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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1998
Page
5
Five area residents died in three traffic accidents from April 4 to 6, including a 16-year-old in Hanover and a 28-year-old from Randallstown. The piece condemns accepting highway slaughter as normal, urges safer driving, safer vehicle design, and stronger public concern beyond sports news.
The Baltimore Sun front page photo and a Mason-Dixon poll show voter skepticism toward Governor Glendening while signaling potential GOP and Democrat contenders. Scrutiny of campaign tactics and African American outreach frames a crowded primary, with Ellen Sauerbrey and Eileen Rehrmann emerging as notable rivals.
Gingrich travels the country promoting Lessons Learned the Hard Way while courting a kinder image and higher approval. A fund raising letter attacks Democrats and media, urging big gifts to counter liberal coverage. He hints at a 2000 presidential bid amid questions about cabinet shutdowns.
Amateurs Fowler Stevens of Bethesda and H Frank Rothery of Washington DC sank a shaft into a small farm near Winfield and report a subterranean ore value of 90 dollars per ton for its gold content. DAN WEINBERG said Marva Theaters Inc plans a drive in on a 10 acre tract near Frederick and Washington counties with a 676 car capacity and a 40 by 50 foot screen. Senior class of Frederick High rehearses A Full House directed by Grayson Burtier with student director Doris Lease and cast listing Martha Beck Grayson Bowers Osborne Wachter Dorothy Frye Dorothy Snyder Martha Ann Brittain Sally Stunkle Barbara Spencer Ellen Kehne George Baker Sherwood Simons Robert Lambert Thomas Williams Robert Carpenter. Fewer than 85 Potomac Edison customers in Frederick region applied for fuel deferment per PSC order. Robin Staley and Mary H Warshowsky of Frederick nominated for acting governor’s Board of Education seat. Vo Tech Center Frederick County offers resumes and recommendations to aid student summer and full time employment.
Nina Andre of Brunswick expresses shock and disappointment over the Brunswick Police Department's firing of Officer Michael Neuland as reported in The Frederick News-Post on March 26. She argues the decision is unfair, questions the department's communication, and urges internal resolution of personnel matters.
A Frederick reader objects to the Rosemont Avenue traffic light and nearby Sheetz station, proposing right turns only and no left turns to ease bottlenecks. The letter cites safety concerns and criticizes condemnation for extra lanes, urging policy change to improve flow.
Frederick area readers decry mall traffic designs near Md 85 and U S 40 to 15, urging scrutiny of planners and a march on City Hall. Krist in Luhn questions a search on West Main Middletown and calls for constitutional vigilance amid concerns about local policing and civil liberties. Roland G Nelson voices similar worries in Middletown.
Eyewitness accounts and official notes describe March 5 drug searches in Middletown with warrants and a dog team. Sgt J J Smith cited efforts to deter drug activity while residents reported no lights or sirens and a nearby property being searched, prompting concerns about fairness and privacy.
Deborah Beall of Mount Airy praises Goodwill Industries for aiding the less fortunate through profits from donated items used to fund vocational training and employment programs. She cites 1997 participation, 85 percent placement, 116 staff with disabilities, and 1996 free clothing aid.
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