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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2000
Page
2
Barbara Lett-Simmons, 73, the District of Columbia elector who cast a blank ballot for Al Gore, says 2001 should be the year for D C statehood. Supporters plan a national drive with signatures to pressure Congress as organizers announce committee members the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Fire calls logged Friday include 12:19 p.m. at 1643 Shookstown Road for a structure fire with Independent and Citizens units at Fort Detrick. At 12:42 p.m. a structure fire at 1336 Hillcrest Drive with Independent and Citizens. 1:54 p.m. at Giant Food 1063 W Patrick St a vehicle fire with Independent and Junior. 6:06 p.m. 1126 Valley Road structure with Ambulance Brunswick. Ambulance calls marked Emergency. 40 cases total.
Baltimore AP reports Maryland lottery draws with Friday night picks 3220 6 4062 24 and Cash-in-Hand numbers 02 03 12 13 21 22 31, followed by Friday afternoon Pick 3 1 32 and Pick 49 807.
Severe rains and cold air disrupted travel during the Christmas weekend. Boston snow fog Philadelphia New York and Los Angeles contributed to widespread delays. Amtrak’s City of New Orleans passengers endured long waits near Chicago and a frozen train halt, with crews limited by shift rules and buses or planes used to reach destinations. Freezing rain crippled Alabama roads, causing multiple crashes.
Elllicott City police report 18 year old Scott Jory Brill of Columbia charged with first degree murder in the Gent of Achev 2 Mason, a Long Beach High School freshman found dead near a Columbia business park. Mason, Brill, and Moore lived nearby. Brill confessed to choking Mason and said Moore initiated the stabbing. DNA tests are ongoing.
Frederick County deputies arrested Zachary Mauro Drescher, 20, of Burlington Circle Walkersville, after a traffic stop on Discovery Boulevard. A K-9 alerted to narcotics in a 1991 Nissan Sentra, where 106.9 grams of marijuana were found hidden under a seat. Drescher is charged with possession with intent to distribute and held at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions with light variable winds. Sunday features mostly sunny skies with highs in the 40s and night lows in the 20s, followed by clear Christmas and Tuesday to Thursday changes including possible rain and freezing rain, then cooler Friday with chances of rain.
Weather sketch notes clear skies across East and South with teens to 30s in California and Texas, and Florida. Friday temperatures ranged from minus 29 in Roseau Minnesota to 79 in Santee California, highlighting wide regional contrasts in the Lower 48.
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