Brussels seeks restraint on arms trade amid Gulf War backlash
The piece notes Brussels evolving as the European Community hub and pressing tighter controls on weapons exports after the Persian Gulf War. It cites past lax permit practice, the black market in Belgian arms, and calls in Washington for sanctions on firms selling components to Iraq and other terror nations. It highlights Belgian soul searching on weapons deals and the need to curb lethal transfers.
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Washington
Brussels
Detroit
Belgium
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Community
Iraq
Libya
Germany
Saddam Hussein
Pete Stark
D-Calif
Syria
Scott Sleek
Belgium hesitates on Belgian arms after war era
The piece reviews Belgian reluctance to supply arms to U S allied powers during World War I era, noting Britons sought elsewhere and Belgian peace sentiment influencing weapon policy. It ties European arms exports to economies, cites Czechoslovakia’s defense reliance and Havel’s stance, and mentions environmental and ethics concerns in pesticides and U S Kuwait relations.
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Belgium
U.S
Czechoslovakia
France
Vaclav Havel
Havel
Katharine Byron becomes Maryland's first woman congresswoman
Katharine Byron, accompanied by her four sons David Goodloe Louis and James, takes the oath to succeed her late husband William D. Byron who died in an airplane crash on February 27. The piece notes various local events including military movement from Logan Field to Detrick Field, labor office calls for farm workers and other county happenings.
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David
Goodloe
Louis
James
Katharine Byron
Maryland
William D. Byron
104Th Observation Squadron
Logan Field
Baltimore
Detrick Field
Frederick
Edwin P. Archibald
Charles A. Masson
Leavenworth
Kan
Mayetta Hershberger
State Employment Service Office
Flag Day reminder and Flag display guidance
June 14 is Flag Day in the United States and is encouraged to be observed by displaying the American flag. The note traces Flag Day history from a post World War I flag code adopted by the American Legion and later made a national standard by Congress. It highlights Frederick as Francis Scott Key’s burial place and calls Americans to celebrate the symbol of unity. June 14 is a special day and the piece ends by prompting readers to know why.
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United States
U.S
American Legion
Congress
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Frederick County Home Rule Debate Warns Against Charter Excess
A Frederick County reader argues that charter government can empower executives and councils to pursue lavish expansion, citing Prince George's County as a cautionary tale. The piece condemns unfettered spending, large staff growth, tax shifts, and opaque council operations while urging safeguards and limited terms.
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Frederick County
Prince George’s County
Prince George’s
Frederick’s
Frederick
Charter
Maryland
Baltimore City
Prince George's
University of Maryland
Parris Glendening
Glendening
Prince George
Don Schaefer
P.G
Teacher bashing fuels debate at Hood College hearing
Patricia Charuhas of Walkersville defends Frederick County teachers amid critiques at a Hood College tax hearing. She argues teachers provide 100 percent plus daily, notes families subsidize materials, and urges critics to spend a day in classrooms to witness dedication and positive impact on students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
Frederick County
News-Post
Joan Way
Letters to the Editor on School Testing Waste
Peter Derosa of Frederick argues that recent school testing with the Criterion Referenced Tests wastes brain power and teaching time. He claims tests prove little beyond effort and that students should not have to take them.
Letters react to June 4 editorials on drugs and Gulf War policy
In Frederick News-Post readers debate drug legalization as personal choice and link violence to drug use, while criticizing Peace Resource Center’s Gulf War stance. The letter writers defend a strong defense and free speech, naming Ben Swet and Yvonne Small and accusing them of recasting political language. Chris Ligocki signs.
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Frederick
Peace Resource Center
Gulf
Ben Swet
Yvonne Small
Chris Ligocki
Congress Opposes Tax Promises with Record Deficit Rise
The piece argues Congress reversed tax pledge outcomes by enacting a large tax increase and boosting spending by 111 billion, driving FY 1991 deficit to a record 320 billion. It claims paid-for cuts were misrepresented as reductions in projected increases, warns of rising interest payments and fiscal danger, and cites Mary Margrabe.
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Congress
Citizens Against Government Waste
Congressional
CAGW
America
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Jack Anderson
Robert Mosbacher
Kuwait
Mosbacher
Federal Treasury
Philip A. Hart
D.-Mich
Frederick Association of Life Underwriters
VFW
Allen B. Bryant
Frederick County Teachers Association
FCTA
Reese Poffenbarger
Frederick County Board of Education
Mark Krantz
Shookstown Road
C.H. Conley Jr
Baughman
Robert C. Reid
Patricia Charuhas
Walkersville
Peter Derosa Frederick
Mississippi River
Mary Margrabe Frederick
Raowspa von Hare
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