Maryland caps two bills in debate revival after summer study
Dead proposals Linowes tax plan and the 2020 Maryland Growth and Chesapeake Bay Protection Act drew opposition for centralizing land use and confusing language. Critics praised local zoning control and called the rushed rollout unfair, with both headed to summer study and possible revival in 1992 General Assembly.
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Linowes
Maryland
Sue Ann Yingling
Frederick County
General Assembly
Royko Lampoon Turns Gates Police Beat Into Joke
The Los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates faces widespread criticism after a videotaped flogging of a traffic offender. A Royko spoof presents Gates predicting a bright future for Rodney King through the beating, then reveals a satirical twist where the plaintiff wins damages in court and lives the good life.
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Los Angeles
Daryl Gates
Chief Gates
Rodney King
John Dillinger
California
Mr. King
L.A
City of the Dead shows Egypt’s poverty and Mubarak era politics
A sweeping Cairo portrait highlights the City of the Dead where 1.5 million people live roofless amid poverty and subsidized food. It contrasts Mubarak’s modest life with Iraqi invasion pressures, noting vast U.S. support and debt forgiveness while poverty persists. Postal glitches and Gulf War reflections warn on oil dependence and national security.
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Cairo
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
United States
Iraq
Mubarak
U.S
Anwar Sadat
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Kuwait
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemen
America
Saudi Arabia
Yesterday Items From the Files of the N Love
A fragmented clipping titled Yesterday Items From the Files of the N Love peers into archival notes. It lists brief notes and marginal references, with little context but hints of a collected miscellany from the N Love archives.
WPA 18 Month Cutoff Resurfaces in Frederick County
Fifty years ago on March 21 1941 the 18 month WPA cutoff again impacts local rolls with 116 Frederick County workers needing to reapply if private jobs aren’t found. A new stone base road project began aiding about 20 men for six months while women joined the Red Cross to sew surgical dressings.
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Works Progress Administration
WPA
Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Shookstown Road
Edgewood Church Road
American Red Cross
Army
Painting the schools painting during health concerns sparks debate
Brad C. Stine of Monrovia reports Frederick County School Board keeps interior painting ongoing despite health issues for students and staff at Kemp Town Elementary. He notes asthma ER visits, eye irritation, headaches, and breathing problems tied to reduced ventilation. Parents seek safer timing and fuller education during painting.
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Frederick County
Kemptown
Shady Grove Hospital
PTA
Washington
Montgomery
Anne Arundel
Prince George's
Howard
Gulf War Coverage Critique By Mike Royko
Mike Royko argues the press still lacks understanding of public reaction to the Iraq conflict. He urges fair, sensible reporting that presents both sides with context and accountability for the news audience.
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Press
Mike Royko
Press criticism of war briefings and police critique by Karl W. Bickel
A reader letter discusses trust in military briefings versus press quotes, cites Sam Donaldson during a Pentagon blackout, notes the truth is often the first casualty in war coverage, and argues against generalizing police conduct from a single incident. Karl W. Bickel signs the letter calling for fair journalism.
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Radio Baghdad
Pentagon
Sam Donaldson
Star
Donaldson
Police Beating Sparks Reid Rhetoric on Police Brutality
In his March 9 piece Police Beating Robert C. Reid attacks law enforcement with anti police rhetoric after citing a March 3 Los Angeles incident where LAPD officers were seen beating a suspect. He claims a new police state and Gestapo like powers, while offering few specifics.
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Los Angeles
Reid
Robert C. Reid
Should both parents be sent to war zones at once
A reader questions the wisdom of sending both parents of minors to the Persian Gulf or future conflicts. She asks if government or military policies could protect children, reduce family tragedy, and avoid societal and economic costs by ensuring at least one parent remains with dependents.
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Persian Gulf
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Jack Anderson
Soviet Union
United Feature Syndicate
Frederick City
Maj
Charles V. Main
Frederick
Main
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Douglas W. Magaha
Brad C. Stine
Monrovia
Donald W. Moran Frederick
Mr. Reid
Karl W, Bickel
Diane T. Summers Frederick
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