Pentagon studies Soviet invasion of Iran and Gulf risks
The Defense Guidance papers show Pentagon planners warning for years of a possible Soviet invasion of Iran amid post Khomeini chaos. The plan sketches a 24 division Iran invasion, Soviet and U S nuclear options, and broader war plays across Europe Korea and the Gulf, with limited nuclear use contemplated only against Iran. The reports discuss Afghanistan drafts, UN bias, and a Kazakhstan riot remark by Prime Minister Ryzhkov.
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Washington
Reagan
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
Soviet Union
Persian Gulf
Pentagon
Khomeini
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
White House
Donald Goldberg
Armed Services
Tehran
U.S
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Europe
North Korea
South Korea
Kazakhstan
Kremlin
Nikolai Ryzhkov
Helsinki
Nikolai
Five youths escape sinking boat at Frederick Junction
Fifty years ago a boat on the Mooocacy River struck a B&O bridge pier at Frederick Junction. Grayson Mercer Guy Ramsburg Jr and Philip Wachter, aided byMercer, escaped drowning after Mercer beached the craft and returned along the bank with four long sticks to rescue his companions. Albert Delauter witnessed the near tragedy nearby.
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Mooocacy River
Baltimore and Ohio
Frederick Junction
Harmony Grove
Grayson Mercer
Guy Ramsburg Jr
Philip Wachter
Mercer
Albert Delauter
Burkittsville town votes to hand planning to county
In Burkittsville Maryland residents facing local friction over development have agreed to transfer planning and zoning authority to Frederick County officials in Frederick. The move aims to end street quarrels and restore neighborly harmony by placing decisions with the county government 16 miles away while retaining local concerns.
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Burkittsville
Frederick County
Local Historic Commission
Frederick
Political lessons from a city mayor and national echoes
Roy Meachum reflects on lessons from Lyndon Johnson's White House and local Frederick politics. He chronicles how personal friendships influenced judgment, notes the mayor Ron Young's tight control over City Hall, and warns that strong man tactics erode democracy. Meachum praises openings to accountability while urging vigilance.
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Lyndon Johnson
White House
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays
LBJ
Liz Carpenter
George Reidy
Bill Moyers
Horace Busby
Doug Cater
Doug
Chestertown
Washington College
Vietnam
Johnson
Sharon
Ron Young
Young
Frederick
City Hall
Ron
Young's
Board of Aldermen
Betty Floyd
League of Women Voters
Planning Commission
League
Bonnie Bailey-Baker
Everone
Roo Young
Sam
Washington
Letters to the editor rile up regional views and history notes
A Frederick County page features replies to Vera Morgan on light verse and a veteran note about the long-lost Union Church of Monocacy near Great Hunting Creek. Commentary covers ethnic jokes, tolerance, and calls for accountability, with local historic references and a few pointed community opinions.
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Vera Morgan
Frederick
Wolfsville
Santa
Harp Hill
Middlepoint
Frederick County
Monocacy
Great Hunting Creek
George L. Moser
Thurmont
Germantown
Catoctin
Uriah Warrenfeltz
Hunting Creek
Moser
Hessong Bridge
Donald A. Hinks
Creagerstown
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Jack Anderson
Carer
Afghanistan
Mujahidin
Communist Party
U.N
United Nations
South Africa
Chile
Israel
Commission On Human Rights
Gaited Feature Syndicate, Tne
George B. Delapiing Jr
George E. Rendell
Mur
Hitchevel Povcelt Marraarng Editor
Abolt WO
Union Manufacturing Company Fetcd and Benefit Association
Francis Scou Key Hotel
Donald Gearinger
Joseph S. Stephens
Tim Sinn
Rock Products
James H. Grove
Near
John Usher Markell
M.J. Grove Lime Co
Grove
Mauger
Chamber of Commerce
Francis W. Bush
Bush
Chamber
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Frederick City
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
North Bentz Street
Marion Rice
Charles V. Main
Roy Meachum
News
Vera
Wellsville
Arthur G. Tracey
C.E. Schildenecht
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, Pa
Charlie
Wilson
Gaithersburg
Mole Hills
Walter Baker
Rockville
G. Morgan
Point of Rocks
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