Snowstorm delays Valentine gifts and extends Valentines Week
A heavy snowstorm disrupted Valentine deliveries delaying flowers cards and gifts across the area. Governor Harry R Hughes declared February 14 to 19 Valentines Week to extend celebrations. By Monday three days after the storm road conditions remained poor closing schools and delaying business openings. Florists rushed to fulfill orders but many customers were stranded and forced to complete purchases by phone.
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Indictments Tie 11 to Cocaine Ring in Frederick Area
Grand jurors indict 11 in a major state and federal drug probe. Richard Mark Winters, a Frederick attorney, and his partner Robert D. Osburn Jr. face cocaine sales and possession charges and Winters and Osburn are charged with income tax violations. The case links to a Baltimore federal grand jury investigation spanning Frederick Carroll counties and West Virginia, with a seizure of more than a pound of cocaine valued up to 60 000 dollars. The group includes several named individuals from Frederick, Charles Town West Virginia, and California venues, with multiple conspiracies and distributions alleged among the defendants. A U S magistrate assisted in processing, and six others were held on drug charges as the investigation continued.
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Schools open on time in Frederick County
Frederick County schools opened Thursday morning on time and officials reported smooth attendance routes. Two extra days may be added in June to makeup time lost to the snow storm, said Dr. Donald Z. Koons, assistant to the superintendent.
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City faces $25,000 deficit in snow removal budget
Frederick Mayor Ronald N. Young reported the snow removal budget may exceed the $38,000 allocation by 20,000 to 25,000 after last weekend's record snowfall. Expenditures reached $43,000, with 24 hour operations continuing through Saturday and daily costs around 3,500. The shortfall will draw from other funds, including emergency reserves, though residents and agencies cooperated well amid the shutdown.
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Ronald N. Young
Young
Frederick County Considers 2.09 Constant Yield Property Tax
Frederick County assessors propose a 1984 constant yield tax rate of 2.09 per 100 assessed value, about 16 cents below the current rate. They warn that adopting the lower rate would prevent salary increases and growth in services, while noting inflation and rising market values. Budget officials say only modest departmental increases are planned as they review budgets and tax implications.
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Galen R. Clagett
Grossnickle
Harold K. Keller Jr
Inside The News Quote About Early Rising
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City freezes new tax rate as yield drops to 1.30
Frederick officials reacted to a state set constant yield of 1.30 for the coming fiscal year, 25 cents below the current 1.55 tax rate. Mayor Ronald N. Young called the gap the largest he can recall and questioned a possible calculation error while noting last year’s yield was 1.53 with a 1.55 rate. The yield reflects required revenue based on city property values and budget needs.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Young
Firefighters battle vast brushfires across droughted coast
AP reports brutal 24 hour fires scorching 500 miles of the drought hit southeast coast near Sydney leaving 60 dead and 8,000 homeless with 62 mph winds. damage estimated over 97 million dollars as towns, farms, and vehicles burn. Separate incidents include a suspicious blaze in Baltimore injuring five firefighters and a Denver campaign note from Senator Gary Hart.
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Australia
Weather forecast for Western Maryland and Maryland Mountains
A southeast coast storm brings cloudy skies this afternoon then clearing tonight. Western Maryland highs mid to upper 40s, tonight breezy with lows near 28, Friday sunny and cool in the low 40s. Weekend fair with 40s days and 20s to near 30 nights. Maryland Mountains mostly cloudy today then clearing, highs near 46, nights in the 20s. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 46 to 50 across shown towns.
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Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David Lesher
Agency aid opposed to Reagan on Nicaragua policy
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Agency For International Development
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Holmes Alexander
Europe
Robert G. Janie
John Starrels
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