Frederick schools hit list aims to pressure budget talks
The piece accuses Frederick school superintendent Stuart Berger of drafting a cut list to force higher funding, claiming the list targets instruction materials transportation and retirement costs to rattle parents teachers and retirees. It warns commissioners should not be swayed and urges a concrete set of cut recommendations if budget gaps persist.
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Frederick
Stuart Berger
Berger
Maryland
Hearing Aids and Deafness A Personal Perspective
Roy Meachum reflects on the reliance of deaf individuals on hearing aids, the dangers of device failure, and the need for better protections and ethics in the industry. He recalls AT&T’s 1970s coil changes, praises audiologists like Betty Jean Jensen-Custer, and urges treatment and advances in hearing technology to reduce dependency while stressing personal responsibility.
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Maryland School For
Big Brother
U.S. Senate
At&t
Mighty Ma Beil
Senate
Wa Bell
Falls of
Congress
Army
Johns Hopkins
Betty Jean Jensen-Custer
Veterans Administration
CIA Afghan arms program loses billions to mismanagement
A critical U.S. analysis warns the CIA wasted at least 1 billion dollars over seven years in arming Afghan rebels against the Soviet Union. It cites poor accounting, inflated costs, and diversions at Cairo and Peking sources, at ports, and through Pakistani intermediaries, with as much as 60 percent of funds diverted. The piece contrasts the scandal with Iran Contra and calls for stronger oversight.
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Washington
CIA
Afghanistan
Thalf
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam
Freedom Fighters
Congress
Dale van Atta
Cairo
Egypt
Kremlin
CLA
Karachi
Pakistan
Peking
Iran
China
Capitol Hill
White House
Administration
Moscow
Oliver North
Father and Son banquet held at Evangelical Lutheran Church
About 160 people attended the Father and Son banquet in the Evangelical Lutheran Church social rooms. The Gold and Silver Band of Hagerstown performed poverty numbers and Dr Henry J Staler of Hood College spoke. Supper was served by church ladies and Rev Arnost J Traver led prayers. Group singing was led by H David Hagan with Betty Kine and Dorothy R Hahn. Former Baltimore resident Wallis Warfield Simpson’s divorce from Ernest Aldridge Simpson was nearing absolute, clearing the way to a June marriage to Edward of Windsor, the former King of England. About 44 Vocational Agriculture students and Future Farmers of America members from Liberty and Walkersville High visited Boonsboro farms to see CCC soil erosion work with Extension Service and USDA involvement.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hagerstown
de. Henry J. Staler
Hood College
Arnost J Traver
H. David Hagan
Betty Kine
Dorothy R. Hahn
Baltimore
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Ernest Aldridge Simpson
Edward of Windsor
England
Future Farmers of America
Liberty
Walkersville
Boonsboro
Edward F. Holter
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
O.E. Bruce
Extension Service
University of Maryland
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Supreme Court Advocate backs canal park bill in 1980s push
Justice William C. Douglas endorsed Rep. Charles McMathias's plan to turn the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal into a national historic park and fund its improvement. Mathias framed the canal as a cooperative conservation model, not a relic, while noting its prior monument status. In Walkersville, elections were held for three town commissioner seats as the board expanded from two to three, and then to four in the next cycle, with candidates Howard Boyer Luther Hormne Roland Nickle Raymond Strine and Richard Winn. N. Wilson Schley recalled the 1993 cash transport, its dangers and the bank holiday that followed, contrasting past risk with modern security.
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Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Charles McMathias
R-Md
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Mathias
Walkersville
Edward Hedges
Walter Zimmerman
Howard Boyer
Luther Hormne
Roland Nickle
Raymond Strine
Richard Winn
Stop reckless teen driving a community duty
Letters from students condemn teen reckless driving and urge action to prevent fatalities. Tracy Barthlow of Linganore High School appeals to county officials to re evaluate morals, while Michael P. Buchta of Frederick Detention Center criticizes sentencing debates. Penny Hawker of Brunswick High School praises a teacher as good news.
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Frederick County
Brunswick
Singanore
Judicial system ridiculed as idiotic and fickle by reader
A reader endorses Royer's bail bonds article and laments the system's inconsistency. The letter cites a breaking and entering charge with bail set at 915000 versus a $20000 bond for attempted murder and $15000 for second offenses of rape and child molestation, illustrating perceived unfair rates.
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Royer
Transfer turmoil at Brunswick High shocks Frederick readers
A reader questions the impact of mass staff transfers at Brunswick High, alleging loss of English faculty and concern for student education. The letter cites 175 student signatures and 25 parents, notes rumors of 12 more transfers, and claims the English department is leaving. The writer plans to move to the Visual and Performing Arts School at TJ next year.
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Frederick News-Post
Pam Clark
Brunswick High
Frederick County
Brunswick
Frederick
Singapore
Dr. Berger
Dr. Slobojan
Brans
Slobojan
Tesus
Career Day at St John School Highlights Education Value
On Friday April 10 1987 St John School held a Career Day for junior high students with eight speakers from diverse fields. Students attended four of eight sessions and learned about schooling, challenges, and advancement in each profession. Speakers urged staying in school maintaining high grades and pursuing higher education for success.
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St. John School
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Second
Marke
Roosevelt
Tracy Barthlow
Linganore High School
Union Bridge
Michael P. Buchta
Frederick Detention Center
Penny Hawker
Brunswick High School
Fred Mack
Peter Lizas
Sgt. Venezie
Armed Services
Paul Willis
NASA
Thomas Chase
Skip Manley
Marybeth Terrell
Frederick News- Post
Linda Joy
Bernedette Emerson
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