Frederick County Delegation Weighs Fire Hall Casino Gambling
Frederick County lawmakers floated a bill to ban casino style gambling at volunteer fire halls after a newspaper ad drew attention. They backed regulation or self regulation, citing Baltimore County’s prior crackdown on casino nights and urging United Fire Company to testify in Annapolis.
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Local winners in Frederick County on Super Tuesday
Roy Meachum notes Frederick County outcomes from Super Tuesday. Judge Mary Ann Stepler defeated James Respess 8-1 in a race where her vote effort is praised as her final victory. Karen Blood led delegates to the national convention in the Sixth District while other local figures, including Galen Clagett and Byron, failed to win, shaping future political dynamics.
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Walter Mondale
Jesse Jackson
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Grenada invasion warning claim sparks Bush Castro questions
NSC sources dispute that Vice President Bush warned Fidel Castro before the 1983 Grenada invasion. Castro allegedly knew of the plan and cut lines to feign ignorance. The piece notes Noriega aide Blandon’s unreliable testimonies and details Cuba, Britain, and the Soviet Union warnings on October 24 1983.
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Maurice Bishop
Snowplows Try First Workout Amid Heavy March Snowstorm
Fifty years ago on March 11 1938 Frederick County faced a two inch snow with drifting but limited disruption as warm air forecasted by the weather bureau would melt it quickly. A two hour City Hall hearing addressed chronic radio noise with Mayor Lloyd Culler and Potomac Edison pledging enforcement of the 1935 ordinance and Edison promising to curb interference. Thurmont High freshmen Elwood Biffle and Bernard Fink built a green and silver Model T engine powered vehicle for private alley use, as license age restrictions prevented public operation.
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Frederick Seen as Satellite and Recreation Area in 2000 Plan
An interim Maryland Planning and Zoning Law Study Commission report portrays Frederick County as a distinct non metropolitan area shaped by Washington eastward growth. It cites I 70 and Western Maryland recreation as key factors and notes Frederick city as a satellite city in the Year 2000 plan. The GSA and Coble and Berger architects may guide a post office addition matching downtown Frederick’s historic charm. The Walkersville PTA schedules a second panel on sex education amid strong turnout with speakers Rev Lyle Harper and Dr Ernest Dettbarn, who have led the four year seminar effort.
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Charles F. Bowers
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Letters to the editor address front page debate and local concerns
Readers debate Mary D Amore coverage and urge attention to community groups Heartly House Hospice of Frederick and local student organizations. Others defend Planned Parenthood remarks and ambulance service practices while advocating calm civic discourse amid local opposition to borrow pits and farm plans. The paper notes letters must be signed with address and phone for verification.
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