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Action DueOn City HallPlaza lobAt its 10 a m publicsession Tuesday, the Cumberland Mayor and Council is scheduled to award a contract for the City Hall Plaza project, according to City Clerk Audrey Wolford.Wolford noted that the order authorizing executionof the contract had not been drawn up yet since a final decision has not been made on which bid, if any, to acceptAs reported earlier, the construction of the plaza will involve closing the portion of Liberty Street in front of City Hall The plans call for brick to be placed on the plaza area along with plants, trees, flowers, benches and a drinking fountain.The council is also slated to decide whether two-way traffic will be allowed to continue on South Mechanic Street. The two-way traffic plan was instituted on the street several weeks ago on a trial basis.A petition signed by 25 residents of the Sperry Terrace area will also be presented to the council. The petition calls for the removal of a building located at 890 Sperry Terrace According to the residents, they want the building removed because of “its extreme blighting effect on the area.”A letter from Thomas Hammersmith of 204 South Street is the final item on the tentative agenda.Talkslt; Continued From Page 28)the near future to discuss the various leasing options.One of the concerns of the city officials is that any profits derived from the airport property be shared equitably. The council brought up this aspect of the agreement primarily because long-range plans for development of the airport property include the possible construction of a multi story office building.Concerning security, it was reDorted that theInvestigators(Continued From Page 28)spent considerable time in cross-examining all three afternoon witnesses In the trial’s first two days, 21 witnesses have been called by the state. It is likely that the state may conclude its testimony today but the trial undoubtedly will continue next Monday.The first witness called yesterday morning by Kelly was Raymond Allen Knibiehly, who testified Cindy Morrissey asked him to kill her husband and said she would give him her houseKnibiehly said the offer was made in a conversation at Mrs Morrissey’s house about a year prior to the fire in the presence of his brother and fiancee and was repeated about nine months later.“My fiancee and I were looking for a place at the time and I guess that’s what brought it up,’’ testified Knibiehly, who said he refused both offers.Knibiehly, who has served about eight months of a three-year sentence for storehouse breaking and entering at the Maryland Correctional Training Center, Hagerstown, said he told no one about the offer until he was approached by his lawyer on behalf of the authorities, but said no promises had been made by the state in exchange for his tesimony.But under cross-examination by McCadden, Knibiehly was asked, “You were trying to make a deal?” Knibiehly replied, “Exactly.”Kniebiehly had been the last witness placed on the stand by Kelly Wednesday and pleaded the Fifth Amendment. When Kelly assured the prisoner he planned no prosecution against him, Knibiehly explained he feared retribution that might be taken against him at the correctional center.Judge Getty then recessed the trial until yesterday morning and appointed Thomas N. Berry, an attorney who was in the courtroom to represent Knibiehly.Knibiehly said, “Personally, I don’t believe she killed her husband,” and McCadden, saying the witness’ credibility was at issue, stated, “Mrs. Morrissey is going to testify she didn’t ask anybody tokill him ”Also testifying for the state yesterday were Sgt Howard Bennett, of the Cumberland Police Department, who was present at the scene when the bodies were discovered; Frank Humbertson of RD 9, Cumberland, brother-in-lawof Morrissey, and Martin.Roger Ammons, a local agent for New York Life Insurance Company, testified Wednesday he had sold Mr. Morrissey, a $10,000 life insurance policy in February 1976 and a $25,000 mortgage insurancerider was added to the policy in April 1978 when the Morrisseys purchased a newhome.On October 27, 1980, after the Morrisseys had been divorced, ownership of the policy was changed to Mrs. Morrissey. A $200 loan was made against the policy on November 17, 1980, by Mrs. Morrissey to purchase Christmas gifts.The insurance company paid death benefits of $44,770 20 on Michael and $2,033.30 on Matthew, Ammons said, and the claim was not questioned.He said the policy did not exclude Mrs Morrissey, who had $8,000 to $9,006 of coverage on her life.Area BrushFires BattledSeveral brush fires were reported yesterday in the areaAt 12:36 p.m., Patterson Creek, W.Va. and Fort Ashby, W Va. volunteer fire departments were dispatched to a brush fire on the Dan’s Run side of the Scale Truck tracks near Patterson Creek Firemen battled the fire until 4:01 p.m.At 1:38 p.m., District 16 and Oldtown firemen were dispatched to Nine Mile Hill, where a brush fire was burning on the east side. They remained out until 2:36r\ m
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Cumberland News
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Fri, Mar 26, 1982
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