Frederick Community College Bans Smoking in Restrooms
The Board of Trustees at Frederick Community College issued a smoking ban in restrooms after complaints about smoke-filled facilities. While most areas remain non smoking, a few exceptions exist including a room in the eating area, a lounge, and some faculty offices where smoking remains allowed, with outdoor options available due to Maryland's mild climate.
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Frederick Community College
College
Maryland
Signs dot Old Annapolis Road area in Maryland
Thirty four road signs line Old Annapolis Road north of New Annapolis in a 34 percent mile stretch after repaving. The dense curve layout plus dips rises school bus stops and other warnings seek to reduce accidents in the county. Use caution on Md 75 and Md 26 as well.
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Maryland
Old Annapolis Road
New
Annapolis Road
MD. 75
MD. 26
Walkersville
Cramer
U.S. Post Office
Eaves
Pilot survives near miss after door opens in mid flight
Annapolis Bureau Chief Rob Reid recalls a twin engined commuter flight off New England where the rear door opened during turbulence. Captain Richard Dempsey clung to the hatch upside down as the co pilot landed at Portland Maine, with Dempsey grateful to see sunrise.
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Atlantic
New England
Portland
Maine
Richard Dempsey
Paul Boucher
Dempsey
Chanute Field
Wingis
Space Needle saga shows costly federal delay battle
Pat Purvis, a 69 year old former builder, fought the U S Government over $2.5 million in interest and overtime costs tied to the Space Needle project at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. After decades of appeals and a private relief bill struggle, he would settle for $700,000 though Congress must act. The fight highlights bureaucratic inertia, bond losses, and delayed compensation for work performed under pressure.
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Washington
U.S
Pat Purvis
Purvis
Seattle
Tooney
Feds
General Services Administration
GSA
Board of Contract Appeals
U.S. Court of Claims
Congress
Court of Claims
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Gary Clouser
Larry Craig
James McClure
White House
Reagan Administration
Agriculture Department
Department
Energy Department
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Record Street Work Near City Library in Frederick
Fifty years ago yesterday, a curb and sidewalk project in front of the C Burr Artz library aimed to finish paving in a day or two. Nearby, the Maryland Guard's Camp Perry team reported a world record score of 797 in infantry rifle matches.
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Record Street
C. Burr Artz Library
John Tr. Best
Eugene W Pruitt
Parkway School
Church Street
Washington Street
Parkway
Howard Hageman Delivers Sermon at New England Church
In upstate New York, Howard Hageman, ex-high school football manager and Harvard alum who led the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, preached at a small local church. A 39-person crowd heard his talk on happiness and pleasure, with notes on church layout, the Palmer House Cafe, and a lyric from the hymn Love Divine.
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Howard Hageman
New England
New York
Howard
Harvard
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Williamsburg
Palmer House
New York Times By & A.m
Academy
Alpha and Omega
Tribune Media Services
Presidential hopefuls seek a dictator to boost image
Dale McFeatters notes that a credible U S candidate might need a photogenic dictator to project strength. He cites Robert Dole’s encounter with Daniel Ortega in Managua as a campaign tactic and weighs possible choices like Fidel Castro or Muammar Gaddafi, warning of risks and the air power of Chad.
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Robert Dole
R-Kan
Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
Managua
Dole
Ortega
Banana Peoples
Repub
Nixon
Fidel Castro
Muammar Gaddafi
Castro
Fidel
Gaddafi
Chad
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Rock
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Jack Anderson
Uncle Sam
Joseph Spear
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
RCE
News-Post
Baltimore Savings and Loan Corporation
Francis Scott Key
Loyola Federal Savings and Loan Association
Dean Covington
Georgia Auction Company
Frederick
Hallowe’en
Robert Smariga
Mr. Rooney
Andy Rooney
Jimmy Swaggart
Lord
Bolton
Dale McFeatters
Richard Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
Drole
Scripps Howard News Service
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