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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1997
Page
1
Local markets show reduced prices on select California club commodities with notable discounts. Shoppers report lower costs on fresh produce and fruit offerings as merchants promote seasonals and bulk buys amid tightened inventory.
A Frederick County pair who won 17 million in Maryland Lottery plan to support family and buy a newer home while requesting no publicity or photos. They said safety concerns led to asking lottery officials to withhold names and faces. The winners, in their 30s with two young children, will receive 850000 a year for 20 years before taxes.
Frederick officials on Wednesday approved a stone flower planter at 107 West Second Street after a complaint that the bed sit in the public right of way. Alderman Meta Nash questioned city code enforcement and whether the Oneacres were treated differently. Mayor Jim Grimes said he was unaware of the complaint.
Odette Reeder’s family lobbies a Florida parole board to deny parole for Raymond Lee Drake, a 99 year Florida inmate convicted of second degree murder in her daughter’s death. Drake faces parole on Sept. 10 in Tallahassee after earlier first degree murder convictions were overturned. The case sparked criticism of the system and a judge’s description of the killing as a failure of justice.
A Frederick County committee urges a 32.2 million five year plan to modernize school computer tech. The plan would add 8 000 student computers and 1 000 to 2 000 for teachers plus hardware software and training to raise the system to a 21st century level. The proposal notes Frederick lags behind peers in per student spending. Continued on Page A-13.
Frederick County Board of Education faces a bind as ethics rules may bar members from voting on a teacher contract if a spouse, child, parent, or sibling works in the system. Ronald Peppe and Anne Hooper would be allowed to vote only if their relatives do not hold positions with the school system.
Union members shouted at Rotorex as about 40 replacement workers were ferried through a picket line at 6:20 a.m. The president of TUE Local 133 said the replacements are Fedders Corp. employees from Illinois and Tennessee, Rotorex’s parent company.
Carroll Valley union member John Gilroy, 45, partially disabled from a 1994 Rotorex accident, returned to work last May amid a union dispute. His loyalty to the union clashes with company pressure as picketing continues.
Nancy Luse presents readers' travel essays and vivid scenes from adventures abroad. The piece reflects on island climbs, bamboo forests, waterfalls, and the value of embracing opportunities to travel and collect stories along the way.
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