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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1985
Page
1
In Illinois the tainted milk outbreak appears to ease though infection risk remains. Officials warn of secondary spread, monitor a surge in reports when county departments reopen, and note several deaths under investigation.
A Walkersville resident trains to qualify for the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii this October. Details are scarce but hint at preparation and commitment to the demanding event.
Maryland taxpayers faced a midnight deadline with about 30 percent of the anticipated 1.8 million returns still unfiled. Comptroller Tanis Goldstein warned of a big last minute rush while many refunds average $249. Frederick offices open late for help. IRS office closes at 4 45 p.m. Extensions can be filed using federal Form 4868 but payment extension not allowed.
A Walkersville resident, Sharon Roberts, 33, an electrican's helper for the City of Frederick, is one of five winners sharing a $12 million state Lotto prize. Winners will receive about $111,000 yearly for 19 years, with initial checks around $109,000 before taxes. Ticket outlets included Shopping Center Liquors Frederick Ye Ole Spirit Shoppe Damascus Peoples Drug Long Meadow Liquors Hagerstown and stores in Baltimore and Jessup.
U S and Soviet negotiators schedule an extra bargaining session on medium-range nuclear arms this week. Peter J. Antico, spokesman, said the intermediate-range group meets Tuesday at the U S mission to the United Nations while the space and defense arms subgroup meets in a separate building. The move appears to speed talks before the April 23 end date.
A government study flags Frederick County as an unlikely location for a high level nuclear waste repository. Maryland officials note disqualifying factors including proximity to the C and O Canal and geological concerns such as fractures and impurities. The DOE narrows candidate sites in November from 238 rock bodies to 15 or 20 across 17 eastern states.
The government has faced how to protect mankind from high level nuclear waste since the 1940s. In 1983 the Nuclear Waste Policy Act directed DOE to site two permanent repositories and build the first. Spent fuel sits in pools now but the two geologic repositories aim to isolate it forever, with long lasting hazards including plutonium-239 with a 24,000 year half life.
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