GAO lays bare Patent Office botched computerization scandal
A GAO report details flare ups in the Patent Office computer program led by J Howard Bryant. It cites cost overruns from 289 million budget with 55 percent excess, delays, space planning gaps, lax contract oversight, and questionable benefit claims. The piece links Bryant to a later Census Bureau posting. It also notes unrelated brief items on cholesterol policy, Everest surveying shifts, and a mini editorial on Mt Everest.
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Census Bureau
J. Howard Bryant
Patent Office
Commerce Department
General Accounting Office
Tyler Clements
Stewart Harris
Bryant
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Congress
GAO
Chemical Abstract Services
FBI
Inspector General
Planning Research Corp
Computer Science Corp
Mead
Planning Research/ Chemical Abstract
Brief glimpses of city policemen and local notices
Fifty years ago Sharshail H Murray was featured in brief glimpses of city policemen. Officer Murray directed traffic at the Square Corner and spent three of his six years as a police officer there. He previously ran the first Standard Oil service station in Frederick and worked as a truck driver. He lived on Jefferson Street and enjoyed driving his wife and daughter Gloria on car rides after work. Murray’s lucky number was found in his cap. Mayor Lloyd C Culler received a letter dated March 18, 1997 seeking marriage and relocation plans to California. John J. Burdette sold his farm to Clara Hyatt Hodgden for $8,500, with possession to occur in the fall. Qualifications for a fourth annual foul shooting contest were announced by Alvin G. Quinn, who donated a gold medal previously and would present a silver statuette to the top free-throw shooter. Frederick County Commissioners asked Treasurer Mrs Charlotte W Yarrell to prepare a budget for auto license plate sales and space needs. Miss Misti Capri Clingan, daughter of Mrs Robin Clingan, celebrated her third birthday with a large party including many neighbors and family.
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Sharshail H Murray
Murray
Standard Oil Company
Tn Frederick
Jefferson St
Gloria
Frederick County
Charlotte W. Yarrell
Voter confusion sours Frederick County election outcomes
Local readers complain about slow results from Frederick County’s modern computer system. The overvote problem led to hundreds of lost votes as ballots with more than the permitted choices were discarded. Voters are urged to understand the voting process to reduce overvotes.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Election Board
French Oven arrival and Don Rice remembered in life tribute
The column greets a new Willow Tree Center bakery, the French Oven, praised by Ed Waters and owner Anne Folliet as a beacon of pastry craft. It also honors Frederick leader Donald B Rice Sr, lauded for balance, learning, and family legacy, ending with a tribute to his life and faith.
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Ed Waters
Willow Tree
U.S. 40 West
Willowdale Drive
Frederick
Golden Mile
News-Post
Waters
Anne Folliet
Anne
Madame Louise Folliet
Sharon
Community letters oppose cultural arts program critique
Libe rty Elementary PTA donors funded the cultural arts program The Power of No aimed at teaching students to reject drugs alcohol and other substances The letters express strong opposition to the program and to perceived sensationalism and taxpayer funding They cite Planned Parenthood and condom safety while urging editor sensitivity and parental control
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Liberty Elementary School
PTA
Liberty Elementary
Liberty
Martin J. Dieseroth
CPA
N&k Automotives
Rick Ludwick
Cummins Construction Co. Inc
Reader Letter Complains of Sensational Front Page
A long time subscriber condemns recent front page coverage as tasteless and offensive. He cites a Valentine’s Day Planned Parenthood article as improper for polite society and criticizes a March letter by Robert Riser for gutter language.
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Planned Parenthood
Robert Riser
Kiser
Loyal teachers deserve a 10 percent pay raise petition
A Frederick County resident argues for a 10 percent increase to retain veteran teachers amid outsized salaries offered to newcomers. The writer identifies financial factors driving turnover and urges preserving local expertise to keep funds within the county.
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Frederick County
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Mt. Everest
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Lloyd C Culler
California
Albert Nelson
General Delivery
Cumberland, Md
John J. Burdette
Damascus Woodfield Road
Montgomery County
Clara Hyatt Hodgden
St. Mary’s County
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American Legion Basketball League
Alvin G. Quinn
YMCA
Misti Capri Clingan
Robin Clingan
West Patrick Street
Carl E. Clingan
Cheryl Ann Murphy
Beverly Foreman
Sharron Wiles
Cindy
Chris
Cara Abrecht
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Yancy Horman
Ruth Murphy
Ruth Oden
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Maryland Horman
Charles Clingan
William Herbert
Roy Meachum
Galen Brooks
Hagen
Don
Don Rice
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Donald B- Rice
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Plato
Blessing
Donald Blessing Rice
J. Sebastian Grabenstein
Libertytown
Sue Ramsburg
Board of Education
County
Judith B. Johnson, Frederick
Fish Hatchery Road
Lewistown
Polly Schofield Frederick
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