Maryland National Guard offers education benefits appeal
Major General Warren OD Hodges urges students and potential enlistees to consider Guard programs to ease college costs. Benefits include 160 percent tuition and fees up to 1000 annually, 4000 max over six years, 15 percent loan repayment per service year, and state tuition assistance up to 30 percent with caps. New GI Bill and drill pay add financial support, with contact at the local armory recruiters.
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Warren OD. Hodges
Maryland National Guard
National Guard
Guard
Microburst Near Andrews AFB Endangers Flight and FAA Delays
Washington report details a near miss on Aug 1 1983 as Air Force One landed at Andrews AFB minutes before a microburst with 120 knot gusts. It caused damage to a base building and aircraft while prompting calls for Doppler radar to detect such storms. FAA procurement delays and safety concerns are highlighted alongside criticism of Weather Hurdles facing aviation safety efforts.
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Washington
Reagan
Air Force One
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Andrews Afb
Air National Guard
Air Force
Elliott Levitas
D-Ga
Theodore Fujita
University of Chicago
Andrews
Federal Aviation Administration
Tony Capaccio
FAA
House
Public Works Investigative
United States
FED
Treasury
Donald Regan
Federal Reserve Board
Regan
Paul Volcker
Fed independence and White House push spark renewed control talk
In a Washington tableau, critics in Congress seek to influence the Fed while noting the central bank acts post election. A secret session reportedly lowered borrowing costs to stimulate the economy, aiming to blunt calls for Fed subservience. Meanwhile Ethiopian emigre eateries grow, some relief donations flow, and wine imports shift to Canada as turmoil reshapes trade and culture.
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White House
Fed
Congress
Dooley
Supreme Court
Washington
Equal Year for Black Americans in 1985
A Copley News Service column urges the president to curb racial polarization by enforcing civil rights, expanding communication with Black leaders, and pursuing targeted actions like enterprise zones and tax relief for the poor. It calls for rethinking South Africa policy and closer ties with voluntary groups to reduce national division in 1985.
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America
White House
U.S
South Africa
Copley News
Middletown Alumni Meet Leads to Cards and Dancing
In a bustling sequence from yesterday a Middletown High School Alumni Association meeting elected officers and heard reports in the high school auditorium. Afterward attendees and guests joined a dinner and dancing event with notable participants including Joseph H. Himes F Ross Myers and Dr EP Thomas of Frederick.
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Middletown High School Alumni Association
Vargl W Doub
Joseph H. Himes
F Ross Myers
EP Thomas
Frederick
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albert C Rotchie
Howard zoning change seen as threat to farmers
Letters argue Howard County zoning changes will hurt farmers by increasing government control, devaluing land savings, and threatening agricultural viability. Writers warn of takings risk, urge farmers to oppose at hearings, citing zoning and land bank concerns.
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Howard County
Council On Environmental Control
National Agricultural Lands Study
Tennessee
Pro-life Views Clash Over Violence and Film
Reader letter items discuss violence against abortion facilities and defend pro life stance citing Dr Bernard Nathanson and The Silent Scream. Candor about Birthright aid and a pro life evolution, with local community names and addresses included. A second letter criticizes Frederick County school closings after snow and questions safety rules and bus driver trust.
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Jennifer Taylor
News-Post
Ms. Taylor
John Wilke
The
National Right To Life
Bernard Nathanson
United States Senate
Gordon Humphrey
R-N-H
Nathanson
National Association of Repeal of
Frederick County
Stow
Board of Education
Plymouth
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Tom Mills Execuive Eater
Fred J. Archibald
Jack Anderson
Ethiopia
Canada
United Feature Syndicate
Ine
John E. Jacob
UMC Relief and Benefit Association of Employees
Union Manufacturing Company
Hotel Frederick
Lyric Quartet
Irene Harper Zimmerman
Lucille Nicodemus
Madeline Harper
Ruth Nicodemus
Mary Ellers
Forbes H. Burgess
William Burgee
Zonta Club of
Frederick Kiwanis Club
Baker Park
E. Paul McGaha
Nelson E. Langan
Howard
David R
Warfield
Woodbine
Louise Summerhill
Birthright
BOE
Betty M. Lupinacci
Hillside Court
Wamsville
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