King Kong Keller Quiet Yankee Hero Remembered
Charles Ernest Keller a modest middle town native died at 73. He played 13 major league seasons with a decade at the New York Yankees and hit 189 home runs with a .231 career average. Keller stood out in four World Series and earned American League All Star honors five times. He was remembered as honest and down to earth by teammates and friends.
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New York Yankees
Middletown
Charles Ernest Keller
Mr. Keller
King Kong
Keller
Tustellow
Yankees
Eddie Lopat
Frederick
Jack Griffin
Yankeeland Horse
Yellow Springs Road
Charles
Re Gehrig
DiMaggio
Rabies lessons from a 1957 Washington Post stint
Roy Meachum recalls his 1957 rabies beat for the Washington Post and the lessons learned about ethics, threats, and journalism. He details how epizootics affect communities, the role of vaccination campaigns, and the dangers of sensationalism while noting Virginia's campaign against fox imports and the CDC’s later findings on wildlife carriers.
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Russ Wiggins
Mr. Wiggins
Graham
Wiggins
Bald Post
Covington and Burling Firm
Covington and Burling
News-Post
Tower to Lead Hidden PFIAB Role in Bush Era
Former senator John Tower is slated to become chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board within two months. Bush aims a broader reshaping of the board, replacing most members, while Tower would retain government consulting work. The move prompts concerns about conflicts of interest and access to secrets.
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Washington
John Tower
PFIAB
Senate
White House
Tower
Pysab
Eisenhower
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Bush
Ronald Reagan
FBI
Reagan
Anne Armstrong
Texas
Crossing Potomac options during bridge repairs in Brunswick
May 25 1940 meeting in Brunswick considered a temporary wooden bridge or pontoon span to replace the closed highway bridge over the Potomac. A committee including State Sen Joan Funk Mayor Alfred Harris and others was formed to study and report. Also notes Alfred Dashiell named managing editor of Reader's Digest.
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Potomac River
Brunswick
Boosters’ Committee of
Charles H. Feete
Boosters’ Committee
Joan B. Funk
Alfred Harris
A.W.L. Horine
E. Lynch Gross
Myer Kaplan
Oscar P. Karn
Reader's Digest
Frederick
Alfred §. Dashiell
Dashiell
Richard P. Ross
City
Residents debate 220 day school year at Kemptown Elementary
Jason Br Proffitt a fifth grader argues against year round schools and extending the school year asserting cuts to summer reduce playtime and noting some students already skip classes. He cites Dr Noel Farmer as overstepping authority.
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Noel Farmer
Jason BR. Proffitt
Kemptown
Yard Sale Signs Stolen Then Recovered By State Route Crew
Homeowners report placing yard sale signs across the neighborhood early Sunday. Four boys on a state road truck admitted taking signs, but returned them after the driver explained they were on state property. The speaker plans no longer to participate with Ballenger community trash pickup if state authorities continue such behavior.
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Thad
Ballenger
U.S. 340
State Highway Administration
Drug abusers need help before they're in court
A Frederick reader praises the Frederick News-Post coverage of Richard Tyergar Sr. sentencing and criticizes Del. Boyd Smith for supporting minimum sentences. The letter urges earlier intervention, drug prevention funding, and community response to the drug problem.
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Frederick News-Post
Richard Tyergar Sr
Mary Ron Stepler
del. Boyd Smith
Tyergar
del. Smith
Mr. Tyeryar
Tyeryar
Letters urge drug reform and recycling center critique
Letters advocate expanding addiction treatment, housing enforcement, and public official removal for drug offenses, plus support for a triplicate prescription bill. Other letters praise Frederick County Recycling Center, call for curbside pickup, bottle bills, and more accessible recycling while urging local residents to voice concerns about a Chevron gas station site at Discovery Crossing.
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Housing Authority
Frederick
Richard Grossnickle
Frederick County Planning Commission
Frederick County
Chevron
MD. 194
Stauffer Road
Discovery Crossing
Planning Commission
Discovery
Grossnickle
David Gray
Planning and Zoning Commission
Winchester Hall
P&z
E. Church St
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Gmb
Virginia
Washington Post
Ben Gilbert
Howie Simon
Library of Congress
National Zoo
Department of Agriculture International
James Madison University
Louis Pasteur
National Center For Disease Control
CDC
Maryland
Florida
West Virginia
Pele
New Jersey
Potomac
Minnesota
Warrenton
Phil Graham
Jack Anderson
CIA
National Security Council
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
The
Boyers Mill
Meadow
Ceresville
Frederick Jaycees
Coney Club Show Grounds
Barnesville
G.E. Tankersley Jr
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Dianne Foster
Nancy Phebus
Rick Collins
Linda Zierden
Beth Vandercook
Paula Kelly
Linda Strube
Chip Jewell
Bob Dawson
Ruby Baker Frederick
Frank J. Malinoski
Frederick County Substance Abuse Advisory Council
Marion Lake
Karen Novak
Walkersville
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