Lessons From Florida Disaster Sparking Debate On Aid
In the wake of Hurricane Andrew critics question timeliness and sufficiency of federal relief. Florida officials faced delays and miscommunication amid bureaucracy, with local aid hampered by curfews and distribution gaps while volunteers and national guardsmen aided victims in a scattered response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Florida
Bush
Layton Chiles
Homestead
Andrew
South Carolina
National Guard
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Red Cross
Washington, D.C
Frederck Police Bust Prostitution Ring Sting Night
A Friday night sting in Frederick leads to the arrest of a dozen men and several women on prostitution charges. Officers used an undercover officer as the decoy in the downtown area near North Market and Fifth, with narcotics links to crack cocaine and a push for seizure of vehicles used in sex solicitations. Police chief and officials consider tougher measures and potential local enforcement changes to curb the street trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
North Market
Fifth
Bullen Market
Washington County
Abeltenes
Pennsylva- Toe Bey
Virginia
Maryland
Hagerstown
Frederck
Ray Raffensberger
Pat O’brien
O'Brien
Special Tactical Operational Patrol
STOP
Raffensberger
Raffetabercer
Seth Bnen
Sawyer North Dakota Faces G M Waste Dispute
Senator Kent Conrad and Sawyer residents clash over General Motors waste dumping as 6 percent of GM trash is hauled to Echo Mountain landfill near Sawyer nine miles south. Mayor Dennis Redding, re elected by write ins, oversees daily landfill prep and trucks waste from the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Sawyer
N.D
Kent Conrad
D-N.d
Norman Rockwell
Detroit
Fortune 5
Automaker
G.M
Dennis Redding
Redding
Echo Mountain
North Dakota
Ed Henry
Conrad
Trash deals heat up wasteland towns in gale of GM talks
Jack Anderson reports from Sawyer and Echo Mountain where GM faces a landfill boom as waste from all states moves to a few sites. Municipal Services Corp owned by US Pollution Control profits from low-regulation states while towns fear loss of life quality and job impact amid a lobbying clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Municipal Services Corp
U.S. Pollution Control, Inc
Echo Mountain
USPC
G.M
Redding
Conrad
Senate
Sawyer
Army Air Base at Detrick Field to open Oct 1
Historical note from Sept 2 1942 reports F W Schrom awarded permission to use Detrick Field for Civilian Pilot Training for Army and Navy beginning Oct 1 1942. Schrom swaps Greenbelt airport for military use and renames new school F W Schrom Army Air Base Detrick Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.W. Schrom
Detrich Field
Army
Navy
Schrom
Greenbelt
Detrick Field
Howard Stevens
Lewistown
Bothfields
Media coverage at Republican convention questioned
A news anchor asked a liberal commentator if media bias favored Republicans or Democrats. The commentator stated both conventions and delegates were treated equally, claiming coverage was balanced and objective, prompting renewed faith in media self policing. Pete Gauthier Emmitsburg is cited.
Taxation debate in Maryland Open Letter to Democrats
A reader questions the advantages of a proposed tax increase, urging Maryland elected officials to address revenue shortfalls. The letter laments the burden on taxpayers and argues for prioritizing citizens’ needs while criticizing increased unemployment and entitlements as outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Democrats
Schaeler
Caka
Dee McClellan
Tom Hatter
Larry Levitax
Public Service Benefits and Economic Critics
A reader argues that letters praising public service with minimum wage payments create a self perpetuating loop, offering no incentive to work. He accuses Democrats of introducing Marxist economics and cites nations like Russia and East European states as failed examples, then notes the Maryland heat and signs as Alan R. Albercht Damascus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Yugoslavia
East Germany
Poland
Estonia
Latvia
Maryland
Controversy Over Frederick Planning Commission Picks
A reader waves growing Chamber influence in Frederick planning decisions. John Willis defends Robert White’s appointment, while others critique the Chamber’s reach and call for broader resident representation. Garland P OfRaga adds countywide political critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederck Chamber of Commerce
Robert White
Planning Commission
Mr Browning
Frederick
Planning
Pete Adcock
Builders
David Kay
Frederick € Ounia Commerce Ihould
Chamber of Commerce
White
Cmomimenta
Fredenck
Fragmented Text From The Wem Post Editor Note
A damaged OCR fragment appears to reference a newspaper editor and address. It mentions The Wem Post and errors in a dated line. The readable items include scattered phrases about letters and numbers and an editor name. The text is incomplete and lacks a coherent event.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George &. Delaploine Jr
Roy Meachum
Sethe Bird
Vines and Loan
Dan Qwayne
Jack Anderson
Michael Einstewn
United Feature Syndale
Neensrom Tha
Frederick County
Herbert R. O'Conor
WFMD
WFBR
Baltimore
WTBO
Cumberland
WBOC
Salisbury
WJEJ
Elvin Thomas
State Planning Board
Vladimir A. Wahbe
Department of State Planning
Board of County Commissioners
Frederik
John ER. Tobery
E. Third St
B.F. Goodrich Tire Company
N. Market St
Tobery
Routzahn
Routzahn's
Meadows van and Storage Inc
Meadows
Routzabn's
Routzabn’s
Pete Gauthier
Emmitsburg
Alan R. Albrecht
Damascus
Chamber
Plete
John Willis Frederick
New York
Houston
Chesapeake Bay
Bay
Florda
Lousiana
Somalia
Bosnia
Iraq
Garland P Ofraga Fredenck
Sheresh Venere
he Simge+ Wem
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!