Planning crisis leaves Frederick short of sewer taps
Frederick city and Frederick County face a drastic shortage of sewer taps due to limited treatment capacity. With 174 taps available through June 1991 but 2,017 projects approved, officials split capacity at Gas House Pike and Ballenger Creek plants collapsed amid dispute over counting planned versus hooked projects.
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Ballenger Creek
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Nike rejects PUSH blackmail and demands answers
Roy Meachum argues Nike's leadership asks PUSH for its credentials while others question PUSH's motives. He notes Nike seeks specifics on PUSH's finances and history, criticizes PUSH's call for board seats and records, and likens the clash to customers versus investors, urging PUSH to focus on profits and markets.
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Nike Shoe Company
Nike
PUSH
Jesse Jackson
Michael Jordan
Bo Jackson
Senate stalls on bolt safety bill amid distributor pressure
The Senate faces a push to require lab testing and registration of bolts after a years‑long exposure to substandard foreign bolts. Distributors claim cost fears and delays, but supporters say tighter rules would boost public safety and curb cheap replicas from Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. Senator Lugar backs the bill as is amid industry lobbying and amendments to address mixing batches.
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Congress
Senate
Japan
Taiwan
Korea
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Senate Commerce Committee
Capitol Hill
Houston
Tommy Grant
Grant
Dan Njegomir
Commerce Committee
Pat Windham
Indiana
Richard Lugar
Windham
Jack Anderson
Citizens Against Government Waste
Four youths rescued after Potomac River capsizes
From August 20, 1940 issue: W Clinton McSherry Jr and James McSherry of Frederick, Charles Urner Price, and John Motter were rescued after their motorboat capsized in swift Potomac rapids about one mile below Seneca. Earlier two were believed drowned. The report details scenes of a river accident and rescue operations.
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Frederick
Potomac River Rapids
Seneca
W. Clinton McSherry Jr
James McSherry
E. Second St
Charles Urner Price
John Motter
Drug War Reflections on Marion Barry Trial Outcome
Frederick reader Melissa Williams criticizes the Barry case outcome and the broader anti drug efforts. She argues mistrial verdicts undermine drug policy and city integrity while praising local police and schools. The letter expresses dismay at public cynicism toward sanctions and the mayoral office’s image.
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Washington
Fan letter condemns Keys manager and fluoridation claims
A reader recounts a Aug 11 Frederick Keys game and vows to stop attending after the manager Wally Moon rebuked children waiting for autographs. The letter also argues against fluoridation, citing books and reports to claim public fluoride exposure harms health. Mary Ann Putman signs.
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Prince William Cannons
Wally Moon
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Moon
Harry Grove Stadium
Keys
Waldbott
Waldicott
National Health Federation Bulletin
New York
John Yiamouyiannis
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Damascus
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Joseph C. Towle
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Robert B. Treese
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Fluoride
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Albert Burgstahler
H. Lewis McKinney
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