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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1990
Page
4
A large Aerobics Research Cooper Clinic study followed over 13,000 adults for eight years to assess how physical fitness affects mortality. The biggest finding shows even modest activity, like brisk walking several days weekly, cuts death rates dramatically from 64 to 25.5 per 10 000 person years, while vigorous effort yields smaller gains.
A reader shares an informal digest of Eleanor G. Falk’s cover letter and a 12 page booklet on the Chesapeake Bay’s economic importance. The piece cites values for fishing tourism shipbuilding and waterfront property, noting figures like 678 billion dollars and 8.396 million annual tourism.
Report notes Congress, led by House Speaker Tom Foley, caved to White House demands in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. The package loosens rules for federal workers and lawmakers while allowing corporate travel expenses for officials and spouses to private events tied to their duties, a move critics call payback for backing the rise.
The Ethics Reform Act broadens private travel perks and gifts for federal workers. It moves decision power on perks to the General Services Administration and Office of Government Ethics, while curbing broad allowances seen under HUD and Agriculture. Dismissals for abusive bosses ease despite ongoing sanctions. Fidel Castro faces potential end as dependence on Eastern Bloc wanes amid health rumors and dissent.
Yesterday the postmaster announced daily mail service would reach all streets within Frederick city limits starting February 1. Seventeen and a half city blocks had no city delivery or relied on rural carriers. Fur markets remained weak amid wartime uncertainty while local fur dealers traded skunk, muskrat, mink, fox pelts with limited demand. Lt. Col. John W. Leonard, long stationed in Frederick, moved to Fort Sam Houston to join the Second Division staff. District game warden Benjamin F. Phebus asked farmers and hunters to help protect game birds during the cold spell.
Twenty years ago residents met area senators and delegates in the Winchester Room of Winchester Hall to question officials before the January 21 legislative session. The Frederick County Board of Education announced adult classes on Family Life and Sex Education at Gov Thomas Johnson High School for parents teachers and concerned citizens. Dancers from Harkness House performed in Ballet Closeups for sixth and seventh graders at Frederick Catoctin and Gov Thomas Johnson high schools. County Commissioner Charles Collins warned that despite low operating costs a real estate tax hike would be needed in 1971 to address rising bond indebtedness.
A 15 year old protest letter to Frederick County Commissioners praises a Christmas gesture to the Schradels while criticizing local governance. The writer argues for equity in rights, cites John Eyler’s alleged illegal acts, and urges officials to test as citizens do to reveal civic missteps impacting farmland and dairy operations.
Frederick county and SHA officials discussed a Libertytown bypass at a citizens advisory meeting. They aim to decide a route by fall 1890 with construction 7 to 30 years away, and a plan recommendation by October, urging quick action within the department and county.
Kassoff told a public meeting last October that bypasses may be warranted in far less than twenty years. A senior SHA official said major projects like this take about ten years once listed as a top priority, with many current projects already in the pipeline such as Middletown bypass and widening routes in Frederick County. The speaker urged new funding methods and emphasized study and public consultation to avoid land being lost to development.
Spectators at the Frederick County Classic final between Walkersville and Middletown left early as Walkersville earned first place. Middletown coach and team briefly left the gym after the game, returning later to an empty bench while Walkersville received trophies in a small crowd. The author urges Sportsmanship to keep rivalries from turning ugly.
Letter from Travers Davis criticizing the Mount Air editor’s zoning board ruling on a rifle range. He argues the board overstepped its jurisdiction, turning a civil dispute into a costly court matter and warning that such decisions threaten private property rights and could lead to broader restrictions on homes with pools or grape arbors.
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