Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.metro From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Mon, 26 Oct 92 14:37:03 EST Message-ID: \SE B;METROPOLITAN;LOCAL ROUNDUP;MARYLAND S=NEW STORY Former drug czar undergoes rehab A former Annapolis drug czar has checked himself into an alcohol treatment program in Nashville, Tenn. Eric H. Avery, who holds a similar post in Nashville, was taking his own advice, Mayor Phil Bredesen said Friday. He checked himself into the Tennessee Christian Medical Center in Madison, Tenn., Oct. 16 and is expected to remain there for at least another week, Mr. Bredesen said. Mr. Avery will keep his $52,000 job if he continues treatment and submits to random drug testing, he said. Annapolis officials said they were stunned to learn about Mr. Avery's problem. A former Arnold resident, Mr. Avery worked at the federal Office of Substance Abuse Prevention in Rockville before accepting the position in Annapolis. S=NEW STORY Man killed in restaurant brawl An early-morning fight at the Golden Flame restaurant in Silver Spring left a Langley Park man dead yesterday, officials said. Juan Mejia, believed to be in his 20s, was found dead in the restaurant, in the 8600 block of Fenton Street, about 1:30 a.m., police said. The restaurant was closing when the victim and several others began a fight that left the man lying dead on the floor with a gunshot wound to his chest, according to officials. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM