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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1987
Page
3
Voters complained last fall about ballot card issues including overvotes, small print, and uncounted votes for county commissioner. A Voting Procedures Task Force recommends education, card readability changes, and marking updates such as white circles to show counted votes.
Roy Meachum reflects on returning to Frederick after travels through Italy Germany and Egypt and living in Paris and Rome. He recalls Hemingway Fitzgerald Wilde and Heine and the fate of Heine's grave under Nazi occupation while praising local roots and warning against losing Frederick's unique character. He notes the pull of New Orleans and the comfort of familiar rooms and pipes that shaped his writing.
A Philippine cabinet secretary Jaime Ferrer, an anti-communist veteran, was killed by suspected communist militants. The article details Ferrer’s career, his doubts about Aquino’s peace talks, NAMFREL roots, and potential impact on anti communist policy, plus a political note on US Senate dynamics and a Brinkley tax bill quip.
Terry Crews voices concern over Frook property annexation and town growth, arguing smaller is better for Myersville’s quiet life, safety, and environment. He cites traffic, noise, and subdivision risks, urges a referendum, and references local figures and housing pressures. Robert W. Burbrick adds a political lament on national policy and memory of war.
At a special meeting the mayor and aldermen adopted an ordinance awarding the Frederick City Sewage System bond to Alex Brown and Sons of Baltimore. The company bought the bond for 50000 dollars after four bids, Brown and Sons winning by a 15 cent margin. Frederick County 4-H Club members captured four of seven top places in the State-wide Style Revue at the University of Maryland, with winners including Miss Jane Grams, Miss Esther Holter, Miss Ruth Nicodemus, and Miss Dorothy Fouche. The 4-H group will model at the annual farmer’s picnic later this week in College Park. District Game Warden Benjamin F. Phebus released 40 ringneck and mutant pheasants near New Market, adding to 24 already released in the county.
Twenty years ago Francis C Harshman a 48 year old Wolfesville resident was appointed to the Frederick County Road Commission replacing Russell L Keller who resigned to take a right of way post paying $6000 annually. Harshman a former GOP Club member and local retailer had led the Wolfesville Ruritan Club and PTA.
The text recalls Ben Linder as a hero of communist Nicaragua and denounces antiwar actions linked to Jane Fonda. It condemns student protests, draft evasion, ROTC destruction, flag desecration, and Congress restricting military action in Vietnam.
The Maryland 4-H Club Foundation and the 4-H Golf and Tennis Tournament Committee thank the Frederick Post and Frederick County for supporting the 6th annual event at Englehead Country Club. The fundraiser surpassed its $10,000 goal for 1987, funding scholarships, trips, and youth programs across Maryland.
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