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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1987
Page
4
Community debate over a proposed Emmitsburg ski lift and trails weighs effects on traffic development and water supply. Nearby Fairfield already hosts Ski Liberty, cited by supporters as beneficial, while opponents worry about changing the town's character and potential downsides.
Roy Meachum recalls decades of work with typewriters and later a growing embrace of electric machines. He traces personal fear and eventual affection for tools that shaped his writing, football, and life, including a Vienna Olympia, Royal models, and a mysterious Earl who gifted a pivotal machine.
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, denied donating 10 million for the contras, saying the money was given for humanitarian aid in Central America. State Department officials say the funds were meant for the Nicaraguan resistance. Brunei officials accuse U.S. officials of misrepresentation and claim the sultan was unaware the money would aid the contras. The dispute centers on a 1980s donation reportedly solicited by George Shultz and Elliott Abrams, with Brunei presenting a statement of betrayal and innocence. The saga follows a broader expose of covert contras funding and related political fallout.
Fifty years ago in Frederick, Laporte Construction halted sewer system work after the city withheld a 2200 dollar payment to a creditor. Laporte earned 7 percent of the 234 215 75 contract value as of January 1 while other contractors like Ligon and Ligon continued work. A two hour conference with city officials failed to resolve the dispute. Also noted, annual Izaak Walton League banquet at Hotel Frederick with state officials and local speakers. Later, a fire roared through a garage near the William H Harbaugh home destroying the building, contents, a school bus, three automobiles and stock feed.
Twenty years ago President Johnson arrived by helicopter to Thurmont's athletic field, delayed by heavy fog that forced the final leg by car from Camp David. Eisenhower and Kennedy previously used the field on similar occasions. local figures and Kids Inc officers were also noted in succession. Miss Mary Lynn Myers, Frederick County's only registered woman pharmacist, served as relief pharmacist for Prescription Arts Inc, balancing roles at Professional Arts and Medical Arts Pharmacies.
Two letters address hunting ethics and animal welfare, condemning deer stalking and bulling of wildlife while praising pets rescued from the pound. A second pair critique religious intolerance and evangelical Protestantism, urging tolerance and separation of church and state, with historical references.
A letter writer urges unity behind the president and government amid fears of Communist influence at the southern border and alleged moves to topple South Africa's government. The author defends the president and signs as Elmer William Bollinger Jr. of Thurmont.
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