Frederick County HRC revived but lacks enforcement power
The Frederick County Human Relations Council has been revived under Theodore Stephens after near collapse. It handles discrimination complaints but cannot compel businesses to stop discriminatory practices, sending unresolved cases to the state agency. County leaders must decide the department’s future role beyond possible federal funds.
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Frederick County Human Relations Council
Theodore Stephens
Stephens
Mr. Stephens
State Human Relations Department
Maryland
Frederick
Frederick Human Relations Department
Trademark Letters Over Kitty Litter Sparks Debate
The Annapolis Bureau Chief notes a lump of letters from Edward Lowe Industries criticizing the use of kitty litter in lowercase. He jokes about brand names becoming generic and mentions several protected terms such as Xerox, Coca Cola, and Frigidaire while recounting a humorous chain of examples from readers and media.
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Kitty Litter
News-Post
Edward Lowe Industries, Inc
South Bend
Indiana
Edward Lowe Industries Inc
Lori Schlotfeldt
Lowe Company
Lowe
United States
Fosdick
Xerox
Bayer Company
Levi's
American Motors
Jeep
Smithfield
Bob Reid
Annapolis
Frederick
Scandals threaten U.S.-Greek relations during base talks
Washington reports that Greek leader Andreas Papandreou and publisher George Koskotas are embroiled in personal scandals affecting U.S.-Greece ties as the Reagan administration seeks to renegotiate military base leases. Koskotas was arrested in New York on an IRS warrant for tax fraud. Papandreou allegedly separated from his American wife amid rumors of an affair.
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Washington
Athens
Reagan
U.S
Greece
Andreas Papandreou
U.s.basher
George Koskotas
Kathimeriri
Papandreou
Margaret
Dimitra Liant
Kosketas
Internal Revenue Service
White House
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
Reagan Administration
Koskotes
International Council
Bank of Crete
Secret Service
Koskotas
Internal Revenue
Gary Clouser
Elliott Jacobson
Manhattan
Jacobson
Elias Demetracopoulos
Kathimerini
TRS
Demetraopoulos
Jekyll & Mrs. Heckler
C. McClain Haddow
Health and Human Services
Margaret Heckler
Rising flood, guards deployed as Potomac waters rise
Residents in Point of Rocks plan to move upstairs as Potomac floodwaters threaten new bridge piers. Maryland National Guard called to Cumberland flood duty amid receding waters on downtown streets. Governor Nice criticizes state road system and GOP tag reforms while officials study flood control measures and cultural programs.
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Rocks
Potomac River
Maryland National Guard
Cumberland
Maryland
Harry W Nice
G.O.P
Sixes Bridge
Monocacy River
Johnson
Frederick-Carroll County
Emmitsburg
Army Corps of Engineers
Thank You Note Praises Middletown High and Staff
A reader letter extols Middletown High School as one of the nation’s top schools. The writer credits principal Michael Riley and vice principals Jay Zeigler and Gail Lang for real concern, praises the parent newsletter and report card nights, and lauds the school’s athletic and educational success.
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Middletown High School
Middletown Valley
Michael Riley
Jay Zeigler
Gail Lang
MHS
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Robert C. Reid
Waverly Mineral Products Co
Pennsylvania
Clorox Company
el Paso
Jack Anderson
William Nixon
Tanya Isch
Heckler
Dublin
Robert Bork
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
G.B. Williams
Joseph C. Goldsborough
National Forestry Service
Catoctin
Frederick County Teachers Association Representatives Council
Board of Education
Robert L. Pitts
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
New Music Ensemble of
Baltimore
The
Pickwick Players Inc
TJ High School
Carol Whittington
Middletown
Frederick News-Post
Roy Meachum
Meachum
Bork
Third World
Soviet Union
Bruce A. Johnston
Jefferson
Court Street
Stroh
Cynthia de Villemarette
Herndon
Herdon
Richard D. Dick, Frederick
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