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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1987
Page
3
An upper Montgomery County community faces a flood of random mail marked For Adults Only containing phone numbers with lurid, costly messages. Officials urge residents to request post office intervention to halt the junk mail, noting mail delivery remains legal and the pink card includes an explicit greeting.
Roy Meachum criticizes Gov. Schaefer for skipping Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke’s inauguration, calling it a public snub that harms the city’s progress and hints at racial and political tensions shaping Maryland’s future. The piece urges reconciliation and support for Schmoke’s tenure.
United States officials warn South Korea's presidential race could spark street violence and provoke North Korea's Kim Il Sung to intervene. Analysts fear a close result could trigger a constitutional crisis, military action, or terror disruptions tied to the 1988 Olympics and related events.
A letter from L.R. Goldsborough of Frederick urges marking historic spots from a list of 50 points of interest. Four Montgomery County one room schools sold at auction for 906 total. Claggettsville led at 400, Comus 300, Boyd white 100, Boyd black 50, plus 56 for Burdette land. An Oakland sedan, driven by L Osmond Derr in Middletown, rolled downhill when brakes failed, stopped at a fire plug. no injuries or damage reported. County roads spending matches prior decade. officials discuss needs and bond service costs affecting road funds. The Frederick County Governmental Study Commission rejects code home rule as a step to charter government, recommending code home rule and a seven member council elected at large from districts. Brunswick council to cut water service for nonpayers after two bills.
Ralph de Toledano views the Reagan Gorbachev summit as a grand Washington circus with little substance. He notes the 200000 Jews marching, a signed treaty, and anecdotal moments, but argues the talks leave core strategic issues unresolved. The piece questions whether the Kremlin’s true aims shift with leadership and warns of ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Central America.
The piece argues Supreme Court fate of Falwell v Hustler will shape political cartoons as a tool of satire. It recalls Herblock attacks on Nixon and notes public figures endure toons that insult or misrepresent. It questions damages ideology, jury trials, and the balance between free press and personal harm.
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