FCC considers campus smoking policy to protect health
Frederick Community College weighs a senate proposal restricting smoking to a few enclosed areas to cut exposure in public campus spaces. President Lee Betts endorses the plan as a health measure while noting enforcement will be set by administration with action by the Board of Trustees next month.
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Vettef
Frederick Community College
Avaul
FCC
Lee Betts
America
College Senate
Felicia Langer viewed as model of justice and compassion
Roy Meachum honors Felicia Langer, Israeli lawyer known for defending Palestinians. The article recounts her 23 years aiding dispossessed, her clashes with Israeli authorities, and her decision to leave Israel after facing public enemy status. It notes statistics on Palestinian trials, casualties in the intifada, and praises her long fight for rights amidst ongoing conflict.
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Perr Hitler
Washington Post
Felicia Langer
Europe
Israel
Holy Land
Tanger
Washington
West Bank
Save the Children
Iran's Moderation Masked By Assassination Skirmishes
Iran's release of an American hostage drew attention from the killing of exiled Iranian opponent Kazem Rajavi in Switzerland. The piece argues Rafsanjani projects moderation while overseeing brutal acts against dissidents, including Rajavi’s murder. It notes Polhill’s release after 39 months and cites U S acknowledgment. It also highlights a looming credit crunch, tighter bank capital rules, and possible slower growth despite a fed rate stance.
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Washington
Iran
Switzerland
Tundaent Megias
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Robert Polhill
Rafsanjani
Polhill
Bush
Syria
Europe
Kazem Rajavi
Copper
Lake Geneva
America
Fo Salis
Rajavi
Massoud Rajavi
People’s Mojahedin
Ayatollah Khomeini
France
Shah
Khomeini
United Nations
Geneva
U.N
Siroos Nasseri
United States
Federal Reserve
Odds and Ends from May 1940 Frederick News Post
A 50 year old item notes Shaw's grocery window on West Patrick Street listing overdue bills. A raid on a second floor hookie establishment finds the place deserted as deputies raid upstairs and patrons flee with beer on exit.
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Frederick
Shaw’s Grocery
West Patrick Street
R. Paul Buhrman
Paul Rhoads
Earl Lowell
Maryland Campus Curfew Lifted After Brief Disorder
Adj. Gen. Edwin Warfield ended the midnight to 6 a.m. curfew at the University of Maryland campus after no further trouble. Two students were arrested and banned for breaking into the administration building amid recent disorders. James A. Grove received the Frederick County Medical Society Appreciation Award for aiding a Red Cross blood program. Three youths vowed to fast until peace or troop withdrawal from Cambodia, weakening after 18, 10, and six days without food. Baltimore City Judge James A. Perrott upheld a ban on printed material urging attacks on police.
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ADJ
Edwin Warfield
University of Maryland
Frederick County
Red Cross
James A. Grove
Frederick
Frederick County Medical Society
Cambodia
White House
Baltimore City
James A. Perrott
Mothers Day Reflections On Pro Life Viewpoint
Anita Gill of Monrovia argues against abortion in a letter to the editor, praising motherhood and fertility while condemning abortion as unnatural and degrading to women. She calls on women to choose life and resist efforts to claim bodily autonomy over pregnancy.
Letter on Dial-A-Lawyer program raises concerns
The News-Post editorial on Tuesday May 1 carries Larry King’s dismay at not reaching a Frederick County Bar Association lawyer in the Dial-A-Lawyer program. The piece notes Law Day volunteers, limited participation by local attorneys, and a firm offering its facilities and staff, reflecting community response.
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News-Post
Larry King
Frederick County Bar Association
King
Bar Association
Dial-A-Lawyer program overwhelmed Frederick County
Letter writers recount a day with 400 plus Dial-A-Lawyer calls and 7 to 10 lines waiting. They urge more lawyers, extended staffing, and better facilities next year, while addressing editorial criticism of environmental claims with notes on lawn care IPM practices.
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Frederick County Bar Association
Bar Association
King
Scientific American
IPM
University of Maryland
Cornell
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