Three injured in icy I-70 wreck kills one on bridge
An early Tuesday morning crash on an icy I-70 bridge over I-270 left Mina Evelyn Bennett dead at Frederick Memorial Hospital and her husband severely injured. Lola Harman and her husband Reginald Harman were also hurt. Harman drove a 1978 Capri station wagon onto the bridge and lost control, colliding with a tractor trailer as attempts to avoid the wreck failed. Police described the chain of events and injuries as investigators continued at presstime.
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Tene Ae
Mina Evelyn Bennett
Keyser Lane
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
FMH
Wie A.m
Im Bennett
Maryland State Police
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Lola Genevieve Harman
Indian Springs Road
United Ambulance
Reginald H.B. Harman
Tpr
Mike LeComte
Maryland
Jesse Lester Shoemaker
Clear Ltcomte
Shoemaker
Frederick County
Kurt Holter
Commissioners propose $82M budget for Fiscal 1986
Frederick County residents face an $82 million budget as commissioners propose a 9 percent funding increase over the current year. The plan can be covered without raising the real estate tax rate, though hearings over the next 10 days are likely to draw challenges. Budget details show the Board of Education receiving about $39.5 million, with a $2.5 million net increase tied to teacher positions and pay, while other county employees face smaller raises.
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Frederick County
Harold K. Keller Jr
Board of Education
Keller
Boe
County Health Department
General Assembly
Carroll Creek flood plan gets 1.5 million in funding
In Annapolis the Senate restored half of the 3 million originally approved for Frederick's Carroll Creek flood control and park renovation. House negotiators persuaded to add 1.5 million, with bids already out and work to start within months. Mayor Ronald Young welcomed the funding as 10 years in the making. Del. James McClellan indicated plans to seek more next year.
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Annapolis
Senate
House Capital Budget Committee
City of Frederick
Carroll Creek
House Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
House
Charles H. Smetser
Dfrederick
Carroll/Howard
Peach crop losses hit Maryland orchards in January freeze
Frost devastated the peach crop across Frederick County and west of I-95, with growers like Harry Black and Gene Bollinger reporting severe losses unseen since 1925. Prices are set to rise as shipments come from New Jersey, California, and Georgia. some hope snow provided brief protection but forecasters warn of more freezing temperatures tonight. Black plans to use a helicopter to stir air if cold calm conditions persist tonight.
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Cero
AUEF
UTV
Ourocwn Als i
Frederick County Cooperative Extension Office
Washington, D.C
Ms. Auer
Thurmont
Harry Black
Catoctin Mountain
Gene Bollinger
Gateway Orchard
Bollinger
Black
New Jersey
California
Georgia
Frederick County Officials Back Delay on Police Dept Study
Town leaders in Frederick County urge county commissioners to delay creating a county police department for a year. The Frederick County Council of Governments unanimously asks a thorough study and to wait for fiscal 1987, aiming to keep Annapolis vetoes and budget impact in check. Mayors question the need and cost, while a task force report proposes a division of sheriff and new police under one budget.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Council of Governments
COG
Annapolis
Charles
Wicomico
Del
James E. McClellan
D-Frederick
Washington
General Assembly
McClellan
Galen R. Clagett
Clagett
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Thurmont
James F.’. Black
New Market
Franklin M. Shaw
Orioles Open Season With Victory Report
Farm editor Becky Brashear cites Capitol Milk’s projected strong finances for 1985 while Stam Goldberg and Dave Ammenheuser cover the Orioles’ Opening Day win in B-1. The adage about not taking life too seriously by Elbert Hubbard echoes in the margin.
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Farming Farm
Becky Brashear
Capitol Milk
Stam Goldberg
Dave Ammenheuser
Orioles
Elbert Hubbard
Japan Opens Markets To Foreign Products In Three Year Plan
Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone announced a three year program to open Japan's markets to foreign goods under U S pressure. He urged citizens to buy imported products while warning against protectionism and stressing the need for balanced trade growth.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Yasuhiro Nakasoné
America
Nakasone
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White House
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Treasury
James Baker
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Mr. Nakasone
Ralph J. Thompson
American Electronics Association
William E. Brock
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