Rotary Club Jazzes Up Frederick Teens With Drug Free Dances
The Rotary Club of Frederick partners with the city county and state police to hold drug free dances for teens this summer at Holiday Inn and Cracked Claw Urbana. Z104 will spin music with separate sessions for 13 to 16 and 16 to 20 year olds. Security and cozy club ambience aim to lure teens away from drugs and toward safe community entertainment.
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Mike Royko’s tongue in cheek tax ideas debated
Mike Royko weighs various tax ideas aimed at raising revenue with minimal backlash. He lampoons taxing the rich, gasoline, sin goods, stupidity, obnoxious behavior, overweight people, and large families while proposing a lighthearted, provocative list of revenue enhancements.
East German spies flood West with defectors windfall
Western intelligence reels from hundreds of East German defectors as the Berlin Wall fallout swells. CIA and BND intensify secret cooperation to sift vast files, with key defector Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski offering access to cover firms used by KGB agents. Stasi files on about 5 million people raise debate over their fate and privacy concerns in West Germany.
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Frederick leaders report unusual lake fish and July fundraiser
City officials were surprised by a catfish in Culler Lake amid stocking of 8 000 sunfish and others and urged residents not to release unwanted fish. Red Cross fundraiser chairman J Walker Carty arranged for Frederick women to collect donations during the Fourth of July crowds in Baker Park. City chemist Harvey Thomas promised to investigate the high dead catfish count. The Planning Commission’s sign amendment passed, banning signs only in the historic district and B 0 zones, sparking opposition from College Estates Civic Association which feared McDonald’s at West Seventh and Taney would benefit. A violent storm in the Jefferson Middletown area felled trees and damaged property. The Frederick Shopping Center honored Kenny Boyd at a dinner for seniors and local athletes. Arlan’s Department Store advertised a midnight sale with assorted specials including candy, transmission fluid, Ban Lon socks, and galvanized trash cans.
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American Red Cross War Relief Fund
J. Walker Carty
Frederick
Baker Park
Peggy Kieffer
Harriet
Edith Orth
Ana Helfenstein
Jean Gosnell
Mary Jane Michael
Jean Collinus
Virginia Gambrill
Louise Thomas
Geraldine Baker
Margaret Staley
Mary Jane Lundgren
Harriet Leichert
Helen Potts
Molly Lee Smith
Charlotte Smith
Marianne Maples
City Planning Commission
Arlan’s Department
Teets letter prompt sparks countering view on charter
A reader replies to G Lee Teets asserting United Democrats of Frederick County is an independent group not a splinter faction. He argues charter initiatives were non-partisan, notes collaboration with Young Republicans, and announces formation of the Coalition for Charter Home Rule with League of Women Voters, Future, and others.
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Charter
Young Republicans Forum
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Young Republican
Young Republicans
Coalition For Charter Home Rule
League of Women Voters
Frederick County
Future
Chamber of Commerce
Letters discuss outreach and county election issues in Frederick County
Robert J. Kresslein of Walkersville argues the coalition should focus on good government rather than party politics. He endorses Del Boyd Smith view that charter government is only one issue among many for county commissioner candidates. He contends Frederick County is not a Republican county and urges removing partisan bias from the issue.
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del. Boyd Smith
United Democrats
Frederick County
Republican County
Teets
Critics urge veto of Clean Air Act over cost and efficacy
George W. Davis urges veto citing NAPAP findings that acid rain is not the lake culprit and liming offers cheaper relief. He argues the act would cost up to 7 billion annually with little real benefit, while forests are not being destroyed. Kay Brawner petitions pet housing reforms and a refundable one time deposit to ease discrimination.
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Home Rule Debate Echoes in County Forum
G L Teets argues for charter government and a public referendum to decide home rule. He notes Mary Williams and Mayor Gordon echo the need for modern solutions but differ on autonomy. He urges a Charter Board, clearer tools for officials, and prompt civic action, Myersville.
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