Grand jury commends sheriff for jail remodel urges feasibility study
The Frederick County grand jury praised Sheriff Donald Barnes for a new juvenile detention center meeting state standards but urged a feasibility study to compare jail types as the aging facility shows serious deficiencies. It notes a new facility is needed to ensure humane, standard housing for those awaiting trial or serving sentences amid broader penal shortcomings.
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Frederick County
Grand Jury
Donald Barnes
New Jersey
Jail feasibility survey eyed for Frederick county
The 1975 Frederick Maryland jury report weighs jail options including a county jail a bi county jail with Frederick linked to Washington County and a tri county jail merging Frederick Carroll and Howard. It highlights rising transport costs amid gas shortages and longer hearings and visits from distant facilities.
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Frederick
Washington
Carroll
Howard
Frederick County
Calvert
Frederick to Washington Auto Route Cuts Distance
Historic notes from 1925 report Frederick and nearby counties shaping a new Georgetown pike linking Frederick to Washington ten miles shorter than the old Ridgeville route. Articles cover local leagues, library deeds, art club meetings, and social highlights among regional dignitaries and associations.
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Frederick
Georgetown
Washington
Ridgeville
Thurmont
Woodsboro
States push belt-tightening amid county budget pressures
Governor Mandel urged efficiency as local governments face mandated education costs and rising services while lawmakers debate funding. Lt. Gov. Blair Lee IIa defended state revenues and warned against feeding many pressure groups. Some officials praise progress in cutting costs and using technology, urging counties to stand on their own before seeking aid.
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Maryland
Ocean City
Montgomery
James Gleason
Prince George's County
Francis B. Francois
Maryland Association of County
Francois
Capitol Hill
Sherbow Commission
Gleason
Sherbow
Blair Lee IIi
Lee
Congress
Mandel and Lee
Baltimore
MACOS
S. Glyn Edwards
Kent County
Mandel
Washington
Annapolis
William Sher
Montgomery Council
Solid waste disposal and cancer insurance trends in the Japan market
The note discusses waste disposal challenges in Frederick County urging plans for better long term solutions like pyrolysis and land fills. It highlights Baltimore Sun Magazine coverage of a demonstration pyrolysis plant and urges officials to learn from it. It also reports Japan’s cancer insurance boom, with American Family Life Assurance Co gaining traction. 200,000 policies sold in eight months due to fear of cancer and cheaper premiums than blanket policies.
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Frederick County
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore City
Federa
Concer
Eg and
Butty Monsante Enviro-Chef Systems, Inc
St Laut
Japan
United States
American Family Life Assurance Co
Japan Economic Journal
Belet
Letter Writers Spar Over Pay Raises and Animal Rescue
A reader protests an Aug editorial on congressional pay raises comparing salaries to Social Security and veterans benefits, then shifts to Kitten rescue苦 and animal shelter concerns. Another letter praises Betty Ford and criticizes CIA LSD experiments, urging robust public figures like Ford.
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Elsie Vivian Stonestreet
Betty Ford
Ford
Miss Stonestreet
Mrs. Ford
CIA
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