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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1988
Page
3
Frederick officials push for visible street numbers to aid police and fire response. Mayor Young warns of fines after limited success with voluntary compliance. Residents urged to ensure numbers are readable from the street for quick emergency location, reducing delays during rescues.
Bob Reid argues a columnist should avoid personal vendettas in print and keep criticism aimed at public, not individuals. He recalls personal disputes with tickets and zoning, noting best practice is to fight on turf and not in editorials, urging restraint amid a noisy fence controversy.
Judy Lyons Wolf recounts the three part Banner School workshop series on Stress and the School-age Child held January to March in Frederick. Four panelists each session discussed home, school, and societal stress, with readings and small group discussions enriching attendees.
Robert Beckwith, a retired Army Corps of Engineers horticulturist from Arlington, Va., writes that citizens groups should join across neighborhoods to plan resource conservation, open spaces, and environmental development. He urges security, tree preservation, sidewalks, parking control, and transit connections to metro stations, plus pollution and noise safeguards and historic preservation, urging nationwide expert collaboration.
A reader letter from Wilbur Williams of Farmbrook urges Dr. Farmer, Mayor Young, and the Board of County Commissioners to lead a fight to reform the system behind school overcrowding. The piece argues growth requires adequate schools, criticizes reliance on warnings, and stresses education as Frederick County’s top priority with future leaders in mind.
Jack Anderson reports former Office of Government Ethics director David Martin urges Edwin Meese to quit immediately. Martin cites Meese staff usage and conflicts of interest as why Burns and Reynolds left. He questions department function and warns of eroding credibility amid Meese personal issues.
The Frederick mayor and board of aldermen approve flagstone paving on Elm Street between Dill and Park avenues and allow residents to lay flagstone between pavement and curb. The new Frederick Planning Commission urges practical slum clearance for areas east of Market and North Patrick streets, outlining street and park development. The county commissioners unanimously motion to ask Gov Agnew to veto a bill creating Frederick County as a sanitary district, though the bill passes with amendments. News notes cover civil unrest after Dr Martin Luther King Jr. death, local reflections by funeral director Hicks, and 1968 Frederick High School science fair entry by Jeff Williams with an electronic computer project.
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