Frederick crime report shows 1.7 officers per 1000 residents
Frederick's annual crime report highlights 3,345 serious crimes in 1990 and notes the police force at 1.7 officers per 1000 residents, near the national average. Chief Richard Ashton cites population growth, drugs, bail practices, political change, and internal reforms as factors in rising crime, with some skepticism about reforms.
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Frederick
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Ashton
Ron Young
Paul Gordon
Mr. Cordon
Bush's 1992 bid builds on 1988 backlash politics
The piece argues Bush leverages the 1988 election as a foundation for future campaigns, citing Willie Horton racism tactics, NAACP reactions to Clarence Thomas, and the electorate's rising disillusionment. It forecasts a resurgent Bush strategy seeking fear and division to win public support amid party realignments.
Pentagon removes Gary LaBohn from Arlington memorial amid contested remains
Lou Anne LaBohn fought Pentagon red tape after Gary R. LaBohn was removed from the Arlington National Cemetery list of the missing and declared accounted for. The army says fragments confirmed seven other soldiers and two Vietnamese pilots, with a single positive ID. she questions the proof and continues to search for truth about the Laos helicopter crash and the classified mission.
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Charney
Senate
Army identifications rise contest over POW MIA markers
The widow LaBohn resisted Army pressure to remove her brother Gary from a headstone urging the military to fix data before closing cases. The Army initially demanded $1,810 for a marker change, then said VA would pay. Critics say the push to close cases amid Bush era diplomacy risks unsafe, non-scientific identifications and group burials.
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Laos
Michael Charney
Colorado
Senate
Five Girls Insert Numbers for Draft Lottery Start
Fifty years ago five girls in Washington D C began inserting numbers into cap sules for the second draft lottery to be conducted July 17. The drawing would determine the order of about 750000 young men for possible Army service. General George Meade urged leaders that outlying defense bases could not be adequately manned unless draftees stayed beyond their one year term. Herbert R. O Conor urged Marylanders to buy coal in summer to aid railroads for defense later. Private pilots Draper Ruppert Adams Knaur offered services and aircraft to Lt Col E Brooke Lee for battalion reconnaissance. Five hours of rain left streets under several feet of water and flooded houses and cellars. Lightning struck a house setting the roof on fire. Those who traveled US 40 from Baltimore to Frederick and points west called the Baltimore to Frederick stretch the worst section of the road.
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J.D. Draper
Silver Spring
Eugene E. Ruppert
Burnt Mills
Edward G. Adams
Chevy Chase
Fred C. Knaur
Beltsville
E. Brooke Lee
Maryland National Guard
Washington, D.C
HEW Secretary Urges Fort Detrick Use for Health Programs
Elliott Richardson in a White House memo urged leveraging Fort Detrick laboratory facilities to advance HEW goals. Dr. Robert C. Lowrie Jr. of the Committee of Concerned Detrick Scientists describes himself among 314 members and outlines lobbying efforts and power politics surrounding the Fort Detrick cancer program.
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Robert C. Lowrie Jr
Fort Detrick
Frederick
Edward M. Kennedy
Outlawing Horse Drawn Vehicles in Frederick Upset
John L. Ditman of Buckeystown argues against banning horse drawn carriages in Frederick. He criticizes claims of cruelty and notes other animal sports misuse and human hardship from red tape. He urges focus on local small business and humane care for both humans and horses.
Sighs Over Schaefer Time and Wasteful Payrolls
A letter condemns what the writer calls Schaefer time, decrying involuntary salaries for workers who whine about time off. The author urges redefining it as real life time or taxpayer time and calls for departments to reduce waste to save money for taxpayers.
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Schaefer
Letters on economy and community concerns in Frederick
Readers discuss how pay in government differs from business during a recession and question overtime and benefits. Letters critique civic life, lingering insulation from real economics, and crime’s impact on neighborhoods. The page invites signed letters and provides submission guidance.
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