Dictator's policy filled orphanages in Romania
Visitors to Bucharest report about 125000 Romanian orphans, half disabled, created by Nicolae Ceausescu as he outlawed birth control and abortion. AIDS among children under four rose from poor care and unsafe practices at Victor Babes Hospital, with Dr. Mark Kling noting extreme unsterility and lack of antibiotics and trained staff.
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Washington
Bucharest
Nicolae Ceausescu
Victor Babes Hospital
Romania
Ceausescu
Victor Babes Clinic
Mark Kling
Chicago
Communist Party
AIDS, abortion laws, and orphan conditions in Romania and Cuba
A nurse asides about doctors smoking near babies with AIDS visas corruption siphoning aid in post Ceausescu Romania. Abortion bans foster maternal mortality and 125000 orphans, while Western adoptions face trafficking. In Cuba Castro faces Soviet withdrawal looming oil wealth and oil-led investment hope.
Americans prove generosity with 1990 charity giving
A look at 1990 Giving USA data shows Americans donated 123 billion to charity with 89 percent from individuals. Even during recession, giving rose from 1989 to 1990, aided by United Way and local efforts in Frederick County. Contributions come from many sources including farms donated to Hood College and public-spirited citizens funding projects.
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United Way
Frederick County
Trust For Philanthropy
Giving USA
Frederick
Hood College
Redistricting Controversy Threatens Maryland Legislature
Maryland faces a fierce and protracted fight as the General Assembly must redraw legislative districts after the 1990 census. With eight city districts at risk, turf battles pit allies against each other and could redraw seats, possibly inviting Gov. Schaefer to impose a plan if no compromise is reached within the constitutional six and a half weeks.
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Maryland General Assembly
Frederick
Carroll
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Anne Arundel
General Assembly
Pradorink'e Pneanlatinn Ampinginn
Washington County
Frederick County
J. Anita Stup
James E. McClellan
Thomas Hattery
George Littrell
John Derr
Senate
Charles Smelser
Carroll County
Del
Bruce Poole
Maryland
State Senate
Thomas V. Mike Miller
House of Delegates
Roy Clayton Mitchell
M&m
William Donald Schaefer
Bia
Schaefer
Four Frederick County Commissioners Back Point of Rocks
A Point of Rocks resident cites four county commissioners, Sundergill Reeder Gray and Bowerman, for handling Free State recycling debates. He notes Gray and Bowerman attended May 23 and Sept. 9 meetings, listening to townspeople, and now reevaluating their stance with new information.
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Frederick County
Free State
Ronald Sundergill
Bruce Reeder
David Gray
Gail Bowerman
Gray
Bowerman
Sundergill
Drought hit Frederick County as scouts fight alfalfa blaze
In a severe drought with only 3.08 inches of rain in two months, five Boy Scout Troop 1 members battled a field fire in a 21 acre alfalfa patch atop the C&O Canal, Sparks from a passing locomotive blamed. fire warden and farmer supplied wet sacks and branches to quell hotspots. More than 150 attended the Frederick County Children’s Aid Society dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel, led by Charles McC Mathias. Former Frederick resident J William Niedhardt completed a nine month project overseeing the construction of a 1000 kilowatt windmill atop Grandpa's Knob in Castleton Vermont.
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Dickerson
William S. Ray II
Charles Mullican
John Howard
Richard Metcalf
Richard Simmons
Frederick County
Frederick
J. William Niedhardt
S. Morgan Smith Co
York
Grandpa's Knob
Castleton
Frederick County Highway Plan and Rose Hill Manor Talk
The Frederick County Roads Commission presented a 20 year needs study proposing 260 miles of highways at a $280 million price tag for 1973 to 1992. Archaeologist Julius Glenn Little addressed Gov. Thomas Johnson mansion attendees, saying Rose Hill Manor could serve as a county center without harming its historic integrity and recommended restoring and stabilizing the building’s exterior to match its 1845 motif.
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State Roads Commission
Frederick County
Julius Glenn Little
Gov. Thomas Johnson Mansion
Rose Hill Manor
Free State flood concerns misstatement rebuttal letter
A resident from Hat of Hoods argues against exaggerated flood risks from the Potomac at Poiat of Rocks. He notes multiple floods since 17 and cites a flood stage of 41 ft to challenge claims about widespread floodplain exposure.
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Poiat of Rocks
Potomac River
Free State
Letter Writer Questions Local Flood Risk and Development Bids
Wayne Dougherty of Brunswick questions historic flood safety along the Potomac and critiques county planning, zoning, and development proposals. He references Free State property, Md 28, Point of Rocks, Tuscarora, and mentions Hershey Foods, ESSROC, Ski America, and other projects while urging scrutiny of government incentives and NIMBY opposition.
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Free State
Potomac
MD. 28
Point of Rocks
Tuscarora
Cleanup around old Liberty High now Liberty Elementary site
A former graduate and Frederick County resident appeals to past students and parents to address an overgrown area at the Liberty site near Md 28 and Daysville Road. He notes a ten year impact, calls for clearing brush and a safer, tidier view from Md 26, and seeks community help to contact involved parties.
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Liberty High
Liberty Elementary School
MD. 28
Daysville Road
Frederick County
Liberty Elementary
George Allen
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Jose
Drew
Frederick, MD
Jack Anderson
Ruibana Gow
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
United States
Soviet Union
Robert C. Reid
Noriega
Dick Wright
Chris Carey
Toms Br
The
Iat
Bruce Lamm
Point of
Hershey Foods
Frederick Frederick
Roank Sandergill
Steven Yingling
Martin Marietta
F.C. Day
Essroc
Ski America
Commie
Hershey
Wayne
Dougherty Brunswick
Old Liberty ‘High
Hugh A. Sweadner Frederick
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