Elliott Haines Watchdog Was Frederick County Civic Figure
Elliott Haines, a retired government employee and noted watchdog of Frederick County public deals, died Sunday at his Myersville home at age 16. A feisty, dedicated critic of waste, he attended numerous government meetings, speaking out to keep deliberations transparent despite mixed receptions from county officials.
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Elliott Haines
Frederick County
Eliott Haines
Myersville
Elliott
Elliott Haines Jr. remembered as local government watchdog
Elliott Haines Jr. born January 22 1909 in Hagerstown was mourned for his activism and motto Get involved in your local government Friends and family recall his warning about greed and incompetence He urged citizens to attend meetings and listen He leaves a wife Jean Wilson Haines a daughter a son and three grandsons Services were held at Ricketts Funeral Home Myersville with burial at St Pauls Lutheran Cemetery Memorials to St Pauls Lutheran Church Ville were requested
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Elliott Haines Jr
Hagerstown
Eliott
Clara Shrader Haines
Jean Wilson Haines
Susan Barbato
Winter Springs
Fla
Elliott Haines III
Sepul
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ville
Elliott Haines
Farm policy perplexes observers amid booming farm income
Edward J. Walsh argues U.S. farm policy fails to predict or control economic behavior through price supports and quotas. He notes dairy subsidies in 1983 backfired, lowering meat prices, and shows how feed grain supports raise livestock costs. He cites USDA data on price increases and calls policy a costly boondoggle despite farmer protests.
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Reagan
David Stockman
Senate Budget Committee
U.S
Department of Agriculture
Plains
Commodity Credit Corporation
USDA
Department
William Lesher
Congress
Remembering Ron and Danny a community loss and tribute
The Brunswick and Walkersville communities mourn Ron Manges and Danny Hosie killed in an April auto crash. Friends recall Ron’s constant smile and Danny’s pushing others to excel, with widespread gratitude for support from schools, churches, and local businesses. The loss spans beyond Walkersville, affecting classmates and families, who express heartfelt thanks for the outpouring of care and memories of two leaders and scholars.
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Ron
Danny
Walkersville
Ron Manges
Danny Hosie
Peter
Ronnie
Dan
Vietnam War trauma and NSA fallout swirl in public discourse
A letter from NSA personnel director reveals Weimer’s anguish after Saigon’s fall as he faced restrictions on aiding his Vietnamese fiancée. A doctor labels his PTSD delayed stress from wartime memories. Feud and policy debates span whistle blower protection and hazardous materials transport training.
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Weimer
Corky Johnson
NSA
Vietnam Memorial
Fontaste
le Hoang
Saigon
Pat Schroeder
D-Colo
Office of
Special Counsel
General Accounting Office
GAO
O’connor
Nelly Bly
Nancy Reagan
Jennefer Hirshberg
White House
Nixon
Ford
United Feature Syndicate Inc
Residents oppose Liberty East rezoning near Libertytown
A Frederick County letter to commissioners objects to rezoning land east of Libertytown from agricultural to general commercial. It cites unsafe access, burden on nearby residents, impact on existing businesses, loitering concerns, and preservation of the town's historic agricultural character, urging careful consideration.
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Frederick County Commissioners
Libertytown
General Commercial
Frederick County
Liberty East
Averages Gasoline Price and Local Highlights 1935
From the Files of the News Post June 18 1935 Frederick MD reports average station gasoline price to January 1 1935 at 14.07 cents per gallon exclusive of tax. Also notes arrest of Count Carl von Molke in Huntington W V wanted for check fraud and burglary. Local events include a Tivoli Theater benefit for Frederick Emergency Hospital a St Johns High School graduation list a Baptist college appointment near Walkersville a Jaycee cleanup downtown Hood College piano recital and more names and places.
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Tom Mills
Fredenck, Ad
Edward J. Walsh
U.S. Business & Industrial Council Writers Syndicate
United States
The
Metteugin Byndicste
Brunswick
Lois Keyser
Valerie Walker
Brunswick High School
Tobi
Hosie Daniel
FCARC
Association For Retarded Citizens
Kurt Holter
Richard T. Meagher
Jeff Taylor
Bob
Harper and
Mary FE Hlavacer Nd
By Jack Anderson and
Dale van Atta
Washington
Ed Weimer
National Security
Continental Palace Hotel
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Hawaii
Vietnam
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Mahie
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Robert L. Kuehne
Eleanor Lambert
Edward H. Smith
Valerie Weber
Robert Weber
Kristine R. Smith
Gareth Sweadner
Joanne Hawkins
Marilyn Ludwick
Frank M. Hawkins
Duval Sweadner
Genevive Joy
News-Post
Edward Albion
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Tivoli Theater
Frederick Emergency Hospital
Albion
Miss Hinman
Atlanta, Ga
St. John’s High School
John Francis Kennedy
Ralph F. Wachter
Paul G. Smith
William B. Leichert Jr
Godfrey B. Crum
H. Norbert Dorsey
Ruth Edna Smith
Ruth Virginia Doll
Frances Edna Smith
Jane Hilda Staley
Manga P. Rossi
Mary Agnes Weller
Conwell A Anderson
Judson College
Marion
Ala
Baptist College
Melvin E. Lea
Frederick
Anderson
Jaycee
William J. Offutt Jr
Robert L. Crum
Richard C. Brady
Michael M. Cooney
Carol R. Freed
Coffman Chapel
Hood College
Sally Whitesell
John Freed
Dorma Loyce Thomas
Nanette Phebus
Janet Jessup
Robert Freed
Harold Martz Jr
Bobby Farnsworth
Joanne McNeil
Christine Dempsey
Dawn Warneking
Wanda Zimmerman
Gregory Masser
Cathy Zimmerman
Martta Stup
Clark Phebus
Mary Dempsey
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