Volunteers at regional conference urge service to all
At Hershey Convention Center Frederick County volunteers hear Montgomery County Pa Philadelphia Chapter president Robert P. Abrams praise noble work. He links March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation to national health service leadership and urges ongoing local volunteer engagement across many groups.
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Frederick County
March of Dimes
Robert P. Abrams
Montgomery County
Philadelphia
Hershey Convention Center
Abrams
Pennsylvania
The
United States
James T. Wilson
Frerick County
Cancer Society
Heart Association
Association For Retarded Citizens
Jeanne Bussard
Lung Association
Red Cross
Salvation Army
YMCA
Goodwill
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Sentencing debate swirls around Johns Hopkins rape case
A Baltimore judge sentenced a rapist and robber to 20 years for robbery and 12 for rape under the City Sentencing Guidelines Project. The advisory framework requires judges to use offender and offense points to place sentences in a calculated range, aiming for rational, public criteria. Critics argue guidelines create disparities, while supporters say they refine justice and reduce probation use.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Orleans Street
Marshall Levin
Levin
Baltimore City
Harford
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Maryland
Ficker defends ads amid tax request questions and a costly compliment
Letter from Maryland Delegate Robin Ficker argues a Nov 13 article misrepresented his campaign ads. He preserves ad samples showing prominent phone numbers and large headlines, disputes attribution of space, and attacks political rivals while criticizing a $656 full page Frederick County CETA ad as wasteful and unnecessary.
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Annapolis
Robert Reid
Legislative Accounting Office
Reid
Cardin
Del
Robin Ficker
Budget questions and praise mix in local letters page
Local readers question if the budget was approved and who authorized CETA spending. They urge investigation into public funds usage, mention potential private gifts, and request reporting. Other letters thank the Frederick County Youth Orchestra for a November 18, 1981 performance at Walkersville Middle School and credit students, staff, and conductors.
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Frederick County Ceta
CETA
Board of Education
Hall
Walkersville Middle School
Frederick County
Doris Lee
Theresa Willett
David Kelsey
Walkersville Middle
CIA chief Casey tied to Olympic profit plot and Maverick fiasco
The column details a proposed scheme by William Casey and William Simon to run computerized fitness spas using the Olympic logo and athletes as paid instructors. It notes involvement of Dr. Irvin Dardick and Gideon Ariel, Casey’s limited role, legal actions, and eventual collapse of Scientific Life Systems. Also critiques the Maverick missile program with high costs and risky guidance issues.
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Washington
Bill Casey
CIA
Casey
Central Intelligence Agency
John Dillon
Corky Johnson
Wiliam Casey
Treasury
William Simon
Scientific Life Systems
Simon
U.S. Olympic Committee
Irvin Dardick
Olympic
Gideon Ariel
Dardick
Ariel
David Liskin
Delaware
Scientific Life
Arthur Jones
Nautilus Body Centers
Nautilus
Secret Service
Reagan
New Jersey
The
Water extension to add jobs and boost pressure in Frederick
The water main project from the West Seventh Street reservoir to North Market will create employment for about twenty workers over the next two weeks. The 11 inch pipeline will improve service and raise water pressure in targeted areas, linking the main line to a dual line near Bents Street. The Frederick Chapter DAR plans Repudiation Day with readings by Eli Haugh and an address by Mrs. George Morton Scott. A 15 year old, Irving Shuffler Jr., made his radio debut on the Alexandria VA station during children’s hour. Zion Episcopal Church in Urbana sustained major fire damage to roof and bell tower with seven companies responding. church built in 1802 is a total loss. Mount Airy officials urged curb open burning prohibitions and incinerator improvements after fires in the business district. A plan to relocate the Jug Bridge demijohn from its obscure site to a visible spot on US 40 east of Frederick is being revived, despite past opposition over traffic risk.
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Frederick City
West Seventh Street
Hood College
Bents Street
North Market
Frederick
Daughters of the American Revolution
Frederick County
Eli G. Haugh
George Morton Scott
Baltimore
Maryland Society
DAR
Irving Shuffler JR
Irving L. Shuffer
South Street
Alexandria, Va
Zion Episcopal Church
Urbana
Independents
Carroll Manor
New Market
Hyattstown
Fort Detrick
Jug Bridge
U.S. 40
Robert Bonnell
Roads Commission
Leo Harbaugh
Dee
Maryland
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Widayton
Ta P.M. Phat
Neve Siaed
Dow
Frederick, Md
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House of Delegates
Ceta Ad
J. William Brosius
Plantation Road
David Marple
Secretary
Gaithersburg
Semper
Jack Anderson
Pentagon
Air Force
United Feature Syndicate
News-Post
Lloyd H. Britt
State Fire Marshal Office
Mount Airy
Harper
Mies
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