dick McCurdy
Sheldon Shearer
del Ahalt
Ron Engie
Perry Baker
Nick Tringali
al Pansa
Jim Weddle
Patrick Harper
Jim Phelan
van Meter
Gail Rolls
Mark Wagner
Mike Stockhausen
Walt Cramer
Ray Comer
Ned Sparks
Linda Bowers
Bettie Jane Bryant
Carrie Bryant
Kay Gant
Leslie Gant
Andre Henry
Terry Leishman
Kim Gee
Barbara Martin
Leslie Miller
Donna
Mike Main
Steve Nibbs
Chuck Nichols
Dan Pfeiffer
Danny Flynn
Carole Flynn
Pam Flynn
Keith Powell
Mark Pritts
Mike Ramsburg
Bruce Reeder
Bruce Reeder Jr
Chuck Reeder
Bud Rogers
Greg Rothenhoefer
Rob Rothenhoefer
Bob Smith
Doug Thompson
Guy Whidden
Jim Wilson
Buck Wisner
Anne Zumbach
Brian Brid
Frederick News-Post
Frederick City
Valley Engraving
Shipley’s Trophy Shop
Mays Hardware
Varsity Sport
Go-Feet
Frederick Community College
Royal Publishing Co
Zimmerman’s Florist
Pizza Villa
Gene Foltz
Bill Seidling
Jerry
DeGrange
Donnie Crum
Gary Himes
Terry Shaw
Mike Long
Sonny Blank
Jack Patterson
Paul Flysin
Jack Griffin
John Grim
Mike Hauk
Dave Jackson
Meira Leishman
Steve Melewski
Phil Rhodes
Gene Wilson
Frank Weihmeyer
FCC
Frederick needs new high school building says school chief
Eugene W. Pruitt, county school superintendent, told Rotary at the Francis Scott Key Hotel that Frederick requires a new high school building and that despite possible federal aid, action should be taken now. He cited Frederick High School enrollment of 1123 in 1936 and projected 1300 in 2-3 years, nearly double the facility’s capacity.
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Rotary Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Eugene W. Pruitt
Frederick
Frederick High School
Francis Scott Key District
Boy Scouts
Husky Park
Charles ¥. Main
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Robert C. Reid
Jack Anderson
Bob Dole
Bifiakaern
Bac
Gary E. Bowers
News-Post
Daily News
Clyde M. Berger JR
Yvonus
Kemp’s
WFMD
Georgia Tech
Kingman Brewster
Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association
Hotel Frederick
Brewster
Catoctin Furnace
Duke Howard
Francis D. Howard
Yale
Ann- Margaret
Dean Martin
Howard
Ann Margaret
Richard C
Sappington
Libertytown Fire Department
William M. Bill
James 0. Ecker
Byron Lee
George Stevens
William Wolf
Larrie Welsh
Kenneth Crum
F. Stewart Cashour
Clarence Myers
Michael Misulia
Lyman Myers
William Stine
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