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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1985
Page
2
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McClellan signals a Frederick referendum plan if repeal fails while the delegation fights to keep Sunday openings. The group previously loosened blue laws for the after Thanksgiving to Christmas shopping window, but a wording flaw in 1984 caused a five Sunday period.
Walter and Kandi Chrobot of Frederick announce the birth of their first child Jordan Kee on Wednesday January 2 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. In Mrs. Mary Sawyer Myers obituary in Thursday editions of The News-Post it states she was founder of the Carroll County Association for Retarded Children. It should note she was part of a small group who founded that chapter.
An arctic high pressure system brings fair but cold conditions across the eastern United States through the weekend. Western Maryland counties will see clear, very cold nights with diminishing winds and daytime highs near 30 to 35 on Sunday, with a slight rain or snow risk in the Monday outlook. Maryland mountains endure flurries and frigid lows, with near zero temperatures tonight and partly cloudy skies Sunday. Temperatures yesterday across Frederick, Cumberland, Hagerstown, Oakland, and Westminster ranged from 27 to 41 degrees.
The National Weather Service predicts snow for portions of the Great Lakes region on Sunday with a change to rain in Texas. Snow is also forecast for parts of Oklahoma New Mexico and Nevada.
State police reported icy roads and numerous fender benders across Frederick County as a winter storm halted traffic on I-70 and local routes. Accidents prompted closures from Braddock Heights to Mount Pleasant while the 18 degree morning forecast warned of continued hazards and shelters opened in Emmitsburg.
The United States Navy Band gives a free public concert at Middletown High School at 8 p.m. Friday directed by Comdr. Allen Beck. The six member ensemble will play popular and classical works with eight Middletown High School band members joining on stage. Doors open an hour before. no tickets required.
Reported deaths in Mekele tent camps reach 958 in early January with officials noting the real toll is higher as many die outside shelters. Malaria, measles, dysentery, and typhus prevail among thousands in Gerealta where 7,403 live in tents and 35,255 face survival rations. Bodies are collected at dawn as logistics strain aid efforts.
NASA and the Air Force aim to use the TAS on upcoming shuttle flights after an attempt to place a communications satellite in the wrong orbit. No official confirmation yet as Pentagon secrecy remains strict. Air Force Capt. Miles Wiley declined to comment, saying a decision on success or failure would be announced later.
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