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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1990
Page
4
Frederick County pays tribute to Dr DeLaulter as he retires after 50 years in education. The educator received Humanitarian of the Year and Einstein Peace awards for his work and discipline. Family and former colleagues will honor him tomorrow for lifelong devotion.
A Mohawk Warrior Society siege blocks the Mercier Bridge near Montreal and the Oka reservation while Quebec police and the Canadian Army engage in a tense standoff. Meech Lake fallout and Bouassa Bourassa's handling fuel national debate as civilians and media track daily press conferences and troop involvement.
The article notes Brazil as a major supplier to Iraq during the Iran Iran Iraq war era, alongside the Soviet Union and France, with Brazil’s willingness to sell to almost any buyer despite nuclear ambitions. It cites CIA warnings from 1988 that Brazil will sell arms to anybody, especially Iraq and Libya, and details a suspension of sanctioned sales after Iraqi debts rose.
Brazilian group CTA and Embraer scientists allegedly aided Iraq by moving to Baghdad to work on the Piranha missile system. U.S. officials weigh export licenses for IBM supercomputers to Embraer while ensuring control to prevent technology misuse.
Yesterday marked the 50 year anniversary of a group of 30 Frederick City officials and guests touring water supply points and Gambrill State Park. Mayor Lloyd C. Culler objected to cabins above the Tuscarora receiver while a pair of copperhead snakes distracted Park Superintendent Jesse W. Kolb. Kolb described stepping on something soft and feeling a snake wrap around his ankle before kicking free, then dodging a second snake. Roy E. McBride of Burkittsville found a walnut hull carved to resemble a monkey face, with hair, nose, teeth, and hollow eye holes carved in the shell.
Maryland State Police logged 16 accidents in eight hours from 4 p.m. to midnight as a severe storm knocked out phone and electric service across Frederick County. Fire destroyed a large barn on Dr Charles Conley’s Baughman Lane property, with preliminary notes suggesting spontaneous combustion caused a $35 000 loss. Major ettes from Middletown High span a victory trophy at a Virginia Wesleyan College parade. Postal workers parade at Seventh Street with six new vehicles and named staff officials.
A letter argues that infiltrating special interest groups bias voters and should be stopped or fully reported. It lists groups like Maryland Municipal League and Fraternal Order of Police and urges voters to consider candidates' platforms without endorsement influence ahead of Sept. 11 and Nov. 6 elections.
The text asserts that Mayor Marion Barry's cocaine case shows bias in verdicts against black defendants. It claims innocence on one count, guilt on one, and hung juries on others, urging unity on the idea that a black man is not fairly judged. Vincent Mooney Jr, Frederick.
In Bakerton West Virginia, a retired police officer writes about the fatal shooting of a distraught resident during a car stop, the strain of divorce on men, and the lack of support for male spouses. He urges empathy to prevent future tragedies.
A reader accuses the Bush administration of engineering a controlled recession to boost re election odds. The letter asserts oil price manipulation and Kuwait invasion timing as the scapegoat while praising Bush and suggesting a private round of golf as a light aside.
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