Public discounting of doom and hopeful graduation view
Public mood shifts from doom to hope as graduates brace for costly rents yet face a confident America. Allen Neuharth argues editors spotlight problems while the public seeks good news. Reagan remains a can do symbol with broad youth support, while Cold War tensions ease and arms control talks loom.
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Reagan
America
Moscow
Carter
Lee Iacocca
Public records row drives Sun to defend access to Patapsco plant deals
Baltimore Sun faces critique for not reporting on the $130 million Patapsco Waste Water Treatment Plant project and its contractors. The News American fought in court for documents, winning a ruling that public access is essential, while the Sun delayed and later faced changing ownership amid the scandal.
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Sun
James Houck
American
Lme
Eisai Gealings
Bruce W. Sanford
Houck
Sanford
California
Geiay
NRC weakens fire safety rules amid Chernobyl context
Washington column notes NRC approved lenient fire safety interpretations despite inspectors' protests. Browns Ferry fire and 1975 near-meltdown underscore risks from partial barriers and nonredundant protection. Inspectors warn of potential Chernobyl-like failures if redundancy is compromised.
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Richard Volmer
Corky Johnson
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Ala
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NRC
Readers defend day care providers and demand fuller reporting
In a May 22 News-Post letters column readers defend licensed family day care providers, denounce a framing of the job as low type work, and urge broader coverage of Maryland public affairs including the Patapsco plant affair. Backup letters share genealogical inquiries and gratitude from Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle School staff to the PTA for support during 1985 98.
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David Rice
Deborah Greene
Frederick County
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Sen Rena
Seaside hazards and school fairs mark Frederick news
Yesterday seas from Filles of the Merere-Poot era details a hazardous diink and blow apparatus trial at Market and Church, while Damascus High School Future Farmers Club wins a sanitary mill contest. Stauffer's Barn hosts the closing dance with Galen Wright Orchestra. Frederick displays jewelry during a downtown sale and Evelyn R White Dance Studio presents a fall recital. State Police tie a robbed safe to Village Lanes, Braddock Heights.
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Donald E. Watkins
Rudell Beall
Pearl Brown
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George Bryant
Willard Burdette
Hubert Cline
Preston Duvall
Sherwood Duvall
Lindsay McElfresh
Seilen Muay
Dienedy Te
Carl Stephens
William Snapp
Edsel Walker
Thomas Warfield
Harold Watkins
Crawford Williams
Stauffer’s Barn
Walkersville
Galen Wright
Evelyn R. White
Frederick High School
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Kevin Rice
Corrallin
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Gary Burdette
Debbie Droneburg
Terry Burdette
Kathi Winpigler
Carl Thayer Jr
Roblins
Glenn L. Bowman
Braddock Heights
Bowman
Frederick Barracks
Village Lanes Bowling Center
Monocacy Village
Teen crisis studies reveal rising suicide attempts among youths
A University of Michigan Flint study of 2,631 teens aged 12 to 18 found 202 reported attempting death by own action in the past year, a 7.6 percent rate. Among factors, heavy marijuana use and frequent drinking raise risk in girls, while rural and non white youths show higher rates. overall teen attempts may exceed prior estimates.
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