Drought aid debated for Maryland farmers without crop insurance
Maryland counties were deemed eligible for drought relief but few farmers could access it as most lacked federal crop insurance. Representative Dyson urged allowing disaster aid without insurance, but the Agriculture Department refused. About 18 000 farmers were affected with only 570 insured. a 30 percent county crop loss was reported. Dyson plans direct grants if Congress approves.
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Maryland
Frederick
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
Dyson
Congress
Restoration Tales of Jim Blank and Bob Garst in Frederick County
Roy Meachum recalls his farmhouse restoration with Jim Blank and brother on a yellow backhoe. Sharon relies on Bob Garst for paint insight and bat habitat, praising crafts, plants, bats, and community craftwork while looking to a warm Christmas in Frederick County.
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Jim Blank
East Fourth Street
Frederick Cablevision
Jim
Sharon
Frederick County
Blank
Yellow Wonder
North Market Street
Bob Waltz
Bob Garst
Bob
East Street
Tom Staley
West Virginia
Macongahela National Forest
North America
Jim Blanks
Bob Garsts
Biden Simon clash looms over hearings and headlines
Washington filigree about two liberal Democrats, Sen. Joseph Biden and Sen. Paul Simon, on Judiciary Committee roles, a Philadelphia bicentennial hearing, and potential impact on 1988 presidential ambitions. Biden blocks Simon hearing. both vie for foreign policy prominence on shared committees. Defense and foreign affairs notes follow in brief items.
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Washington
White House
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Judiciary Committee
Reagan
Robert Bork
Supreme Court
Biden
Paul Simon
D-ill
Philadelphia
Simon
Fred Stein
We the People
Gary Clouser
Delaware Democrat
Senate
Judiciary
Foreign Relations
Bork
Foreign Relations Committee
Pentagon
Defense Department
General Accounting Office
Frederick County Schools Plan Nine Month Term For All Colored Schools
The Frederick County Board of Education will operate all colored schools for nine months aligning with Lincoln High School. Three smaller colored elementary schools may close due to low enrollment with students bused to nearby towns.
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Board OF Education
Frederick County
Eugene W. Pruitt
Lincoln High School
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Yale University
Yale
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Letters to the editor bells keep ringing in Frederick
A reader condemns unsolicited phone calls from sales and charities and shares tips to deter them. The letter praises Frederick News-Post staffer Linda Allnock, commends the Schools Talk Back program, and ends with Bob Hilton reflecting on local growth and policy issues.
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Bob Reid
Frederick News-Post
Sweetness
The
Frederick
Linda
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Pretoria
Washington Press Corps
United
Fralore Syodi
News-Post
Charles N. Staley
National Re-employment Service
Benjamin Phebus
Frederick Community College
Lewis W. Stephens
Stephens
Old North Market School
Margaret A. Hausler
Mount Airy
Linda Allnock
Banner School
Karen Mowczko
Frederick Post
Austin Renn
Dobrosky
Mike Clem
Mary Williams
Bob Hilton
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