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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1985
Page
1
In Frederick County the cold snap forced school closures for a second straight day. Tuesday temperatures reached 12 degrees with wind chill around minus 30, contrasting with minus 12 on Monday. Despite the cold, local children enjoyed ice skating at Baker and Pinecliff parks.
Record setting cold grips Frederick County as residents cope with freezing temps. Jean Babb notes it feels as cold as last year while car horns blare. Thirteen year old Brian Shaner says school closings prove the chill. Edward Danner and Olive T. stay home, Bernard Abrecht reports steady business but discomfort. Continued on Page A-2.
West Frederick Middle School students Terry Springirth Wendy Springirth and Kristi Neal enjoyed a day off while skating on the Baker Park pond despite record low temperatures. Culler Lake was drained for silt removal, first time in 15 years, with photos by Jeff Taylor and C Kurt Holter.
The Commerce Department confirms that U S GNP rose 6 8 percent in 1984 the fastest since 1951 inflation ran 3 7 percent last year the best since 1967 economists expect 1985 to improve and note a rebound from late summer weakness
The Frederick city ban on Sunday movie showings dates to a 1943 law but theaters ignore it. Managers say weekends are lucrative and churches do not want competition. The law limit from midnight to 1 30 pm and 6 to p m Sundays has not been enforced for years.
A 68 year old Chicago plumber Harold Brown says he acted in self defense when two masked youths threatened him with a knife and gun as he left a grocery store. He surrendered after a three day police search and will not face charges, according to a state's attorney spokesman. Brown described the attack and said the youths urged him to shoot.
A harsh Arctic cold drives thousands of homeless to seek shelter from Paris to Philadelphia. By Inauguration Day emergency shelters fill New York Chicago and other cities as mayor orders sweeps in Philadelphia. Chicago reports about 10 000 homeless youths and up to 25 000 adults with under 2 000 beds available. Nashville records 17 below and rescue patrols find more cold victims on streets. Wind chills reach 35 below in Atlanta and temps plunge across the Midwest East and South.
Weather notes a brief period of sub-freezing warmth expected by midweek, with details on temperature trends. An SHA official discusses marketing fruit and vegetables while a Groucho Marx quip provides a humorous aside.
President Reagan sent warm greetings to about 100 Frederick County supporters at their inaugural ball at the American Legion hall. County officials hosted the black tie event, one of 14 on the official calendar, with remarks on democracy and peaceful transfers of power.
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