Children prove resilient after Challenger tragedy
A guest column argues children showed resilience after the Challenger disaster, countering fears of lasting trauma. Polls by The New York Times and CBS found children were hopeful about space travel and favored continuing the program, with most discussing the event at school and a majority wanting to fly in space.
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Challenger
New York Times
CBS
Space
Noled
NBC
Granny Phunge
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Letters praise Big Brothers Big Sisters bowlathon effort
Frederick County readers praise the annual Bowl For Kids Sake fund raiser and its goal of thirty five thousand dollars. The piece notes eighty two active matches and thirty two children waiting, and thanks AVEMCO for sponsorship while urging community involvement.
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Frederick County
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Avemco Corporation
Avemco
Gas Loss Plagues Utilities Across States
Tens of millions of cubic feet of natural gas vanish yearly between purchase and delivery to customers. Thieves, leaks, corroded pipes, and faulty meters contribute. GAO audit lists 92 small systems unable to account for 16 percent or more of their gas, with Texas leading among them.
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Washington
Les Whitten
Congressional
GAO
Texas
Louisiana
West Virginia
Florida
Oklahoma
Kansas
Mississippi
Gas safety gaps cited in GAO report and IRS bidding woes
GAO warns natural gas leaks from non operator actions caused many accidents and 1964 deaths. House subcommittee chair Sharp pushes better accounting to prevent catastrophes. IRS chooses a compliant bidder after ruling the initial award flawed, extending maintenance costs while rebid is delayed. DC-3 aviation legacy and paraquat pressure in Belize round out the roundup.
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GAO
Sharp
House
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Rick Nelson
C.V. Gilnes
Air Force
Joe Antanama Faeman
Innt Ovingedan
Are Americans dishonest A Rooney style reflection
Andy Rooney questions if corruption is widespread and argues most people are honest in person while many rationalize stealing from impersonal entities. He notes attitudes toward shoplifting and telephones, cites wartime behavior, and observes mob figures uphold a personal code of ethics.
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New York City
Ed Koch
Koch
New York
Mulberry Street
Local club events and community notices in Hover Frederick area
Forty members of Camp No. The Modern Woodmen of America observed the organization’s 3rd anniversary at a Hover Frederick dinner. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Junior Fire Company held a Leap Year Dance with Lem Keller Orchestra. An old time quilting party at Mary S. Burrier’s Mount Pleasant home produced a bias appliqué quilt. Howard L. Stevens reported a theft related incident on Second Street involving an empty ice cream truck that disappeared from Merkley Staley Gaithersburg. Harold R. Jones was named superintendent of Catoctin Mountain Park. Distributive Education program details show students working at Arlan’s Department Store Routgahn’s Bi Center and Safeway.
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Wo Dsmen of America
Hover Frederick
Tovas
Cader
Junior Fire Company
Lem Keller
Milton Swain
Marion Talley
Mary Esterly
Mary S. Burrier
Mount Pleasant
G. Burrier
Burrier
Mollie Saree
May Rippeon
Hallie Burrier
Lena Snyder
Edda Hurrier
Nellie Burrier
Second Street
Howard L. Stevens
Culler Lake Shorly
College Avenue
Fleming Avenue
Merkley
Staley
J. Kenneth Palmer
Peggy Marshall
Ed Reynolds
Glen Baldwin
Arlan
Routgahn's
Bi Center
Safeway
Bargains in higher education for teens eyes big value
Education editor Edward B. Fiske lists colleges with strong academics and low tuition. Cooper Union offers free engineering art and architecture education aside from a small activity fee. William and Mary, SUNY Binghamton, Berkeley, UNC Chapel Hill, Centre College present notable cost advantages, with in and out of state figures noted.
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Edward B. Fiske
The
New York Times
Fiske
Cooper Union
New York
N.Y
College OF William and Mary
Williamsburg
William and Mary
Virginia
SUNY
Binghamton
Suny-B
New York State University System
University OF California AT Berkeley
Berkeley
Calif
University OF North Carolina
South
North Carolina
Centre College
Danville
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Bob Monin
Honry Honoru
Derick, MD
Latishar Seeemee Mua Diat
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Robert McDonald
David J. Dougall
Willowdale Dr
Frederick
Mountain City Elks
Thomas Johnson
Motocacy
West Frederick
the Elks
Katie Groth T
Jack Anderson
Joseph Spear
Philip Sharp
D-Ind
General Accounting Office
Belize
U.S
Miami
Briceno
Dean Oliver Barrow
Andy Rooney
By Andy Rooney
Tribune Media Services
Berry’s
Don Johnson
Harold R. Jones
Rocky Mountain National Park
Catoctin Mountain Park
Jones
Earl N. Semingson
Robert Wallace
D. Copley News Service
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