Frederick Jail under fire over permissive reforms
An editorial denounces conditions at Frederick County Jail as intolerable. It criticizes Sheriff Richard Baumgartner for a permissive system including TV in cells, expanded visitation, and outdoor exercise, arguing these changes undermine confinement. A jailed cook attempted suicide after a promotion from inmate to cook, highlighting broken discipline and safety failures.
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Frederick County
Richard Baumgartner
Baumgartner
Lewis Crutchley
Cook
Boondocks
State Department of Parole and Probation
State Department of Jails
Board of County Commissioners
Carroll
Howard
Carroll County
Instant refunds scam targets inner city workers
An opinion piece condemns loan sharks marketing instant tax refunds to the poor. It warns that poor readers sign up for instant refunds and high monthly interest up to 12 percent, risking wage garnishment and seized belongings. The piece highlights how few of these agencies act ethically and notes Maryland as an example.
Letter to the President on death penalty and justice
A Frederick Maryland reader laments death row conditions and argues against capital punishment. He cites unequal justice between rich and poor, asks Supreme Court to end the death penalty, and urges humane treatment of prisoners. Signed Damon L Barnhart and locals from West Hills. Singapore High principal John F Thompson thanks WFMD and WFRE for support of a March 5 benefit game.
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Nixon
Goodloe Byron
Frederick
Maryland
Washington Post
Baltimore
President Nixon
Supreme Court
Supreme
The
United States
WFMD
WFRE
Brunswick High opens season with 12 to 0 win at Lovettsville
In a March 24 1921 style report, Brunswick High School baseball opened its season defeating Lovettsville Va 12 to 0 at Virginia soil. Morning workouts at Cadet Field include an hour of batting practice followed by a nine inning afternoon game.
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Moylan
Cadet Field
Brunswick
Lovettsville
Railroaders
Virginia
Contingency bombing plans for Haiphong loom in talk
Washington reports kept up to date secret plans for a three to ten day aerial assault on North Vietnam targeting Haiphong harbor. Senators and officials note risk of Soviet shipping retaliation and debate presidential authorization amid interservice disagreements.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
Creighton Abrams
Vietnam
Pentagon
Haiphong
Kremlin
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
National Security Council
Johnson
Humphrey
LBJ
Texas
Nixon
John McCain
Pacific
Honolulu
San Clemente
Calif
McCain
Farle Wheeler
Joing Chiefs
White House
Henry Kissinger
General Abrams
Clean State Likely For Lawbreakers
Radical reform aims to replace trials and records with 90 to 150 day intensive counseling and a job or school placement. Ex convicts possible counselors, strict reporting rules, and potential release with no prison time if they prove successful. Programs in New York and Washington, D.C. prompt federal funding requests for 13 cities. 40 to 60 percent success expected. Follow up shows about 80 percent stay clean in year after release. The approach targets those with limited crime risk and excludes drug, addiction, or violent offenders.
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Navy
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Yard
Mobile
Alabama
FBI
Child Welfare League
League
Bill Pierce
Raiford
Florida
Raiford State Prison
Mack Futch
Futch
Chung-ming Wong
Nixon
Wong
Kently
Saline Water Office
Interior Department
Reclamation Bureau
Washington
NEA
New York City
Manhattan
Brooklyn
New York
Washington, D.C
Congress
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Frederick News-Post
Damon L. Barnhart
West Hills
Lingapore
Singapore High School
John F. Thompson
Berry World
Council of Jewish Women
Leonard A.hecht
Henry Oppenheimer
United States Senate
Hood College
Theodore McKeldin
Herbert R. O'Conor
John Marshall Butler
State Roads Commission
New Brunswick
House of Delegates
Payne and Baumgardner
Chamber of Commerce
Wastin
Ray Cromley
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