Slaves to a season in the drive for longer school days
Frederick County voices push for a 220 day school year to prepare students for a global future. Dr. Noel Farmer argues past the 180 day plan as Japan and Europe run longer terms. Critics cite summer losses, part time work, and salary costs for teachers while business leaders weigh benefits.
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Frederick County
Bard
Farmer
America
United States
Noel Farmer
PTA
March basketball mania and NCAA facts in a Fort Lauderdale bar
A bar scene frames March college hoops with TVs, banners, and bets as fans discuss NCAA totals. The piece notes 157 Class I tournament games, assumed 5,000 fans per game, and a multi‑million dollar gate plus TV revenues. It cites Maryland’s ban and critiques past NCAA actions toward major programs. Names like Kareem Abdul‑Jabbar and Cassius Clay surface to anchor sports lore.
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Rafters
Fort Lauderdale
Cancun
Uys
America
Barbara Fritchie
Kenny
Dengs Dream of One China and Taiwan Reunification
Washington reports an aging Deng Xiaoping pursues a plan to unify China and Taiwan under a Sun Yat-sen constitution, with Deng guiding reforms and a staged reintegration. He faces student protests and a power struggle with Li Peng and Zhao Ziyang, while Chiang Wei-kuo engages Taiwan’s Lee Teng-hui amid opposition. The outcome remains undecided as military and popular forces conflict. In Washington, Dan Rostenkowski weighs keeping unspent campaign funds beyond 1992 as the money race intensifies.
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Washington
Beijing
Deng Xiaoping
China
Taiwan
Deng
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Chiang Wei-kuo
Sun Yat-sen
Zhao Ziyang
Zhao
Central
Li Peng
Lee Teng-hui
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Il
Congress
Rostenkowski
Responding to nurse shortage insights from a local reader
A nurse with 16 years in medicine challenges the Feb 24 article on nursing shortages. He argues cause includes lack of youth interest, counselor bias, autonomy concerns, and undervalued status, while noting harsh work conditions, safety risks, and low starting pay.
Addressing Nurse Shortage in Frederick Community
Lloyd Abbott writes about nurse pay and shortages in Frederick. He notes $12 per hour for licensed practice, salary compression, and compares 25 years to one year experience. He cites Frederick Community College output and University of Maryland Nursing School resources as reasons for potential stability, urging better salaries and supportive work environments.
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Frederick
Frederick Community College
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County to televise arrested drug users on local cable
Frederick County Commissioners discussed airing arrested drug users on the local government channel. The workshop raised concerns about juvenile offenders, misidentification, pretrial penalties, libel risk for the operator, and lack of educational or rehabilitative content.
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Frederick County
Charles Smith
Frederick News-Post Letters to the Editor Policy
The Frederick News Post invites legible signed letters with writer address and phone for verification. Edits for length and content may occur. not all will be published. Concise public interest letters fare better. Poetry and religious verse are not accepted.
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Frederick
WPA Projects Strained by Local Labor Shortfall in Frederick
Frederick city faced a heavy burden from limited WPA projects, says Irene Olson executive secretary of the county welfare board. About 275 laborers worked on four miles of road near Thurmont to the Catoctin Recreation Area, with 75 locals and 200 CCC enrollees. A 3:45 PM fire damaged the fair grounds’ western entrance, suspected incendiary, with damage around $100 plus insured.
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Works Project Administration
WPA
Frederick City
Frederick County
Thurmont
Catoctin
Civilian Conservation Corps
Frederick Fair Grounds
Charles N. Dougherty
Fred erick County agency picks new director after resignations
Twenty years ago Mrs. Nancy Blanks Smith left as executive director of the Community Action Agency of Frederick County to take a job in another state. YMCA board member George Dredden also resigned citing commitments. A committee was formed to find a replacement. Senators Mathias and Beall announced Army manpower cuts at Fort Detrick would be delayed until the future of the installation's biological labs is resolved, delaying a 285 staff reduction pending Nixon administration decisions. A $20,000 Elks Club Building fund drive opened with a dinner hosted by radio figure Happy Johnny Zufall, listing supporters Don Hiltner, Robert Marendt, John Warfield, Richard Diggs, Howard Kelly Jr. and Zufall.
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Nancy Blanks Smith
Community Action Agency
Frederick County
YMCA
George Dredden
Charles McC. Mathias
J. Glenn Beall
U.S. Army
Fort Detrick
Nixon
Chemical-Biological Warfare Center
Mathias
Elks Club
Johnny” Zufall
Don Hiltner
Robert Marendt
John Warfield
Richard Diggs
Howard Kelly Jr
Mr. Zufall
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American Cancer Society
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Lew Alcinder
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Cassius Clay
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UCLA
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United Feature Syndic
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Edward C. Connors Frederick
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