Arts Festival in Frederick Shines Despite Rainy Weekend
The Frederick Arts Festival of 23 to 25 drew visitors from beyond the city as the concrete conduits and floodwater basins in Baker Park protected the event from heavy rains. Attendees enjoyed downtownis alive, Carroll Creek Park, Baker Park, and performances across jazz, country, and rock slots. Kayakers and festivalgoers gathered under the South Carroll Street Bridge while Bill Cochran’s bridge art and the amphitheater area near Market and Court streets offered shaded viewing. The overall tone praised the festival’s resilience, future potential, and the staff and volunteers who produced a successful weekend.
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Baker Park
Monocacy River
Carroll Creek Park
South Carroll Street Bridge
Bill Cochran
South Market
Court Streets
Summer box office musings on 1994 films and Madison County
A reflective take on 1994 movie trends from Forrest Gump to Bridges of Madison County. The author contrasts high earners like Apollo 13 with mixed verdicts on Congo and Pocahontas, notes Bridges’ bestseller to film reception, and praises Streep and Eastwood while pondering audience appeal and critics.
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Bruce Willis
Sly Stallone
Tom Hanks
Philadelphia
Hanks
Forrest Gump
Michael Crichton
Congo
Tim Curry
Peter Lorre
Robert James Waller
Madison County
Erich Segal
Mr. Waller
Cedar Falls
Iowa
New York Times
Iowa Normal School
Harvard
Love Story
National Geographic
Eastwood
Meryl Streep
Sophie
Africa
Sharon
Value on human life fuels BRAC critique of Navy Yard move
William W Dennie argues that Alan Dixon and the BRAC panel place money above 4000 workers odds of danger by moving Naval Sea Systems Command from White Oak to Washington Navy Yard. Two women and one man opposed the plan citing risk to employees. He calls for forced walks to Metro or hazardous pay or Clinton to send back BRAC to replace incompetents before any further action.
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Alan Dixon
Naval Sea Systems Command
White Oak
Washington Navy Yard
Rebecca Dix
Mr. Dixon
Navy Yard
Metro
Clinton
Congress
McClellan Air Force Base
Amnesty reports record global human rights decline in 1995
Amnesty International says 151 nations face gross rights violations worldwide in 1995. Prisoners of conscience in 78 countries, detainees tortured in 120, extrajudicial killings in 54, and 33 countries with executions. Rwanda cited as stark example amid civil conflict and breakdown.
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Mnesty International
Amnesty
Rwanda
Burundi
Amnesty cites global human rights abuses including Africa Latin America and Asia
Amnesty International catalogs widespread abuses by regimes and armed groups across continents. It notes torture, disappearances, and executions in Sudan Somalia Sierra Leone and Liberia, with 33 African countries reporting torture in prisons. It highlights KwaZulu Natal in South Africa, Guatemala, Colombia, Chiapas in Mexico, China and East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iran Iraq Syria Libya. It also cites Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and singles out Saudi Arabia Bahrain and others for repression. Holger Jensen, international editor of the Rocky Mountain News, provides the overview.
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Sudan
Somalia
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Amnesty
South Africa
KwaZulu Natal
Latin America
Guatemala
Colombia
Mexico
Chiapas
Zapatista
China
Asia
Indonesia
East Timor
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Bosnia
Chechnya
Europe
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Libya
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Palestinian National Authority
Holger Jensen
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick weighs sale for water shed and a Western Union tower
Frederick city officials advance sale of five acres of the water shed to Monocacy Broadcasting for a new radio station while weighing a plan to erect a 200 foot Western Union telegraph tower on city mountain land. The state forester suggests abandoning Salamander fire tower in favor of the Western Union site, but officials insist Salamander is needed to guard the watershed. Sixty one Girl Scouts from Frederick and Walkersville complete six days at Baker Park, with overnight camping planned for older troops at Camp Baker. Potomac Edison cuts power to Francis Scott Key Hotel over a $20,000 bill, prompting sale talks for the hotel as a hotel or seniors residence. Kiwanis, Rotary, and Lions clubs announce meeting sites shifting from the hotel to local venues. Mount Airy Mayor announces Trooper J W Daucher as the town’s second resident trooper.
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Frederick
Monocacy Broadcasting Company
Western Union
Joseph W. Kaylor
Walkersville
Baker Park
Camp Baker
Braddock Heights
Potomac Edison Company
Francis Scott Key
Norman W. Todd
Christmas Cash for Kids deserves front page credit
Letter writer Portia A. Hood of Mount Airy criticizes Frederick County news coverage, urging the newspaper to highlight the radio station’s Christmas Cash for Kids effort that raises thousands for needy families and noting a front page piece on a sex survey was less deserving.
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Frederick County
Letters Fight Against Bias and School Cuts at Johnson High
Readers rail at columnist’s Israel aid claims and defend U.S. spending distortions. In a second letter, Thomas Johnson High students urge reinstate and funding for the VPA arts program, praising its impact on scholarships and pride. Mail from Miriam Reisberg, Knoxville, and students Sarah Washburn and Kim Kress.
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Sarah Washburn
Kim Kress
Gov
Thomas Johnson High School
Arts program cuts should be restored
Two Frederick County students urge restoration of budget cuts to next year's school schedule that affect the Visual and Performing Arts program. They recall preparing for weeks after auditions and express disappointment at losing access to the arts opportunities they anticipated since seventh grade.
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Frederick County
Reader demands verified accident data on speed limits
A reader in Wolfsville complains there is no response to requests for verifiable records of any fatal or non fatal interstate crashes caused by speeds at 65 mph that would not have occurred at 55 mph. He cites a June 27 editorial and urges evidence from safety experts.
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Due to high volume not all letters are published. Poetry and religious verse are not used. avoid copies addressed to others. Mail to 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD or fax 662-8299.
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