Supreme Court backs sobriety roadblocks in Michigan
The Supreme Court 6-3 upheld Michigan’s sobriety checkpoints modeled after Maryland's program. Checkpoints detain drivers about 25 seconds with no discretionary police intervention, aiming to curb drunk driving and reduce highway fatalities amid a rise in alcohol related road deaths.
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Pity for Mark Hoke as health officer post withdrawn
Roy Meachum discusses Mark Hoke's withdrawal from consideration to be Frederick county health officer. The column critiques the publicity, notes Hoke's public stance and resignation timing, and concludes his public career is effectively ended while predicting a future in the private sector.
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Frederick County Canning Peak Nears With 24 Hour Ops
Frederick County braces for a high production peak as commercial canning of peas begins, with plants running around the clock in about two weeks. A truck mishap by Charles Hollie scattered free cigarettes along the road, while several Joes labor on the Frederick Housing Authority project. Elks Lodge jewel theft yields only ceremonial collar. several guns and a wallet are reported stolen in a separate robbery near U.S. 15 and Md. 28. Bettie Jane's Dance Studio marks 10th anniversary show at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School. county receives a $25,800 grant from the Governor's Commission to bolster the state's attorney budget.
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Governor's Commission On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Questionable handicap parking at Baker Park race event
Margaret A Thomas in Frederick reports a $10 ticket issued to a van with a handicap tag after Sertoma Club reserved lakefront spaces for vendors at the Great Bath Tub Race. She questions how nonhandicapped spaces were reserved and why extra spaces were not added, noting crowding and a passing officer’s terse reply.
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Debt doubts and impossible sums on national debt
The author questions the feasibility of precise debt figures and estimates a $12,000 burden for a typical American family, critiquing simplistic solutions like a one dollar income tax rise while noting the uncertainty of monetary figures and population guesses.
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C Span
America
Debate on debt shocks and extending the school year
Letter writers argue that paying interest on national debts would burden Americans, and question a proposed four to eight week longer school year. They call for congressional commissions and alternative ways to boost learning, noting costs for interest, S&L bailouts, and school climate issues.
Fireproof Flags Call Sparks Across Nation
A letter cites Marie Therese Eskuchen urging President Bush to hire a firm to produce fireproof flags. The writer proposes collecting old flags nationwide and delivering them to Supreme Court judges who supported the ruling, suggesting a provocative checkmate from Thurmont.
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