Dickerson man dies in Md 28 hit and run
Dickerson resident James E. Foreman 53 died in a hit and run on Md 28 early Wednesday. Two other occupants were injured with one in critical condition at Suburban Hospital. A second vehicle left the scene and two suspects are being investigated as the Sheriff’s Department gathers Parts of the vehicles to reconstruct the crash. Officer Die. Jack Pauley led the probe.
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Dickerson
Frederick County
Seciey
Accor
Breed
Jack Pauley
Joy Pittman Gurley
Frederick
Montgomery County
Bob Leverone
U S aid in probe of Aquino death sparks independent inquiry
Opposition leader Salvador Laurel urged an independent inquiry into Benigno Aquino's assassination in the Philippines as U S authorities said they are aiding local investigators. The U S embassy noted the gun used is U S made and offered help in fingerprint work while uncertainty remains on the unidentified man killed by authorities.
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Quezon City
Philippines
Salvador Laurel
Benigno Aquino
U.S
al Croghan
Associated Press
Smith and Wesson
Philippine
United States
Phillipine
Aquino
Tropical Storm Barry Strikes Toward Cocoa Beach
Tropical Storm Barry gathered strength over the Atlantic about 240 miles east of Florida and may move toward Cocoa Beach, where space shuttle Challenger's next launch is planned. Barry became a tropical storm after a rapid upgrade from a tropical wave and tropical low mood, its second of the 1983 season, per the National Weather Service.
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Miami
Barry
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Cocoa Beach
National Weather Service
Frederick locals share songs and Civil War reenactment recipes
Nanci Bross tours a Civil War reenactment site offering camping friendly recipes. Gail Cissna interviews two Frederick residents who praise singing with the Baltimore Symphony as a rewarding job. Frederick County officials approve a revenue law to fund development of a South Market Street complex.
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Nanci Bross
Gail Cissna
Frederick
Baltimore Symphony
Frederick County
South Market Street
Weather forecast for Western Maryland region heats up
Hot and humid air returns by Thursday with light winds and a slight chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms across Carroll Frederick Howard Montgomery and Washington counties. Maryland mountains see highs near 80 today and mid 80s Thursday with a late thunderstorm risk. Farm forecast notes southerly winds around 10 mph Thursday and good drying conditions.
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Gai Hagerstown
Leesburg
Westminster
Heat Wave Paralyzes South Pulled by Front. 15 Dead
A fierce heat wave grips the South with 100 degree highs through the weekend. Schools dismiss early as students swelter, the elderly seek air conditioned shelters, crops wither, and thousands of chickens perish. Meteorologist Harry Gordon cites a front wandering along the Mason Dixon line as the culprit. Relief appears unlikely until at least the weekend. The nation’s hot spot is 107 degrees in Gila Bend Arizona, while Athens Georgia hits 105 in the region. Rain from Tropical Storm Barry may help but is not expected near major coastal cities before Thursday or Friday. Local storms bring 60 mph winds, power outages for 12,000, and a brief 11 degree drop in Jackson Tennessee. Nashville classrooms reach 98 in some non air conditioned rooms.
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Mason- Dison Line
Mason- Dixon Line
Harry Gordon
National Weather Service
Kansas City
Gordon
Carolines
Georgia
Virginia
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Gila Bend
Ariz
Athens
Barry
Florida
Atlantic
Weather Service
Little Rock
Ark
Local C P talks continue with some workers back
Across the nation thousands of telephone employees returned to work as local contracts near a deadline. In Frederick 200 striking workers remain off the job while negotiations between C&P Telephone, and CWA district 2, proceed in Washington.
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C&p
C&p Telephone Company
Frederick
Washington, D.C
C&p Telephone Companies
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Robert Wade
Latersday
Wade
Brunswick cleanup nears finish after severe storm
Brunswick cleanup continues after Monday's severe thunderstorm. Power outages are resolved, debris and fallen trees being cleared, and the city park reopened for residents to take firewood. Mayor Orndorff cites hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and a destroyed town building with possible $10,000 loss to City Hall roof.
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Brunswick
Brunswick Flats
News-Post
David Lesher
National Weather Service
Orndorff
City
Kidnapper Hively Suspect Moved to State Hospital
Jimmy Edward Simpson, one of two men convicted in the Taneytown Pharmacy robbery and Patricia Hively kidnapping, was hospitalized after refusing food and reporting stomach and hip pain. Sheriff Sensabaugh says the illness is not a hunger strike. Simpson, 38, has been jailed since May and was moved to Clifton T Perkins Hospital Center, then to the state hospital for observation. sentencing for Simpson and Olen Hill, 34, is set for Oct 19.
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Taneytown
Patricia Hively
State Hospital
Jimmy Edward Simpson
Carroll County
Grover N. Sensabaugh
News-Post
Simpson
Sensabaugh
Calvin Williams
Olen Junior Hill
Orrtanna
Dream remembered as King speech marks 20 years
Frederick residents recall the August 28 1963 March on Washington and Dr Martin Luther King Jr I Have a Dream speech with plans to honor the 20th anniversary Mobilization for Jobs Peace and Freedom. Coretta Scott King and Dr Joseph Lowery organize the event with speakers including Walter Fauntroy Harry Belafonte Stevie Wonder Benjamin Hooks and Jesse Jackson. Frederick locals who attended in 1963 John Scott Rev John Ford and Lord D Nickens express lasting memories of the day and its emotional impact.
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Martin Luther King
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
King
Coretta Scott King
Joseph Lowery
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Del
Walter E. Fauntroy
Harry Belafonte
Stevie Wonder
Benjamin Hooks
Jesse Jackson
William B. Barnes
Frederick
Sequo Liquors
Barnes
John Scott
Frederick Community Center
Dr. King
John Ford
Asbury United Methodist Church of
Lord D. Nickens
Frederick County
NAACP
Nickens
Wash
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