Dredden Appointment Highlights Minority Voice on Planning Board
George Dredden Jr. is named to the Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission, becoming the area’s sole Black member among seven. A former founder of the Political Umbrella Group, Dredden brings minority advocacy and public-voice experience to a panel that guides comprehensive plans, water and sewer, parks, highways, capital improvements, agricultural preservation, and zoning.
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Stoners
George Dredden Jr
Dredden
PAG
Winchester Hall
PUG
Warren Dorsey
Frederick Alderman
William Lee
Frederick County
Commis
Democracy under pressure in Frederick city governance
Roy Meachum argues democracy hinges on due process separation of powers and equality before the law while detailing local issues in Frederick. He cites Horn Electric Co. suit over condemnation costs, the Historic District Commission, the Ethics Commission’s inactivity, and planning commission chair Donald Briggs amid a lack of public access to accountability.
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Planning Commission
Donald Briggs
Ronald Young
Frederick
NewsPost
Horn Electric Co
Horn
City Hall
Carroll Creek
News-Post
Frederick County Landmarks Foundation
Richard Lebbert
Historic District Commission
Leichert
Landmarks Foundation
HDC
Ethics Commission
Briggs
Toeveloper Briggs
Ethics Board
Commission
Frederick Wenner
Lucien Winegar
Hora
Young
Ron Young
Heckler speech cost taxpayers for long haul presentation
Washington report outlines Margaret Heckler’s costly public relations apparatus during her HHS tenure. Five writers drafted speeches merged into a 62 word salvo with total fees near 16 000 dollars plus staff time. Critics call the approach wasteful while Heckler later served as ambassador to Ireland.
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Washington
Margaret Heckler
U.S
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Ms. Heckler
HHS
United States
Soviet Union
Heckler
Ireland
Fie
Otis Bowen
Aso
Firework Debate From Frederick Parks July Fourth Traditions
A letter lauds Frederick city fireworks in Baker Park but condemns dangerous firecrackers and torpedoes and urges laws to curb the nuisance. ACITIZEN laments traffic problems from a literate group, while Gettysburg veterans attend the final 75th reunion on the field.
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J. Tyson Lee
Frederick City
Baker Park
Acitizen
Frederick
Gettysburg
Maryland Air Races Spark Seven National Speed Records
Twenty years ago the 1968 Maryland National Air Races at Frederick airport saw seven new national speed records set. An AT Texan completed a hammerhead stall and began a vertical dive when the engine wouldn’t restart, forcing a downwind emergency landing in a cornfield. Ed Mahler emerged uninjured on the wing as rescue arrived, though the plane was a total loss. RAF Air Commodore Charles Nance and his wife attended as spectators amid jet flyovers marking the RAF’s 50th anniversary. LT. Col. Alfred Dean of the Frederick CAP led cadets to an Advanced Jet Familiarization course at Randolph AFB July 14–21.
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Frederick
Ed Mahler
Charles Nance
Royal Air Force
Washington, D.C
RAF
Alfred ©. Dean
CAP
Civil Air Patrol Squadron
CAP National Executive Board
Randolph Air Force Base
Texas
Royko Gun Debate and Laurie Dann Case Examined
Timothy Johnson defends gun rights critique of Royko while analyzing NRA ILA political action, Bush Reagan era views, and trials around Laurie Dann. The letter urges armed citizen on scene as counter to gun laws, argues against preventive measures, and warns of overreach by experts in policing peculiar behavior.
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NRA
Mike Royko
ILA
Institute For Legislative Action
U.S
PAC
Political Action Committee
NAACP
Grey Panthers
AFL
CIO
Rayke
Rayko
Royke
Royko
Reagan
Congress
England
Lord Mountbatten
Laurie Dann
Chicago
Ms. Dann
Sjouse
Nazi Germany
Stalins
Russia
Bis. Danis
Laurie Dana
Ton
Mr. Royko
Aotégun
Timothy Johnson
Teens Question Police Loyalty and Devotion
Kimberly Smith challenges Damon L Barnhart’s praise of Frederick police. She describes heavy police presence at Players club, June 4, and argues officers harassed underage teens instead of fighting actual crime. She questions devotion and integrity in maintaining peace.
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Damon. L. Barnhart
Frederick
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Jack Anderson
McNeil-Lehrer
Veep
Michael Dukakis
Jesse Jackson
Raes
Bill Bradley
New Jersey
Sam Nunn
Georgia
John Glenn
Ohio
Dukakis
Midwest
Lloyd Bentsen
Sen. Bentsen
George Bush
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
American Heart Association
the Heart Association
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Iles
Frederick Community College
Kimberly Smith Middletown
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