Guest columns Challenging year ahead By John E Jacob
The new year brings major challenges to the nation and the black community. The administration’s offensive against affirmative action and desegregation will continue, with social programs facing more cuts as deficits grow. Unemployment disparities persist as black joblessness remains high, demanding job creation and training. Education dominates as schools must lift dropout rates and provide quality teaching, aided by business and civic groups.
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John E. Jacob
Washington
Congress
America
Ambitious 1986 Peace March Aims to Span Nation
A projected 1986 coast to coast peace march, led by David Mixner, would run 255 days from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., covering 3235 miles with 75 support trucks and about 65 million in pledged reach. The plan includes 12,000 permits, celebrity backing, and mass rallies culminating in a million-strong ending in Washington to press for nuclear disarmament.
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Wuulmis
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Washington, D.C
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Rockies
Continental Divide
Loveland Pass
Midwest
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East Coast
David Mixner
Washington
Southeast Asia
Mixner
Attamtine Allabo
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Letter to the editor defends WFMD fire coverage
The Rev David C Dawson criticizes coverage of the Shalimar restaurant fire. He notes WFMD aired both a critic’s comments and rebuttals from Cael Math Fister, Bob Thomas, and Frederick City Police Chief Richard Ashton, and he says broader firefighter voices were omitted.
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Frederick Post
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Shalimar
WFMD
Cael Math Fister
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Bob Thomas
Maryland Fire Marshal's Office
Frederick City
Richard Ashton
Criti
Target Bekaa Valley for U S reprisals in Reagan plan
Internal White House papers outline a hard line against Islamist terrorism and recommend minimal risks to bolster U S leadership. Potential targets include Libya Syria and Iran with Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley highlighted as a primary base for groups tied to Hezbollah Islamic Amal and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. The report notes hostage histories and suggests limited retaliation options while detailing allied complicities and covert negotiations with Nicaragua and a critical State Department audit of embassy spending.
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Ilyid Ramirez Sanchez
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Hezbollah
Amal
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William Butkley
Buckley
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Hussein Rezaie
Iranian Revolutionary Guard
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Revolutionary Guards
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Hotel Khawam
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Islamic Amal
Hussein Musawai
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Libya history and piracy shows how Tripoli drew U S Marines
Andy Rooney reports on Libya's pirate era and U S responses from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He recounts Yusuf Karamanli's protection money, the sinking of the Philadelphia, Decatur's raid, and the 600 mile desert march to Tripoli, noting the later Libyan events and basic facts about Libya.
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U.S
Yusuf Karamann
Alexandria
Egypt
Sahara Desert
Karamanli
Washington
Kiedafy
Frederick Hagerstown Highway may end Trolley service
Five grade routes of the Frederick Railway west of Myersville under discussion for the new Frederick Hagerstown Highway could lead to the abandonment of the Potomac Edison owned H and F Trolley between Frederick and Hagerstown. The 135 acre Runkle farm in Woodville was sold to Ralph J. Hayward for about 4000 dollars. A photo shows Robert L Longstreet signing WFMD on New Year’s Day with A V Tidmore and other officials nearby.
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Madonna
Paul Newman
Sally Field
Denver
Chicago
New York
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Utah
Wilsow Island
Neb
Richfield Center
Ohio
Lauren Weingarten
Walter Annenberg
Frederick
Myersville
Frederick-Hagerstown
Potomac Edison
H&f
Hagerstown
George W. Runkles
Woodville
Ralph J. Hayward
Robert L Longstreet
WFMD
Heac
Francis Scott Key Hotel
A.V. Tidmore
Longstreet
Harry W LeGore
James H. Gambrill Jr
Clarence C. Dill
City Attrney
Edward J. Smith
David C. Winebrenner III
Joseph D. Baker
Lawrence Leonard
Irvin M. Werts
J.F. Minor Simpson
Frederick Young Republican Club elects second term president
Merhl Duvall of Walkersville was chosen for a second term as president at North Court Street Headquarters. William Rollins was named vice president, Barbara Kolb recard ing secretary, Freda Johnson corresponding secretary, and Larry Duncan treasurer. Walkersville 4H Club welcomed Gloria Long as a new member and appointed Linda Roderick to the Girls County Council. A duck rescue at Culler Lake ended with the bird escaping across the ice.
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Merhl Duvall
Walkersville
Frederick Young Republican Club
North Court Street
Republican
William Rollins
Barbara Kolb
Freda Johnson
Larry Duncan
Walkersville Jr
Sally Stull
Gloria Long
Romaine Kohlenberg
Linda Roderick
Girls County Council
Bachtell
Nancy Iter
First Love Breakup Advice From Ginger
Ginger seeks help for heartbreak after Jim abandons church connection and changes religion. DeKalb advice urges her to stop calling him, wish him well, and move on, suggesting she seek a new interest or “second love” to ease the pain.
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Br. Wallace
Jim
Ginger
DeKalb
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