Death on Frederick street sparks call to fight drugs
A 17-year-old was killed on North Bentz Street at Hanson Apartments in what authorities call the first drug related murder in Frederick this year. Eyewitnesses said an unidentified man was also shot at a dumpster near the entrance. The piece urges residents to form watches, bolster police, and back drug education amid rising narcotics related crime and violence.
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Hanson Apartments
Frederick
North Bentz Street
John
Thanksgiving opens the Christmas shopping season big time
The speaker notes a flood of mail order catalogs in November, counting 82 plus flyers and ads after returning from travel. He lambasts Neiman Marcus and predicts the start of the Christmas shopping rush post Thanksgiving, recounts doorbuster deals, and mocks the media’s ad revenues while urging haste with 27 shopping days left until Christmas.
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U.S
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Neiman- Marcus
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Mr. Marcus
Washington
Lincoln
Franklin Roosevelt
FDR
White House
Navy rails in peril amid aging trains and deadly near misses
The Navy ordered a 48 hour stand down to review more than 100 on duty accident deaths this year and examine five aging weapons stations where rickety boxcars carry missiles mines and ammunition on private lines. Internal reports show unsafe rail systems by commercial standards with workers at Earle Weapons Station Coltls Neck New Jersey describing fear chaos and near misses. A 1967 Concord Weapons Station crash after which a Navy inquiry found neglected equipment and poor oversight underscores ongoing risk to public safety.
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Navy
Earle
Colts Neck
N.J
Concord
California
Qur
Jim Lynch
Rail safety warnings emerge from Navy Earle station report
A 1957 AAR declaration cited wheel failure under heavy loads and old style bearings prone to overheating. Crew shifts exceed 12 hours, with some on duty 30 hours straight, and manuals deemed inadequate. Navy says over half of 42 recommendations implemented, though Earle sources call improvements only on paper. One engineer warned, Stop rushing us before somebody gets killed. OSHA conducted interviews during a 48 hour stand down, noting a few safety concerns. Separately, Japan faces rapid aging, reaching 18 percent over 65 by 2010, reshaping health care and boosting opportunities for drug makers and aid groups.
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Association of American Railroads
Navy
Earle
Walter Migrala
Migrala
Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Japan
U.S
Frederick County Faces Drought and Civic Efforts Amid Cold December
Frederick County endures a dry spell with only 0.13 inches of rain in three weeks, stressing wells and water supplies while officials ask why funds are spent on care for the indigent. A Patriotism Group forms with leaders like William Price and Katharine Bussard to unite local civic groups, and city officials inspect a Patrick Street building after a fatal fire. In education news, Singanore High School home economics class escapes danger when teachers extinguish a kitchen oven fire with four extinguishers.
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Frederick County
George V. Arnold
Greencastle
Frederick Ellis Lodge
William Price
Katharine Bussard
Dorothy Hobsons
Cecelia Nestor
Kathryn Reed
Harry Decker
C. Rodman Myers
Howard Kelly Jr
Frederick Lodge
Singanore High School
Frederick
Frederick Aviation
Half of Halftime Missed in Frederick TJ Homecoming
A viewer letter complains that Frederick Cablevision did not air the Frederick High band portion of the TJ Frederick intra-city Homecoming halftime show on Nov 11. The writer urges equal coverage, praises band effort, and calls for more school activity funding by the Board of Education.
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Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick High School
Frederick Cablevision
Frederick High
Frederick County
Board of Education
Don't give Roy so much credit or blame
A reader argues that Roy Meachum did not cause Frederick Mayor Ron Young's defeat. The writer notes longstanding ego clashes but says voter dissatisfaction and the column's reach shaped change, not Meachum's alone. The letter-writers feel Meachum had advantage from a newspaper column.
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Roy Meachum
Frederick
Ron Young
Meachum
Mr. Young
Mr. Meachum
Letters to the Editor Spark Local Contention in Frederick
Frederick readers critique neutrality in city politics, airport subsidies, and landfill plans. Contributors Clarke Meachum and others argue about mayoral oversight, the Schroder farm dispute, and eminent domain, urging tax relief, reduced subsidies, and reconsideration of the county landfill decision.
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Schroder
Frederick County
Nimbys
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