Frederick County Chamber Holds Off Endorsement on College Mountain Ski Plan
The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce withholds active support for a Ski America Inc. ski resort on College Mountain Emmitsburg until zoning questions are legally resolved. The chamber’s business development committee has approved a resolution favoring the idea, while noting the central issue is proper use of private property and the legal definitions of civic recreation.
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Rederick County
Chamber of Commerce
College Mountain
Emmitsburg
Chamber
Ski America Inc
Board of Appeals
Frederick County
Coupon mania and the modern family’s shopping spree
A husband describes his wife Corinne’s coupon and rebate habit. She clips Washington Post supplements, stockpiles goods, and treasures even small refunds. The writer notes coupons cut groceries by about six percent but double costs to retailers, while confessing disbelief at manufacturer generosity.
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Bc’s
Morris the Cat
UPC
1St Army
Corinne
Washington Post
Allies lag in Gulf oil protection amid independent oil needs
The article notes critics fault Reagan era policy as allies such as Italy Germany and Japan offer limited naval support for protecting Kuwaiti oil shipments. Britain and France back U S efforts beyond their direct interests with Britain maintaining multiple ships in the Gulf and France increasing its presence through Djibouti.
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Washington
Persian Gulf
America
U.S
Italy
West Germany
Gulf
NATO
Middle East
The
Japan
State Department
Great Britain
Britain
Oman
Royal Navy
France
Andre Giraud
Djibouti
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Items from the News-Fa Yesterday 50 Years Ago September 26 1937
A compact recap of notable items from the News-Fa files dated September 26 1937. The column highlights events, names, and developments from fifty years prior as preserved in the newspaper archive.
Frederick County Delegation Advances Road Certificate Effort
Frederick County officials push to certify intent for a $19,000 street appropriation with delegation members set to sign. State Industrial Accident Commission held a brief session with eight cases awaiting later action. Cotillion Club dance drew about 45 couples at Catoctin Country Club. Frederick Fair moved into day two on September 26, 1967 with 2,664 paid attendees, a new opening-day mark. Governor Agnew signaled start of U.S. 40 widening near Frederick, possibly phased over two years. County officials seek more time to study the state road program and request an extension from the State Roads Commission.
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Frederick County
State Roads Commission
Joseph B. Payne
Brunswick
State Industrial Accident Commission
Reno $. Harp
Nice
Omar D. Crothers
Mr. Harp
Frederick
Spirot
Agnew
U.S. 40
Rotary Club
Frederick Fair
Charles E. Collins
Beards and Brains in Bork Hearings Draw Aunt Gertrude In
Aunt Gertrude writes from Washington about Judge Robert H. Bork's Senate hearings. She notes the beard distraction, then assesses Bork as adaptable and practical, shifting from ideological fighting to a more conventional conservatism while facing real conservative scrutiny. Wade Fernley and Miss Philly figure in the column as local comic tensions.
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Ashington
Gertrude
Robert H. Bork
Supreme Court
Alabama
Bork
Philleulah Markley
Wade Fernley
Frowzer
Miss Philly
Wade
Sen
Howell Heflin
England
Washington
Wade Ferniey
Debating Age and Power on the Supreme Court
The piece weighs age, health, and tenure of justices including Brennan, Marshall, Douglas, and Powell, contrasts FDR’s court-packing with Reagan’s era, and questions when judges should relinquish power while noting Robert H. Bork as a contested nominee. It argues a president’s prerogative versus judicial vitality.
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Supreme Court
Reagan
Robert H. Bork
Antonin Scalia
White House
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Thurgood Marshall
William C. Douglas T Han
Douglas
Marshall
William Brennan
Ronald Reagan
Brennan
FDR
Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Owen J. Roberts
Willis van Devanter
Hugo Black
Stanley Reed
Frank Murphy
Felix Frankfurter
William C. Douglas
Lewis F. Powell
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Robert C. Reid
Coupon
Rover
Kitty
Jack Anderson
Patrol
United States
Capitol Hill
Alouette
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Victor Stella
Tennessee Valley Authority
Watts Bar
NRC
John Glenn
D-Ohio
TVA
Glenn
Stella
Moscow
Poland
Mogadishu
Somalia
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Rad
Newstem
Catoctin Country Club
Joe Stephens
Charles W. Ross
James Etchison
Charles McDowell
Judge Bork
Sctipps
Howard News Service
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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