Public input on annexations should be heard says county officials
The Frederick County commissioners face pressure to allow public testimony on annexations. While they cannot block annexations, they can deny zoning waivers and call for referendums, potentially delaying development. Supporters argue the public deserves a chance to comment before decisions, aligning with Commissioner Sterling Bollinger’s stance that the public should have input.
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Sterling Bollinger
Frederick County
Delegates and Dukakis through a reporter’s eyes
Mike Royko mocks a Chicago newspaper crew at a Democratic convention in Atlanta. A lone delegate offers a cautious, balanced view of Dukakis and a Bentsen pick, while reporters debate strategy and mock the spectacle. The piece blends cynicism with wary pragmatism about unity and messaging.
Backing the Contras Through Aid and Alarm Bells
Dr. Henry Zelaya, a Nicaraguan doctor embedded with the contras, argues that resuming U.S. military aid is vital to prevent a broader communist spread in Latin America. He cites dire conditions among rebel troops, wartime amputations, and stalled leadership as urgency rises with a pending election.
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Washington
Henry Zelaya
Zelzya
United States
Nicaragua
Dr. Zelaya
Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Er. Zelaya
America
Vietnam
U.S
Sandinistis
Dr. Melaya
Oliver North
Dr. Zelayas
Tran
Saddam Hussein
Hussein
Bussein
Congress
Pentagon
Pentagon Commission
United Feature Syndicare
Lue
First Maryland Guard loads entire regiment into trucks at Camp Ritchie
Fifty years ago the First Regiment Maryland National Guard conducted the first tactical maneuver in the Séth Brigade history with three local units entering trucks at Camp Ritchie in Cascade. The War Department requested the mobilization as part of a test while the Frederick playgrounds prepare a July 28 Joseph Lee Day pageant marking 15 years of city playgrounds with 150 children across age groups. Delphy’s bike rental ad at 140 W Patrick St promotes 20 cents per hour or 50 cents for three hours. Frederick city also starts a six day sprinkler schedule at city hydrants from 9 am to 4 20 pm with 20 minute moves and 10 minute transitions.
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Maryland National Guard
Camp Ritchie
Cascade
War Department
Frederick City
Joseph Lee
Frederick Playgrounds Commission
Baker Park
Delphey’s
W. Patrick St
Artist sketch of Hood College Rosenstock Hall plan announced
A drawing of the proposed Rosenstock Hall at Hood College depicted about to start August with completion in 1970. The academic center would house the sociology psychology history English economics and political science departments. A violent thunderstorm cooled Woodsboro and Walkersville while county sweltered. Red Cross rides honored for nursing home and project Bird Bird work with named volunteers from Frederick Myersville and Middletown. A break in at Sharpe's Florists on Motter Avenue was reported with entry forced by a screwdriver and no items reported missing.
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Henrietta
Samuel Rosenstock
Hood College
Woodsboro
Walkersville
Red Cross
Earry Bird
Kathleen Whitbeck
Sharon Lee Myers
Susan Wise
Mary Karen Clark
Vicki Hasterday
Diane Reed
Sandra Custer
Frederick
Carol Watts
Susan Miller
Carol Slaughter
Myersville
Nena Heinrich
Karol Koogle
Linda Ivins
Middletown
Sharpe's
Motter Avenue
Immer
Local Solon Labels Abu Nidal as Patriot Not Terrorist
A Frederick area letter to the editor extols a local figure as insightful and modest. It repeats a controversial stance equating Abu Nidal and other Arabs with patriotism and founding fathers, citing Greek and Washington Post reports to support the claim and urging public recognition of the man’s alleged wisdom.
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Frederick
Withal
Abu Nidal
Italy
Nida
George Washington
Tom Jefferson
Nidal
Greece
Washington Post
U.S
Post
Rome
Vienna
Leon Klinghofer
Mediterranean
Solon
New Age Movement Invades School Libraries
Geri Masters warns that the New Age movement, supported by Hollywood figures, is infiltrating classrooms. She cites ESP, astrology, witchcraft, and occult practices in her son’s library, urging parents to act as New Age ideas spread into corporate and educational settings.
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Hollywood
Shirley MacLaine
Ms. MacLaine
Chicago Tribune
IBM
At&t
Ford
Westinghouse
CODE to press fight against quarries in Maryland
CODE remains in the fight to stop proposed quarries. Supporters urge donations to CODE at P O Box 13 Adamstown Maryland 21710 for homeowners farmers and communities facing impact near Ballenger Creek. John Espinosa represents CODE in the effort.
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Frederick Post
F.O. Day Battes
Westview Associates Park
Code
Temain
Ballenger Creek
Frederick
P.O. Box
Adamstown
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Jackson
Lloyd Bentsen
Jesse
McGovern
Mondile
Carter
Bentsen
Texas
Hey Meachum
Michael Dukakis
Mr. Dukakis
Reagan
Lems
Frederick's
Harold Weisberg Frederick
Geri
Laurel
John Espinosa
Bockeystown
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