County Forum Highlights Growth, Sewer, and School Board Debate
Frederick County Taxpayers sponsored a candidates forum at the county courthouse featuring GOP and Democratic contenders. Debates covered regional sewer approval, division into sanitary districts, school board expansion, conflicts of interest, and candidate qualifications with audience questions and some political theater.
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Frederick County
County Court House
Glenwood Nicholson
GOP
Gainesboro
W. H
Bill’) Baker
Back Creek
Rhoda Maddox
Max Mandel
Baker
Mandel
Board of Supervisors
Editorial rebuke of press trial and double jeopardy concerns
A local man declared innocent by a jury is again tried in the press without judicial sanction. The piece blasts Frederick County Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Glenn Williamson for continuing coverage and argues retrial in the press risks double jeopardy and violates due process and constitutional rights. It calls for ending the matter.
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Frederick County
Commonwealth’s
Glenn Williamson
Williamson
County School Board
Pres
Mr. Williamson
Hig Vanaum
SALT I flaws exposed in top secret NSC report
A National Security Council study to the Senate Intelligence Committee details Soviet evasions of dismantling older ICBMs under SALT I. The document traces repeated misstatements and incomplete deactivations from 1975 to 1978, raising questions about verification as Carter reopens SALT II and sparking debate over access to such findings.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Carter
Senate
National Security Council
Senate Intelligence Committee
Congress
Kremlin
NSC
United States
U.S
Ford Administration
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S.S.R
A Farewell to Local Schools and Federal Overreach
The column rails against creating a U S Department of Education, arguing federal funds will force local curricula and control. It contends the department promises a hands off policy while expanding federal influence, led by NEA backing, risking the death of local school autonomy.
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Universal Press Syndicate
Washington
U.S. Department of Education
Congress
Department of Education
Carter
National Education Association
NEA
Jimmy Carter
Vesco Libya plot probe shocks Carter era officials
The New York Times reports a possible Vesco Libya bribery scheme involving White House aides and the DNC. FBI sources note high level focus on a cover up and impartial probes by grand juries and justice officials amid questions about immunity and potential corruption.
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New York Times
Washington
The
Robert Vesco
Libya
John White
White House
Carter Justice Department
Kne
Sevice
Spencer Lee
Hamilton Jordan
Carter
Justice
Grand
Justice Department
Vesco
White
FBI
Aan
U.S
Jordan
Billy Carter
Esco Ans
Ings
Billy
Vesco Grand Jury
Paul Curran
Grand Jury
Texas
Robert Strauss
DNC
Mideast
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Esten Rudolph
Mr. Mandel
Wancoerie Evens
Rea Rae
Winchester Evening
Kent
Winchester
Compliance Commission
By James J. Kilpatrick
George Rebh
By William Safire
Mr. Vesco
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Nee
Democratic Party
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