Naval Academy imposes harsher penalties for hazing abuse
U S Naval Academy in Annapolis issues a general order banning hazing and abuse of midshipmen. Those guilty of hazing or emotional or physical abuse will be expelled. The move follows a 19 year old female midshipman Gwen Marie Dreyer being humiliated and confined to a urinal. The academy acknowledges its prior tolerance and vows a stricter standard to protect future leaders.
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U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Academy
Adm
Virgil L. Hill Jr
Gwen Marie Dreyer
Ms. Dreyer
Adm. Hill
Budget feud marks Frederick budget clash between mayors
Mayor Paul Gordon denounces predecessor Ronald Young by arguing a 45 million bond falls 20 million short of funding five year capital needs. Young calls Gordon budget a farce while aldermen dispute figures. Gordon cites flood control costs, new facilities, and underfunded retirements as strain on city finances.
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Gordon
Ronald N. Young
Frederick
Young
WFMD
Jon Kreissig
William 0. Lee
Lee
Bill Lee
Exmayor
Sinal
Carroll Creek
Patrick Street
Washington
Annapolis
William Donald Schaefer
Baltimore
Mr. Young
City Hall
Paul Gordon
Jefferson-Jackson
Pye
Military doctors escape lawsuits in Feres Doctrine case
Longo and other military personnel faced barriers to legal action over medical malpractice at Army and Navy facilities. Advocates push to overturn the Feres Doctrine, arguing accountability for injuries, impotence, and improper care. The piece traces cases of Longo, Jolley, Harris, and Gremlich, plus a note on the Baker Shevardnadze summit.
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Washington
Robert Longo
Longo
Mass
Army Hospital
Fort Hood
Texas
Army
Fort Sam Houston
Congress
Dan Glickman
Kan
Melinda Maas
Scott Sleek
Willie Harris
Highland
Calif
Air Force
Lori Jolley
Balboa Naval Hospital
Long Beach
WUC
Jolley
U.S
E. Christian Gremlich III
Broomall
Gremlich
Feres
James Baker
Eduard Shevardnadze
Baker
Shevardnadze
Soviet Union
Israel
Five applicants interviewed for Frederick County assessor post
Five applicants faced 10 minute interviews for the supervisor of assessments job at the State Tax Commission in Baltimore. Names include J Vernon Coblenta, Edgar Feaster, Austin Howard, Grayson H Mercer, and Allen M Pitzer from Frederick area. A heavy thunderstorm yielded .71 inch of rain in Frederick. Other notes list Mercersburg Academy graduates and a Middletown postmaster appointment recommendation by Edward J Smith. Mae Gerrick was chosen May Queen at Calvary Methodist Church festival.
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Frederick County
State Tax Commission
Baltimore
J. Vernon Coblenta
Middletown
Frederick
Edgar Feaster
Walkersville
Austin Howard
Washington
Grayson H. Mercer
Allen M. Pitzer
Lewistown
Charles Nikirk Jr
Braddock Heights
Democratic State Central Committee
Edward J. Smith
J. Vernon Coblentz
Charles Holter
Mae Gerrick
Howard W. Gerrick
W. Patrick Sr
Calvary Methodist Church
Frederick County Schools close for budget study day
Frederick County Teachers Association calls a one day budget study halting classes for students. Bandits rob Woodsboro post office from Webb's Auto Body Shop theft yields 168.61 in cash and stamps plus 288 blank money orders. Stolen items valued with 8,000 in stamps and cash damaged. police investigate. County commissioners name Thomas Glass as full time county attorney effective June 1. Four Frederick youths, ages eight and nine, catch a nine-pound carp in Carroll Creek by hand near College Avenue.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Teachers Association
Webb
Woodshboro
Woodsboro
Thomas Glass
Frederick
Carroll Creek
College Avenue
Charles Roberts
Harry Roberts
Jeff Gessler
Scott Allen Gessler
The Smoking Wars and the Abuse of Tax Power
Jeannie Mairs argues that Robert Reid's column crosses from critique to urging higher taxes on cigarettes and other personal choices. She contends punitive taxation harms freedoms, questions government overreach, and warns that partisan tax policy destabilizes individual rights.
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Robert Reid
Reid
May 5 letter questions Schrodel farm sale rationale
Joe Quinn argues Frederick County residents should sell the Schrodel farm for a fair price and relocate to a larger site. He contends fair compensation would enable the Schrodels to buy and move to a bigger, better location, shaping views on the landfill dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Quinn
Frederick County
Letters urging to save Schroder Farm and oppose new Frederick County landfill
A local letter argues against relocating the Schroder dairy farm for a county landfill. It cites costs, environmental concerns, and the impact on four families. The writer supports forming FRED Frederick Residents for Environmental Defense, inviting neighbors to meetings at the Izaak Walton League Thursdays at 7 p.m.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Committee To
Fred
Schroder
Izaak Walton League
Off Reels Mill Road
Wet milling proposed to cut landfill harm in Frederick County
George M Staples III of American Materials Recycling argues for wet milling to reduce waste volume and environmental liability at Reich's Ford Road landfill. He cites successful use in Wicomico County and potential for composting and recycling, urging county to stop landfilling and reuse leachate for sorting. Letters to the Editor invite signatures and provide address details.
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Frederick County
Reich
Ford Road
Bush Creek
Wicomico County
Maryland
Maryland Environmental Service
National Academy of Engineering
Technology & Environment
Ford
Frederick
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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George M. Staples III
American Materials Recycling Inc
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