Frederick County Hosts 1985 Babe Ruth World Series Volunteer Call
Frederick County seeks volunteers to host two of 144 visiting 16 18 year old players for the Babe Ruth World Series to be held August 17 24 1985 at McCurdy Field. Local families will provide lodging food transportation and uniforms care. Connie Ahalt and Jo Ahalt head Host Family Committee coordinating homes and adoption of players.
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Frederick County
Frederick
McCurdy Field
Brunswick
Middletown
Walkersville
Linganore
Connie Ahalt
Jo Ahalt
Anol
Frederick’ County
Babe Ruth Committee
Waste fight urged to curb federal deficit and waste
James R. Williams urges action to back the Grace Commission findings on waste and inefficiency in federal spending. He promotes Citizens Against Waste and a National Petition to press Congress for reform, citing potential $424.4 billion savings over three years and a need to curb debt growth.
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United States
J. Peter Grace
W.R. Grace & Co
Grace Commission
Reagan
U.S. Dept. of Defense
U.S. Forest Service
Social Security
Commission
Congress
Citizens Against Waste Foundation
National Retail Merchants Association
NRMA
New York City
Allen R. Routzahn
Frederick
Peter Grace
P.O
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C
James R. Williams
CIA Spy Tale Turns To Courtroom Sealed Files
A Washington writer details suppressed documents tied to Ronald Renald, a Honolulu investment firm founder facing fraud charges, and alleges CIA pressure to seal embarrassing materials. The piece describes reporters pursuing the tale and hints at covert agency activity while noting unrelated local auction news. The history club at Clear Spring High School holds a Celebrity Auction featuring sports memorabilia on January 26 at Clear Spring High School.
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Washington
CLA
Ronald Ray Renald
Renald
CIA
Indy Badhwar
Dale van Atta
Rewald
Badhwar
Clear Spring High School
Maryland
Washington Redskins
Larry Holmes
Holmes
Muhammad Ali
Arnold Palmer
Arnie
Army
Jack Nicklas
al Bumbry
Gary Roenicke
Billi Swaggerty
Ross Grimsley
Billy Ripkin
Willie Mays
Jim Bouton
Clear Spring
Hagerstown
CIA deception questions and two AIPAC pressure moves
The writer criticizes CIA practices and defends digging for sources amid past surveillance labeled Operation Mudhen. He calls for questioning CIA secrecy and condemns how intelligence methods may threaten judicial fairness. The note also covers AIPAC lobbying against less friendly lawmakers, highlighting Percy and Price, and Aspin’s rise to chair. United Feature Syndicate Inc.
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CIA
Justice Department
Congressional Intelligence Committees
Senate
American Israel Public Affairs Commission
Israel
AIPAC
Congress
Charles Percy
R-N
Melvin Price
D-Ill
House Armed Services Committee
House
Les Aspin
D-Wis
United Feature Syndicate Inc
Residents oppose Linganore industrial park plan
Letters to the editor reveal the Committee for Residential Preservation formed to defend plan integrity in New Market Linganore Tramsville region. The group, funded by contributions, criticizes FMI Phoenix Properties ownership and lack of notice for over 100 acres of proposed industrial development at Lake Linganore. They warn of increased traffic and loss of the area’s residential, vacation recreational character, urging donations to CRP and noting ongoing county plan impact discussions.
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Committee For
CRP
New Market-Linganore- Tramsville
Ralph Gordon
Frederick County
New
Lake Singapore
First Mortgage Investors
FMI
Phoenix Properties
Lake Linganore
Linganore
New Market
Ance
Maryland
Freshman Hood College Selects Cooperative Commission
A new Hood College freshman commission forms to bridge the class with others, naming Mary Rockwell Ruth King Mary Flowers Elizabeth Ruth Lowise Foster Mary Jane Snaman Ann Margaret Bowers Ruth Sprenkle Virginia Williams Janet Rath Mary Louise McGee Mary Hammers Katherine Pageot Margaret Hammers and Maurine Powell as members. Frederick County Welfare Board distributes foodstuffs and towels to Federal relief lists, January allotments include beef broth rice sugar cabbage potatoes towels and sweezing. Mrs Wm W Osborne and Mrs Edward D Shriner attend a buffet luncheon in honor of the Chautauqua Women’s Club hosted by Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt. House Ways and Means Committee vice chairs named as W Houck and G Byron. Sen Derr assigned to multiple committees. Chamber survey ranks water and sewers as top local need, with Separate Frederick Community College and vocational training following. Five new members welcomed to the Frederick Business and Professional Women club.
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NEW Hood College
Mary Rockwell
Ruth King
Mary Flowers
Elizabeth Ruth
Lowise Foster
Mary Jane Snaman
Ann Margaret Bowers
Ruth Sprenkle
Virginia Williams
Janet Rath
Mary Louise McGee
Mary Hammers
Katherine Pageot
Margaret Hammers
Maurine Powell
Frederick County
William W. Osborne
Frederick
Edward D. Shriner
Near Frederick
Eleanor Roosevelt
Chautauqua Women’s Club
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Richard D. Hammond
John W. Morgan
Frederick Community College
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Richard W. Snyder
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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U.S. Chamber
Robert Squders
Clearfield Rd
Rolling Green
Robert Kenyon
DDS
Hyattstown
Twas
Metal Momma
YMCA
Swimathon
Fran Balford
Meadowlawn Circle
William M. Houck
Thurmont
Goodloe E. Byron
Frederick City
House of Delegates
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Lucile Wolford
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Dorothy Ensor
Janice Harrison
Margaret Hess
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