Frederick County residents praised for community efforts
A Maryland community thanks Valerie Welch 13 for geography prowess and cites Monocacy Middle School top three in National Geography Bee. It notes March of Dimes WalkAmerica volunteers, Frederick Keys Knothole Gang, Stronghold Inc. preservation of Halstead School, Martha Meadows math teacher, Kyle Bostian with perfect attendance, Betty Shoemaker in You Are Beautiful contest, and a new audio video system linking detention center to courthouse for bail reviews saving transport costs.
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Valerie Welch
Monocacy Middle School
Frederick City
Maryland
Frederick Keys
John C. McCormack
Stronghold Inc
Kyle Bostian
Kyle
Betty Shoemaker
Frederick County
Annapolis
Frederick Cablevision Inc
Kinder gentler Bush sparks violent global and national debate
The piece argues that despite a kinder image, the Bush era features increased violence at home and abroad. It cites Panama and Saudi deployments, claims of bypassing officials, and questions about U S war aims while criticizing crime, prisons, and social underclass growth during the 1988 campaign.
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Bush
America
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Woodward
GOP
Willie Horton
White House
Washington
South Africa
Soviet Union
Congress
Waldheim’s fall from grace from Vienna to exile
Waldheim, once Austria’s president and ex UN secretary general, faces global discredit over war records claims and alleged Nazi involvement. Critics call him a pariah. authorities list him as unwanted in the U.S. and parts of Europe. Public reactions mix shame, defense, and nostalgia for past Austrian unity.
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Vienna
Austria
Kurt Waldheim
United Nations
United States
Waldheim
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Balkans
Amnesia International
U.S. Justice Department
Hitler
Haaretz
Foreign Ministry
Frederick Scouts mobilize for YMCA emergency drill at Baker Park
About 100 Frederick area Boy Scouts and leaders gathered at 5 p.m. at the Baker Park bandshell for a simulated emergency training project. Scouters assisting included E B Parkinson Carroll Hendrickson Ernest B Stephens Colgate H Brish F Russell Young John Wilburn William S Lamdin Douglas Weddle C Robert Ray and Norman F Ford. The Frederick County Glider Club Inc held its organization meeting at the YMCA electing L V Keyser as president William T Delaplaine as vice president and Willard H Markey as secretary treasurer.
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Boy Scout
YMCA
All Boy Scouts
Frederick City
Baker Park
E.B. Parkinson
Carrol Hendrickson
Ernest B. Stephens
Colgate H. Brish
F. Russell Young
John Wilburn
William S
Frederick County Glider Club Inc
L.V. Keyser
William T. Delaplaine
Willard H. Markey
Frederick Jaycees Past President Banquet and Awards
The Frederick Jaycees held their annual Past President’s banquet and awards at Fort Detrick Officers Club with 200 guests. Dolphis H. Morris Jr. became president, replacing Robert E. Smariga. Larry Boyer won Jaycee of the Year. Melanie Hoffman named Jaycee Wife of the Year. Judy Baezel named Jaycee Wife of the Year. A large wreath of over 500 red poppies for a WWI memorial was prepared for Orley Airport and to be laid at Belleau Woods National Cemetery in France for fallen Frederick County servicemen. Rene Ausherman, visiting from Frederick, would place the wreath. Lyndon Johnson look-alike William B. Barnes, 61, of Roanoke, worked on Frederick city directory in Frederick. He posed with Gary Hurst and former Sheriff Crummell P. Jacobs.
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Frederick Jaycees
Fort Detrick Officers Club
Dolphis H. Morris Jr
Robert E. Smariga
Larry Boyer
Melanie Hoffman
Bette Brust
Judy Baezel
Francis Scott Key
American Legion Auxiliary
Sandy Miss
Peggy Marquina
Frederick
Frederick Legion Auxiliary
France
Lyndon B. Johnson
William B. Barnes
Roanoke
Polk Company
LBJ
Gary Hurst
Downtowner
Crummell P. Jacobs
Drug check points spark rights debate in letter
A reader named Michael Crosby Frederick criticizes drug stops on routes such as 1 270 and Rt 194. He warns checkpoints threaten constitutional rights, urges citizens to speak out, and opposes mandatory tests and roadblocks as eroding liberties protected by the Bill of Rights.
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Sheriff’s Office
Frederick
Perils of Nudism and Sinful Flesh
A viewpoint asserts nudism leads to hell, claiming a Fatima message over 70 years old confirms sins of the flesh originate from unclothed human contact. The piece argues moral danger and links to religious prophecy without detailing events or dates.
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Hell
Heaven
Fatima
Contemplation of nudity and pornography discussed with faith warning
A letter condemns nude imagery as grave sin and explains the moral danger of viewing or producing pornography. It contrasts spiritual harm with health concerns, urging accountability for models and photographers. The piece includes a long wartime family note praising support for troops and gratitude to Americans.
Parking Meters Raise Rates Debated on Market Street
Faith Lucas voices concern over proposed 50 cent parking meter increases and charges for Market Street residents. She notes overnight hours from 11 pm to 7 am require frequent meter payments and asks for parking permits or exemptions for locals amid construction traffic and theft worries. Protest urges relief for residents facing high rents and parking costs.
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Market Street
Fifth
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George
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Fish Bowl
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