Overvoting in Frederick County election sparks debate
In a close county commissioner race, 409 voters had ballots invalidated for selecting more than five candidates. The piece compares computer voting to mechanical booths, notes Datamation's critique of the system, and cites officials praising speed, cost, and accuracy while planning continued use.
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Kim Il Sung appears in Pyongyang after death reports
North Korea leader Kim Il Sung, amid assassination rumors, appeared in Pyongyang greeting Mongolian premier Zhambyn Batmunkh. Eyewitnesses and diplomats offered cautious confirmations of his health as Seoul officials debated the credibility of rumors and security implications.
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Frederick observes Great American Smokeout with events
ACS officials plan a breakfast for a smoker and a film Why Quit. Fort Detrick and county health staff hand out smoking survival bags with pamphlets and novelty aids. Non smokers adopt a smoker, while a bonfire of butts glows at M A Bioproducts Walkersville as 18 clinic participants stash butts in jars and count urges avoided.
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Burkittsville Council Debate Flares Over Charter Dissolution
Burkittsville residents clash with council over governance as a member argues dissolving the town charter could heal divisions. Applause follows while debate centers on the Historic District Commission BOCA code adoption and converting a house to an apartment. An appeal to block construction sits in Frederick County Circuit Court. Continued on Page A-14.
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Ramsburgs win award for farm family of year
A fourth generation Utica farm family named 1986 87 Frederick County Farm Family of the Year at a Monday night ceremony at the Dan Dee Country Inn. Brookfield Farm spans 243 acres with 550 acres rented for corn alfalfa barley and mixed hay. The Ramsburgs employ 202 Holsteins 100 heifers and calves and 25 hogs while active in 4 H FFA and Farm Bureau.
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Frederick Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer nominees
One of five area farmers will be named the Frederick Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer on Wednesday. A feature with photos appears on Page B three.
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Shultz urges clear stand against terrorism
Secretary of State George P. Shultz says the U S should reaffirm its policy of unequivocally opposing terrorism while pursuing diplomatic overtures toward Iran. He spoke after a Chicago lecture as Carter and Ford condemned aides linked to secret arms shipments for hostages in Lebanon.
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Hagerstown man dies in early morning crash
Michael Lynn Sauders a Hagerstown maintenance man on his way to work at Carroll Manor Elementary died when his 1979 Honda was broadsided at the New Design and Adamstown Roads intersection about 6 a.m. Robert Pearsall Jr 46 of Frederick allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign striking Sauders as his car moved west. Sauders was ejected from the vehicle and not wearing a seatbelt. Charges are pending according to Maryland State Police Sergeant J D Harper.
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