Election Day Helpers Spurred Voter Turnout in Community
A city paper recalls groups and individuals aiding voting on Election Day. Members of the Women's Democratic League assisted patients at Frederick Memorial Hospital to file absentee ballots while neighbors provided rides and companionship to polls. The tone notes nonpartisan aid and community effort.
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Women’s Democratic League
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Women's Democratic League
Frederick
Robert L. String
John A. Derr
Great American Smokeout prompts renewed quit discussions
Bob Reid cites National Research Council findings on passive smoking. Non-smokers face higher cancer risk, children suffer illnesses in smoking homes, and workplace exposure likely harms coworkers. He reflects on addiction, social change, and urges reconsideration of smoking habits.
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National Research Council
Humphrey Bogart
Errol Flynn
Paul Henreid
Ingrid Bergman
America
Rehnquist Free Ride Battle Under New Limousine Law
Congressional sources say Chief Justice William Rehnquist is using a government limo despite a landmark law restricting limo use to top officials. The act directs written security justifications, a step not taken by Rehnquist, as White House backing broadens exemptions for a few.
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Washington
William Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Congress
Reagan
Supreme Court
Donald Goldberg
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Defense
State Departments
Capitol Hill
Merce
White House
Selna Roosevelt
State Department
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve Board
Sen
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Chais
Senate Post Office
George Shultz
Letters to the Editor on Congressional qualifications and leadership
A reader argues against a recent editorial that a challenger to Congressman Walsh must have prior local or state office. The letter lists past leaders who entered Congress without county or state roles and criticizes the current representative for reliance on PAC money. The writer urges stronger leadership to elevate the district from its current position.
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Congress
Walsh
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Michael Barnes
Tom McMillen
Helen Bentley
Beverly Byron-Walsh
New road traffic concerns spark interchanges debate
Rob in Ficker attorney notes traffic bottlenecks on the new Interstate 40 segment from Tjamsville Road to Patrick Street. He points to lack of direct access to I 70 West at Tjamsville and a forced, narrow route via Shaw Street through Crosby Street traffic past a local school and shops, urging a direct I 70 West connection.
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Tjamsville Road
Patrick Street
Tjamsville
Meadow Road
Shaw Street
East Frederick Elementary
Frederick County National Bank
Grimes Truck Center
Genstar
Ijamsville
Sjamsville
State Highway Administration
Baltimore
City seeks exemption on Social Security act records
Frederick city officials told IRS request for information on workers under the Social Security Act is not applicable due to the city's status as a political subdivision. City Attorney Edward J. Smith asked for the act text and sent a copy to Congressman David J. Lewis.
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Frederick City
International Revenue Service
Edward J. Smith
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