Mary Ellen Payne, 'singing angel of music,' dies
Mrs. Mary Ellen Payne longtime Brunswick musician educator died after a life devoted to music and teaching. A Peabody Conservatory graduate she instructed hundreds in county piano and voice and led choirs across faiths. She sang at gubernatorial inaugurations and GOP events and collected over 2000 elephant figurines as a nod to her civic work. Her husband Joseph B Payne was a prominent local official.
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Peabody Conservatory
Baltimore
Bavimore
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Kagan
Maryland
Order of Eastern Star
CES Grand Chapter
Theodore R. McKeldin
Frederick County
Brunswick
Letters Urge Continuing LPN Training in Frederick County
Readers press support for the federally funded LPN program at Frederick Community College and Frederick Memorial Hospital. They claim applications exceed capacity, demand public backing, and warn the program may end in October if not renewed. Two letters from Margaret Benson and Mary B. Fink urge readers to write to the county board.
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Frederick Community College
FCC
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Doctors clash over malpractice crisis in Maryland
Maryland officials, doctors, lawyers and insurers debate caps on awards and arbitration as costs rise. Critics say juries unfairly inflate payouts while doctors fear losing justice. A veteran physician laments shrinking patient trust and a “rights” era eroding responsibility.
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Marcus Welby
Baltimore
Maryland
Montgomery County
Francis Mayle
Henry E. Dugan Jr
Annapolis
Dugan
Rosalie Abrams
Washington
Joe Average
Thomas Hatem
Mande
Vietnam Collapse Shocks Ford and Alters U.S. Policy
Washington sources reveal White House misgivings about national intelligence estimates on South Vietnam. The CIA warned of imminent Communist victory and urged a peace government to allow an orderly evacuation, but Ambassador Graham Martin and Thieu overruled to form a war cabinet. Thieu's indecision plus a chaotic withdrawal led to a rout as Saigon defenses crumbled.
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Open classrooms alarum stirs Middletown petition debate
Mrs Arthur Willard presided a Winchester Hall AAUW meeting in May. A banquet honored Frederick High School editorials for two advisers, Kingsman and Walker. A letter to the editor argues against open classrooms, citing 800 students in Middletown Elementary and 900 petition signatures. The writer warns of parental rights, discipline, and concerns about indoctrination and social behavior.
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Winchester Hall
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American Association of University Women
Frederick High School
Frederick
Homor
William Kingsman
Margaret Walker
Pareras
Inert
Middletown
Frederick County litter problem prompts citizen plea and responses
Citizens associations urge county action on dumping and roadside litter with photos offered as proof. They praise the Centre Alarm System and forestry service for forest fire response and call for education and stricter enforcement to curb vandalism and trash.
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Frederick County
George T. Hagen
Paiden
Gambrill Park
Park
County Central
Young Peoples
Unese
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