Widen shoulders to boost road safety for walkers and cyclists
Frederick County residents urge safer travel by expanding road shoulders on busy routes like Shookstown Road to create space for pedestrians and bicyclists. They cite scenic countryside and weekend bicycle traffic, noting the need to consider safety and economic benefits of better walking and riding areas.
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Frederick County
Catoctin Mountains
Shookstown
U.S. 40
Thurmont
Washington-Old Dominion
Virginia
County Rejects $26 Million Urbana Deal With $3 Million Gift
The county commission unanimously rejected a proposal to spend 26 million on Urbana sewer and water upgrades in exchange for a 3 million developer gift. Officials cited bond risks and the absence of firm commitments for an adjacent office park.
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Hoke
ORI
Columbia
Reston
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Ona County
Clarksburg
Ona Hogan
County Planning Commission
Frederick
Braddock Heights
Mrs. Hogan
Urbana
Campaign financing, a narrow escape for democracy’s future
Scripps Howard News Service argues the Senate's vote to kill a plan ending public financing of presidential elections preserves a flawed system. The piece contends the $90 million public fund underwrites daily campaigns, invites independent spenders, and fails to boost turnout. It urges reformers to trim the fund and address primaries and funding loopholes.
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Senate
Senate Democrats
Scripps Howard News Service Service
Hood College speaker at 52nd commencement in Frederick
Dr Roswell Gray Ham president of Mount Holyoke College spoke at Hood College's 52nd commencement noting graduates had not yet completed education. Meanwhile seven Frederick County high schools held baccalaureate services as prep for later diplomas. Army Sgt Ernest R Carter 23 of Knoxville plans to stay in the army after enlisting in 1934. Frederick High School renovation moves forward with approved design. retirement luncheon honors seven educators including Mary Condon Hodgson and Joseph Rexroad. Downtown Frederick gears up for Bell History Days events as 840 Frederick County teachers report inadequate teaching materials in a Civic Association survey showing half feel under supplied.
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Roswell Gray Ham
Mount Holyoke College
Hood College
Frederick County
Board of Education of
Mary Condon Hodgson
Joseph E. Rexroad
Mary Alice Markey
Mary Goodman Ball
Beatrice B. Jackson
Avis E. Fischer
Erma 8. Grove
Ada B. Poole
The
Frederick County Civic Association
No money for new schools in Frederick comment
Connie M. Boyer of Frederick criticizes the Department of Social Services for expanding space in the Schaefer Building while opposing funding for new schools. She questions where future students will be housed and notes funds spent on Winchester Hall renovations. She urges parents to pressure commissioners to prioritize education funding.
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Department of Social Services
William Donald Schaefer
Winchester Hall
America
Double standard in innocent deaths letter on Waco fallout
A May 26 letter argues David Koresh and his followers caused the Waco deaths and blames federal agents for the tragedy. It states Koresh’s intent to kill, denies behind the scenes government planting of explosives, and condemns anti federal sentiment as misguided while expressing sympathy for victims' families. The writer notes four federal agents died and labels Koresh the prime villain with no double standard.
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Nancy Hanel
David Koresh
Waco
Koresh
Janet Reno
Bill Clinton
Waco disaster to Oklahoma City bombing noted
Letter writer condemns both the Waco siege and the Oklahoma City bombing, calling the attacks senseless and praising the victims. Mentions Dr. Robert Charles Ladner and Dr. Jane Ellen Ladner associated with Hyattsville.
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Waco
Oklahoma City
Robert Charles Ladner
Jane Ellen Ladner
Hyamsville
Firing squad seeks new rifles for Memorial Day ceremony
A Woodsboro American Legion post notes ceremonial rifles are worn out. Captain ED Elworthy calls for surplus U S military rifles to replace 1903 Springfield weapons, criticizing bureaucratic barriers and urging patriotic funds or assistance while warning about global threats and NATO roles.
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Glenn W. Eyler
American Legion Post
Woodsboro
U.S
Serbian aggression targeted by NATO air power
The note proclaims that Serbian thugs must be stopped by NATO air forces striking all military assets. it cites alleged violations of the Geneva Conventions and invokes a historical parallel to the 1938 Sudetenland crisis as a warning on Western unpreparedness.
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NATO
Hitler
Sudetenland
Call for Equal Discounts From AT&T and Competitors
A reader urges AT&T to match 50 percent long distance discounts offered to new and returning customers by MCI. The letter claims loyalty alone failed, notes personal use of AT&T True Savings Rewards and True Messages, and highlights that current customers can obtain the same deal by asking. G. Lel Teets Myersville voices support for uniform pricing.
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At&t
MCI
Candice Bergen
Murphy Brown
Sprint
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Mark Hoke
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Brooklyn Bridge
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Reeder
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Leonard Larsen
Ite Colla
Findlaay
ARMY
Ernest R. Carter
Knoxville
Infantry
Pacific
Frederick High School
Board of Education
Connie M. Boyer Frederick
ED Elworthy
Walkersville
United States
Third Reich
James C. Steen Jr
G. Lel Teets
Myersville
Patrick Sr
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