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20-40-100 Years Ago -- Nov. 30

susan guynn, the frederick news-post, md.
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Nov. 30—100 Years Ago

Nov. 30, 2002

This date was Thanksgiving. The Frederick News-Post did not publish a holiday edition at this time.

40 Years Ago

Nov. 30, 1982

State police investigators, working for Maryland's Special Prosecutor, two weeks ago quietly began checking allegations of irregularities in Frederick County's purchase of a Ballenger Creek jail site, county officials disclosed Monday. Sources familiar with the matter said prosecutors are attempting to determine if confidential information about the county's planned jail site was leaked to a developer, who was holding a contract on the land.

A Frederick County group studying disaster preparedness decided Monday it shouldn't concentrate solely on nuclear holocausts. Rather, plans should encompass all sorts of disasters, including severe storms, drought, tornadoes and pesticide fallout. Other disasters may strike, the committee members agreed, but Robert Holtz, retired editor and chief publisher of Aviation Week & Space Technology, said the ultimate problem is nuclear attack. "People are finally going to face the fact that we have a problem in the world," he said.

(Editor's Note: The News-Post does not have access to archives from 50 years ago for August 1972 through March 1973. The "50 Years Ago" summary will return April 1, 2023.)

20 Years Ago

Nov. 30, 2002

"It's not black — it's green," shouted KB Toys Manager Patty Hess as she filled up yet another bin of $4.99 G.I. Joe toys on one side and juggled the needs of customers on the other. It's the day known traditionally as Black Friday — historically because it was the first day retailers saw more than red ink on the ledger.

Pushing 40, basketball giant Michael Jordan announced Friday he will retire for a third time from the NBA, making this season with the Washington Wizards his last as a professional player. Few people working off the Thanksgiving pounds Friday at the Frederick County YMCA, however, were sympathetic to Mr. Jordan's past athletic injuries, or with his decision to stay out of the game for good. "I think he should have (stepped down) a long time ago," said 52-year-old John Fedorki as he sweated on the treadmill. "I'm not knocking him, but they need to get some new blood in there. We'll see what happens."