Frederick County votes against Schaefer in Maryland governor race
Frederick County reacts to Gov William Schaefer's victory with concern over potential loss of state grants amid a broader Republican shift. Voters show fatigue with Schaefer era spending while backing challenger William Shepard. McClellan's reelection offers a regional link to the governor. The piece urges reconciliation and dialogue with Frederick County to shape a better governance approach.
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Bollinger
William Donald Schaefer
Maryland
Frederick County
William Shepard
Schaefer
Shepard
Annapolis
James McClellan
Doc” McClellan
McClellan
Frederick
General Assembly
Meachum hints at Frederick County home rule shift
Roy Meachum notes Frederick County near end of old commission era as home rule charter work proceeds. He cites potential 1992 changeover, mixed support, and debates on costs and bureaucracy. He highlights new board members pledging charter goals, a lone conservative Bruce Reeder, buzz around election tallies, and lingering turnout impacts. He also commends election workers and county hospitality.
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Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Starcr
Bruce Reeder
Reeder
Schroder
Ron Sordergiil
David Ray
Mr Gray
Gail Bowerman
Sue Ann Yingling
Mr. Gray
Mrs Yingling
Charter Home Rule
Board of Commissioners
Register of Wills
Thomas Eichelberger
Virginia Fifer
Eichelberger
Anita Stup
James E. McClellan
Boyd Smith
McClellan
Martha Ann Brittain
Beverly Byron
Congress
Tommy Dorsey
Dorsey
Carl Harbaugh
Robert Snyder
Sheriff Snyder
Harbaugh
Snyder
Urbana
Myersville
New leaders, same old Panama
The Panama post invasion period shows limited progress under Endara with distrust in the new US backed government. Critics point to a weak judiciary, an attorney general with controversial ties, stalled constitutional reform, and a police system allegedly releasing drug suspects. A minor coup claim, based on shaky evidence, has further eroded public confidence.
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Washington
U.S
Panama
Noriega
Omar Torrijos
Guillermo Sanchez Bourbon
Miguel Bernal
University of Panama
Guillermo Endara
Bernal
Endara
Rogelio Cruz Rios
Cruz
Dean Boyd
National Police
Eduardo Herrera
Herrera
Peru
Endora
Armistice Day Parade Called Off By Rain In Frederick
November 12, 1940 Frederick item notes a patriotic Armistice Day parade canceled at the last moment due to rain. World War I veterans were to walk with draftees for national defense, while Capt. Charles M. Staley prepared for three months of training at Fort Benning. Red Cross volunteers held a roll call at Calvary Methodist Church.
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Frederick
America
Europe
State Armory
Charles M. Staley
Maryland National Guard
Cpl. Staley
Ional Guard
Showl
Fort Benning
Red Cross
Calvary Methodist Church
Roll Call
Holmes D. Baker
Frank D. Worthington
Robert E. Delaplaine
Nan Gilbert
Ernest C. Webb
B.O. Thomas
Alfred Gaver
James H. Gambrill II
John Ed. Schelb Jr
Mark Golibart
James H. Harris
Miss Pennsylvania Maggie Walker to keynote Kiwanis Easter Seals benefit
November 12 1970 feature at Gov Thomas Johnson High School announced Maggie Walker Miss Pennsylvania as the attraction. A 2400 dollar incentive fund check from Frederick County Community Action Agency was given to Patricia Smothers Learning Tree Inc Brunswick, for a day care facility for 40 low income preschoolers. Work on North Market Street reconstruction from Seventh to 10th streets continued despite poor weather, undertaken by the State Roads Commission to pave a three block section as part of Md 355.
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Pennsylvania
Maggie Walker
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick County
North Market Street
Seventh
10Th Streets
State Roads Commission
Editorial reflects on Rainbow club riot and police overreach
The piece condemns the downtown police action at Rainbow Hunan after a Saturday rap incident, calls the arrests biased against black youths, questions mayor and police leadership, and urges accountability or resignation for responsible officials. It notes business owners spurred the crackdown and urges public trust restoration.
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Rainbow Hunan
U.S
Bushwaller
Paul Gordon
Richard Ashton
Solema
Ashton
Guardian Angels
News-Post
Roy Meachum
Take the Offensive for Sport Hunting Rights
The speaker blasts animal rights and anti hunting groups for dominating media and calls on sportsmen to act. They urge the NRA and sportsman groups like Ducks Unlimited Quail Forever and Ruffed Grouse Society to promote the good of sport hunting and shed the image of violent extremists.
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NRA
War headlines spark reader appeal and concern
Betty Jane Wise from Middletown criticizes The News- for using a sensational boiler room death aboard the USS Iwo Jima and hostage rescue coverage amid the Iraq crisis. She claims the front page signal risked war scare and questions responsible reporting and sales incentives.
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U.S
Iwo Jima
Iraq
Letters Endure Courage and Caution in Social Protests
Community letter writers defend Yvonne Small’s peaceful protest at Site A as loving and conscience driven, urge courts to balance law with compassion, and call for a gracious, law abiding approach. They critique punitive sentencing, warn against suppressing dissent, and urge strong support for sport hunting groups and lobbying against anti hunting sentiment.
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Yvonne
Ms. Small
Site A
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Rederick County
Sterling Bollinger
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Eric $. Stall
Yvorine Small
Betty Jane Wise Middletown
Lillian Herz
Grouse Society
United States
National Alliance of Sporthunters Inc
Virginia
West Virginia
David C. Batson I
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