Maryland Speeds Tally Fail to Slow Drivers or Save Funds
Maryland police report momentum in the Clickit and Ticket crackdown yet average interstates speeds rise slightly from 58.009 to 58.545 mph and highway fatalities climb from 338 to 352 year over year. Federal funding past challenges loom as FHA penalties recur with speeders.
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Maryland
Lghways
State Highway Administration
Federal Highway Administration
FHA
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
California
Vision of Los Angeles as Hollywood Time Capsule
A visitor observes Los Angeles as a magnet for cinema and television, noting gleaming studios, towering billboards, and a traffic and pollution profile shaped by cars. The piece contrasts production spaces with showy lots, highlights TV funding for film, and recalls LAs fame alongside droughts, smog, and occasional disasters. The voice hints at ongoing travel writing to follow.
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Los Angeles
California
Pennsylvania
L.A
America
Hollywood
West Coast
Soviet pressure may save Honecker from trial
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev weighs airlifting East Germany's former ruler Erich Honecker to safety before trial on treason and murder charges. Honecker, 78, frail after cancer surgery, faces possible verdicts as authorities probe corruption and border killings tied to his regime.
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East Berlin
Mikhail Gorbachev
East Germany
Crarges
Gorbachev
Erich Honecker
Honecker
Wiebelskirchen
Berlin
Potsdam
Berlin Wall
Wolfgang Vogel
Vogel
Politburo
U.S
Frame truck overturns near Mount Pleasant on Liberty Road
A heavily loaded two ton truck overturned about a mile west of Mount Pleasant after the body pulled free from the cab. Driver Sam Bennett and dazed helper Herman Powers escaped unharmed as most cargo 166 balipers of string beans was salvageable. The accident left the wrecked truck and cargo nearby while residents pondered the scene.
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Liberty Road
Mount Pleasant
Sam Bennett
Herman Powers
Buffalo
N.Y
Railroad strike ends after Nixon order halts action
Twenty years ago Local 631 UTU planned to honor President Nixon by blocking the strike, with a spokesman saying no further action for at least 60 days. B&O operations stalled in Frederick Brunswick and Lime Kiln stations since the dispute began. Fire destroyed two adjoining barns on Harold J Barkier farm near Walkersville, about $50 000 loss, spectators climbed car roofs, barns and hay machinery reduced to rubble, one spectator injured by a hole. Spontaneous ignition of green hay listed as possible cause. Frederick County commissioners aided Community Action Agency in applying for federal OEO grant money. Woodboro town council approved purchase of 78 acre Barnes property for a park and recreation area.
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Los Angeles
Frederick
Tiaaghig
Washington
Paris
Sharon
L.A
Santa Barbara
United Transportation Union
Richard M. Nixon
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Harold J. Barkier
Walkersville
Mandela visit prompts questions on future of South Africa
Alan L. Keyes argues Mandela and the ANC mix communist influence with one party rule and suppression of dissent. He warns that Mandela’s praise for Castro and Ghadafi risks replicating tyrannies, urging concrete deeds to prove commitment to pluralism and individual rights in South Africa.
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Nelson Mandela
United States
South Africa
ANC
Mandela
Winnie
Castro
Ghadafi
Frederick Drivers Stand Out For Courtesy On Busy Roads
A reader from the Frederick area notes unusual courtesy among local motorists amid concerns about speeding and reckless driving. The message contrasts with experiences in the Washington area and commends residents for polite behavior on highways.
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Frederick
Washington
Vehicular civility and vine advice cites Wright quote
A reader praises courteous driving in Frederick County and laments ramp behavior on U.S. 15. Marguerite Snyder in Knoxville adds a vine planting twist inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s cipher, suggesting architects take on the project themselves.
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Frederick County
Frank Lloyd Wright
Readers spar over a city hall photograph in Frederick News-Post
In a Letters to the Editor exchange, Krista Stone argues against puritanical censorship after a provocative photograph at Frederick City Hall sparks reader ire. She defends art as expression and urges teaching critical judgment to youths while criticizing limits on public displays.
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Frederick
Jeff Mix
Tam
Sam
Bis
Fredenck News Post
Patrick
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Francis J. Fox
George Hunichen
J. Robert Edwards
W. Staley Hahn
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Ardena
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Staley Schultz
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Office of Economic Opportunity
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Washington, D.C
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Sumanne
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