Dealers Lose Luxuries as Drug Forfeitures Increase
A New York man traveling to Frederick to sell cocaine was arrested after a Narcotics Task Force raid. Police seized cosmetic gold overlays and other items, illustrating a crackdown on narcotics profits. Separately, an 87 acre Wolfsville farm tied to marijuana was seized and auctioned for about 172000 with 130000 to be distributed to anti drug programs. This marks first for the county and signals tougher asset forfeitures against dealers.
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Frederick County
Wolfsville
Maryland
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Barry trial verdict looms as jury weighs fate this week
Roy Meachum reflects on the Marion Barry case as the jury nears a verdict. He notes media coverage, public anxiety, and potential race tensions in Washington, while acknowledging the trial’s impact on politics and race relations. The piece discusses personal travel, observed attitudes, and hopes for an out of court settlement to ease democratic strain.
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Georgia
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Los Angeles Times
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Michael Meachum
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Tennessee
Department of Justice
Cuomo Kerrey Dream Ticket Seems At Odds With Neb Waste Debate
Democrats envision Mario Cuomo and Robert Kerrey as a strong presidential ticket but Kerrey faces controversy over Nebraska's plan to develop a radioactive waste dump. The Central Interstate Low Level Waste Compact Commission backs the project, while Kerrey and his brother in law helped start Bates Video, the firm hired to promote it. Kerrey later opted out to avoid conflict.
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Mario Cuomo
Nebraska
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Kerrey
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Dean Rasmussen
Bates Video
Rodney Bates
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Kerrey's business ties and political risks surface
Rasmussen says Kerrey runs his business with trust in his manager and not politics. Kerrey shifted stance on a nuclear waste dump, citing too many questions and facing Republican critiques. The piece ties him to a 1980s low interest loan and the Nebraska S&L collapse, noting a broader pattern of mixing business and politics.
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Scott Sleek
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Kerrey
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Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
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Fire guts apartment as 50 years ago blaze threatens Weil Bros
A century old item recalls a blaze at 410 N Market St damaging R H Shriner’s apartment and its contents while other units escaped. Fireman John F Davis fell unconscious from fumes as water entered the Jack Pry showroom. The Frederick County Volunteer Firemen staged a large parade with 18 companies and multiple auxiliaries, drum corps, bands, bicycles and horses for cash prizes amid record heat climbing to 100 degrees.
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McCrory
W. Irving Weil
Carl L. Hildebrand
James Jones
John F. Davis
Junior Fire Company
Frederick County
County Engineer proposes quarry as temporary county landfill
William Fout, for Frederick County Commissioners, asks the Board of Appeals to allow an abandoned quarry on Michael Ryan’s Clemsonville Road property to serve as a temporary county landfill to relieve Reich's Ford Road site. Health department checks report pollution equipment active at Winchester Hall, West Frederick Middle School, and Gov. Thomas Johnson High School. The Frederick Human Relations Council forms subcommittees to review six discrimination charges before a new director arrives. Congressman Richard D. McCarthy tours Fort Detrick and backs action on the fort’s future.
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Frederick County
Board of Appeals
Michael Ryan
Clemsonville Road
Reich
Ford Road
Health Department
Melvin Phillips
Frederick
Winchester Hall
West Frederick Middle School
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick Human Relations Council
HRC
Wea
McCd
Wwinicougas
Maryland lawmaker franking abuse questioned in Annapolis report
Dawn B Teague of Frederick criticizes Maryland legislators for franking-like mail in an Annapolis Report from District 4 incumbents. She notes campaign imagery at release near filing deadline and questions taxpayer costs for production and mailing.
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Capitol Hill
Maryland
Recycling fundraiser supports Kathy Benson for county commissioner
Frederick County residents participated in a fund raiser centered on recycling aluminum cans and other recyclables. The event awarded a prize including a bird feeder and book. Four truckloads of recyclables were collected and transported to a landfill recycling center with proceeds benefiting the Kathy Benson campaign.
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Frederick County
Kathy Benson
Schroyers
Old media con game and Mandela critique
Ruth Shriver of Westminster argues the media misleads about global leaders and praises and condemns figures like Mao Castro and Mandela in a sweeping defense of anti communism. She warns that backing socialist regimes leads to famine and calls to halt foreign aid to un reforming governments.
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Mao Tse-tung
China
Chiang Kai-chek
Castro
Washington
Buthelezi
Tutu
South Africa
Ethiopia
U.S
Soviet Union
Unnatural selection and the dream of perfect babies
A reader expresses outrage after viewing The Perfect Baby on ABC with Barbara Walters about selecting a baby’s sex, appearance, and IQ before conception. The letter cites fears of playing God, notes related genetics coverage, and warns of loss of life’s meaning if perfection becomes the goal. COR S TEN EYCK
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Barbara Walters
Frederick News
Earth
Coverage of the Tour de France Victory by Lemond Praised
Linda Black of Mount Airy praises coverage of the Tour de France highlighting Greg Lemond as a winning U S rider and expressing appreciation for the reporting of his superhuman performance.
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