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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1988
Page
3
The county faced a major drug case with cocaine in focus. Prosecutors described organized drug families and two individuals labeled Frederick County kingpins. Some convictions yielded up to four years, underscoring continued danger beyond rural relief.
Roy Meachum rails against media bias in Middle East coverage and attacks from supporters of Frederick Mayor Ronald Young. He defends his and his wife’s business history, rebuts anti Semite charges, and questions campaign money and disclosure while urging harmony among Semites and Arabs.
The piece recounts George H. W. Bush serving as acting president during Ronald Reagan's 1985 surgery, noting a tennis accident that left Bush briefly unconscious and out of commission. It contrasts White House denials with sources claiming he slept off the injury while codes and authority were transmitted. The account also mentions Nixon era anecdotes and broader political commentary on Reagan and Ortega.
FBI special agent T W Dawsey urged parents to direct sons to constructive activities such as Boy Scouts or YMCA programs. He noted most criminals are young, with 63 percent of robberies by males under 25.
Readers debate censorship and free exchange of ideas in the News-Post. one letter argues against removing Harold Weisberg's commentary, praising open forums, while another reader shares frustration about dining out in a no smoking era and requests an adults only section. IRAN TROUT Monrovia
Barbara Maghan of the Christmas House committee thanks volunteers and contributors from St. John's at Prospect Hall and local businesses for the event held Nov 27 to Dec 12 as part of Christmas in Historic Frederick. The writer also notes legislative efforts in Annapolis to raise penalties for intoxicated drivers and questions the adequacy of the state’s minimum insurance requirement. Hugh A. Sweadner signs as detrick plaza correspondent.
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