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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1987
Page
3
Officials grapple with unpredictable student growth as 564 new pupils arrived versus forecasts of 1,000. The gap prompts redistricting talks and plans to add schools, with districts noting South Frederick elementary rising from 697 to 802 pupils and future classrooms needed.
Bob Reid, Annapolis Bureau Chief of the Frederick News-Post, criticizes post-deregulation U S airline behavior calling it a era of false promises and customer neglect. He recounts six Eastern flights with two cancellations and multiple delays, cites misleading on time figures, fare gimmicks, and overbooking, urging government action.
The FBI is examining court records connected to a Sears World Trade dispute over profits with Venezuelan aluminum suppliers. As Defense Secretary designate Frank Carlucci led Sears, investigators note his possible awareness of the multimillion dollar deal and a 1984 minutes approval. The case hinges on Richard Swaebe Inc. as broker and whether profits were improperly allocated.
A collection of letters highlights the growing need for long term care among the elderly, noting rising numbers of seniors, high costs in nursing homes and home care, limited Medicare coverage, and broad public support for a federal program funded by taxes. The piece cites demographic projections, cost estimates, and support from groups including AARP for a national campaign in 1988.
HOOD College secured an 8-pound Frederick County infant named Barbara Strawn to be the subject of home economics study by seniors in Miss Onica L. Pratt's class. The baby will reside with the seniors for the year while they observe. Police flagged down a man asking for gasoline, recognizing him as a paroled arsonist. he was jailed. A statewide upland game season opened with many hunters in Frederick County, rabbits up to daily limits aided by prior stocking of Missouri rabbits. Maryland's constitutional convention tentatively approved local government provisions for mandatory home rule with final annexation decisions left to the legislature. Susan Elizabeth Pfeifer, of Frederick, passed Maryland and DC bar exams and will be admitted to both bars. The State Roads Commission plans a $1,245,000 dualization of US 40 west of Frederick, with work in three stages by March 1968. Three Frederick men in their twenties were arrested for mugging a city resident and stealing his wallet, $20, a penknife and two lighters.
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with a home address and a phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for space. Poetry or religious verse and letters to others are not accepted.
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