Frederick County Child Support Enforcement Makes Payments Variably Strong
The Child Support Enforcement Unit reports over three million dollars collected in the past year, with State's Attorney Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr. praising Frederick County as among the best in the state. Assistant state's attorney Julie Stevenson stresses that children rely on parental financial responsibility and that court action may occur if payments stop, while judges set the exact amounts.
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Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr
Frederick County
Julie Stevenson
State’s Attorney’s Office
Library hours cut in Frederick County debate
The Frederick County Library Board trimmed branch hours to save money. Brunswick closes early on Tuesdays while Emmitsburg Middletown Thurmont and Walkersville open two hours later one day a week at noon. Volunteers may staff Thurmont from 5 to 7 p.m. to keep it open.
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Frederick County
Martha Reynolds
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Middletown
Thurmont
Walkersville
Library Board
Murder, MLK Day, and the shifting face of urban violence
A columnist reflects on rising murder fears from big city crime to Washington’s homicide rate, noting 1991 totals, and contrasts past and present violence. He recalls Civil War era laws, the NRA’s origins, and Vietnam’s impact on firepower, promising further discussion tied to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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U.S
Republic
National Rifle Association
Pearl Harbor
Daniel Boone
Vietnam
Martin Luther King Jr
Reforms urged as Fernand St Germain banks on PACs
Washington column details Fernand St Germain of Rhode Island and his ties to PACs from the Savings and Loan era. It notes millions in contributions and lobbying spend, his role as Banking Committee chair behind deregulation, and a 1988 close reelection bid marked by fundraising at Wall Street events.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Fernand St Germain
Rhode Island
St Germain
House Banking Committee
Savings and Loan
Freddy
Justice Department
U.S. League of Savings Institutions
Thrift Industry Trade Association
Wall Street
Junket for Dove Bars and Dollars in Washington
A Jack Anderson column notes the influence of PAC money on Congress and banking legislation. It cites Rep. Jim Leach criticizing PAC funding while detailing how campaigns receive funds from banking, Wall Street, and insurance interests. The piece traces money patterns, averages per member, and the concept of bundling affecting elections.
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Leach
Banking
Wall Street
Insurance
House
Senate
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Campaign
House Banking Committee
Congressional Quarterly
Banking Committee
Jack Anderson
Michael Einstein
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
City issues permit to Sharp Construction for Central Trust site
Fifty years back city engineer W Raymond Walter announced two building permits issued to Sharp Construction Co Reading Pa for refurbishing the old fire damaged Central Trust Company building at Church and Market streets. City Register Louis E Eichelberger received 1020 dollars for debris removal and bracing the site in May 1941 after a destructive fire. The government set price ceilings on retreaded tires and warned of use price fixing to curb profiteering. Freezing weather blamed for three minor fires as residents tried to heat homes. Culler Lake drew skaters from dawn to 10 pm amid cold conditions.
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W. Raymond Walter
Sharp Construction Co
Reading
Central Trust Company
Church and Market Streets
City Register
Louis E. Eichelberger
Developers drop plan for Md 80 mobile home project
After a two year fight Urbana Village Partnership withdraws its mobile home plan on Md 80 near Centerville. The move pleases Urbana Civic Association attorney Herb Morrison who led the opposition. Elsewhere three masked gunmen robbed the Ridgeville Maryland National Bank near Mount Airy taking 46000 in cash and a hot wired station wagon. A fourth robber drove the getaway car. Tellers Mildred Ridgley Ruth Rippeon and Nancy Hammond feared for branch manager Dennis L. Ahalt as demands were met with there is no more money.
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MD. 80
Centerville
Urbana Village Partnership Limited
Charles A. Price
Urbana Civic Association
Herb Morrison
Ridgeville
Maryland National Bank
Mount Airy
Gaithersburg
Maryland Bank
Mildred Ridgley
Ruth Rippeon
Nancy Hammond
Dennis L. Ahalt
Politicians Pay Raises Decried as Government Favoritism
A letter argues that state and national leaders manipulate salaries to serve their own interests while ordinary citizens face economic pain. It urges challenging constitutional validity, noting governors and legislators protected raises amid revenue declines and calls for executives to align pay with company fortunes.
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U.S
Supreme Court
Government for the people and a call for shared burden
A Monrovia letter argues that executive and legislative leaders should guard the destitute homeless and unemployed with aid, while others must bear their share. It asserts such redistribution is constitutional and aligns with government of the people.
Governor faces alleged image surveillance plot and press freedom fears
A Thurmont reader claims a front page Frederick Post piece about letter bombs sparked a conspiracy involving classified data and a global network of surveillance firms. The letter warns of face and voice cloning dangers, cites Brussels as a nest, and urges vigilance as a broader fight to protect free speech and press freedom unfolds.
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Frederick Post
David Lopoten
U.S
Diane Frampton
Easton
Schaefer Rall
Milly
Wnlegs
Gomer
Brussels
Belgium
If We Could All Work Together to Change Things
Angie Downs writes a plea about fear from murders, drugs, and rising prices. She calls for stronger police presence, drug crackdowns, harsher punishment, and environmental action to save people, pets, and the planet, urging collective effort.
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Tiber
Jim Leach
Iowa
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Monrovia
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