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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1991
Page
4
The Frederick County Circuit Court under Judge G Edward Dwyer upheld the city curfew law aimed at minors. The raid on the Rainbow restaurant drew criticism for appearing to target Black youths, raising concerns of fairness and public relations.
A Vietnam era A team ran a night ambush drill for Cambodian mercenaries, ending in a firefight and a warning on the brutal cost of misidentifying friend from foe. The piece compares Gulf war friendly fire, Vietnam battles, and a Nashville case, arguing that advanced tech worsens identification errors and questions war's relevance.
Secret U.S. intelligence reveals Arab unity as a dead issue after the Persian Gulf War. Egypt and Syria pledged to defend Kuwait, but diverging interests and reconstruction debt strained cooperation. Fragmented regional ties complicate future security arrangements.
Jack Anderson reports that postwar defense work shifted away from Egypt and Syria, pushing Kuwait to sign a 10 year American Kuwaiti defense treaty. The pact keeps the United States as primary defender with access to harbors, joint exercises, and rapid aid, while no permanent bases are planned. Public opinion shows mixed Arab unity and support for Western troops in Kuwait. The piece also notes U S political sensitivities post Anita Hill Clarence Thomas case and Bush’s Disney Epcot stopover during the campaign.
Bert Pelissier resigns as Frederick’s chief of police to take a post at LaGuardia Field with the mayor accepting the decision regretfully. City Attorney Edward J. Smith issues a final warning to Frederick property owners to connect to the sanitary sewer within 10 days or face prosecution. Robert L. Longstreet of WFMD joins government service in Washington as part of the Coordinator of Information staff. Junior Red Cross boxes from Frederick County schools ready for shipment to Britain and Pan American countries. Fort Detrick employees ask about retention under the private contractor for the new cancer research program. Dick Gregory speaks at Hood College about America’s problems urging youth action. Unlicensed motorcycle pursuit ends in woods. vehicle later reported stolen. Police recover a car stolen in Alexandria with major parts missing.
The letter to the editor by Rev Kenneth C Hamrick questions Gov. Schaefer’s fiscal timetable and references a prior surplus now seen as a looming deficit. The piece humorously wonders if clerks used mixed calendars and cites various year cycles to explain possible miscalculations. Thurmont resident Joseph J Balbi signs.
The governor cuts 21 Medevac helicopter missions between 3 and 7 pm as MIEMSS reforms threaten life-saving transport. A Prince George's trauma death is linked to delayed Medevac, highlighting Dr. R Adams Cowley’s 22-year plan for regional trauma centers and timely hospital access. The EMS system’s state communications are in flux.
Letters warn that removing funds from the Maryland EMS system by July 1992 would slash operating budgets by two thirds from FY 1991, crippling emergency care in Frederick and western counties, the Eastern Shore, and Southern Maryland where pediatric care is scarce and MIEMSS support is vital. The writer urges regional advisory council deliberation and alternative funding, citing models from other states and stressing life or death stakes.
A fragmented speech by ED SIEGRIST argues that the United States must overhaul education to meet future needs. He warns of acute complacency and highlights rapid technological advances such as millions of silicon components per square centimeter. He urges updating curricula to be current, comparable internationally, and capable of producing innovative, industry-ready graduates.
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