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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1991
Page
4
Hood College marked its 100th anniversary with a educational lottery that paid one year of tuition for 28 students whose relatives had graduated from Hood. The plan, praised as a timely aid as families plan college costs, will also run two more lotteries for four incoming freshmen and two returning students.
A social uproar follows the Atlanta Braves use of the tomahawk chop, war chant, face paint, and drums. Native Americans protest the portrayal of their heritage as violent and demeaning. The World Series opener in Minnesota heightens tension as tribes threaten action if the display continues. The piece mocks and questions cultural sensitivity and public reaction across teams and fans.
President Bush admits recession ends but recovery lags with a murky election picture looming. Dan Quayle reports weak sentiment from heartland donors as business remains skeptical of the administration. Officials cite Boskin and Darman as overestimating recovery and blame bank regulators for tight lending.
The piece argues that employment of looser lending and lower interest rates won’t revive the economy due to bank reluctance, consumer debt, and delinquencies. It also reports on Rafsanjani’s envoy and Western hostages, criticizing Iran's control of hostage takers and recalling Beirut’s 1989 horrors in a stark mini editorial.
Twenty years ago President Nixon spoke at Fort Detrick with Senators Mathias and Beall in attendance, unveiling the conversion of the former chemical biological warfare center into a cancer cure research hub. Local officials and business leaders praised the effort, with guests including county leaders, a mayor, state senators, the Chamber of Commerce president, and former Gov. McKeldin.
A note on two way Frederick City Police radio equipment arriving with completion expected soon. Maryland State Police cars also equipped. A county roads meeting shows opposition to broader WPA revival while approving up to 100 unemployed to quarry stone by April 1. A separate case in Palm Court finds training possession of a hunting dog does not prove ownership but trainer to be compensated.
William B. Abrecht, a Democratic State Central Committee member from Frederick County, responds to Mick Mastrino about the party vote on charter government. He defends the committee’s authority, rebuts Mastrino’s condemnation, and argues for keeping a less expensive, more responsive government.
Edith Schetrampf of Frederick writes a sharp critique of Maryland officials, arguing that cuts in funding for prisons, rehab centers, clinics, and Medevac services create a dangerous gap in emergency care. She paints a scenario of a drunk driving crash and a penal system with no beds, urging accountability from Donald Schaefer.
A Frederick teachers association linked group barred youth track club members from an elementary and middle school meet claiming they had unfair advantage. The letter-writers attack the move, questioning education policy fairness and urging inclusive participation amid local debates on school and county events.
A critical polemic accusing Governor William Donald Schaefer of budget cuts worsening Maryland’s social ills. It traces a path from school meal cuts and clinic closures to higher crime and lack of rehab, blaming reduced state services for Big Jon Doe’s decline and unsafe roads.
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