Frederick remembers Ronald Young a landmark Frederick mayor
A tribute notes Paul Gordon takes the legacy as the city’s leadership opens a new era. Ronald N. Young’s 16 year tenure shaped Frederick with parks, preservation, art venues, and tax ideas. He led riverfront revival and civic projects, earning lasting respect for his vision and dedication.
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Paul Gordon
Ronald N. Young
Young
Frederick
Ron Young
Maryland
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Mr Young
Mr. Young
Market Street
B&o
Old Mountain City
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Ronald Young
Women in Combat Roles Spark National Debate
The piece argues against allowing women in combat, citing Linda Bray Christina Proctor and April Hanley as Panama’s first female combat participants. It contends physical limits absenteeism and pregnancy negate viability, while praising women’s service in noncombat roles and expressing concern over proposed legislation to open infantry and tanks to women.
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Linda Bray
Christina Proctor
April Hanley
Linda
Christina
April
U.S. Army
Bray
Pfc
Proctor
Ssgt
Hanley
Panama
Congress
Patricia Schroeder
Ccolorado
Armed Services
Vietnam
Mother
Truth about Lockerbie coverup leaked by leaders
Washington and London reportedly agreed to downplay evidence linking Iran sponsored bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie in 1988. Thatcher called Bush in March to keep findings inconclusive and off the record, shielding Iran and avoiding retaliatory moves amid political pressure.
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Washington
Bush
Margaret Thatcher
Lockerbie
Scotland
Ayatollah Khomeini
Thatcher
White House
Ahmed Jibril
Iran
Khomeini
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Frankfurt
Germany
London
New York
Jibril
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine General Command
Muammar Gaddafi
Hafez al-Assad
Rafsanjani
U.S
United States
Britain
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Reagan
Pan Am
Tran
Argentina
Falkland Islands
Panama
Frederick School Nears Readiness 97 Percent Complete
AA Raphel reports the new Frederick School is 97 percent complete with minor finishes delaying occupancy. Eugene W. Pruitt notes many small details remain and declines to estimate a completion date. Rep. Byron voices support for canal restoration as a waterway and bass nursery from Washington to Cumberland. Over 1000 Maryland farmers meet in Baltimore to discuss crops and prosperity and produce aims for better vegetables for housewives.
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AA Raphel
Col. Mle. Gilmore
Works Progress Administration
Frederick
Frederick County
Eugene W. Pruitt
William D. Byron
Maryland
Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association
Hotel
Byron
Ickes
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Washington
Cumberland
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
DoD to Eliminate 219 Fort Detrick Civilian Positions
A DoD spokesman announced the loss of 219 civilian jobs at Fort Detrick as of March 20, part of a budget cutback saving $57 million. He noted President Nixon's move to end biological warfare research may have influenced the number affected. The plan sparked concern among Maryland's congressional delegation and prompted calls for a White House briefing on Fort Detrick's future.
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Department of Defense
Fort Detrick
Nixon
Maryland
Congress
White House
Charles McC. Mathias
J. Glenn Beall
Tauraso's Four-Star Dining Sparks Local Debate
A Toledo letter to the editor details a conflict over Tauraso's reputation and a private victory celebration for November city election winners. The Tauraso family defends their upscale restaurant and disputes Roy Meachum's critiques, noting invitations extended to officials and business leaders while denying exclusion of attendees and claims of a mob.
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Tauraso
Bravo
Bravissima
Taurasos
Roy Meachum
Frederick Arts
Meachum
Frederick
Paul Gordon
Gordon
Mr. Meachum
Meachum gossip sparks public clash at local saloon
Cece Michael Tauroso, M.D., writes in defense of Frederick as a concerned citizen, accusing Roy Meachum of spreading negative gossip, sowing discord, and failing to attend public meetings. The letter labels Meachum’s column as corrosive, pompous, and mostly irrelevant, urging virtue over prejudice.
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Roy Meachum
Mr. Meachum
Frederick
Meachum
Lost Devils and the Evil Empire in a Friday column
Arthur F. Pittenger defends Reagan era stance against the Soviet Union, arguing U.S. vigilance since 1945 forced Soviet decline. He links Soviet failures to self-inflicted economic strain, Soviet theft of Western tech, and cites Major Arthur Nicholson’s death as justification for labeling the USSR an evil empire.
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Roy Meachum
Meachum
Reagan
Bush
U.S
Mr. Meachum
Joseph Stalin
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy
Gorby
U.S. Army
Arthur Nicholson
East Germany
Nicholson
Stine responds on impeachment and preservation in Burkittsville letter
Arthur Stine of Baltimore replies to Sylvia Bealer of Gapland about impeachment of Frederick County Commissioners. He clarifies references to an April 1988 letter criticizing him on historic preservation, notes preservation has pros and cons for fixed incomes, and expresses love for Burkittsville.
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Sylvia Bealer
Gapland
Frederick County
Burkittsville
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Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Walter
Cece Michael Tauraso
M.D
F.A.A P. S.H
Arthur F. Pittenger
Smithsburg
Arthur Stine
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