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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1992
Page
6
The five Frederick County commissioners approve a budget over 140 million for the next fiscal year despite recession, aided by a surplus, higher assessments, and a tax rate increase last year. They emphasize restraint on salaries, teamwork, and experience gained since 1990, contrasting with last year's discord.
The narrator describes a habit of extreme thriftiness centered on gas prices and small savings. He drives past cheaper fuel until near empty, then braves a longer detour to save a few cents per gallon, calculating about a $1.30 total gain, and reflects on his contradictory spending tendencies and virtue of being frugal.
An editorial in the Kansas City Star critiques Dan Quayle for attacking the cultural elite and press as a political tactic. It argues vice presidents often resort to denouncing the media when unable to discuss substantive issues such as the economy or foreign affairs. It likens Quayle to Agnew, noting the tactic’s long history and dangers of inflammatory rhetoric.
The Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in Combat grapples with whether women should be assigned to combat duty. The debate contrasts family values with a sex-neutral society and notes Rostker v Goldberg where the Supreme Court upheld exempting women from the draft as part of a continuum toward combat readiness.
Phyllis Schlafly argues that women should remain exempt from draft and combat roles. She cites Supreme Court rulings and social reasons, warning that assigning servicewomen to combat endangers all draft-age women and contradicts cultural norms. She calls for honesty on gender differences and opposes dual standards in the military.
During a three hour blackout across seven Western Maryland counties residents and police reported glare and improper lights. Frederick City Police cited a downtown merchant for leaving a light burning and an East Third Street resident ignored requests to extinguish a partly shielded light. A State Military Policeman in a routed car sped past ambulances and defense HQ, while two other MPs left a tavern with lights on. Sears Roebuck & Co opened a $30 000 Frederick store expansion at Francis Scott Key Hotel with staff rising from 43 to 70. service pins honored six employees for five years.
Frederick Barrack Frederick states that 20 years ago on June 18, 1972, seven members of the 68th Maryland State Police Trooper Candidate Class graduated in ceremonies at Pikesville. Names include Gary Berkebile James Harper James Kerns and others from Forest Hill Cumberland Hagerstown Langley Park Boonsboro and Woodlawn. The Frederick County Comprehensive Development Plan was approved after a four hour filibuster by Adamstown residents and a helicopter moved six large air conditioning units to Linganore High School forcing an early summer closure.
Dorothy W. Stull of Frederick voices concerns about prolonged bus rides for developmentally disabled adults in Maryland. She cites a 75 minute morning and 90 minute afternoon trip to day programs, noting scarce funding, long wait lists, and perceived disparities between educational and disability services.
Frederick County can collect recyclable material as residents increasingly drop items at the East Street drop-off. The piece outlines three steps to recycling: collection, conversion into usable products, and consumption of those products, urging responsible consumer behavior and highlighting ongoing efforts.
Letters from Cindy K Davis protest a policy adding recess at Walkersville Elementary, arguing students stay active in class and the extra 10 minutes outside wastes classroom time. The writer questions why only Walkersville received the change and urges broader parent input.
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