Walt Disney theme for D C may amuse Congress
A Florida senator suggests bringing in Disney experts to guide Washington D C on tourism and visitor flow drawing playful ideas from Mickey Mouse and friends. The piece muses on possible attractions and warns of delays and scrutiny, ending with Goofy as the seasoned adviser.
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Ashington
D.C
Congress
Florida
Bob Graham
Uncle Walt
Graham
Air and Space Museum
Washington
Magic Kingdom
Mickey
Donald
Walt
Goofy
Mandel Vindication and Maryland Politics Revisited
The writer repeats support for Marvin Mandel after the Supreme Court declined to overturn a lower court ruling on his case. It contrasts Mandel with Spiro Agnew, notes Mandel’s 14 years of legal struggle, and questions ongoing scrutiny of Governor William Donald Schaefer over land deals. The piece defends Mandel as a decent governor while accusing critics like Barney Skolnik of sour loss and defends the broader political culture in Annapolis.
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Marvin Mandel
Supreme Court of the United States
Barney Skolnik
Supreme Court
Skolnik
Mr. Mandel
Maryland
Skoltik
Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey
St. Mary’s County
Mandel
State House
University of Maryland
U.S District Court
Mande
Spiro Agnew
Ing
Dale Anderson
Joe Alton
General Assembly
Spira Agnew
Treasury
Chic
Ruth
Main Street
Annapolis
William Donald Schaefer
Bob Pascal
Boards of Education
Pascal
Don Schaefer
Chesapeake
Schaefer
Barney Skolniks
Mervin Mandel
Bob Reid
Frederick News-Fast
Average American Faces Shifts in Rock Music Taste
A self described ordinary American questions why popular music shifts away from classic acts like The Rolling Stones and The Grateful Dead to bands such as The Fine Young Cannibals Guns N Roses The Bangles and Bad Company He notes age and generational gaps yet argues tastes should remain common across Americans and wonders what defines mainstream music today.
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Hollywood
Rolling Stones
Grateful Dead
Entertainment Journal
Billboard
Fine Young Cannibals
Guns N’ Roses
the Bangles
Bad Company
Aging tastes clash as rock fans outpace cinema
Andy Rooney laments generational divides over culture and noise. He notes mass markets split by age and income, critiques loud car stereos and opera fans, and clings to films as a glimpse of “normal” America. Jack Anderson’s column is unavailable today and returns tomorrow.
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America
Residents Join Shooters to Dispatch Skunk on Fairview Ave
Fifty years ago on June 27 Fairview Avenue residents gathered to obtain permission to use shotguns to remove a skunk disturbing the neighborhood. The plan involved Joho P Engelbrecht and his brothers Lincoln Engelbrecht Bart Webster Theodore Reeder and Henry B Simpson Jr. Two who buried the animal then bathed afterward. Separately Sheriff Buhrman seized two pinball machines in Middletown and announced their case would go before the September grand jury for operating free plays. A Help Wanted ad in The News-Post drew 123 replies for a high school graduate to work in a Frederick store from across the county and nearby areas.
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Fairview Avenue
Gunpel
Joho P. Engelbrecht
Mr. Engelbrecht
Lincoln D. Engelbrecht
Bart Webster
Theodore Reeder
Henry B. Simpson Jr
Paul Buhrman
Middletown
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Buhrman
News-Post
Frederick
Sensenbaugh Urges Urgency Over Teacher Contracts
Maryland school superintendent Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh urged local boards to accelerate negotiations on teachers’ salary contracts after previous cuts. The region sweltered in June heat signaling the early onset of a hot season. A Frederick shoplifter received two concurrent one year terms for shoplifting and carrying a concealed weapon, with an accomplice fined and jailed and a second accomplice acquitted. Frederick playground leaders organized activities as city parks opened for the Off to Fun Season.
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James A. Sensenbaugh
Maryland
Baltimore
Frederick
Joe
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Peoples Drug Store
Frederick Playgrounds
Retirement memory in The News-Post raises grammar woes
Patricia Strosnider Camarra of Downingtown Pa recalls Mrs Mabel J Hoyler a Elm Street and Frederick High School English teacher whose insistence on proper grammar left a lasting impression. The June 14 Yesterday column noted Hoylers retirement and sparked laughter over a misquoted line about Frederick and love at first sight.
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News-Post
Mabel J. Hoyler
Mrs. Hoyler
Frederick
Elm Street
Frederick High School
Dignity and respect urged for Linganore graduation
Linganore High School faculty and staff express support for a formal dignified 1969 graduation. They condemn disruptive acts by a few students and urge behavior that honors graduates, parents, and the school while aligning with traditions of other communities. C Clifton Virts signs on behalf of the faculty.
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Linganore High School
Frederick County Board of Education
Noel Farmer
Frederick County
Nation
Singanore High School
C. Clifton
LHS
Letters to the Editor Attack on Mount Airy Youth Policy
James R Previti of Mount Airy denounces Mount Airy officials proposal to bar Frederick County residents from Carroll County facilities and roads. He questions taxation, policing, and identity rules while urging welcoming county patrons and opposing the measure as petty and unjust.
End Domestic Violence: A Call to Action by Heartly House
The piece highlights the severity of domestic violence, noting women are battered every 15 seconds and killed by partners. it cites statistics from 1988, recalls memorials in Annapolis, and urges stronger laws and enforcement. Sue Shifflett, executive director of Heartly House, leads the campaign to end harmful family traditions and declares domestic violence a crime.
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Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
Annapolis
Jimmy Lyles
Frederick
Walkersville
Shirley Baker
Washington County
Brunswick
Lisa Jones
FBI
Heartly House
Letters to the Editor Publication Guidelines
The Frederick News Post invites letters signed with full address and phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for length or content and not all will be published due to volume. Concise letters on public interest topics have the best chance of publication.
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Andrea
Frederick
Pink Carroll Creek Promenade sign angers Frederick resident
A Frederick resident criticizes a new Carroll Creek Promenade sign for clashing with downtown aesthetics. The letter accuses the pink and gold with fish design of being tacky and questions whether all historic district commissioners were out of town when it was installed.
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Frederick
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