Bartlett Campaign Turmoil Reaches Turning Point in 1992 Race
Roscoe Bartlett’s campaign experiences internal shifts as Tim Woodford returns and Richard Leggitt exits. Frederick County Republicans Woodford and Larry Hogan step into front row roles while Bartlett consolidates control. The party’s internal maneuvering, begun after Beverly Byron’s defeat, is seen as shaping Bartlett’s readiness to address local and national issues.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Woodford
Tim Woodford
Republican Central
Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett
Richard Leggitt
Leggitt
Maryland
Beverly Byron
Frederick County
Mr. Woodford
Larry Hogan
Congress
Grandparents navigate a new world of grandchildren
Eda LeShan reflects on modern youth language and behavior on buses, noting kids talk of knives and use harsh terms. She urges grandparents to stay loving, listen well, and model decent relationships, while acknowledging the challenges of guiding teens and young adults.
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Women’s
NEA veto sparks backlash over two sexual art projects
Critics attack NEA head Anne-Imodle Radice after she overruled two panels and blocked MIT Corporal Politics and VCU Anonymity and Identity. The editorial notes panel politics and conflicts of interest, while defending cautious funding choices amid public backlash.
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National Endowment For the Arts
Anne-Imelda Radice
NEA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Radice
George Bush
John Frohnmayer
Virginia Commonwealth University
Peace dividend gives Fort Meade land to Patuxent reserve
The Pentagon cuts Fort Meade land by two thirds and transfers 8100 acres to the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, expanding to 12800 acres plus 8000 adjacent federal space, creating the region’s largest open wildlife tract. Baldacchino touts wetlands, rivers, and species like bald eagles and bitterns while nearby residents worry about unexploded ordnance and development. An $18 million visitor center will open, with safety sweeps ending next year.
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Laurel
Rachel Carson
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Fort Meade Army
Pentagon
Fort Meade
Washington, D.C
Patuxent
Carson
Nell Baldacchino
Baldacchino
Post
Washington
Suburbia
U.S
New Hampshire
Pease Air Force Base
Portsmouth
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake City
Army
University of Utah
Fort
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
Patuxent Center
Middle Atlantic Plain
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Neil Baldacchino
Tank Road
Bald Eagle Drive
Frederick County Firemen Elect Third President For State Body
Captain F Lester Smith was chosen president of the State Firemen's Association at the Frederick convention, defeating Felix Foote 361 to 154 to succeed Roland B Duke. Clarence Huntsberry received praise for freeing Roy Baker from burning clothes after a gasoline fire. Frederick City began free sand distribution to residents with Civilian Defense permits, about 180 families daily, to combat incendiary-bomb fires.
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State Firemen's Association
Frederick County
F. Lester Smith
Citizens Truck Company
Frederick
Capt. Smith
Felix Foote
Frostburg
Roland B Duke
Leonardstown
Clarence Huntsberry
Roy Baker
Richard F. Kline
Water Street
Mr. Huntzberry
Mr. Baker
Frederick City
W. Raymond Walter
Maryland Disaster Area Declared After Agnes Floods Hit State
President Nixon designated Maryland a disaster area after Tropical Storm Agnes causing floods. Litton Bionetics Inc. won the Frederick Cancer Research Center prime contract at Fort Detrick. James Nance said about 40 former Biological Warfare Laboratories workers were rehired and more opportunities promised. Senator Glenn Beall praised Fort Detrick’s health research use and Litton Bionetics selection.
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Maryland
Richard M. Nixon
Agnes
Litton Bipnetics Inc
National Cancer Institute
Frederick Cancer Research Center
Fort Detrick
James Nance
Biological Warfare Laboratories
U.S
Glenn Beall
Frederick County
Mathias
Congress
Litton Bionetics
NPCA backs Byron on Monocacy Battlefield protection
NPCA urges preservation of Monocacy National Battlefield through federal acquisition. Bruce Craig of NPCA cites Manassas experience, warns encroachment near commercial zones, and urges quick action by NPS and Congress to safeguard historic land and provide Frederick residents with greenspace.
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National Parks and Conservation Association
NPCA
Beverly B. Byron
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Park Service
NPS
Manassas National Battlefield
Virginia
Monocacy Battlefield
Secretary of the Interior
Frederick
Byron
Letters on deaf education and Urbana vice principal removed
Two letters to the editor address David Denton’s retirement and the Maryland School for the Deaf. Peter H. Ripley praises Denton’s leadership and charges unjust removal, while Karen Neel defends Urbana Elementary vice principal Connie Banes amid board enrollment criteria.
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David Denton
Maryland School For the Deaf
North Carolina School For the Deaf
Morganton
N.C
David
Dr. Denton
Frederick
Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf Inc
Myrtle Beach
D.C
Robert Davila
Tion
Maryland
Urbana Elementary
Connie Banes
Banes
Frederick County
Urbana
Dr. Seuss
Kids Propose Parallel Movie Reviews in Local Paper
A group of young readers argue that children and adults rate films differently and urge The Frederick News Post to add a children’s movie review column beside the adult section. They cite Wayne's World as an example where kids loved it while many adults disliked it.
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Wayne's World
Frederick News-Post
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Eda LeShan
Maturity News Service
National Institutes of Health
Endowment
MIT
VCU
Scripps Howard News Service
Tom Tiede
Newspaper Enterprise Asso
Bruce Craig
Lauren Harper Brady McGuire Frederick
Denton
Peter H. Ripley
Missouri School For the Deaf
Fulton, Mo
Karen Neel Frederick
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