Courthouse crisis strains Frederick County judiciary
Frederick County faces a workload squeeze with a three judge bench and 19 clerk positions frozen. Criminal cases rose 19 percent to 1102 and civil suits climbed 13 percent to 1622 from July 1989 to March 1990, while calls for a fourth judge and new clerk positions went unmet. Judge Clater W. Smith's illness further pressures the system. Civil trials now back up more than a year, delaying justice for residents.
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Swerederick County
Mary Ann Stepler
Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Clater W. Smith
Marion Barry faces possible plea deal or trial in crack case
The piece argues the D C mayor Marion Barry may plead guilty to a minor charge to avoid a full trial amid a highly publicized investigation. It warns the trial may hinge on race and juror nullification, with a videotape and prosecutors under scrutiny, while predicting a contested path toward potential resignation or re election.
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Spiro Agnew
Marvin Mandel
Wayne Hayes
Barney Frank
Marion Barry
United States
Barry
U.S
District of Columbia
United States of America
Jay Stevens
FBI
Vista Hotel
Rasheeda Moore
Vista
Uncle Tom
Mundy
Soley
Space junk wars warned as debris threatens astronauts
In a quiet thaw of Cold War tensions, officials discuss space debris as a real danger. Some 6,700 large pieces and billions of small fragments orbit Earth, moving at 17 500 mph and capable of fatal harm to space walkers. Talks, led by NASA, aim to curb litter from satellites and rocket stages amid private negotiations with Europe’s ESA and NORAD counts over 20 000 major pieces.
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Washington
Oval Office
U.S
White House
State Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nada Mead Suen 8
European Space Agency
U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command
NORAD
Colorado
Debris in orbit and space junk dangers noted
The piece covers space debris from 1957 onward, including fragments from Sputnik, Skylab and Cosmos. NORAD tracks debris to avoid mistaken hits, while NASA aims to curb deliberate space littering. It contrasts Soviet and US explosions creating shards, with risks to astronauts and satellites, and mentions Mir trash practices. It then shifts to rising credit card rates dominated by a few lenders plus looming pretax profits.
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Australia
South Pacific
Canada
NASA
United States
Mir Space Station
Citicorp
Chase Manhattan
Sears
BankAmerica
First Chicago
Frederick County roads worker burned patching tar pot
Fifty years ago Frederick County road employee G Calvin Main 60 lived at 342 Madison Street Frederick was patching a macadam road when a kerosene hose leak ignited his overalls and a pool of kerosene. He received treatment for burns to his right leg fingers and both arms. His face was disfigured.
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Frederick County Roads
G. Calvin Main
Madison St
Frederick
McKaig
Carl Keeney
Woodsboro
June 6 2006 storms cut power and phone service in several towns
Twenty years ago a June thunderstorm damaged power lines in New Market Bartonsville and Jug Bridge area leaving about 1000 homes without electricity. Potomac Edison reported a phase out causing inconsistent blackout. Lightning also damaged Elias Lutheran Church steeple in Emmitsburg. A contractor severed a Maryland Avenue 150 pair telephone cable cutting service to 2200 Braddock Heights residents. Crews worked overnight and emergency mobile units were placed at Eastview community center and Jefferson firehall to handle calls.
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New Market
Bartonsville
Jug Bridge
Potomac Edison Company
Maryland Avenue
Ridge Road
Braddock Heights
Carl Weakley
Telephone Company
Eastview
Jefferson
Watch out for that holier-than-thou hat
The column by Gary Hughes in the News-Post drew praise from Frederick Alderman Jon Kreissig for his May 25 critique of the paper’s printing. Kreissig defended Hughes at a May 23 mayor and aldermen meeting, while Roy Meachum was harshly criticized for his moral lectures.
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Gary Hughes
News-Post
Frederick
Jon Kreissig
Hughes
Roy Meachum
Meachum
Virginia
Grass is not greener under charter home rule in Frederick County
Opinion letter argues against switching from the commissioner form to a charter county executive council, warning of increased bureaucracy, zoning freedom, and district politics. Calls out lack of public advantage and notes current checks via state legislators and General Assembly.
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Frederick County
County Executive Council
Board of Frederick County Commissioners
General Assembly
Public decorum in public buildings urged by Leo Sperling
The writer argues against expanding elected officials power and defends decorum in public spaces. He cites Mary Williams and calls for Congress intervention, contending First Amendment misuse and the need to prevent offensive art in public buildings.
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U.S. Congress
Mayor Gordon Removes Nude Photo From City Hall
Opinion praises Mayor Paul Gordon for removing a nude photo from City Hall as a prudent act balancing public sensibilities and rights. The piece argues censorship claims are unfounded and contrasts with debates over art and public funding. It cites controversy over provocative works at Corcoran Museum as context.
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Paul Gordon
Corcoran Museum
D.C
Boy Scouts confront official cursing at public meeting
Randolph H. Yeary of Jefferson criticizes a Frederick County Commissioners meeting on May 22 where scouts seeking Citizenship in the Community witnessed a county official use profane language. He urges elected leaders to model good citizenship for youth.
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Frederick
Frederick County bids to appeal over farm land fight
Arthur Stine accuses Frederick County government and Schroders of betraying trust after a March test with Judge Dwyer to assess land for a landfill and a delay of condemnation until 1991. He urges keeping the political fight in the upcoming election and pursuing Maryland Court of Appeals action to block the land seizure of the Sugar Loaf Mountain view farm.
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Frederick News-Post
Frederick County
Schroders
G. Edward Dwyer
Maryland
Sugar Loaf
Monocacy River
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Hagerstown
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Emmitsburg
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