Zook Case Delayed Amid Courtroom Frustration
A 50 second hearing on Roger Zook's case drew anger from parents and abuse survivors who blamed the legal process for postponing a decision. Judge Richard B. Lathan apologized as Zook sought a reduced sentence. State's attorney Stephen Meyers criticized Zook's counsel Allison Porter amid hallway exchanges. Zook will return to seek a lower sentence, with the state opposing any reduction.
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Zook
Richard B. Lathan
Montgomery County
Lathan
Frederick County
Stephen Meyers
Allison R. Porter
Allison
Steve Meyers
Roger Zook
Mr. Meyers
Black Sox Scandal Echoes in Baseball’s Hall of Shame
A historical look recalls the 1919 Chicago White Sox fix scandal and the lasting impact on baseball. It covers Shoeless Joe Jackson, the eight players banned by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and the era’s legal oddities including vanished grand jury records and the murderers row era that followed.
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Baltimore Orioles
United States
Michael Jackson
Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Black Sox
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Joe Jackson
Jackson
Cook County Criminal
White Sox
James Kirby
University of Tennessee
Bear Bryant
American Bar Association Journal
Texas
Bill
Burns
Grand Jury
Eddie Cicotte
Lefty Williams
Illinois
Charles Comiskey
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Bob Meusel
Tony Lazzeri
Comiskey
American League
Ban Johnson
Rio Grande
Chicago
Williams
Sox
Reds
Landis
U S officials seek high tech edge in war on drugs
A Pentagon task force urges radar sensors in space sea and air and covert monitoring tech to detect drug traffickers and terrorists. It calls for new identification methods to screen travelers, long range voice and data links, and cellular monitoring tools while warning CIA NSA to sanitize data for enforcement.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Fire damages dairy barn near New London. insured
A 1:30 a.m. fire partially destroyed a dairy barn on the Everett Cashour farm half a mile west of New London. Mrs. Cashour phoned Mount Airy Fire Department after a German shepherd barked. Animals were saved, water supply ample, insurance covers loss.
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Everett Cashour
New London
Letters to the Editor on conservation and heritage issues
George T Hagen of Thurmont warns against a proposed ski resort plan affecting Frederick County conservation areas citing Feb 8 1984 Planning Commission details. John L Ditman of Buckeystown alleges litter and fence issues near Monocacy Bottom Road. Arthur Stine of Baltimore urges Burkittsville to preserve the Historic Preservation Commission amid local dissatisfaction.
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St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Frederick County
Planning Commission
Burkittsville
Historic Preservation Commission
Middletown Valley
Historical Panel
Fence Law Debate and Its Effect on Meachum and Young
The author argues against a law protecting property fences and claims it unfairly targets Mr Meachum while Mr Young faces lesser risk. The piece contends covenants and ordinances themselves are faulted, not citizens. The discussion frames the ordinance as entangling law in a personal dispute over a fence.
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Gray Panthers
Congress
House
Boeing
Defense Contract Audit Agency
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Mr. Meachum
Mr. Young
Readers praise Reid column and lampoon Monocacy Bottom Road
Laurieann Dove of Dawsonville writes from Monocacy Bottom Road about Reid’s forthcoming light hearted column in The Frederick News-Post. She notes frequent flooding, slow road work, and questions county priorities while noting the river’s impact on access.
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Frederick
Monocacy Bottom Road
Willin
Monocacy Bottom
Frederick County
Burglary alert to Buckeystown Mountaindale residents
John L. Ditman writes of a March 17 robbery at a Mountaindale home. He urges neighbors to secure homes during daytime absences and warns about possible repeat thefts as summer and school break arrive. He notes a sentimental ring from his parents as irreplaceable. Linda J. Boyd, Frederick.
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Mountaindale
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Richard Beckley
Road-e P
Diane Whipp
Eugene Helmick
Phyllis Keller
Steve Beall
Maryland
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Woodsboro
Mathews
Carroll F. Leatherman Jr
Middletown
Queen Elizabeth Hotel
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
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Planet Earth
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Buckeystown
Arthur Stine
Baltimore
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Laurieann Dove
Dawsonville
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