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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1996
Page
1
Punxsutawney Phil eyes a light snow cover as forecasts from the Hagers Town Town and Country Almanack predict a cold February with snow. If Phil sees a shadow, six more weeks of winter. memories of January's snows, school closings, and busy aisles linger in readers' minds.
Frederick and 21 other counties press the Maryland Board of Public Works for 5.75 million to fund Deer Crossing Elementary and a Walkersville Middle addition as part of a 1997 school construction funding bid. The stateIAC had proposed partial funding and the decision is due mid April.
Stephen Allen Manser 41 of Philadelphia received a 25 year prison term after being convicted of murdering Maryalyce Mignon, 33, at an I-70 rest area. He showed no emotion, apologized to her family, and the case included accusations of rape with the clothing removal and body later found in a New Jersey cornfield. The victim's daughters spoke of fear for their safety after his release.
A 16 year old Middletown woman Tracey Ann Dennis amended her plea in Frederick County Circuit Court from not guilty to not criminally responsible and withdrew a reverse waiver to keep the case in adult court. Under a plea agreement she may plead guilty to unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and possession of marijuana, while the kidnapping charge is dropped.
Annapolis legislators say Gov. Glendening overstated the Browns stadiums economic impact. A Department of Fiscal Services report lowers the estimated annual effect to 33 million dollars, with under 550 new jobs and 5.1 million in taxes, down from prior projections.
Debris and more than 100 automobile tires clog the Monocacy River at the Monocacy Aqueduct on Wednesday. The jam, caused by recent flooding, spans nearly the full river width and extends more than 30 yards upstream.
Shirley D. Peterson, president of Hood College, was elected to Bethlehem Steel Corp. board in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She cited broad government and education experience and becomes the first woman on the Bethlehem Steel board, notable for earlier posts at the IRS and Justice Department Tax Division. She also serves as a trustee and notes Bethlehem Steel operates Sparrows Point in Baltimore.
The Rev. David Bernard Offutt, 75, of Tobery Road Frederick died Monday January 29 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was married 55 years to Frances Melviena Whims Offutt and was a longtime AME minister serving Hancock Frostburg-Rherson Caroline County Trinity Eastern Shore and Hosanna AME Darlington where he retired after 16 years. He was born November 3, 1920 in Lime Kiln, son of the late Bertha Fisher.
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