Surgeon General Koop urges diet reform with strong warnings
Dr. C Everett Koop releases a 712 page nutrition report after four years, linking fats to obesity, heart disease, cancers, diabetes, high blood pressure and strokes. It urges reduced fatty foods and salt, more vegetables and lean proteins, cooking with little fat, and limited alcohol. The tone recalls maternal guidance with a blunt public health message.
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C. Everett Koop
Dr. Koop
Mom
Public Health Service
American Heart Association
Fear factor in America erodes discipline and order
Robert C. Reid argues that removing punishment and social sanctions has spurred widespread lawlessness from classrooms to prisons. He cites Maryland’s penitentiary riots and rising teen pregnancies as evidence that without a fear factor, youths and criminals lose restraint. He invokes Lucretius to warn that balanced fear sustains civilization.
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America
Maryland Penitentiary
Baltimore
Inner Circle of
Hell
Stephen Sachs
Kis
Maryland
Baltimore City
Gur
Lucretius
Bob Reid
Agnapolis
Broderick News Post
Glasnost in the Soviet Union and U S reactions
A Washington column surveys Gorbachev's glasnost reforms amid public skepticism and media optimism, noting economic strain, party restructuring, and Ligachev's role. It weighs the potential for reform, the need to boost living standards, and risks of bureaucratic backlash, plus reader questions.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nashville
Gorbachev
United States
Yegor Ligachev
Ligachev
Mr. Ligachev
Kremlin
Thunderstorm Disrupts Yellow Springs Area July 9 1939
A severe July storm drenched Yellow Springs and Braddock Heights causing swollen streams and road closures. Carroll Creek overflowed, forming a muddy pool used by youths for bicycle rides. A five mile charity bicycle race from Taylorsville to Mount Ay drew 23 finishers with top places including Albert Morrison and Robert Russell.
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Yellow Springs
Braddock Heights
Monocacy River
Taylorsville
Mount Ay
Mount Airy
Wayland Cantwell
Ellicott City
Claude Brown
Brunswick Dedicates New Water Treatment Plant at 700000 Gallons Daily
Twenty people win prizes in downtown Jackpot Sales Days as Frederick officials reveal details of the town water project. The $470000 plant draws Potomac River water and aims to secure reservoir supply while planned expansions anticipate future needs. Interceptors for Monocacy and Tuscarora routes receive county approval, linking Walkersville, Carroll Creek, U.S. 15, and the Opossumtown Pike area near Frederick Community College.
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Brunswick
Potomac River
Tuscarora
Frank Cook
County Metropolitan Commission
Clade Creek
Walkersville
Carroll Creek
U.S. 15
Frederick Community College
Opossumtown Pike
Frederick Major
John A. Derr
Annie C Cooley
Mary Shaffer
Ray Buaiselen
Charles Brandenburg
Thelma Hildebrand
Carol Stephens
Barbara Wilcom
Paul Biddinger
George Schroeder Jr
Debra Stiles
M.P. Emmett
Elizabeth B. Woodfield
Ervin Ramsen
Frederick MOS Seeks Birders with Meeting Details
Letters to the Editor corrects a Hello Frederick item about two monthly birding trips and lists the Frederick High School meeting time of 7 30 p m on the first Thursday each month with a September exception. It notes varied programs on pheasants bobwhite status and bird outings in China and welcomes all with an interest in birds or nature.
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Frederick
Maryland Ornithological Society
MOS
Maryland
China
Letter Critics on Law and Firearm Response to Farm Theft
Readers argue against individuals taking the law into their own hands over crop damage and firearm use. They urge reporting crimes to authorities, pursuing restitution, and respecting legal standards, while cautioning against vigilantism and unsafe toys at carnivals. The letters cite Paul Souders and Susan Nockett in Union Bridge and Rocky Ridge.
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Paul Souders
Joan Nance
Mr. Souders
Stephen R. Spector
Souders
Hallowed ground reply to July editorial on field without honor
Sylvia Bealer of Gapland critiques an editorial that likens teen vandalism to Civil War battles. She argues the piece condemns neither side, yet urges a magnanimous stance and questions the justice system’s limited response to youth disturbance in the potato field dispute.
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Souders
Lfe
Gun control views clash with drug legalization debate
Everett A Turner argues that gun bans and drug legalization create unsafe conditions for police officers. He notes opposition to a proposed death penalty for officers killed during federal drug felonies and questions the effectiveness of these policies, urging support for officers’ protection and a rethink of perceived solutions.
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Maryland
Sarah Brady
Joseph McNamara
San Jose
Cal
McNamara
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Romano Mazzoli
D-N
George Gekas
R- Pa
Bill McCollum
R-Fle
Judiciary Committee
Peter Rodino
Peter Bodine
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General Accounting Office
GAO
United Feature
Ssnpicaie
Shankstown Pike Bridge
Bryan N. Glass Union Bridge
Susan Nockett
Rocky Ridge
Sylvia Bealer
Gapland
Everett A Turner Frederick
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