Pinball ban may hinder arcade play in Frederick County
Frederick County faces an outdated ordinance from 1649 that bans anyone under 16 from operating or playing a pinball machine, hampering arcade revenues for video games and prompting calls in the legislature to resolve the issue. Police and owners call the rule ludicrous while officials weigh changing it to tax new video games.
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G I Joe battles space age shift in toy market
A rapid deployment force of GI Joe dolls targets a shifting toy market as outer space figures fade and militaristic toys rise. Industry voices debate violence in toys with experts citing ads, video games, and new toy versions influencing children’s play toward aggression and national security themes.
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Maryland abduct case tied to drug dealer's kin and arrests
FBI says Terrance Lewis 26 of Washington is the identified suspect in the weekend abduction of Paulette Lovette 31 sister in law of a convicted drug dealer. Rodney Patterson 31 an escapee was arrested in Washington in the victim's car and returned to jail. both charged with federal kidnapping. The case involved a $25000 ransom demand. In separate Baltimore area news, a cabbie Melvin Hughes 41 was found shot to death near a Job Corps center. Indefinite layoffs affect 41 Cumberland Locomotive Shops workers amid declining traffic for Chessie System.
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Paulette Lovette
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Federal Job Corps Center
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Cumberland
Cumberland Locomotive Shops
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Chessie
Lloyd Lewis
Lewis
Pinball Age Limit Controversy at Local Arcade
Vic Johnnson and Terri Mason faced a Frederick County law banning under 16 from playing pinball. The arcade scene, including Aladdin's Castle in Francis Leon Rey Mall, illustrates the persistence of age-based restrictions amid common arcade patronage.
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Terri Mason
Frederick County
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Francis Leon Rey Mall
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