29 Apr 1980
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1980
Page
1
Carroll County Commissioners vote a preliminary property tax rate of 225 per 100 of assessed value, a 16.5 percent rise from 193, to fund a 67 million operating budget for 1980-81. Public hearing set May 20 at Westminster High School. surplus funds shifted last year.
A tractor trailer losing brakes mounted a curb and plowed into the First Federal Savings and Loan lobby on Liberty Avenue, killing three pedestrians and injuring seven. The driver and a passenger escaped serious injury. police questioned Henry Young Jr of Massachusetts as the rig, loaded with potatoes, headed toward Pittsburgh’s Strip District. The victims included Susan Brown Wallace, 30, pregnant, and two sisters. a fourth relative was seriously hurt on the sidewalk.
Jesus Gonzales Almario, 34, a Montgomery County engineering official, was found guilty of secreting county property in the basement of his Germantown home. He was sentenced to six years in prison with five suspended. one year to be served at the county Pre-Release Center with day work allowed. The court noted his deception and responsibility to the community, while defense and prosecutors debated the appropriate punishment for theft of nearly $6,000 in county goods.
Frederick firms donate food gift certificates and services for skaters at Gilbert Adamson's Braddock Roller Rink. Charlie Fogle and Bill McCutcheon pledge cider and doughnuts for all participants. Door prizes from Rax Roast Beef Long John Silver's Burger King and others. 104 radio to provide DJs for event kickoff and wrap. Proceeds go to St Jude Memphis. Sponsor forms available at schools and the rink. For info, contact Mark Horak evenings or weekdays.
A fragmented item cites Rainer Maria Rilke as a noted German figure and mentions Aaron Burr in a voting context. It references U S presidents John Adams Thomas Jefferson and James Madison with unclear connections. The text is garbled and presents multiple names without coherent events.
An unidentified elderly man in Libertytown is distributing mimeographed anti Mathias campaign circulars. The letters urge voters to choose anybody but Senator Charles McC Mathias and criticize his foreign policy. Post office rules prohibit unpaid mail matter in private receptacles. Local GOP candidates deny involvement. Officials warn fines up to 300 dollars per offense apply to distributors. Citizens with information should contact the post office.
Fragmented transcription from a dealership, naming Shockley Volkswagen and a parts counter. Mentions individuals Sherry and Bill Mackle, with personal details and past motorcycle interests, then shifts to vague staff history and injuries. No clear event or outcome is stated.
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