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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1992
Page
6
An audit reveals the Frederick County Detention Center has accumulated about 207000 from inmate canteen sales over more than a decade. Funds were intended for inmate items and facilities, such as televisions, but questions rise on management and potential redirection to county government.
Robert C. Reid reflects on the 1992 controversy over the Josef Schutzenhofer painting at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center in Frederick. He recounts the funding debate for a $500,000 state grant to refurbish the Mountain City Mill, the delegation’s quick vote reversal, and notes the broader impact on art, tourism, and public taste, asserting art’s value while urging safeguards for minors.
The column argues postwar mood shifts since the Persian Gulf War and defends the outcome. It notes US prestige in the Middle East rising, peace talks underway, and Arab-Israeli negotiations moving forward while warning against isolationism. It cites UN goals, deterrence, and lessons for modern democracy.
Fifty years ago a Frederick Citizens' Committee met to curb worker exodus by creating local jobs and to press War Department for Fort Detrick expansion. Maryland towns faced defense-driven hardship as people moved to Hagerstown Baltimore and New England. Local Civilian Defense mobilized. high priority hiring at Fort Detrick for former employees. Thurmont discussed pool rink teen center trails and bike riding. Frederick officials probed environmental pollution from cardboard packaging on Carroll Creek.
Betsy Dickson of Frederick criticizes the Carroll Creek project described as a Santa’s playhouse. She questions historical compatibility, upkeep costs, and the design’s fit with local architecture, urging reconsideration of funding for those in need.
Maynard Lee Booher criticizes the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center for displaying Josef Schutzenhofer’s "A Peace Treaty and a New World Order" calling it pornography in art form. He urges Frederick County and city officials and the Frederick delegation to withhold taxpayer funds and opposes public funding while backing private support only.
A deluge of anger erupts as a speaker blasts Rick Schutzenhofer for a degrading painting in a gallery. The critic links the work to the Delaplaine name and calls for harsh, symbolic punishment, including a one-way cruise back to his birthplace.
Readers condemn a nude painting by Josef Schutzenhofer and call for censorship while others defend free expression. Essays reference racism and hate, urging decency and legal steps. A column cites a Rand Corp study criticizing U.S. aid to El Salvador and questions policy. Readers urge recycling and moral stands. Local voices from Frederick, Walkersville, and nearby areas discuss.
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