Open homes for girls in Frederick and Braddock Heights
A Montgomery County organization opens Karma Academy on Third Street Frederick for girls aged 14 to 18 with behavior problems amid little neighborhood protest. In Braddock Heights, a group home proposal faces opposition. The Frederick editorial urges finding a suitable site balancing urban access with a supportive, non disruptive environment for youth.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Third Street
Montgomery County
Karma Academy
Braddock Heights
Maryland Center For Youth and Family Development
Fountaindale Inn
Middletown
Land Day tensions between Israelis and Arabs rise in Galilee
Roy Meachum notes the 15 week siege of the West Bank and Gaza by Israel, with media exclusion and rising live fire. He recalls the 1976 Land Day when Israeli Arabs died and argues that current Arab distrust of authorities mirrors past actions, threatening a broader regional conflict as Shultz plans dialogue.
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Galilee
Israel
West Bank
Middle East
Menachem Begin
Yitzhak Shamir
New York Times
Washington
PLO
Holy Land
George Shultz
Ariel Sharon
Real threat in Latin America drugs versus Sandinistas
Washington rushes 3,200 troops to Honduras to face the Sandinistas while the Medellin cartel dominates the region. The cartel supplies 80 percent of U.S. cocaine, using Honduras as a transshipment hub and bribing officials across Colombia Haiti Panama Mexico and beyond. Noriega in Panama and high officials in the Bahamas Haiti Honduras Mexico and other nations help sustain cartel power, undermining governments and bloodily enforcing control. The piece condemns the cartel as the real threat to U.S. security and blames drug users for fueling the monster.
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Washington
United States
Honduras
U.S
Central America
Medellin Cartel
America
Reagan
Nicaragua
Colombia
Haiti
Bahamas
Panama
Mexico
Cartel
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Gen. Noriega
Latin America
Police courtesy card fails to shield speeding reporter
A Washington reporter fined 15 dollars for 50 mph in Urbana, higher than the 10 dollar minimum due to children nearby. He demanded charges dropped after presenting a police courtesy card, leaving Geisbert angry. Also recounted are a canoe rescue at Anacostia bridge, a Gettysburg peace memorial plan, and a Baltimore West Virginia air service launch with Dr Lyles Adams and Rep. Jennings Randolph aboard.
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Washington
Urbana
Roger H. Geishbert
Geisbert
Justice Geisbert
Logan Field
Baltimore
West Virginia
Dr. Lyles, Adams
Jennings Randolph
Frederick to host 1970 International World Women's Cross Country
Frederick was selected to host the 1970 International World Women's Cross Country Championships for the United States, with eight nations expected to participate. Jack Griffin, coach of the Frederick Track and Field Club, said it would be the first time the U.S. hosted the event. Former Gov. J. Millard Tawes urged voters to ratify Maryland's new Constitution, citing an estimated cost of 2.5 million dollars. The State Roads Commission sought bids to build U.S. 15 from relocated U.S. 340 to Point of Rocks at about 3 million, with 18 months to two years for completion.
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Frederick
United States
Jack Griffin
West Frederick
Griffin
J. Millard Tawes
Maryland
Gov. Tawes
State Roads Commission
Point of Rocks
Thomas G. Mohler
The
SRC
Skaters Call for City Park in Frederick
A 13 year old skater urges Frederick to build a skate park, arguing it would provide a safer, welcoming space beside existing facilities. SHANE MALONEY backs Mayor Young and notes local shops could help fund and run the project, reflecting broad youth interest.
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Frederick
Young
Mutual support urged for clergy amid lay and church strains
A letter from Nancy Hanes discusses the Baltimore Archdiocese case against Father Simms and argues for reform like mutual support and a reconsideration of clerical celibacy. It warns against clergy pulled into politics and emphasizes personal salvation and divine worth. Robert Kennedy adds a faith-focused reflection on eternal life and individual freedom to choose God.
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Baltimore
Father Simms
Heaven
God
Readers laud free speech in Letters to the Editor
A Frederick News-Post reader credits theLetters to the Editor with free speech, valued variety, and nonbias. Leonard Zimmerman suggested moving religion letters to the religious section, but the writer defends keeping broad letters in the column, praising the paper's Constitution portrayal and Carolyn Montgomery.
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Leonard Zimmerman
Frederick
Carolyn Montgomery Brunswick
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