Frederick County Fire Volunteers Face Growing Demands and Costs
Frederick County relies on more than 1,100 fire and rescue volunteers who log at least 100,000 hours annually, yet rapid growth and rising training costs threaten the volunteer base. Calls rose 18 percent to 12,960 last year while ambulances and ladder trucks cost up to 70,000 and 275,000 dollars respectively. discussions consider paid personnel as a supplement, not a substitute, to preserve the historic volunteer model.
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Frederick
Maryland
Independent Hose Company
Frederick County
New Market
Middletown
Frederick County Fire and Rescue Association
Fire and Rescue Association
Senate
Meaks
Congress
General Accounting Office
GAO
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS
William Bennett
Bennett
Dennett
Education Department
Pomure Syndicate, Inc
Fight Back Against Junk Phone Calls Telemarketing Pester
Roy Meachum reports on a Chicago paralegal Robert Bulmash who fights junk calls by charging companies for use of his time. Bulmash collects settlements, plans a paid registry to block telemarketers, and invites readers to join his service via The Tribune.
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Yacketjack Corp
Eve
Robert Bulmash
Claims Court
Bulmash
Chicago
United Consumers Club
Tacit Rainbow saga links Nunn Paisley to Perry plant
Washington report traces senator Sam Nunn and former Navy aide Melvyn Paisley in a propped up Tacit Rainbow missile program. The Perry Georgia site will house a $100 million Northrop plant with 700 jobs, amid cost overruns and defense-contractor politics.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Air Force
Nunn
Perry
Qne
Sen. Nunn
Melvyn Paisley
the Navy
Pentagon
Paisley
Navy
Ching Lake Naval Weapons Center
California
Northrop Corp
Robert Davis
R-Mich
Congressional Conference Committee
Nung
John Warner
R-Va
House Armed Services Committee
Les Aspin
Dwis
William Dickinson
R-Ala
Congress
Rep. Davis
Tacit Rainbow
Lewis Meeks
Seo. Nuno
Northrop
Sami
Turtle soup served at Seneca summer camp feast
Thirty four gallons of turtle soup were served by J Paul Delphey at his Seneca summer camp with nine turtles butchered at the West Patrick Street establishment. About 184 people were fed and the soup exhausted in six hours. largest turtle weighed 12 pounds.
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J. Paul Delphey
Seneca
Delphey
West Patrick Street
Farmer’s field attacked by teens sparks call for tougher law
Frederick County readers react to an incident where a juvenile drove a Jeep through Paul Souders potato crop at 4 a.m. causing damage. Letters urge harsher penalties, restitution, and publicizing guardians' names while noting perceived bias in related cases. Citizens sign defense fund support for Souders as they demand accountability and farm protection.
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Frederick County
Souders
Guess
General Assembly
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Christina
Francis Scott Key
Ory
Jim
Sears
Paul Souders
Mr. Souders
Carl Rowan
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Jack Anderson
News-Post
Frederick County Commission
A.H. Derr
W. Nelson Stauffer
Walkersville
Works Progress Administration
State Roads Commission
Pormer Fredericksonian
Russell WU. Bennett
Atlantic City
Pinehurst Hotel
Michigan Avenue
Gas House Pike
Women's College
Schley
South Street
David Zimmerman
Patrick 2Nd Carrol Streets
Board of Education
Frederick County Community Action Committee
CAC
Robert G. Smith
Richard M. Michael
Martin Mendelsohn
Lewistown
Robert L. Marsh
Harry "Simms
Lenora
Grant Place
Bill Griskey
Montgomery Ward
Sauders Defense Fund
George A. Nicholson Jr
Nicholson Road
Detour
Frederick County Farm Bureau Inc
Cynthia J, Maria Frederick
ED O'Neill and
Jim Herendt
Bill and
Donna Bollinger Thurmont
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