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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1988
Page
3
Homeowners facing assessment increases can challenge the value by gathering data on their home and neighbors, citing changes like removed porches, and using open assessment records. Read the appeals brochures, present a reasoned case, and if needed escalate to the Property Tax Appeals Board.
A breezy survey traces February from Roman origins through calendar tweaks by Numa Pompilius and Caesar to the modern month. It notes Washington's Birthday folklore, Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania, and Valentine's Day rituals with light, humorous commentary and casual asides on fame and fashion.
Washington economists warn that deficits and import surges risk a global downturn. Greenspan faces pressure to lower rates without devaluing the dollar while Congress hesitates. Nations like Japan adjust trade, but the United States may face stronger protectionist moves if action slows.
Harold Weisberg denounces a columnist for biased Middle East portrayal, accusing him of distortions, name calling, and evasion. He defends accuracy and fairness, rebuts claims of free speech limits, and criticizes praise of Abu Nidal as a patriot.
A lengthy personal note urges humility and self discipline, quoting biblical counsel to judge not others. It reflects on fallibility, gratitude, and a plea for mercy amid unemployment and financial strain faced by Ronald and Charlotte Mallet and their family.
Protestors backed by Frederick officials accuse ongoing tree cutting of endangering the city’s future water supply. Izaak Walton League chairman S F Lehman and residents tour a three mile timberless strip between Fox's Bridge and Etzler's Bridge, vowing to mobilize farmers to protect the watershed. A Frederick High School Band concert featured trombone solo by William Haller with encore and piano by Dolly Shook.
Twenty years ago on February 6 1968 Frederick Memorial Hospital reported progress on a new West Seventh Street front entrance and planned parking area to ease congestion on Park Place and Trail Avenue. Maryland Civil Defense official Col Christian Hanburger told the county shelter committee that 60 000 fallout spaces could be resolved by planning. Shelter protection covered 17 000 of the 77 000 population. Frederick YMCA began a community fitness study led by Dr Donald Z Koons for third grade boys and a program for businessmen and housewives with Miss Ann Johnson and Dr Raymond E Demazo as subcommittee chairs. A farewell reception honored hospital administrator P David Youngdahl and his wife at the Nurses Residence with gifts and arrangements by Mrs Shirley Brobst and Miss B Elizabeth Derr.
Franklin S. Gladhill of Monrovia thanks The News-Post for printing the Grain Market from the Chicago Board of Trade daily on the financial page. He notes that farmers need daily market data to make informed decisions and credits George Delaplaine for enabling this coverage.
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