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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1988
Page
3
Frederick debates formal mutual aid rules as county considers liability clauses and clearer cross county ambulance responses. The city-funded 24 hour crew could serve county emergencies while maintaining boundaries, with aim to speed help and avoid costly disputes.
A Frederick reader urges city action to spend 25000 to build public Twister courts, arguing the game’s wholesome social value and recalling past urban fads from hula hoops to Rubik’s cubes while warning against overreaction and sensational publicity.
A Washington column details FDA and Customs seizures of contaminated foods and other products in September, noting 6,000 tons held and examples such as dried barley from Hong Kong with pests, corn flour from Mexico with mycotoxins, and mercury in Taiwan mahi mahi. It also covers GAO findings on AID crop substitutes, and a right to life liberal coalition opposing a Uniform Product Safety Act amid fears of limiting product liability.
J T Todd led a plan to map Frederick city from the air following the Agricultural Adjustment Administration method. He presented it to City Engineer Elmer St C Maxwell and William B Bennett of the City Planning Commission as final approval neared for 700 Frederick homes and establishments to join the new sanitary sewer system. The Frederick County Commissioners contemplated asking the State Roads Commission to include county roads in prison camp authorizations after convict labor was excluded from new road construction. Dissolution of the Maryland College in Walkersville progressed with duties shifted to the business committee and Walkersville offices closed. A fire at Old Mountain City Mill on South Carroll Street was controlled by volunteers at curfew. About 1000 more federal troops were sent to riot-torn Baltimore to suppress looting and violence. Mayor Derr said Frederick would maintain the curfew amid ongoing Maryland unrest. Carl Weakley of C P Telephone said telephone traffic was exceptionally heavy as people stayed home.
A letter urges everyone to strive for personal bests, lifelong education, and pursuing unique dreams. It cites figures like Columbus, Edison, Bell, Ford, and the Wright brothers as sources of inspiration, then shifts to Middletown and Frederick County notices about volunteer fire crews, EMS training, and a request for community recruitment and safety enforcement.
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