Frederick News-Post adopts courtesy titles for names
The Frederick News-Post announces a return to using courtesy titles such as Mr Mrs Miss and Ms for names in its pages. The move aligns with AP style and aims to restore civility and consistency across reporting while capitalizing pronouns for God.
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Miss Manners
New York Times
Baltimore Sun
Frederick
Associated Press
Jones
Mrs. Jones
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Frederick News-Post
God
Football union folly and backlash from a bitter strike
Rob Reid, Annapolis Bureau Chief of the Frederick News Post, criticizes the NFL players union and its leadership for a costly failed strike. He argues owners and networks prevailed, replacement players proved capable, fans soured, and mid career changes loom for union leaders. He calls for new leadership and accountability.
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Football League
Football Players Union
G. Upshaw
National Football League Players Association
Joseph Goebbels
BMW
Afernoon
Americana Financial Life
America
NFL Players Union
Upshaw
Rob Reid
Annapolis
The
Frederick News-Post
California white collar crime: FBI delay and S L frauds
California becomes world capital of white collar crime as FBI with 12 agents in Santa Ana and 32 in LA struggles to pursue a flood of cases. Commissioners and investigators describe insider manipulation, lax prosecutions, and large losses from S and L failures across the state.
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Michael Einstein
Bureau
Santa Ana
FBI
Los Angeles
California
S&l
M J Grove Lime Co Wins Contract for Potomac Bridge Approach
From the News-Post files dated October 20 1937 the M J Grove Lime Company secured a contract to build the approach to the Potomac River bridge at Point of Rocks for 18883 dollars. Heavy rains dropped 3 03 inches in 24 hours in the county. A North Market Street resident mistook a skunk for a black cat and booted it. Frank Jones led the Frederick Hustlers in batting this 1937 season with a .407 average.
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M.J. Grove Lime Company
Potomac River Bridge
Point of Rocks
North Market Street
Frank Jones
Frederick Hustlers
Frederick items recount local issues and sports moves
Twenty years earlier on October 20 1967 Maj Charles V Main Frederick s chief of police told the mayor there was no safety hazard at Ninth and East Streets after PTA concerns and a survey. Frederick County officials postponed a hearing on Reich s Ford Road landfill. Ronnie Hart of Frederick High was moved by Cleveland Indians from Portland to the majors. The Spong family planned to fight federal ownership claims on Antietam Battlefield. City officials ordered surveys to curb truck traffic in certain districts. A county public works department and capital improvements program were proposed, and the city attorney was directed to draft an open housing ordinance.
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Charles V. Main
Frederick
Ninth
East Streets
North Frederick
PTA
Frederick County
Reich’s Ford Road
Ronnie Hart
Pride and Joy
Frederick High School
Baseball
Cleveland Indians
Portland
Frederick City
Board of Aldermen
Robertson’s Minutiae Claims Under Fire in 1980 Race
Scripps Howard News Service runs a critical look at Pat Robertson’s past disclosures. The piece flags alleged inconsistencies on marriage dates, conception timing, autobiography edits, alleged divine calling, and a one course University of London claim. It notes Robertson’s vow to drop out if past actions resemble Gary Hart’s scandal.
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Pat Robertson
Gary Hart
Joe Biden
Mr. Robertson
Robertson
U.S. Senate
Dede
University of London
CBS Television
Scripps Howard News Service
Anxiety and Stock Market Turmoil Amid Baseball Hype
The column links October turbulence in the stock market to political debates and sports fatigue. It notes the NFL strike end, Judge Bork’s departure, and a bleak World Series while praising Richard Ney’s market foresight and warning of a further pullback. It concludes that anxious stockholders should root for their city if its team wins the Series.
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NFL
Robert H. Bork
Reagan
Attila the Hun
Beverly Hills
Minnesota
Missouri
Minneapolis Twins
St. Louis Cardinals
Roman L. Hruska
Supreme Court
Nixon
Hruska
Minnesota Twins
Yankees
Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Joe DiMaggio
Sandy Koufax
Whitey Ford
Jeffrey Leonard
Richard Ney
Greer Garson
Ney
Judge Bork
Mother Teresa
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