Northern Montgomery County faces landfill site debate
The county eyes Dickerson Poolesville and Clarksburg for future dumps while rejecting Rockville and Laytonsville. Dickerson protests incinerator plans near the community, and officials weigh cheaper land against loss of prime development areas as Frederick County may face the same issue later. Local government officials weigh logistics and community impact.
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Dr Meachum Reflects on King’s Legacy and 1968 Riots
Roy Meachum recalls April 4 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered by a white shooter. He argues King was human not a saint and notes FBI chief J Edgar Hoover fueled rumors. He contrasts public memory with mixed attitudes among blacks and whites and cites a Bible verse urging love one another.
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Condom defects threaten safe sex and birth control
The FDA warns that thousands of imported and domestic condoms fail to meet safety standards. In September 1987, 5.5 million condoms from several countries were held for leaks or non conformance. FDA tests show 20 percent of U S made batches fail and 30 percent of foreign batches fail, raising risk alongside AIDS figures and ongoing public health concerns.
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Three dozen schoolchildren narrowly escape bus crash
Thirty three pupils on a Urbana Buckeystown Road bus escaped serious injury when a truck hit the rear. Yvonne Anglebower and Betty Jane Harding of Park Mills had minor lacera tions. The Frederick driver was charged with reckless driving. Also noted are Gov. Nice urging parole reform, a Barbara Fritchie name reference on a quiz show, and Woodsboro school reporting fifty eight pupils with perfect March attendance including first graders Carrie Bostian Robert Filler Algie Goins Margaret Green Gloria Hann Ruth Keeney Guy Pittinger Janet Stitely Belva Summers.
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Park Mills
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Woodsboro
Mary K. Repp
Carrie Bostian
Robert Filler
Algie Goins
Margaret Green
Gloria Hann
Ruth Keeney
Guy Pittinger
Janet Stitely
Belva Summers
Alfred Baker Lewis urges action at local NAACP meeting
Twenty years ago Alfred Baker Lewis national NAACP treasurer spoke at Quint-AME Church urging stronger civil rights legislation more jobs and an end to poverty. He condemned Senators aiding filibusters against the civil rights bill as effectively defending murder.
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Residents decry earth borrow pits in Frederick County
Jeanie Cochran of Mount Pleasant urges county leaders to reject a text amendment allowing earth borrow pits in agricultural zones. She cites past illegal dumping, inadequate monitoring, and calls for inspectors at each site to prevent future hazards and protect the county from growth-driven environmental harm.
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Frederick County
Eyler
Planning Commission
Board of Appeals
Mount Pleasant
Ban Lasso herbicide in Maryland urged by farmer stance
A dairy farmer and Frederick Soil Conservation District Cooperator of the Year supports Delegate Hoyd Smith in pushing a Maryland ban on the herbicide Lasso amid concerns over cancer risk and environmental pollution. The letter argues for alternatives and highlights benefits of good farming practices to protect the Chesapeake Bay.
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