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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1993
Page
5
Frederick’s three public housing projects are overfull as the waiting list balloons to 215, up from 125. The city has closed the list for at least a decade while renovation continues and Section 8 applications were halted earlier this year, signaling insufficient housing to meet demand.
Roy Meachum recalls a brutal experience at Baltimore-Washington Airport after a European trip. He describes extreme heat, jet lag, and a harsh customs clash led by Inspector Adrian Allen, amid cultural gaps and warmth from Italian hosts. He vows to avoid BWI in future travels and cherishes returning to Frederick.
The writer reflects on gratitude for life’s blessings and freedom, noting a period without a driver's license from md- November to June 7, 1993. He considers churchgoing at Capit and plans to visit places along U.S. 40 toward Farney Reedy Home, unsure of the turning point while driving slowly.
A personal reflection on USPS failures and costs contrasts with memories of reliable mail. The writer, whose work relies on post office deliveries, describes filing a temporary change of address before a Maine working vacation, illustrating frustrations with mail service and payment delays.
A reader recounts two missteps in forwarding mail after moving to Maine. Although his wife’s mail arrived with forwarding stickers, his did not due to a carrier error and a missing address change. He describes months of disruption and 100 pieces lost, with no clear remedy yet, warning of systemic problems at the post office.
War Department denies reports that hundreds of pounds of raw fats from Camp Ritchie kitchens were burned nightly instead of saved for explosives manufacture. An Army investigation found no truth to the soldier cook statement published earlier. Major James E. Bartgis, a Frederick resident, was profiled in the Yank weekly, noting his Maryland National Guard service and command of a Construction Battalion in North Africa.
Twenty years ago the 60 day Phase IV price freeze ended for most goods while beef prices rose as producers passed higher costs to consumers. An unadvertised, closed exploratory meeting in Frederick City Hall debated B&O Railroad ownership of East Street tracks. James Freeman of the Chamber of Romances credited G Hunter Bower Jr. instead of Bowers Lumber. Mountain Dale resident John M. Tregoning caught a 16 year old escapee during a yard encounter as Maryland State Police pursued on foot.
Vincent Mooney Jr Republican candidate for Mayor of Frederick City argues to move the city police out of the courthouse but keep a downtown station. He warns against edge land purchases and says the police must stay downtown, with plans to modernize and possible 120 officers in four years.
Miriam A Gordon of Cumberland recounts a driving incident with a state trooper, a driving test notice, and the loss of a parking instruction investment. She notes decades of driving without major accidents, sale disappointments, address changes, and travel to Germany Austria Switzerland the Rockies and Canada before settling in a mountain-side retirement situation.
A letter from Daniel Moore of Frederick criticizes handicap parking fees and explores how state revenue measures, like wheel chair licensing and one time inspection fees, may fund deficits. He details his injury and frustations with MVA procedures and questions fairness toward disabled individuals and families.
The Frederick News Post invites readers to send letters signed with address and phone for verification. Not all letters may be published and edits are possible. The paper discourages poetry or religious verse as letters, and copies of letters may be printed elsewhere. Send to The Frederick News Post 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21708 or fax 662 8299.
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