Indicted NASA chief defies call to resign in defense case
NASA head James M Beggs rejected demands to quit after charges against him and three General Dynamics executives for conspiring to defraud the DoD. The indictment covers 1978 to 1981 and alleges $7.5 million in overcharges on the Sgt. York DIVAD contract, which Ford Aerospace canceled this year.
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NASA
James M. Beggs
General Dynamics Corp
Sgt. York
Beggs
General Dynamics
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robert G. Torricelli
D-N.j
House Science and Technology Committee
Department of Defense
Torricelli
Washington
St. Louis
Task force rejects county police plan in Frederick County
A nine member Law Enforcement Needs Committee told Frederick County commissioners that a county police force is unwieldy under the current form of government and urged retaining the sheriff as chief of law enforcement. The panel noted a declining crime rate while population rises and suggested considering a police force only if government moves to an executive structure.
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Calvin E. Sayler
Sayler
Hebert C. Snyder
Citizens’ Group
Byron Engagement Sets Maryland Congresswoman to Wed Politician
Congresswoman Beverly Byron plans to marry B Kirk Walsh, a Washington businessman with church, military, and government ties. Walsh, a former Jesuit priest who once ran as a Republican, announced the engagement as Byron resumed the congressional session en route from Florida. The couple expect a next April ceremony in Frederick, and Walsh said the marriage will not affect Byron’s approach to representing her district.
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B. Kirk Walsh
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Byron
Florida
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Richard Shipley 53 dies on hunting trip near Sterling Run
Richard L. Dick Shipley of Frederick dies at 53 during a hunting trip near Sterling Run in Cameron County. Elgin Etchison of Gaithersburg assisted with CPR for 15 to 20 minutes after Shipley collapsed on a steep hill. coroner cites stress of hunting as cause. Shipley, born March 11 1933, was husband of Eleanor Heston Shipley. Continued on Page A-7.
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Emporium
Elgin Etchison
Gaithersburg
Sterling Run
Etchison
Albert Metz
Cameron County
Metz
Mr. Shipley
Eleanor Heston Shipley
Emory B
Helen Mullican Shipley
Cal
Cold night with diminishing winds in Western Maryland
Weather forecast notes a very cold night with winds easing and temperatures dipping to 12 to 18. The Western Maryland Weather map appears alongside a dated line and a quotation from Aeschylus.
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Maryland
Area battles frigid temperatures across Maryland counties
Frederick County residents braved near zero wind chills as arctic winds drove temperatures to 26 with gusts. Power outages affected about 65,000 Baltimore area customers Monday, later reduced to 2,500. Snow fell in Garrett County and a barge incident closed The Emerson C. Harrington Bridge briefly. Weather outlook shows sunshine, then clouds and possible light snow.
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Potomac Edison Co
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Old Annapolis Road
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Barnes Seeks Maryland Senate Seat Amid Primary Spars
US Representative Michael D. Barnes told a Frederick County Democratic group he could win Maryland's Senate race with as little as 20 percent of Baltimore City support. A Morning Sun poll put Barbara Mikulski ahead. Barnes dismissed early figures as name recognition. House Speaker Cardin announced a bid in Maryland's 3rd District, while Del. Thomas Mooney plans to run for Mathias's seat.
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Baltimore City
Maryland
Barnes
Baltimore
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Baltimore Morning Sun
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Harry R. Hughes
Baltimore County
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