Support Judge Stepler In Tuesday Primary
A letter urges voting for Judge Mary Ann Stepler in the upcoming primary, praising her two years on the bench and six year district court record. It argues against elected judges, endorses appointment and a single election after appointment, and calls on Sixth Judicial Circuit voters to back Stepler and urge legislative reform.
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Stepler
District Court
Maryland
General Assembly
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Mary Ann Stepler
Meachum laments Schaefer’s reckless political brinkmanship in Maryland
Roy Meachum critiques Governor William Donald Schaefer for waging a public battle with Maryland legislators and press, faulting his language and strategy. He cites Carroll Creek financing tensions with Frederick Sen. Charles H. Smelser, and warns that Schaefer’s confrontational approach harms allies, including Mayor Ronald Young, while undermining the state’s budget fight.
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Schaefer
Sylvan
Minth-Science Model School
General Assembly
Senate
Assembly
House of Delegates
William Donald Schaefer
Annapolis
Maryland
Frederick
Carroll Creek
House of Delgates
Charles H. Smelser
Baltimore
Sen. Smelser
Mr. Smelser
Anne Arundel
Smelser
Charlie Smelser
Mr. Schaefer
Sen. Smeiser
Hell
Ronald Young
Mr. Young
Thurmont
Reagan SDI polls show Soviet threat boosts support
A confidential NSC poll series in 1986 framed SDI as a way to deter the Soviets. Forty percent called it a good idea to avoid war, with support concentrated among lower middle class Protestants in the South. opposition spanned Catholics, upper middle class, and Midwest voters. A 1988 November survey found 42 percent backing continuing SDI pace and 80 percent believing Soviet research existed. The memo notes politics and cost concerns could complicate support if scandals arise.
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NSC
Washington
SDI
South
Midwest
Reykjavik
Mr. Reagan
Congress
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Dole
Mr. Gephardt
Iowa
Maryland Lawmakers Move To End Animal Testing HB 1162
Letters praise Delegate James McClellan and Judith Toth for introducing HB 1162 to end toxicity tests on animals in Maryland and SB 395 as the companion. Readers urge support by calls or letters as the bills advance to the House and Senate.
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James McClellan
Judith Toth
Maryland
House
Senate
Sen
Victor Cushwa
Governor Nice Stops For Dinner In Frederick En Route
Governor Harry W Nice, en route from Cumberland to Annapolis, dined at the Buffalo restaurant in Frederick after attending the funeral of C Nice Wilkinson of Cumberland, a State Roads Commission member. He was accompanied by E Ray Jones, Robert Erwin, and Sgt Menash Katz of the State Patrol.
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Harry W. Nice
Buffalo
Frederick
Cumberland
Annapolis
C. Nice Wilkinson
State Roads Commission
E. Ray Jones
Robert Erwin
Sgt
Menash Katz
State Patrol
Frederick DAR winners and local notes from 20 years ago
Twenty years ago the Frederick Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution named winners in an eighth grade and seventh grade contest across West Frederick Junior High St. John's Woodsboro and Emmitsburg schools. Activities featured Theodore McKeldin receiving a booklet from Thurmont Jaycees and a Maryland Retail Sales Tax Division report showing Frederick County collected 2 550 125 dollars in fiscal 1967 with a 157 727 dollar rise from 1966. A break in at North Frederick Elementary involved missing fried chicken and eggs from the cafeteria.
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Frederick
Daughters of American Revolution
Judith Ann Moffett
Joseph Furie
West Frederick
Elizabeth Ann Krask
Matthew Bowers
St. John's
Jane Hahn
Mark Main
Woodsboro
Fran Fields
Emmitsburg
Sally Furie
East Frederick
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
Baltimore
Thurmont
Catoctin Mountains
Joseph J. Durick Jr
Thurmont Jaycees
McKeidin
John T. Amery
Mooré Business Forms
Comptroller
Frederick County
Teens Need A Place To Go In Walkersville Md
A 16 year old youth named Sam and other teens beg for a safe hangout after frequent police jeeps at the McDonalds in Walkersville Md. They recall Skatehaven’s closing and urge builders to create youth centers to reduce drinking and car accidents and keep teens off the road. Ann Lyerly of Walkersville signs the plea urging parental support.
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Sam
Tam
McDonalds
Skatehaven
Community Letter Defends Officer in Lobo Case
Sharon Smith of Tramsville backs Officer Martyak over the Lobo shooting claim. She condemns leash-law violations by the caretaker and argues the officer protected what was entrusted to him while acknowledging public scrutiny of police actions.
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Martyak
Lobo
Officer Martyak
Police and Sheriffs Department
Frederick letters contend with borrow pits and farmland impact
Dorothy H Branzell of Union Bridge asks why Frederick County the arm pit of Maryland. She questions borrow pits in Montgomery Howard and other counties and criticizes disposal of debris elsewhere. She urges finding twentieth century earth moving methods and asks residents to sign letters with verifiable contact details for the Frederick News-Post.
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Montgomery
Howard
Baltimore
Frederick County
Somerset
St. Mary’s
Maryland
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Jack Anderson
NEA
National Security Council
U.S. Space Command
Soviet Union
Sary Shagan
National Rifle Association
NRA
Pat Robertson
New Hampshire
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Gerald Vargo
News-Post
Robert L. Shipley
Storm and Shipley
Potomac Edition Company
Public Service Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Hagerstown
W. Lee Elgin
North Frederick
Ann Lyerly
Walkersville
Sharon Smith Tramsville
Janice Crone Frederick
Dorothy H. Branzell
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