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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1990
Page
4
A study links smoking to early arterial changes in men under 35 from autopsies of about 300 young victims. By 24, a quarter showed raised lesions, more in smokers. Dr. McGill calls prevention start in childhood as about 1 million youths begin smoking yearly amid 400,000 annual U.S. deaths.
Frederick County commissioners prepare for Annapolis dinner with the legislative delegation as State Sen. Charles H. Smelser pushes for enabling legislation on impact fees. The measure hinges on a lengthy process and potential county ordinances after July 1, with local elections looming and potential upheaval at Winchester Hall.
Yesterday marked the 27th annual Alfalfa Club banquet in Washington with President Franklin D. Roosevelt as guest of honor. New club president Joseph Bendrix Himes staged a burlesque initiation, entering the hall on a motorcycle with a police escort. Nearby, January’s cold wave threatened to become one of the county’s coldest months, while Gen. Robert E. Lee observances continued at Hotel Frederick G. Mantz Bessant where S.C.V. leader Alexander Mantz passed away during the gathering and was posthumously re‑elected president.
Twenty years ago Dr. John L. Carnochan and Richard R. Kline rejected changes pushed by the Frederick Taxpayers League to shrink the seven member school board to five elected full time members and to split administrative duties between a superintendent for fiscal matters and an assistant for educational matters. Carnochan warned the proposals would be a backward step. Frederick County commissioners Charles Collins Russell Horman and Wallace Hutton reviewed the league's ideas on raises for commissioners and voter referendums for any borrowing, displaying divergent views.
A syndicated column and local reporting discuss women in combat, citing Molly Pitcher and Antonia Ford as historic examples. The piece contrasts past and present roles, notes male views, and argues that infantry service carries unique, harsher realities beyond frontline bravery.
Frank Crowson of Mount Airy writes during a period of debate on gender integration in the military. He argues for forming and training battalion sized female units for future jungle or desert warfare. He suggests testing whether such units can match male infantry performance over years before reconsidering integration of line companies.
Wayne Dougherty of Brunswick argues against Frederick officials pushing random drug tests for city workers. He cites constitutional rights and potential cost, questions motives, and urges focusing on internal investigations rather than broad testing. He references local police theft cases and criticizes Aldermen Kreissig and Lee for alarmist stance.
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