Budget airlines and the ValuJet crash raise safety fears
The piece notes airline travel is common and safe but questions budget carriers like ValuJet after a fatal DC-9 crash in the Florida Everglades killing 110. It highlights maintenance cost cuts, FAA inspections of ValuJet facilities and subcontractors, and calls for firmer protections or temporary airline shutdowns until issues are resolved.
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Europe
Earth
ValuJet
Florida Everglades
Delta
Federal Aviation Administration
Turkey
FAA
David Hinson
Trumanesque clash shadows Dole bid for 1996 presidency
The piece contrasts Robert Dole’s resignation as Senate majority leader with the era’s politics. It notes Dole aims to distance himself from Congress while pursuing a Trumanesque surprise, highlighting same sex marriage debates and physician assisted death as complicating factors in his campaign narrative.
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Senate
Robert Dole
Harry Truman
Dele
Congress
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Mr. Dole
Mr. Truman
House
Kansas
Judge Dismisses ADHD Education Challenge in Frederick County
On April 15 1996 United States District Judge Benson Legg dismissed the case against the Frederick County Board of Education for failing to exhaust administrative remedies. The decision cites lack of time to establish a program and no extenuating circumstances. The author laments the board’s failure to address ADHD needs and notes ongoing parent efforts and potential class action suits.
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Frederick County
Barbara Koster on fighting for a child with ADHD in school
Barbara Koster recalls a seven year battle with Frederick County schools over her child with ADHD. She urges hiring a lawyer, attending all meetings with a recorder, and navigating administrative remedies within tight timeframes. She notes private military schooling helped her son, praising structure, small classes, discipline, and rewards.
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Frederick County
Barbara Koster
Middletown
Speeding Abuse in Adamstown Doubs Road
A resident on Doubs Road Adamstown reports speeding over the 30 mph limit, mostly drivers aged 17 to 30. A dog was hit by a truck on May 11, prompting pleas for daily police presence to curb speeders. The sign reads Slow children at play and the writer asks how others would feel if it were their child.
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Adamstown
Doubs Road
Four-H Holstein winners and nursing graduates highlighted
Mylo Downey announced at the Maryland Holstein Breeders Association banquet that J Homer Remsberg Jr of Middletown won the first prize gold watch in the state 4-H Holstein contest, with Richard Holter and Donald Keller placing second and third. Eighteen graduates received diplomas from Frederick City Hospital School of Nursing, with exercises at the Georgianna Houck Simmons Nurses Home and a post ceremony reception.
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Mylo Downey
Maryland Holstein Breeders Association
al. Francis Scott Key Hotel
J. Homer Remsberg Jr
Middletown
Richard Holter
Jefferson
Donald Keller
William 5. Sutton
Chestertown
David E. Ifert
Frederick City Hospital School of
William Meredith Smith
Georgianna Houck Simmons
Margaret L. Boyer
Katherine Grove
Frances Jones
Thelma Rice
Charlotte Shankle
June Shoemaker
Frederick
Mary L. Boyer
Virginia Fitez
Rocky Ridge
Anna Foster
Rileyville
Louise Grimes
Madeline Kump
Emmitsburg
Catherine Harwood
Braddock Heights
Margaret Klipp
Lewistown
Jane Metzger
Janice Wilhide
Myersville
Hilda Moxley
Mount Airy
Betty Rhoderick
Union Bridge
Grace Rice
Walkersville
Dole weighs running mate as GOP convention nears
The article notes Senator Dole must choose a vice presidential running mate by mid August at the GOP convention. It criticizes his campaign for isolation and reliance on a flawed team while the Clinton Gore machine exerts pressure on his effort.
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Dole
Climton Gore
Sen
Mate Wha
Peenens
Open the envelope now and tam some spice in this campaign
Letters urge Senator Dole to quit delaying his nomination in San Diego and attack with force. The writer cites Clinton and Perot as opponents and calls for immediate action August may be late. The piece ends with a note of urging bold campaign moves.
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Senator Dole
Mr. Dole
San Diego
Clintons
Buchanan
Perot
August
Even the rich face violence in tragic literary link
A Westport Wilton book club, linked to A Clockwork Orange, held a controversial discussion at a larger Wilton home. After the gathering, host Tilyarty died by suicide at his residence, ending the evening with a fatal act amid wealth and notoriety.
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Ewan Baird
Westport
Conn
Wilton
Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
Phil Donahue
First Rational City Bank
Tilyarty
No exceptions to tax proposal
James Beizer argues the flat tax must be universally applied with no deductions or exemptions. He states that allowing exceptions for real estate taxes or mortgage interest would undermine the flat tax concept and create inequality in taxation.
Letters to the Frederch Now Post Readers Earned
The Frederich Now Post invites letters from readers with names and phone numbers for verification. Due to high volume, not all letters can be published. include contact details for potential publication.
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Frederch
Bex
Pedcock
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