Diploma Debate Highlights Need for Basic Education Reform
A Frederick letter writer laments rising diploma value and calls for renewed focus on ABCs and reading proficiency. He notes poor spelling and form comprehension in graduates, urges competency tests, and cites Jeanne Saddler's May article and Maryland education debates as hopeful steps toward meaningful diplomas and better preparation for work.
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Board of Education
ABC
Jeanne Saddler
Sunday Sun
Maryland State Board of Education
State Board of Education
John L. Crew
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Treasury Secret Fund Faces Scrutiny Amid Large Unaccounted Flows
Washington Wire exposes the Exchange Stabilization Fund a Treasury secret stash of about four billion dollars with limited congressional oversight. It documents salary and admin costs CIA staff travel gold shipments to the Bank of England and other use cases while GAO audits remain limited and funds are kept largely out of public review. The piece also profiles former GSA head Arthur Sampson now at San-Vel and his bid for federal aid, noting his letters to Elliott Richardson and the dubious motives alleged by critics.
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Washington
Treasury Dept
Taeda
Exchange Stabilization Fund
Congress
CIA
Treasury
Und
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Canada
Bank of England
Army
Air Force
Pentagon
Mexico
International Monetary Fund
Gerald L. Parsky
Julia Rose
General Accounting Office
Arthur Sampson
General Services Administration
Washington Post
Commerce
Elliot Richardson Sampson
San-Vel Concrete Corporation
Roly-Poly Sampson
San-Vel
First National Bank of Boston
Sampson
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Elliot
Fitchardson
GSA
Pan Am
London
Gary Cohn
Richardson
Commerce Department
Fire destroys barn and dairy at Roec Hill Manor farm
A fire of undetermined origin early May 24, 1936, destroyed a large barn and adjoining dairy on Roec Hill Manor farm owned by Nesh E. Cramer near Frederick. Eight horses and three calves perished. The mansion once home to Maryland’s first governor, Thomas Johnson, was not threatened. firefighters and local officer Vernon T. Smith responded to the alarm.
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Roec Hill Manor
Nesh E. Cramer
Polceman
Vernon T. Smith
Charles E. Shook
Thomas Johnson
Maryland
Misses Jane
Clare Reynolds
Folk Dance Festival Draws 6000 Public School Children
A 20 year old item notes Baker Park hosts a folk dance festival with more than 6000 public school children from county and city. Students travel by bus to perform dances across grades, including Chinves of Dunkark and Kinderpolka in English and American traditions with upper and primary level acts. A separate report mentions a 14 year old boy, Clarence E Brachey Jr., bitten by a dog near Old UNMIS TAU and attended Frederick Memorial Hospital before release. State Trooper John E Cartee followed up with the dog owner for a 10 day observation.
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Everthing
Fair Grounds
Frederick City
Playground Athletic League
Brunswick
Baker Park
Clarence E Brachey Jr
RFD 3
Unmis Tau
Lilid Tadl
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
John E Cartee
Letters on planning zoning and farm land preservation debate
A Frederick County letters page debates balancing growth with water and soil limits, planning and zoning roles, and farm land preservation. Readers discuss legal rights, county regulations, and alternative approaches including private preserves and mortgage options to protect farmland.
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Health Department
Soil Conservation Service
Piedmont County
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Koyd RK. Smith
Charles G Spicknall
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United Way of
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