Frederick Brick Works marks a 100 year milestone
A feature on Frederick Brick Works celebrating a century of operation. The piece recalls the company’s endurance through depressions and wars, the iconic Frederick Reds bricks used in historic buildings from Civil War eras to Washington DC landmarks, and the lasting memories bricks create in the community.
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Rederick Brick Works
Frederick County
Frederick Brick Works
Frederick Reds
DOD
Frederick
Washington, D.C
Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Nuclear disarmament plans and global weapons drift
The piece argues for unilateral and reciprocal nuclear cuts by the United States and Soviet Union, notes the burden of dismantling vast arsenals, and questions the cost and feasibility of phasing out ICBMs. It highlights budget pressures on B 2 bombers F 22 fighters and Seawolf subs, the Star Wars era GPALS plan, and calls for joint GPALS development to curb nuclear threats worldwide.
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Arcanal
Herguse
Soviet Union
United States
Saddam Hussein
India
France
England
Bush
Europe
En Gorbachev
Kremlin
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Byelorussia
Ukraine
Kazakhistan
Tome
Air Force
Congress
Navy
Aircra
Army
U.S
Strategic Defense Initiative
Keating's fall hurts the little people
Keating's Lincoln Savings collapse exposes faulty sales of uninsured bonds to thousands of investors. The government accuses Charles Keating of looting Lincoln and saddling the ACC with a nearly $3 billion tab as civil and criminal probes loom. Brunner's story highlights a retired puppeteer who trusted the ACC bonds after a salesman pitched them as superior to CDs.
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Savings and Loan
Charles Keating
California
Lincoln Savings and Loan
Keating
Los Angeles
Lincoln
American Continental Corp
Michael Einstein
Keruby
American Continental
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D.K. Brunner
Brunner
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North Hollywood
Dueame
ACC
Hoods
Desert
Arizona
Bruener
Glider expert Bellak lands at Rose Hill Manor
Theodore Bellak completed a three hour glider flight over Frederick landing at Rose Hill Manor using a Frederick made on loan from Casebdy Lake Midh. He called the Frederick area ideal for gliding and noted two civil defense air raid alarms in Frederick County as army drills continued.
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Theodore Bellak
Frederick
Rose Hill Manor
I Frederick
Casebdy Lake Midh
Bellak
Frederick County
Arthur T. Kreh
Governor Schaefer’s math cited in Thurmont note
Reverend Kenneth C. Hamrick of Thurmont United Methodist Church questions state finances. He cites a shift from a claimed surplus to a 450 million dollar deficit over five years, contending stadium projects harm families and livelihoods amid calls for investigation into mismanagement.
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William Donald Schaefer
Kenneth C. Hamrick
Columbus Anniversary Reframes History From Oppression To Insight
Yvonne Small of Frederick writes a long letter urging balanced history of Columbus and the Quincentennial. She argues the celebration should acknowledge colonial violence, slavery, and wealth transfer, promoting re-vision of the past through public education and critical perspective.
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New World
Old World
Disgust at Pay Raises for Legislators and Troopers
A Maryland reader laments state lawmakers voting themselves large raises while many Maryland State Police retirements near. The letter argues morale and public safety suffer as crime and highway deaths rise with thinning trooper ranks and reduced Medevac service.
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Maryland
Concerns Over Governor Schaefer Extortion Tactics Spark RN Letter
A Baltimore nurse at R Adatos Cowley Shock Trauma Center writes to protest Gov. Schaefer's pay cuts for state workers, arguing the move endangers emergency services and taxpayers. She recounted a September helicopter transport, praises Maryland State Police, and questions political decision making amid hospital expansions.
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Kathryn Berry
William Donald Schaefer
Maryland
Mr. Goodwin
R Adatos Cowley
Baltimore
West Virginia
Grace of God
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Senate Intelligence Committee
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Charles M¢C
Mathias Jr
Gilbert Gude
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
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Life Magazine
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