Reform voices unite against legalizing narcotics
Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke conservative columnist William F Buckley Jr and economist Milton Friedman debate drug policy. Friedman argues legalizing narcotics undermines liberty, increases crime profits for drug lords and harms law enforcement. Bennett notes enforcement costs, but society bears higher costs from not enforcing. Prohibition parallels are drawn to warn against legalization as use could rise with societal harms.
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Baltimore
Kurt Schmoke
William F. Buckley Jr
the Economst
Milton Friedman
Wilkham Bennett
Friedman
Mir Friedman
Bennett
America
Bakker Film Spars Revelry Mirrors Gantry Case
A caustic profile of Jim Bakker and PTL drama likens the Jim Bakker story to Elmer Gantry with Tammy Faye and Jessica Hahn cast as provocative figures. The piece mocks media frenzy, hotel suites, and celebrity worship while detailing alleged funding misuses and legal peril around Bakker and associates.
Buying chairmanships in Congress
Congress faces scrutiny over chairmanships awarded to donors as Rep Les Aspin and rivals sought influence through campaign contributions. The piece examines how seniority, party power, and donor networks shape committee leadership, with examples from Leath Bennett Panetta Gray and Panetta. The article questions reform efforts amid ongoing fundraising practices among members.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Mill
Les Aspin
Wis
Hie Party
Aspin
Armed Services Committee
Afor
Democrats
Melvin Price
Scott Sleek
Kep
Marvin Leath
Texas
Committee For Democratic Consensus
Leath
Charles Bennett
D-Place
Bennett
House
Senate
Democratic Caucus
Leon Panetta
D-Calif
House Budget Committee
Democratic House
Bill Gray
D.pa
Hybrid seed corn trial and local farming notes in Frederick County
A 50 year old experiment on J Homer Hemsberg’s Middletown farm compared hybrid and regular seed corn led by agronomist JW Magruder. County Agent Henry RK Shoemaker noted a rise in hybrid planting in Frederick County in 1999. Fifty partridges were released in the Frederick watershed by District Game Warden Benjamin F Phebus, alongside 200 pheasants from Gwynnbrook. A break in at Roy Baer’s Lewistown garage saw a 1929 Ford stolen and found abandoned in York, Pennsylvania. Sears Roebuck marked its 53rd anniversary with two caravan tours by about 100 employees, one 100-mile Virginia loop and another via Taylorsville, Mount Airy, Keymar. Mary Lynn Ogle, 17, was crowned queen of the 13th annual Community Show in the Thurmont-Emmitsburg area and named Catoctin FFA chapter sweetheart, presented with a jacket and corsage by 1968 royalty. A proposed county dog-at-large ordinance, discussed by Frederick County Commissioners, would let the dog warden shoot loose dogs. About 250 signatures supported the law while roughly 20 opposed it as too broad.
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J Homer Hemsberg
Middletown
JW Magruder
Maryland
Eatension Service
Ears County
Henry RK Shoemaker
Frederick County
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Frederick
Virginia
Spm
Taylorsville
Mount Airy
Keymar
Whbo
Catocun High School
Mary Lynn Ogle
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Catoctin
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Clara Tyler
Virginia Beach riot letter critiques college stress and race
A letter to the editor from Virginia Beach discusses tensions around student life and race. The writer argues about how pressures on black students at Fort Lauderdale’s Reach campus may spark overreaction between students, proprietors, and police, and cautions that the NAACP does not speak for all Black communities.
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Anne
Hunter
Virginia Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Spark
NAACP
Pease
Community concerns and civic participation urged in Frederick letter
Martin Flowers of Frederick argues residents should reorder priorities to focus on family and church, then community activism. He urges regular civic meetings and active input to influence development and schools, stressing that officials should act for the common good of each community and the county.
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Fife Rey
Frederick
Martin Flowers
Amenem Area
Residents urge Frederick County to address local problems
Residents urge the Frederick County Commissioners to align priorities with housing and jobs, urging accountability for perceived illegal actions by officials. The letter cites Sugarloaf Mountain and a proposed 2000 foot television tower, urging preservation of views and state land resources, and asks the association to assist.
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Frederick County Commissioners
Church St. Frederick
Ruckeystown
Libertytown
Hyattstown
Urbana
New Market
Mount Rory
Dr Perry Road
Sugartont
Ventura
Herala
Stadium Sky Boxes Debate Splits Frederick County Officials
Frederick County Commissioners held a public working session addressing stadium sky boxes and a Scenic River Development Plan. Discussion covered box allocations for youths and community groups amid questions on river use, pollution standards, and future permit processing.
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Frederick County
Tam One
Sheriff's Hoys Ranch
Seanini
Lotus
Monoccacy
Commissionera
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