ACT SO Olympics of the Mind details push in Frederick
Frederick NAACP president D Nickens outlines ACT-SO Afro Academic Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics as a program to raise black youth scholastic achievement. Local coordinator Charles Stewart will present to students and counselors, with ACT-SO stages for grades 9 through 12 and finals at the NAACP national convention. Community support aims to expand to over 500 cities in five years, including Frederick, with medals and significant scholarships awarded.
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Lord D. Nickens
Frederick County
NAACP
Joe
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Nickens
ACTSO
Charles Stewart
Frederick
Maryland
Baltimore
Benjamin L. Hooks
Poland fights for freedom amid martial law crackdown
Edward W. Wash of the Industrial Council reports on Poland’s crisis as the government annuls the August 1980 liberal labor law, abolishes the right to strike, and Solidarity calls a nationwide strike on November 10. Riots, tear gas, and economic collapse shadow the nation while Pope John Paul II and Western leaders react. The Soviets watch as Poles endure hunger and demonstrations, praying for renewed liberty.
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Solidarity
Gdansk
Reagan
Poland
White House
John Paul II
Rome
Kremlin
East Germany
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Bob Ageny
Edward W. Wash
U.S. ‘Industrial Council
Nursing home rules risk lax standards under Reagan plan
The Reagan administration plans to ease federal nursing home inspections, risking subpar safety and care as Medicaid funds, including 5.7 billion of 1980 federal share, flow to states. GAO findings cite Autumn Hills centers in Texas City with nurse shortages, questionable costs, and improper charges amid a push for looser oversight.
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Washington
U.S
Texas
Autumn Hills Convalescent Center Inc
Indiatrante Alinca
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
General Accounting Office
Autumn Hills
Texas City
GAO
Manila
Robert Gay
Tony Capaccio
United States
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Reagan critique misreads Great Society history
Cophey Mews Service argues President Reagan misreads Great Society impact. Programs aiding the poor reduced poverty and costs were small, while rising spending favored non poor entitlements. Inflation decline came with a recession and high unemployment. The piece defends social programs as moral and civic goals.
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Reagan
Vietnam
America
November 1982 election results and rainfall records
The item notes weekend rains boosting November totals to exceed 1931 and 1902 marks with 3.03 inches in seven days. It also reports on Maryland elections with Congressman Charles Mathias winning re election, Gov J Millard Tawes securing a second term, and Republican Russell Z Horman winning a county seat, plus voter turnout figures for Frederick County.
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Charles McC. Mathias
House of Representatives
Mathias
Maryland
Russell Z. Horman
A. Irvin Renn
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Board of County Commissioners
Horman
C. Burton Cannon
Souls on Fire lifts faith at Faith United Church service
A letter from walkersville reader praises the Souls on Fire group of 13 women and 3 men at Faith United Church of Christ near Frederick for inspiring spiritual uplift. The author credits their director and accompanists, notes the audience’s response, and thanks the show’s visitors. A second letter from Anthony F Conte of Eyler Valley criticizes Emmitsburg mayor Robert Preston over Summit Lake Camp sewer issue and calls for closer fact checking and conservation of the local watershed.
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Faith United Church of Christ
Frederick
Ashbury United Methodist Church
Paul
Eileen Stull
Walkersville
Joe Ogie
Jesus
Hagerstown
Summit Lake Camp
Byler Valley
Emmitsburg
Robert Preston
Rurn
Corned
Preston
Owens Creek
Summit Lake
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Patrick Ricaiot
Uamel Wiers
Boris
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Jack Anderson
John E. Jacob
Cophey
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Paul Selbert Leinbach
Philadelphia
The
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Weather Service
Brodbeck Hall
Dr. Leinbach
John H. Marts
J. Millard Tawes
Daniel B. Brewster
Louis L. Goldstein
Thomas B. Finnan
Ats Ptata i Ang
Nancy Lee Rhoderick
Anthony F. Conte
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Thurmont
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