Permit troubles spark Point of Rocks plant concerns
Free State Recycling’s Point of Rocks project faces potential permit lapses from Frederick County. Erosion control and building additions may lack proper approvals, prompting scrutiny from residents led by Halt Imported Trash HIT. Local officials debated Free State despite knowledge of issues.
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Free State Recycling
Point of Rocks
Free State
Frederick
Frederick County
Bruce Reeder
Ron Sundergill
Reeder
Eddie Fisher memory reunion described by longtime Army buddy
A veteran recalls meeting Eddie Fisher at Fort Hood and later radio broadcasts, detailing their friendship from basic training through a Hersheypark appearance. The piece covers Fisher's cocaine past, marriages, Willard Scott, Liz Taylor, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, and a reunion in San Francisco. The narrator notes their shared age, enduring bond, and Fisher's strong voice on stage as of the reunion.
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Edwin Jack Fisher
Fort Hood
New York
Army Air Force
Washington
NBC
Willard Scott
Willard
Eddie Fisher
Sharon
Eddie
Hersheypark
New Jersey Turnpike
Elizabeth Taylor
John Warner
Kennedy Center
Debbie Reynolds
Walter Reed Hospital
Israel
Carrie Fisher
Mike Todd
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Bettie
Sinatra
Yosemite Rangers Face Back Rent Fight With Watt Policy
Yosemite Park rangers confront a long legal clash over market-rate rent for government housing. After nine years of lawsuits stemming from James Watt's 1980s policy, rangers face voluntary payment or deductions from paychecks as back rent and ongoing rent reforms. The dispute centered on rent formulas and delayed court rulings, with an initial 1985 dismissal for timeliness and a later grace period during litigation.
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Washington — Park Rangers
Yosemite National Park
James Watt
Watt
Ronald Reagan
National Park
Rangers
Yosemite Rent Bill Sparks Wide Debate At Interior Dept
After nine years and two failed lawsuits, about 300 rangers received bills for six years of overdue rent. Interior Department collected back rent during court battles, prompting rent formula reviews at other parks. Yosemite officials sought retroactive decreases, which were rejected.
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Rangers
Interior Department
Uncle Sam
Jan Moller
Yosemite
Roosevelt Warns Against Widening War while Maryland Approves 40 Cent Minimum
President Roosevelt asserts no act of violence will deter Allied supply lines and shipping as a wartime stance while Maryland enacts a 40 cent per hour minimum in the women and children's wear industry affecting about 3,000 workers. Maryland's comptroller projects an $8.35 million general fund surplus by Sept. 30. The Weatherman forecasts continued thunderstorms and a tropical storm intensifying to hurricane strength toward the Delmarva Peninsula. Col Herman E. Wienecke takes command at Fort Detrick as Col Floyd B. Mitman Jr. moves to head the Biological Defense Research Laboratory. Frederick Human Relations Council forms an advisory youth-inclusive committee to address social issues.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
America
Leo H. McCormick
Maryland
Herman E. Wienecke
U.S. Army
Fort Detrick
Floyd B. Mitman Jr
Biological Defense Research Laboratory
Frederick
Letter defending President Bush and Gulf War stance
A reader praises the Frederick Post for printing a letter about the Persian Gulf War. The writer defends President Bush as honest and principled, argues desert shield and storm were not for personal gain, and criticizes opponents while urging free public discussion and accurate history.
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Frederick Post
Bush
Congress
United States
Without God there is no morality in our survival
Joseph Ford of Woodsboro argues that life comes from God who is the life, way, and truth and that morality without God is mere survival leading to death. He warns skepticism and deceit are the rule of man and urges abandoning the self to gain eternal life.
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Frederick
Carroll
Carroll County
Frederick County
Letters advocate funding World Summit for Children Act
In her July 24 article, Ms. Clabes urges social reform focus on children and backing full funding of the World Summit for Children Implementation Act. Co sponsors Sen Sarbanes and Sen Mikulski. The bill supports WIC and Head Start in Frederick County, aiming to curb 40,000 annual preventable infant deaths while urging Bush administration to fulfill funding promises.
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Clabes
Paul Sarbanes
Barbara Mikulski
Frederick County
Back to school views from Ruth Ann Shafer Burgener
Ruth Ann Shafer Burgener writes from Frederick about back to school issues. She reflects on teachers discipline and home life, criticizing terms like kids and okay, and notes her 20 years teaching plus home schooling. She compares Frederick and Carroll counties and comments on administrators.
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Towson State
Inequities in criminal justice prompt calls for Swift Reform
George C. Luhrs of Monrovia decries perceived injustices in the U S criminal system. He argues for faster hearings and punishments, criticizes selective enforcement, and suggests drastic measures such as new facilities built in wasteland to house prisoners and train them in trades.
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Soviet Union
Courts
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Frederick, MD
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Yeltsin
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Harvard
J. Millard Tawes
Delmarva Peninsula
Carroll Creek
Hiltner’s
East Street
Glad Bush
McFarland Tramsville
God
Joseph Ford
Woodsboro
Michael C. Neely Frederick
Ruth Ann Shafer Burgener Jefferson
George C. Luhrs
Monrovia
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