Incumbency Feeling Shaped Frederick County Election Results
Voters in Frederick County rejected incumbents for specific failings while re-electing strong performers. Sterling Bollinger survived due to incumbency not being enough amid landfill controversy, and Charles Smith lost in the primary for similar reasons. Sheriff Robert Snyder was defeated amid crime concerns, while Lawrence Dorsey won states attorney despite a challenger in Ed Luke. Del Boyd Smith lost to J Anita Stup due to Annapolis records and a powerful challenger, and Virginia Fifer unseated Thomas Eichelberger for Register of Wills amid calls for change. Voters showed care, not wholesale anti incumbency.
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Frederick County
Sterling Bollinger
Bollinger
Schroders
Charles Smith
Robert Snyder
Snyder
Carl Harbaugh
Lawrence Dorsey
Dorsey
Ed Luke
del. Boyd Smith
Smith
Annapolis
J. Anita Stup
Virginia Fifer
Thomas Eichelberger
Register of Wills
Eichelberger
Frederick
Stup runs strong in 3B as Eichelberger loses post
Frederick County voters shift toward Republicans with Anita Stup winning one of the District 3B House seats amid anti-incumbent sentiment. Incumbent Register of Wills Thomas Eichelberger loses after 32 years, while Gov Schaefer suffers a surprising defeat. The new assembly likely leans conservative with several veteran allies gone.
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Anita Stup
House of Delegates
State House
General Assembly
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Ryne She
Maryland
Register of Wills
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Republans Virgume Bor
Eichelberger
State Ethics Commission
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Bernadine Trout
Hichelberger
Bridgford
Ethics Commission
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Baltimore City
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Washington
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Carroll
Anne Arundel
Eastern Shore
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Grove
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Hagerstown
Ed Kasemyer
Howard
Francis X. Kelly
Baltimore County
Frank Shore
Peggy Schweinhaut
Montgomery
Frank Komenda
Prince George’s
Cathy Riley
Harford
Cultural exchange era boosts US Soviet ties via stars and tours
State Department cables reveal rock stars dancers and experts are being sent to the Soviet Union to foster glasnost. Joel and Bon Jovi toured Russia. Dizzy Gillespie is praised as an icon, while exchanges focus on dance jazz country and American music. An American student abroad reports hardship and psychiatry concerns highlight cultural exchange risks.
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United States
Soviet Union
State Department
Tim Warner
Ussr
U.S
Moscow
Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespie
Congress
U.S. Congress
Congressional Research Service
Kremlin
Maryland Draft Quota Set By War Dept For 1940 41
Maryland was assigned a 12 564 inductees quota for Army service from Nov 1940 to Jun 30 1941 by Selective Service headquarters in Washington. Maryland’s gross draft quota to June 30 stood at 26 898 after subtracting those already in service and those expected to enlist. Four men fined 95 dollars for out of season rabbit hunting. one defaulter. Evidence based on a dead rabbit and testimony from game wardens. Attorney Richard Burgee urged Frederick County to designate land for private low income housing under HUD rules. private developers could participate with local approval. Mayors of state legislation to ban non returnable battles supported. County planner reported the Solid Waste Disposal Master Plan due Jan 1 and potential landfill sites under study. Woodsboro Mayor Lawrence A. Dorsey urged active county Mayor's Council participation by his successor.
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Herbert R. O’conor
Selective Service
Washington
Maryland
Armed Services
Alton Y. Bennett
Benjamin F. Phebus
D.W. Kettells
Edward Fox
Richard Burgee
Frederick County
Burgee
Lawrence Johnson
Frederick County Council of Mayors
Questioning a loan repayment target in a local race
The letter discusses Dale L. Sharrer, a Frederick County treasurer candidate, and questions if the loan repayment issue is political or personal. It cautions against quick judgments, urging consideration of extenuating circumstances and the broader community concerns over private matters.
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Dale L. Sharrer
Frederick County
Brunswick Rail Festival disappoints despite promised era
Reader letters criticize the Brunswick Railroad Renaissance Festival for poor organization long lines scarce information and lack of exhibits while praising townsfolk. The same page laments planned nuclear options in the Persian Gulf warnings of casualties and calls for peace to end Middle East tensions and oil profits.
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Brunswick
Frederick
Harpers Ferry
Iraq
Anderson
George Bush
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Frederick County Recycling Push urged by resident
YvonneSmall letter to the Post calls for rapid countywide recycling program to reduce solid waste. The writer says current disposal options omit conservation and recycling, notes 50 to 70 percent waste reduction from personal efforts, and urges the new board of county commissioners to act soon.
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Frederick County
Board of County Commissioners
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