Governor Schaefer Tours Frederick County Activities
Governor Schaefer visited Frederick County on Tuesday as part of his plan to learn about the state and make informed decisions for Maryland. He toured Carroll Creek, Brunswick with a grants administration check, Way Station, Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, City Hall and Weinberg Center, praising local improvements and citizen generosity while challenging residents to ask what they have done for the neighborhood.
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Schaefer
Frederick County
Baltimore
Frederick
Carroll Creek
Brunswick
Richard Campbell
Way Station
Maryland
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
City Hall
Weinberg Center For
Mr. Schaefer
William Donald Schaefer
Maryland Gun Control Debate Highlights Beck’s Pro Gun Stand
Maryland state Senator Raymond Beck champions individual gun rights aligned with the NRA while opposing a 1985 court decision that would hold handgun manufacturers and retailers liable for crimes. The piece contrasts pro and anti gun factions, discusses Maryland seven day waiting, and previews further gun control bills.
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Carroll County
Congress
Supreme Court
National Guard
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National Rifle Association
NRA
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Maryland
United States
Maryland Court of Appeals
General Assembly
VOA management clash sparks GAO probe in Washington
The House subcommittee turns to the General Accounting Office to investigate Voice of America management practices and employee grievances amid internal union accusations of harassment and favoritism. The report also touches Radio Marti amid broader agency controversy and a costly modernization program.
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Washington
Voice of America
United States
VOA
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
General Accounting Office
Gary Clouser
Richard Carlson
Norman Painter
American Federation of Governmental Employees
Toeal
GAO
Radio
Radio Marti
Congress
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Labor Board
Carlson
Justice Department
Reagan
National Security Council
Armistice Day Parade Colorful in Frederick
Yesterday in Frederick the 19th Armistice Day parade rolled under fair skies led by Francis Scott Key Post American Legion. Police, parade officials, military, locals and the Red Cross formed the first division with subsequent divisions of fraternal groups schools and fire companies. Cups and cash prizes were awarded for best appearing fire company auxiliary and parade floats. A Frederick Lodge meeting heard Major Elmer F Munshawer caution that fixing traffic law violations depends on awareness of consequences. Hood College hosted National Women's Archery Champion Miss Jean Ainsworthy Tenney of Clearspring for lectures and a demonstration.
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Frederick
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Red Cross
Elmer F. Munshawer
Maryland
Hagerstown
Jean Ainsworthy Tenney
Clearspring
Hood College
Miss Tenney
C.A. Tenney
State Roads Commission
Maryland Constitutional Convention backs two house assembly plan
Twenty years ago a package proposing a 160 member two house General Assembly, longer sessions, and salary setting by law won overwhelming approval. The package calls for single member districts and annual sessions with extensions. Maryland officials also discussed recreational facility plans at Sixes Bridge Dam and water supply submission to Congress. Dancers from Faith of Westtown led by Louise Mattlage performed at Hood College expressing religious faith in a Coffman Chapel program.
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Iran
United States
Persian Gulf
Tehran
Gulf
Congress
U.S
Marine Barracks
Lebanon
Interior Department
Minerals Management Service
Michael Deaver
White House
General Assembly
Maryland
Frederick
Carroll County
Sixes Bridge Dam
Army Corps of Engineers
Westtown
Louise Mattlage
Coffman Chapel
Hood College
Readers debates Ms usage while touting stock education gains
James E. Ay er and Marie Anne Erickson argue in letters about the origin of Ms as a title for women, then pivot to praise for stock market literacy and the BoB program in schools. They suggest integrating finance and astrophysics into curricula to boost student motivation and tax-dollar value.
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Lewistown
Fifth graders to study stock market trading in math class
The Frederick Post on November 5 1987 reports the county BoE approved a fifth grade curriculum adding stock market trading to math. Proponents say it reinforces fractions and decimals and complements an economics unit with mock corporations and stock trading.
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Frederick Post
Fredericksonians
County Board of Education
Boe
New York Stock Exchange
Landowners Resist Historic Designation Plan in Frederick County
Rebecca Twigg of Middletown voices frustration over the Interior Department’s plan to designate 47 properties as historic landmarks. She argues landowners deserve autonomy, questions access and development implications, and criticizes county officials for pushing the plan.
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Frederick Post
Department of the Interior
California
Park Service
Frederick County
Trust
Robert Carey
Environment Trust
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