Signs Claiming America Starts Here Stir Interstate Tension
Pennsylvania posts red white and blue signs at the border declaring America starts north of the Mason Dixon line drawing criticism from Washington County officials. County leaders call the move in poor taste and demand an apology citing strained interstate relations and patriotism concerns. Marylanders are referenced in a satirical voice suggesting quirky state pride motives.
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Nick
Maryland
America
Pennsylvania
Robert Casey
United States
Mason-Dixon Line
Rocky
Washington County Commission
Ken Bowers
Mr. Bowers
Dixie
No diploma no license drives policy against dropouts
The article argues high school dropouts strain welfare, noting AFDC, food stamps, Medicaid, and crime costs. It cites Maryland and national dropout rates, cost savings from reducing dropouts, and a West Virginia program denying driving licenses to students with insufficient progress. It discusses political resistance and the potential of no-pass no-drive laws as a budget-friendly solution.
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United States
Free Congress Research and Education Foundation Inc
AFDC
Bush
U.S. Department of Education
Maryland
District of Columbia
Midwest
Minnesota
Treasury Department
William Donald Schaefer
Schaeler
West Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles
California
George Deukmejian
Schaefer
War on drugs drains funds from local police
Americans spent 140 billion to enrich drug dealers last year, while the Bush administration plans about 5 billion to fight drugs this year. Congress debates reallocating funds from Star Wars defense to the drug war as sheriffs and police face crack markets for the first time and seek federal help. Federal grants to local law enforcement are small and not reaching small towns. Senator Joseph Biden chaired hearings in April.
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Washington
Bush Administration
David
Goliath
Congress
Scott Sleek
Joseph Widen
D-Del
Federal funds aid local police but reach urban areas first
Jack Anderson reports that crack spread into rural areas persists as federal grants for drug enforcement largely favor large cities. Local chiefs say too few federal agents exist, with states and cities shouldering most work. A House panel will survey 1,300 agencies to gauge impact.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Cheryl Epps
International Association of Police Chiefs
Congress
David Childers
Taylorville
Red Cross water safety plan approved by Frederick Aldermen
Fifty years ago the Frederick Board of Aldermen approved a Red Cross water safety program at the city pool offering free instruction on afloat techniques with full backing from the Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The county beetle control plan budgeted at 2400 began with 1400 traps catching about 435000 beetles with about four percent found in Brunswick per County Agent Henry BR Shoe maker.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Brunswick
Henry BR. Shoemaker
Frederick board refuses meeting with teachers over budget
Following an emergency session the Frederick County Board of Education declined talks with the Frederick County Teachers Association over the 1969 70 budget citing a State Board of Education opinion of Oct 20 1968 that second budget rounds are prohibited after cuts.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Frederick County Teachers Association
FCTA
State Board of Education
Frederick County
Board of Education
Air Force Tactical Band wows Frederick with stellar concert
The U S Air Force Tactical Air Command Band, led by Major Lowell E. Graham, performed a free concert at the Weinberg Center on May 40 and 31. The Sousa Society acclaimed them best United States military band, and audiences responded with standing ovations for the big band sound of Stars and Stripes Forever and other selections.
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U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command
Weinberg Center
John Philip Sousa Society
United States
Lowell E. Graham
Cream of America
Frederick News-Post
Reminiscence of Judge Delapisine and Frederick’s Civil War era
The narrator recalls meeting Judge Delapisine after moving to Frederick in 1960. Delapisine reviewed sketches for Civil War commemorative medals and murals, guiding accuracy and archite ctural placement. He shared deep knowledge of Philadelphia history and Revolutionary soldiers buried in Independence Square.
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Delapisine
Frederick
Philadelphia
Lease Bussard
County Civil War Commission
Delaplaine
Battle of Antietam
South Mountain
Washington County Civil War Commission
Frederick County
Delapaline
Independence Square
Murals, Flags, and a Stadium Controversy in Frederick
In 1968, Navy mural work on USS Frederick in San Diego linked to Key attire and British naval dress. By 1976 Frederick County Flag design featured Key, and humor tempered a serious judge. The Leats Park stadium dispute sees Peter Kirk and Frederick Keys owners demanding a new venue while taxpayers fund most costs. Friends of Loats Park chair Christopher Arndt argues for alternate sites, opposing a five year lease and park loss with public opposition exceeding 1,500 people.
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USS
Frederick
San Diego
Francis Scott Rey
Fort McHenry
Key
Frederick County
Peter Kirk
Frederick Keys
Leats Park
Loats Park
United States
Baltimore Colts
Washington Senators
Frederick City
Leats Park Stadium
Catoctin Mountain Stage Lines Obituary in Frederick County
The Catoctin Mountain Stage Lines died on December 13, 1988 after a brief life serving Frederick County. Survived by Bill and Mary Lou Ferguson, formerly of Frederick, the service was nurtured by drivers and supporters from Pennsylvania COMSAT NIH Rock Springs Park and Frederick News-Post readers. The obituary cites county commissioners MTA and Gov Schaefer as factors. bankruptcy will be filed in Frederick when funds are available.
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Catoctin Mountain Stage Lines
Frederick County
Bill
Mary Lou Ferguson
Frederick
Bruce
Mikey
WFMD
Mark Hoke
Del
Tom Hattery
Mass
MTA
Gov. Schaefer
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Marie Anne Erickson
Braddock Heights
Jim Pearl Frederick
Team
Temerity
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Friends of Loats Park
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