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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1994
Page
4
Montgomery County debates a simple vehicle tax proposed by County Executive Neal Potter to charge car and truck owners, aiming to target users rather than property tax. Council members are wary of more taxes as government funding debates continue, amid a history of rising levies in the tax-prone county.
Martha Eliassen recalls enduring 90 years of rare Mid-Atlantic winter and adjusting to Maryland summer. She describes 64 degree conference rooms and 77 degree days, contrasts Alaska cold with artificial chill, and notes her preference for open windows and fans while reporting for The Frederick News-Post. Roy Meachum’s column note follows.
A nostalgic catalog recalls telephone bells watches that need winding pants with flies that button and many old tools and toys. It notes rifles like pea shooters water pistols slingshots replaced by AK47s. It mentions airmail stamps carbon paper blotters and classic amusements like hula hoops kazoos jews harps pogo sticks stilts and Ouija boards. It ends with picnic hampers for quiet outdoor spreads.
The reminiscence lists former era icons fromVictrolas to bank tellers who knew customers, big city extras, paperboys, and wholesome products like Lifebuoy soap and Fordan’s toothpaste. It spans modes of transport, fashion, and leisure, noting how modern life shifts eroded these relics and rituals.
W Thomas Koontz a board member from Woodsboro writes in apology to the Cloverettes 4-H club for a misunderstanding about the Arc of Frederick County charity bicycle event. He explains new policy requiring a minimum $50 in pledges to receive T shirts or prizes to cover costs and insists on inclusion of all willing participants next year.
A field fire on the William G. Baker Jr. farm destroyed about 1,500 bushels of unthreshed wheat valued over $2,000. Independent Hose Company and 50 volunteers fought the blaze, believed sparked by a railroad engine.
A reader recounts a bus incident with a smoker and a passenger claiming allergy to smoke. The letter argues about mall rules, guards, and who bears blame for cigarette litter and air quality while noting broader pollution from industry and transport.
James Schrumph of Monrovia argues about smoking in public spaces, contamination concerns from old radioactive containers, and the role of science in explaining natural limits. He defends smoking culture, criticizes bans, and questions anti smoking motives while asserting science does not disprove God.
A reader argues for teaching evolution as a mechanism, not denial of God, noting scientific consensus on human evolution from Australopithecus afarensis to Neanderthals. The letter counters misconceptions that evolution equals ape to human transformation and cites Christian scientists who apply evolutionary principles.
Barbara Collins of Tjamsville argues in a letter that food stamp recipients face budget limits and should consider cost efficient options from cake mix to deli choices, while criticizing high labor costs in prepared platters and urging action against fraud and abuse.
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