Contras aid debate signals wider US concerns in hemisphere
The commentary argues the House reversal on Contra aid reflects a broader view of Central America as a single strategic region. It details Cuban and Soviet strength in Cuba and the Caribbean, citing military facilities, personnel, and the impact on U.S. security and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Central
Corintean Basin
Panama Canal
Grenada
el Salvador
House of Representatives
Cuba
United States
Soviet Union
Caribbean
Castro
Moscow
Angola
Ethiopia
South Yemen
Central America
Cienfuegos
Los Banos
Atlantic
Lourdes
Venezuela
Colombia
Guatemala
Honduras
Punta Huete
U.S
NATO
Pacific
Dalkon Shield dangers hidden abroad and recalls woes
AID and A.H. Robins shipped 1.7 million Dalkon Shields to 79 foreign countries in the early 1970s while warning lagged. By 1980 Robins and AID urged removal, but many governments and users remained uninformed as lawsuits and recalls unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agency For International Development
A.H. Robins Co
Robins
United States
AID
Dalkon
Col
Russel Thomsen
Joan
el Salvador
Thomsen
Ali Tadob Uc
Costa Rica
Kenya
Tanzania
Media frenzy and the hostage crisis echo in a harsh critique
Ralph de Toledano denounces syndicated columns and TV coverage of the Middle East crisis as a sensationalist assault on decency. He condemns hostages turned spokesmen, calls out a recovering hostage’s troubling stance, and argues the root conflict is secular Arabs versus fundamentalists, not merely Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laird Busse
Vietnam
San Francisco
Israel
Dead Sea
Busse
Duase
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Middle East
Yellow Press
Allyn Conwell
Claude Whitmeyer
Air Force
Whitmeyer
Whitmayer
Lebanon
Tors and
Lepanto
Asia
Europe
United States
Ayatollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Satan
Soviet Union
Libya
Morocco
Reagan
State Department
Congress
Koran
Mohammed
Paris
Two Sides of Life and a Bloody Mary
Wry reflection on aging and choices. A jab at youthful optimism, paralleled with midlife irony about allergy to bivalves. Ends with a playful bite at a Bloody Mary made without vodka.
Local teachers attend summer schools across colleges
The Yesterday News-Post notes teachers including George L. Etzler Woodsboro Lilian Braungart Union Bridge Edna M. Schaefer Frederick Paul Lee Hoffmaster Myersville Bernard Yonkers Shaanna Yonkers Emmitsburg Edna K. Lightner Middletown Herbert Derr Monrovia Charles Harmon Remsburg Middletown Frances Fogle Thurmont and the University of Maryland attend summer sessions. Also, J W Norton of USDA is to speak at the farmers picnic near Petersville. Farm Bureau secretary Thomas S Anderson announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Etzler
Woodsboro
Lillian
Braungart
Union Bridge
Western Maryland College
Edna M. Schaefer
Frederick
Paul Lee Hoffmaster
Myersville
Bernard Yonkers
Shaanna W. Yonkers
Emmitsburg
Edna K. Lightner
Middletown
Herbert Derr
Monorovia
Charles Harmon Remsburg
Frances Fogle
Thurmont
University of Maryland
J.W. Norton
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Club
Petersville
Farm Bureau
Thomas S. Anderson
Anderson
Roy C.W. Shafer
Harry L. Davis
Gary Utterbeck
Howard Quinn
Thomas B. Culler
Byron addresses stand on Nicaragua aid and local letters
Rep Byron defends humanitarian aid to Nicaraguan freedom fighters while recounting meetings with Daniel Ortega. She notes protesters outside district offices, praises Frederick staff, and contrasts past U S aid with Sandinista pledges. Also thanks donors for the Frederick Junior Miss program and comments on former teacher William Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Westminster
Hagerstown
Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
Ortega
Central America
Freedom Fighters
United States
Soviet Union
Ethiopia
Angola
Mujahidin
Afghanistan
Somoza
Eden Pastora
Alfonso Robelo
Aldofo Calero
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V.H. Krulak
Copley News Service
House
Qoter
Jack Anderson
Joseph Spear
Mecklenburg
Guam
Hawaii
Peterson
Ralph de Toledano
Lewis E. Heerd
E. Church St
R.M. Rau
Madison Street
Robert H. Lightner
Harry M. Feaga
Frederick County
Gertrude Smith
State Board of Education
B&o
William M. Bul
Libertytown
Brunswick Railroad
Bill
Lisa
Gina
Nancy Medzius
Judith Lynn Twigg
Pamela Landers
Richard Doubs
Washington County
New York
Long Island
Barbara Eaves
Joyce Taylor
Teresa Tyergar
Linds O’brien
Jane Dean
Susan Scheffer
Deborah Lantz
Kathy Behrer
Deborah Hawn
Sue Vess
Brothers of the Brush
Brunswick
United Posture Syndicate, Inc
Rep
Byron
Beverly B. Byron
Junior Miss
Frederick Jaycees
Frederick Jaycee
Tricia Charvhes
Walkersville
Charuhas
Cozy Corner Inc
Maryland Nationaal Bank
Fredericktown Bank & Trust Co
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Jenkins Motors Inc
Great Eastern Concrete Co. Inc
Sunderland Chevrolet-Cadillac Inc
Regional Construction Co. Inc
Klupp & Sons Inc
Averico Corp
Keller Zanger & Co
Linton, Shafer & Co
H.M. Alexander Jr
CPA
Mercer Eubank & Co
McLean, Koehler
Sparks & Hammond
Frederick Motor Co
Harley Davidson
Frederick Inc
Stoffer Sanner Insurance
Bettie Jane Center of Dance Art
Frederick Glass Shop
Frederick’s Ambulance Service Inc
Routzahn’s
Frederick Fence Co
Lorin F. Busselberg MD
A & M Auto Body Shop Inc
FSK Lincoln/Mercury
Gilberts Auto Repair
Builders Gypsum Service Inc
Kehnes Carpet
Robert S. Hughes
Connie’s
Potomac Valley Printing Inc
Betty’s
Pizza Hut 40 West
Bruce L. Reeder JR
Moore
FCTA
William Moore
Frederick County Teachers Association
Elm Street
Smoore
Julie L
Greene
Rosement Ave
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