November Weather Beats Averages In Frederick County
Maryland State Police figures show November was warmer and wetter than normal in Frederick County with an average 46.6 degrees and 8.14 inches of rain, mainly on the 27th and 28th. No snow or sleet occurred. December outlook calls for much above normal temperatures and high precipitation, while local almanac forecasters diverge on December and a potential white Christmas.
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Maryland
Frederick Barrack
John Newkirk
National Weather Service
Hagers Town
Almanac
BHCA Debates Church’s Land Proposal Details
Shirley Happ criticizes the church offer as ambiguous and not a fair market price. Association members press for a written right of way guarantee or better site plan. Wayne Long, president, urges careful decisions as members elect 1994 officers and new board members.
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Mark Bell
John Yee
Tim Corbett
David Fine
Frank Goulart
Marshall Hamilton
John Smariga
Art Staus
Downtown Frederick flood control keeps rain from swamping city
City officials credit Carroll Creek flood control project for protecting downtown Frederick during a heavy weekend rain. The 1976 flood caused 25 million in damage when 7.2 inches fell in 16 hours, spurring the project now nearing completion. Baker Park intake held, water remained contained with only scattered puddles by Monday.
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Carroll Creek
Frederick
Mark Seiesakd
Lecke
Baker Park
South Bentz Street
Carroll Parkway
Fairview Avenue
Second Street
Sheriff’s deputies investigate string of B and E cases
Frederick County deputies investigate multiple similar break ins reported overnight Tuesday and Wednesday. The Sabillasville Elementary School break set off a wave of incidents at Catoctin Episcopal Parish Harriet Chapel Lewistown Elementary School and Deerfield United Methodist Church. An instrument used to pry open locations appears the same and investigators believe the same suspects are involved. Call 694-1045 with tips.
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Frederick County
Sabillasville
Catoctin Episcopal Parish-Harriet
Catoctin Furnace Road
Lewistown
Deerfield
Wayside TV drives settlement eases access and floodplain
The city and Youngs reach a final agreement allowing shared use of the Wayside TV driveway. Improvements will reduce land in the floodplain and a retaining wall will protect the back parking area while keeping access to the rear road. An open house by the Frederick County Society of Model Engineers remains planned at Wayside TV with the 1937 C&O baggage car to be relocated later.
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Wael
Youngs
Frederick
Mrs. Young
Wayside TV
Frederickounty Society of Model Engin
C&o
Poperty
Young
Thousands Bilked in Washington Credit Card Scam
Authorities say a wave of financial fraud hit the Washington area with thieves stealing from jail boxes to obtain credit cards and checkbooks. Officials estimate 7 to 10 million dollars stolen, targeting Dupont Circle and parts of Montgomery Prince George's counties and Fairfax County. Dozens of thieves operate in rings and individually.
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Washington
Washington Area
Dupont Circle
Montgomery
Prince George’s
Maryland
Fairfax County
Virginia
18 Die In Northwest Airlink Crash Near Hibbing
A Northwest Airlink twin engine turboprop crashed into mining waste near Hibbing Minnesota killing all 18 aboard. Fog and freezing drizzle reduced visibility to about a mile as the plane approached Hibbing Airport from Minneapolis. Debris covered a 50 yard area on snow near a city park with Christmas presents among the wreckage.
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Hibbing
Minn
Northwest Airlink
Federal Aviation Administration
Bill Honeyman
National Transportation Safely Board
Minneapolis
Northwest
Express Airlines II
FAA
Mort Edelstein
City police probe two armed robberies near Frederick
Frederick City Police investigated two armed robberies within about 13 minutes and two miles apart on Wednesday night. At 11:46 p.m. a suspect with a large caliber gun robbed the Golden Mile Exxon at 1380 W. Patrick St., fleeing on foot behind the station. The second robbery at 11:59 p.m. occurred at the Comfort Inn on Prospect Boulevard, with two suspects, one armed with a small caliber gun, demanding money from the clerk.
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Frederick City
Golden Mile
Exxon
W. Patrick St
Brian Ray
Comfort Inn
Prospect Boulevard
Sgt
Ray
FBI sting uncovers fraud at NASA Johnson Space Center
FBI probe dubbed Operation Lightning Strike exposed alleged fraud and kickbacks at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Reports say an agent posed as a bribe-seeking businessman and offered a fake medical device to gain inside information, with no charges filed yet and officials offering few details.
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P.J. Weitz
the Space Center
NASA Inspector General
NASA
Khou
FBI
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Permreen Boue
Treat Duron Paint & Heath Expresa
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Sheriff's Deputies
B&es
Market St. Frederick
Washington-area
Jon Austin
Edelstein
Robert Corcoran
Chicago
Weitz
Center
Aaron Cohen
Doug Ward
Men‘s & le
Hanes
Mays Hardware
Din
Mivuy
Randall’s
Staples
Peoples
Ames
Monocacy Medical Supply
May’s
Cheers
F&m Bank
F.W. Woolworth
Nu-Look Cleaners
Frederick Bridal Shop Gentlemen's
Tom’s Tools & Stereo
Sherwin-Williams
7Th St
Mat
Radio Shack
Jet Bank
Frederick Routzahn
China Wok
SS Liquor & Deli
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