Judgment day for Bakker ends with 45 year sentence
Judgment day comes for Jim Bakker as U S District Judge Maxwell Potter sentences the former televangelist to 45 years in prison for securities and fraud. He raised about 158 million dollars by selling PTL Club vacations and Heritage USA packages while skimming nearly 4 million for personal use.
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U.S. District Court
Bob" Potter
Mr. Bakker
Potter
Lifetime
Heritage USA
South Carolina
Bakker
Palm Desert
Calif
Florida
Gatlinburg
Gatlinburg, Tenn
Carl Sandburg
Jim Bakker
Media bias over interracial crime in New York era
Robert C. Reid critiques liberal press for race selective reporting on crimes in New York and Cleveland. He contrasts coverage of Central Park jogger attack, Yusef Hawkins murder, and Gilmore killing, alleging bias favoring whites while downplaying black violence.
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New York
Central Park
New York Times
Yusef Hawkins
Howard Beach
Brooklyn
Times
Danny Gilmore
Cleveland
Warren
Ohio
Gilmore
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Quill
Ted Joy
the Plain Dealer
Eric Stringfellow
Plain Dealer
Daily News
Bensonhurst
Spike Lee
America
Pat Buchanan
Academe
Louis Farrakhan
Nation of Islam
Washington Post
ABC News
Amelia
Target drug money not just drugs on the border
Washington report describes reverse stings where agents pose as buyers to trap top drug lords by offering cocaine by the kilo. The strategy aims to seize cash instead of drugs, arguing it disrupts the market more effectively. International bankers and US detectives discuss tightening controls on drug money laundering and suspicious deposits.
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Washington
U.s.-Mexico
Paris
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Caribbean
United States
Washington, D.C
Jim Lynch
U.S
John Yoder
Justice Department
White House
Yoder
Drug Money Ties Prompt Calls for Reforms and Amnesty
Detectives urge naming banks that handle drug money and requiring cash reports from car dealers to choke off drug financing. They seek broader asset forfeiture power and amnesty for cooperating traffickers, while FDA officials wrestle with a bribery scandal and calls for bold action from leadership.
McDonalds drops bid to build near Frederick Shopping Center
Twenty years after starting talks, McDonalds abandons efforts to site a restaurant adjacent to the Frederick Shopping Center amid opposition from local officials. Attorney Richard E. Zimmerman said he was told the matter would not be pursued. Volunteers cleared three Little League diamonds in Thurmont on a land donation by Victor Leisner, while a B and O freight derail blocked main tracks near Weverton for hours with mostly Thanksgiving turkey cars. An Antique Automobile Club of America chapter held its first fall outing from Damascus through Mount Airy and New Market to Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Yoder
Frank Young
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Young
Jack Kemp
Frederick
McDonalds Corporation
Richard E. Zimmerman
McDonalds
Planning and Zoning Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Frederick County
Thurmont
Victor Leisner
Bernie Cohen
Maryanne Cohen
Doug Remsberg
Cathy Remsberg
Dick Love
Steve Love
Mark
Karen Brennan
Richard Conklin
Belinda
Erin
Eric Fogle
Antique Car Club
Sugarloaf Mountain
Antique Automobile Club of America
Damascus
Mount Airy
New Market
Iiamsville
Urbana
Parents protest Halloween cancellation at Monocacy Elementary
Diana Shroud of Frederick expresses disappointment over a school loudspeaker announcement canceling Halloween for second graders at Monocacy Elementary. She urges allowing children to celebrate and teaching the holiday's real meaning while criticizing the district for yielding to a few parents.
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Monocacy Elementary School
C. Burr
Managing solid waste and public health strategy
Olivier de Messieres argues for a solid waste management program to control material before processing, aiming for safety, cost-effectiveness, and fairness. He notes APHA's moratorium recommendation on incinerators and calls for leadership to reduce the waste stream, engage consumers and producers, and design controlled processing systems.
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American Public Health Association
Letter to the Editor on NOW and women’s rights
A reader rebukes Gregory M. Fowl for hostile views on feminism and NOW. The writer defends women’s basic rights and pays homage to suffrage and equal pay efforts, stressing NOW’s serious advocacy over superficial or dismissive labels.
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Cincinnati
Gregory M. Fowl
The
Ladies Garden Club
Halloween and School Tricks in Middle School Tone
A 12 year old student from Brunswick Middle School argues that elementary schools discriminate against Halloween due to parental fears of evil costumes. The writer notes historical beliefs in spirits, mentions pumpkin carving, and urges schools to decide how to celebrate Halloween while urging fairness for parents.
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Brunswick Middle School
Olen
el Ain
Retirement tribute for city firefighter Charles Deater Mutt
A retirement celebration for Charles Heary Mutt Deater, longtime city firefighter, drew about 200 attendees but no current city officials. County officials and mayoral candidate Paul Gordon attended to honor his decades of service and sacrifice for public safety.
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Charles Heary
Mutt” Deater
Mutt
Paul Gordon
Not a 'family day' Says Mary Ellen Geeslin on holidays
American reader argues Halloween is not about goodness and cites satanic worship fears while praising Thanksgiving as a true family day and national blessing to observe with children. The note references media figures and calls for awareness of perceived religious movement influences.
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Geraldo Rivera
Immor
Automobile Collides With Trolley Car In Hagerstown
An automobile sustained heavy damage after a collision with a trolley on the Hagerstown line. The wheel became entangled in the trolley step, delaying removal of the vehicles. In Frederick County, the Red Cross authorized its production chairwoman Mrs. Ernest C. Webb to spend up to 250 for garment needs and mobilize women's groups to sew sweaters dresses hospital gowns and other items for Polish refugees in Hungary and France.
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Hagerstown
Ben Husgary
France
Frederick County
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Boyds
Shannon Moore Frederick
Scott Boyd Jefferson
Sandra J. Mastrino
Mary Ellen Geeslin Frederick
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