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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1987
Page
3
The Frederick County report notes increased drug use among eighth graders since 1985 and PCP use at nine percent among tenth graders versus a 3.4 percent state average. While older students show progress, the editorial urges school officials and parents to emphasize prevention to younger students and curb the trend.
Robert G C Reid laments beards in a brisk, opinionated column. He cites politics, Coast Guard policy, and local figures like Dick Hellman and Ellis Yodelson to argue beards reveal character, with humor and sharp caricature.
In a House subcommittee hearing the Uniform Product Liability Act of 1987 drew industry backing and consumer group complaints. Victor Schwartz advised Rep. Richardson while lawmakers faced behind closed doors negotiations that excluded consumer groups. The bill could limit victims ability to sue and shield manufacturers from certain damages.
Street workmen under John J. Best continue paving between trolley tracks in Frederick. The project raises the street within the tracks to match the rest of the road enhancing safety on West Patrick Street’s bend and easing driver navigation through the narrow, slippery area.
About 1300 people attended the Frederick Armory job opportunity fair with roughly equal turnout from high school seniors and adults. The Frederick Chamber of Commerce organized 25 industry exhibits to highlight local employment prospects in Frederick County.
A long reader letter from MAX PORTREY, Ph.D., expressing gratitude as he leaves Frederick County after years as Prevention Consultant. He cites program growth, community support, and key collaborators including WFMD, schools, JTA, and Peter Charuhas, calling the county’s prevention efforts among the best in the state.
The discovery centers on a Germantown tract near Great Hunting Creek around 1746 to 1772 with a possible village near Hessong Bridge Road. Deed K-207 (1765) shows 35 acres on the south side of a branch entering the creek, tied to Leonard Moser and wife Sarah who deeded land back to surveyor Thomas Brooke. The land aligns with a high ground south of Hunting Creek near Eicholtz Mill and part of Uriah Warrenfeltz’s Lake Titus area, suggesting an abandoned field on the farm’s western portion midway southwest of Hunting Creek.
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