Frederick County Faces 1988 Maryland General Assembly Agenda
The 1988 Maryland General Assembly began January 13 for a 90 day session. Frederick County awaits routine local bills and issues including county commissioners and the Human Relations Council. Major state concerns include school construction funding, a proposed super board for state colleges, and a package to attract and retain business. Legislation may affect Hood and Mount St. Mary’s, with incentives discussed for Walkersville and Carroll Creek, Catoctin Furnace, Victor Cullen Center, and Lewistown Fish Hatchery. Citizens urged to contact legislators or testify in Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
William Donald Schaefer
Maryland
Frederick County
Carroll Creek
Catoctin Furnace
Victor Cullen Center
Lewistown Fish Hatchery
Hood
Mount St. Mary’s
Rotorex
Walkersville
Annapolis
Congress Pork Barrel in Christmas Merriment
A broad critique of lawmakers slipping favored projects into bills before holidays. Focuses on Rep. Jim Howard of New Jersey, his backdoor attempts to fund road programs for allies Hammerschmidt, Anderson, and Shuster, and the broader critique of highway trust fund spending. Also covers gray market car emmisions and fake Social Security cards, plus a light mini editorial on Coca Cola 2.0 ads during Moonlighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Idaho
Senate
House
New Jersey
Jim Howard
Capitol Hill Park
House Public Works Committee
Rep. Howard
House Appropriations Committee
Stewart Harris
Howard
Wall Street
John Hammerschmidt
R-Ark
Glenn Anderson
D-Calif
Bud Shuster
R-Pa
Rep
Department of Health and Human Services
Illinois
Coca-Cola
Coke
Michael Jackson
Pepsi
Millard Fillmore Birthday Lore and Hoax Debunking
Robert C. Reid reflects on Millard Fillmore, noting his short presidency, controversial stances on slavery, and a famous hoax about a galvanized bathtub. He cites historians, the Fillmore Society, and Mencken lore, ending with Fillmore's death in Buffalo and Reid's byline as Annapolis Bureau Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Fillmore
Millard
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
Scott
Franklin Pierce
Pierce
Fillmore
Fillmore Society
White House
Mencken Society
Mencken
B.L.M
Thomas V. DiBacco
American University
Washington
DiBacco
Filmore
Baltimore
Daily Record
United Press
H.L. Mencken
Henry
Mullard
New York
Commodore Matthew Perry
Japan
Buffalo
N.Y
Bob Reid
Annapolis
Frederick News-Post
Armistice Day Feeds Letter of Praise to Chef Soldier
Yesterday s Items from the News Post recount Maj Gen Edgar T Conley receiving a commendation from Army adjutant general for feeding 2500 guests at Armistice Day in Silver Spring Staff Sergeant David R Perkins, Fredericksburg instructor, noted for coordinating meals. A farmhouse fire near Jefferson required rapid water supply from MILE CANS and buckets and volunteer firemen but was controlled with no need for the Middle town engine. Maryland motor vehicle records show 31 of 662 fatal accidents in 1937 were hit and run drivers not yet apprehended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Perkins
Frederick
First Infantry
Maryland National Guard
Silver Spring
Edgar T. Conley
Army
Independent
William J. Long
Jefferson
Harpers Ferry Pike
Independent Hose Company
Middletown
Maryland
Walter R. Rudy
Pinecliff Park
Park Service
Help Wanted
Frederick County Advances Master Plan and Park Funds
Frederick County Commissioners signed to hire Jack Daft & Associates for a master development plan for Monocacy Pinecliff Park and approved 35122 dollars for park projects. Officials also pursued a Howmet aluminum plant site study amid labor demand and a bridge removal near Gas House Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Monocacy-Pinecliff Park
Jack Daft & Associates
Baltimore
Carrollton Manor
Local readers dispute school zoning and VPA cuts
A letter accuses the Board of Education and Advisory Committee of unequal treatment in redistricting affecting Foxcroft and Farmbrook families, questions stability plans, and cites repeated moves for elementary students. A second writer laments ending the Visual and Performing Arts Program and urges support for eight dance students, while a third calls for ice skating area maintenance and park improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Farmbrook
Urbana
South Frederick
Urbana Elementary
Foxtroft
Carroll Manor
Foxcroft
Riddle School
Citizens Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Frederick City
Frederick
Boe
WPA
Beaton
VPA
Frederick County
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UISA
Anderson
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Mercedes
Adie
Ate
Ine
Robert C. Reid
District of Columbia
California
Union
Abraham Lincoln
Africa
Know Nothing
Yup
Henry L. Mencken
News-Post
Gas House Pike
Robert Bowlus
New Industries Committee
Frederick Chambers of Commerce
Edward F. Smouse
Department of Employment Security
Tim Witmen
Unionville
Michael T. Smith Frederick
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