Summit of Aims and Warnings at Geneva 1985
The column predicts the November Reagan Gorbachev summit will push ahead with the Strategic Defense Initiative, arguing both sides will claim resolve and warning of risky space weapon plans. It foresees a persistent push for reasonable diplomacy in 1988, then critiques hardened defenses and urges leaders to heed Paine and Franklin on unity and prudence.
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U.S
United States
Russia
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Sds
New Hampshire
Geneva
Switzerland
Thomas Paine
America
England
France
Caribbean
Central America
Gorbachev
Time Magazine
Benjamin Franklin
Pollution and progress threaten Frederick County health
Austin P. Renn of Adamstown argues in a 1985 Great Frederick Fair letter that industrial, agricultural, and housing development practices contaminate air and water with chemicals, pesticides, and pollutants. He blames factories, no-till farming, and septic systems, warns of irreparable underground water pollution, and condemns authorities and developers while urging restraint and reverence for natural resources.
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Great Frederick
Frederick County
Carrollton Manor
Fingers
Eastaica
Health Department
Mexico City
CCC Alumni Seek Former CCC Members Nationwide
The National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni NACCCA aims to locate about two million former CCC members and affiliates from the 1930s and 1940s. Many live in Maryland and areas served by the Frederick Ivens-Post. NACCCA has about 120 chapters with plans for more and seeks reactivation of the CCC. Write to NACCCA Falls Church Virginia or contact Victor Vengrouskie Silver Spring for information.
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National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni
Naccca
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Maryland
Frederick Ivens-Post
Loehmann’s
Family farm echoes 50 years later in potatoes
Jerry Buhrman recalls his grandfather and father as he reports 1985 yields on the Foxville area farm. In 1935 a farmer grew 1500 bushels on five acres, soil suited to potatoes. Buhrman, on the same land, produced over 2500 bushels in about four acres, honoring family legacy.
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Foxville
Emmitsburg Cooking Demo Highlights Local Guests
Miss Moore of Potomac Edison hosted a cooking demonstration at Mrs. George Eyler’s home in Emmitsburg with luncheon for guests including Mrs. Walter White and Mrs. Bruce Patterson among others. Warner Bros. takes operation of Frederick Theater in a circuit expansion, with John J. Payette overseeing all local venues and Robert G. Fulton continuing as manager. A large Fire Prevention Parade drew about 8,000 watchers with 3,000 participants and $725 in prizes. Taneytown mayor says town owns a new Olympic-sized community pool, funded by a $53,000 Jaycees campaign and land purchased for $15,800 near Memorial Park. Lucille Wolford wins Maryland Small Bore Rifle title at Beltsville with 3,134 points, third-time champ. Brunswick High seniors Bill Green, Larry Paxson, and Richard Lancaster receive National Merit Scholarship letters. congratulations noted.
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Miss Moore
The
Potomac Edison Company
George Eyler
Emmitsburg
Walter White
Bruce Patterson
Clarence G. Fraley
William H. Treiber
Charles Shaughnessy
Luels Annag
Arvin P. Jones
Richard Zacharies
Warner Bros
Frederick Theater
Washington Area
John J. Payette
Frank Falls
George Craver
Payette
Frederick
Tivoli
Opera House
Robert G. Fulton
Taneytown
Raymond Perry
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycers
Taneytown Memorial Park
Lucille Wolford
East Patrick Street
Maryland
Beltsville
Belize minister says he was entrapped by U S DEA plot
Elisio Briceno, former Belize minister of communications, was sentenced to seven years in a U S federal prison for drug smuggling claiming entrapment by undercover DEA agents. His defense notes his failures to provide drugs and claims the DEA pressed him with advance payments and inflated promises. The case echoes Abscam and John DeLorean.
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Abscam
John DeLorean
Elisio Briceno
Joe” Briceno
Communications and Energy
Belize
DeLorean
Briceno
North Carolina
Reber Boult
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Donald Goldberg
Boult
Bricene
Miami
United States
Water nutrition and early education in Frederick County
Denise Toms LPN explains water as a vital nutrient, essential for life and body function, second only to oxygen. She notes dehydration risks, especially for children, and cites the kindergarten Nutrition Break as teaching hydration and the four basic food groups, urging parents to ensure kids drink adequate water.
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Kim Crum
Walter
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Richard Lancaster
Jack Anderson
Joseph Spear
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
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Terry Dolan
Fugleman
Far Right
National Conservative Foundation
Dolan
United Featur
Denise Toms
Myersville
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