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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1997
Page
6
A Maryland Adolescent Survey shows Frederick County youths slightly above state drinking averages and 282 under eighteens admitted to substance abuse treatment statewide last year. Admissions have risen 40 percent over four years to 7,035, with troubling rates of drink driving and binge drinking.
A long time pet family in Frederick reflects on Boomer the airedale. At 13 years old he faces age related health checks and a renewed rabies booster as Dr. Jane Sayler notes the aging process. The dogs Truman Emily and Sweetwater are repeatedly cited in a fond recounting of boisterous escapades and enduring companionship.
The president favors travel with in flight amenities and escorts, dodging schedules and crowds. He faces Paula Jones' lawsuit, Whitewater probes, and possible indictments while touring Europe, including a Paris stop amid talks of unifying Europe.
Ann McFeathers reports on President Clinton as the Jones lawsuit and tabloid scrutiny shadow a booming economy and legislative wins. Despite high approval, public doubt grows about leadership, foreign policy tensions, and the allure of Air Force One escapes. Clinton’s wife Hillary maintains a ceremonial role amid questions.
More than 50 volunteers from Grace Evangelical Reformed Church and Evangelical Reformed Church traveled by private car to the Church World Relief Center in New Windsor to process relief goods in response to a Frederick city church appeal. Officer Phillips killed two water snakes near Baker Park, saying they were non poisonous. Two Washington con artists under arrest at magistrate Bennett's court were sentenced to 18 months. Blair Lee signed Senate Bill 207 funding Hood College science facility upgrades with Steny Hoyer and others present. Gasoline prices rose in Maryland by about four cents a gallon since 1976, with regional averages noted. HUD toured an energy efficient house in Mount Airy built by David C. Smith.
A reader questions the front page report on Weinberg firing listing revealing classified information as an infraction. The writer suspects misuse of the term and calls for accountability of new directors amid ongoing press coverage of management errors.
A Bolivar resident defends long-standing ties to local farms while detailing a fly infestation he attributes to a large chicken operation. He recalls past livestock and argues manure from thousands of birds attracts swarms, contrasting with prior cattle and hog farms. He agrees with others naming the chicken house as the core issue and cites regional restrictions.
A reader laments government aid to farmers while flies from chicken manure plague homes, supports farming rights, mocks dishonesty in military officers, and questions vice of drug eradication. The letter references the Sowers family, egg production, Meachum, and the code of honor at service academies, ending with author names John G. Hennessy and Frederick Beverley Brunne in Middletown.
A reader analyzes Roy Meachum and the Kelly Flinn affair, arguing morality impacts career limits for all officers. The writer contends the issue is deliberate disobedience of a lawful command, not gender. The letter discusses media access to facts and the military’s handling of sexual conduct cases.
Jerry Kessler reports that Ralph Reed, director of the Christian Coalition, has stepped down to form a private consulting business. The note hints Reed felt eclipsed by Pat Robertson, while Robertson is described as feeling second fiddle to God.
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