Citizens Push for Gas Tax Pause and Bike Helmet Rule
Maryland drivers urge lawmakers to stop or delay a gas tax hike and oppose big increases in license fees while seeking safer roads. A AAA survey shows 66 percent resist gasoline tax boosts, with 89 percent favor mandatory helmets for adults as the General Assembly faces funding gaps and transport policy debates.
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Maryland
AAA
Met 2 Transportation Trust Fund
Annapolis
General Assembly
Schaefer’s Gloom Amid Primary Stir At Frederick Fair
Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer appeared upbeat at the Great Frederick Fair while his primary setback lingered. Challenger Fred Graisser captured about 20 percent of Democratic votes, mostly on the Eastern Shore, amid protest votes and gun lobby dynamics. The piece notes low turnout statewide, Schaefer’s shift to hardball re-election, potential tax and education spending fights, and a $30,000 local gift contrasted with $127,000 state funds from a seized farm sale.
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Frederick
Fred Graisser
Schaefer
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Griisser
NRA
Mr. Griisser
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Montgomery County
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Mont- Romery
Annapolis
Lingwes Commission
Wasaimglon
Towarn
Maryland
Baltimore
Winchester Hall
Jocai
Frederick County
Del
James EB. McClellan
Ner
Sex abuse case rocks the Havasupai reservation
A long failing federal response to crime on the Havasupai reservation is examined as child sexual abuse allegations surface at the elementary school. FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs coordination issues, staffing shortages, and delayed investigations have left the community in fear and confusion while efforts for reform stall. The piece also notes broader tribal policing limits and national attention from hearings led by Senator McCain.
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Ashington
Havasupai
Grand Canyon
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Havasupal
FBI
Jim Lynch
U.S
John Boone
Boone
Cpe
Ted Atte
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McCain
Phoenix
Desert
Michigan
Trrban
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Republican Party
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Maryland Police Find Grap juice Stain Mystery in Basement
Yesterday from the files 50 years ago Maryland State Police responded to a call about a shooting at a West Fourth Street Pike home. Sgt Magaha found red stains in a cellar that looked real but were from grape juice. A second call reported a murder at the same address. A farm house near Furnace Ford Bridge burned. firefighters misrouted to Ceresville. Temporary bridge replaces a washed out Tuscarora Creek span while Lite Catoctin Creek destroys another crossing. Md 79 remained closed.
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Maryland
C.W. Maagaha
Sgt. Magaha
Guy Anders
Furnace Ford Bridge
MD. 28
Frederick
Independent
Ceresville
Tuscarora Creek
Harmony Grove
Frederick Fair Preview Draws Thousands on Sunlit Day
Twenty years ago East Patrick Street traffic clogged as 5,000 crowds gathered at the Frederick Fair preview. Fifty rides went up as exhibits were finished. FCC Friends report strong donations and many books moved to the library. An edition of The Life of Thomas Johnson, donated by Judge Delaplaine, was won by Jean Walsh. A couple hiking the Appalachian Trail near Myersville spoke with locals about their long trek from Mount Katahdin toward Georgia, planning a late October finish.
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Frederick Fair
Friends of Frederick Community College
Cornelia C. Bergneau
North Market Street
FCC
Thomas Johnson
Edward S. Delaplaine
Jean §. Walsh
Buckeystown
Hoot Pallese
Cnnininay Toacher
Rose
Rita
Black Rock
Myersville
Clifford
Margaret Smith
Buckport
Maine
Mount Katahdin
Millinocket
Georgia
Truman Era Proposals Referenced by Samuel Vaughan
Samuel Vaughan of Walkersville urges public figures to visit the Naval Medical Center for fortitude, rails against tax reform, calls for cuts at the top, praises Star Wars and NASA, criticizes price gouging oil firms, and invokes Harry S. Truman’s memory in a broad critique of economics and policy.
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Naval Medical Center
Executive Office
Congress
NASA
U.S
Iraq
Harry S. Truman
Builders Use Cards for State Senate Picks in Primaries
The Frederick County Builders Association printed 7,000 cards listing its picks for state senators delegates and county commissioners in the primaries and some firms inserted them into paychecks. The letter condemns the act as greed and calls for an ethics investigation of those in power and the teaching of ethics in schools.
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Frederick County Builders' Association
Frederick County builders in letters about November election
VICKIE A SWARTZBAUGH notes concerns that Frederick County cannot grow on mistakes and asks to list the builders who participated in this activity. The letters reflect community debate ahead of the November election and call attention to development issues raised by multiple builders.
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Frederick County
Endorsements Distort Voter Choice in Frederick County
Harold Shriver criticizes broad candidate endorsements and special interest questionnaires, arguing they bias elections and erode voters objective rights. He calls for reform through state delegation, suggesting a $500 bond to publish full questionnaires and enforce compliance to protect the voting process and turnout.
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Frederick County
Vote by the record amid highway safety debates in Maryland
Frederick delegate Boyd Smith defends his safety bills and positions amid a letter dispute by Clara R. Cramer. He notes endorsements from three teachers associations and recalls past measures on truck covers, broken window fees, and speed enforcement. He argues critics spread false press criticism as the November 6 election nears.
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Clara R. Cramer
Maryland General Assembly
Frederick County
Washington County
Maryland
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The kind of people we have become
The writer contrasts wartime debates on testing a bomb with a claim that officials would shield Japan from bombing by placing prisoners as human shields. The piece then shifts to a critique of Saddam Hussein, linking his view of morality to U.S. abortion statistics as a call to surrender. Nancy Hanel Ijamsville.
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America
Saddam Hussein
Var Pus
Hussein
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