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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1998
Page
2
No jackpot winner in Maryland Lotto Saturday drawing as numbers 11 22 31 34 40 matched five numbers. Five-number tickets produced $1,500 payouts to 1 988 players. four-number tickets paid $40 to 1 988 players. Next draw estimated at $115 million.
A week of varied weather concludes with sun and near fifty degree highs on Saturday and Sunday at Cunningham Falls State Park near Thurmont drawing families to the playground. Weather shifts show chances of rain and possible snow through Friday with cooler temperatures and upper 40s to upper 30s.
A Friday morning steam pipe problem at Fort Detrick caused multiple leaks and required evacuating the Medical Research Institute. Officials rerouted steam to a backup line and heat was restored to all buildings on the line within about an hour. The leaks were due to an aging line and not contaminated or explosive.
A 48 hour fire report lists incidents in Walkersville New Market Libertytown and surrounding areas. Chimney and house fires appear at locations including 10304 Placid Coast 4035 Jefferson St and 10102 Putman Road. Hazmat and vehicle fires noted near Fort Detrick I 70 rest areas and Stonegate Dive. Multiple towns such as Independence Braddock Heights and Lewistown are mentioned with times from Sunday afternoon to early evening.
Frederick County and Maryland Mountains expect mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and temperatures from the upper 30s to lower 50s this week. Extended outlook shows sun Wednesday then increasing clouds and rain chances into Friday with varying highs and nighttime lows.
Edward and Deborah Bridges of Holly Lake Farm sue Maryland in Circuit Court claiming permethrin drift from a state mosquito-control spray killed their rockfish pond and may fuel Pfiesteria outbreaks. They seek damages and a ban on further permethrin use citing studies and recent river fish kills on the Eastern Shore.
Four juvenile boys left Clear Spring home with a stolen 1994 Dodge Shadow, drove to Frederick County, wrecked at the 170 ramp in Myersville, and fled on foot before two were caught by state troopers. A third was seized about 8 am after a McDonald’s employee alerted police. the fourth was found later. All are held in a juvenile detention facility pending court.
Alba Ingrid Scarpelli 82 was convicted in November on first-degree assault and other counts for acts of extreme cruelty toward Richard Holmes a five year old, tortured for up to 22 hours a day tethered to a bedpost fed peppers damaging his liver. The judge postponed sentencing to February at defense request. Alan Lee Holmes pleaded guilty to child abuse and conspiracy and faces sentencing February 3 with up to 15 years possible.
Hundreds of thousands endure a frigid night with temperatures near 10 below zero as the ice storm havoc continues. National Guard air and ground search expands with 450 more troops in Maine. Helicopters rescue dozens while FEMA director Witt tours the region with Gov Pataki.
United States and IMF officials launch an emergency push to calm East Asia as Hong Kong shares fall nearly 9 percent. Dow dips then recovers to a modest loss in New York. Hang Seng sinks 773.58 points to 8121.06, its lowest since March 1995, with losses echoing across Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Australia. Indonesia and South Korea fare better. Peregrine Investment Holdings failure rattles Hong Kong markets.
Defense Secretary William Cohen told a Kuala Lumpur conference that East Asia would not only survive the financial crisis but thrive. He urged Indonesia to reform quickly per IMF guidelines and noted ongoing IMF bailout efforts amid regional market declines.
Newsweek and The New York Times report plea bargain talks resumed between Justice Department prosecutors and Theodore Kaczynski’s defense. The government weighs a life sentence with conditions on appeals and confinement, while Kaczynski seeks self representation and a potential later trial after a competency hearing.
Texas seeks about 86 billion in Medicaid reimbursements with 14 billion in punitive damages as eight tobacco companies and three trade groups face U S charges. Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota join with 1.75 billion in actual damages and unspecified punitive damages as trials loom.
Madrid based El Pais reported Vatican aides found a hidden microphone in a parish house linked to Pope John Paul II trip plans to Cuba. The Vatican protested to Havana and warned the visit could be reconsidered. Officials cited the microphone as possibly dating to the Batista era.
Spacecraft in orbit around the moon after a 30 minute engine burn at mission control in Mountain View. NASA Ames mission manager Scott Hubbard says operations match simulations as Prospector begins high altitude study en route to polar orbit to search for frozen water and signs of minerals and gases.
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