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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1982
Page
11
The Maryland State Board of Education upheld a 15 day suspension for Cyril Lang of Charles W. Woodward High School in Rockville for using unapproved materials in the classroom. It backed the Montgomery County board’s action while noting the need for classroom creativity and acknowledging unclear policies.
Lang criticized by Montgomery County Board for opposing new curriculum ideas. The board supported broader education aims and teacher flexibility, with a 44-3 vote suspending Lang for 28 days after his initial removal at the start of the 1981 school year. He has since returned to teaching.
Silver Spring man John Beckwith Whittle became one of Maryland’s first defendants sentenced under new drunk driving laws after pleading guilty to homicide by motor vehicle while intoxicated. A 35 year old with nine month sentence plus work release, three years probation, and no appeal available, the case stemmed from the January 17 1981 crash on U S 1 near the Capital Beltway that killed 22 year old Steven Prusik. The mother of the victim, active in MADD, expressed satisfaction at the verdict while noting initial hopes for manslaughter or homicide charges.
Mary Boppe lost her wedding ring when it slipped into the bathroom sink drain last September but the Hagerstown Water Pollution Control Department recovered it on their third attempt using a high pressure jet nozzle. Mayor Frush notified the delighted owner, while a separate effort to recover a $50,000 restaurant diamond had limited success.
A Prince George's County grand jury charged Ronald Drake Harlow Sails Horacio Sails Terrance Harris and Roger West with first degree murder and armed robbery in the Feb 8 Iverson Mall jewelry store killing of off duty officer Raymond Hubbard. West is a fugitive and the others are jailed without bail. The case ties to a Feb 5 Safeway robbery and gun assault charges. A stray note mentions an unrelated 1776 North Carolina independence action.
National Academy of Sciences experts halve their estimate of stratospheric ozone loss from aerosols and other sources due to better measurement methods. But two NRC panels tie stronger evidence to CFCs increasing skin cancer risk, warning continued erosion if 1877 production levels persist. U S bans aerosols. Ozone loss heightens UV exposure and cancer threat.
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