Man pleads guilty in trooper slaying. fate to be decided Aug. 13
Frederick County man Gregory Warren Beaver pleaded guilty to capital murder of Virginia state trooper Leo Whitt and to handgun use in a felony. A judge set a life/death decision for Aug. 13 after a pre sentence investigation. Beaver’s wife cried as he changed his plea during a Tuesday re arraignment in Prince George County Circuit Court.
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Petersburg
Frederick County
Virginia
Gregory Warren Beaver
Knoxville
Tpr
Leo Whitt
Debbie
Beaver
Prince George County
Robert G. O'Hara
H. Martin Robertson
O'Hara
Robertson
John H. Macklin
Macklin
Prince George
Whitt
Andrew Sanborn
Massachusetts
Jacksonville
Fla
Board of Education budget transfer ends months of dispute
Frederick County commissioners approved a disputed 557000 transfer to the BoE budget in a 3-2 vote, reallocating newly located state revenues to fund the 6.5 percent pay raise for teachers while restricting raises for county staff to 5.5 percent. The move, called a compromise by Commissioner Charles C. Smith, ends a lengthy clash over budget control and spending priorities.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Boe
Frederick County Teachers Association
Stuart D. Berger
Charles C. Smith
Smith
J. Anita Stup
Sterling E. Bollinger
Meese attacks Supreme Court rulings in fiery speech
Attorney General Edwin Meese criticized recent Supreme Court decisions as bizarre and too policy driven. He accused the justices of ad hoc rulings, warning democracy and constitutional permanence are at risk, saying church state separation opinions would bother the founding generation.
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Washington
Edwin Meese
Supreme Court
Meese
American Bar Association
Weather Scattered Thunderstorms Tonight and Baker Park Review
A regional forecast notes scattered thunderstorms this evening ending tonight. A Maryland author who penned a bestseller discusses his work. A pictorial review of July 4th activities at Baker Park appears in photos.
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Pabe
Eeseeeve
Robert Reid
Maryland
Baker Park
Reagan faces path to budget deal amid Social Security clash
Democratic leaders say Reagan may drop the Social Security freeze to end the stalemate, while Republicans warn talks could still falter. House and Senate negotiators meet with the president at the White House to move stalled budget talks forward amid the long-running Social Security dispute. Dole says no decision off the table yet. a final trade for other spending cuts remains possible as negotiators seek $22 billion in three years.
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Washington
Reagan
House
Senate
White House
Det Rammentin
Dasahlinas
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
Robert Byrd
Byrd
Robert Dole
Dole
Frederick County liquor board shakeup revised again
Annapolis report notes Gov Harry Hughes will hold off on appointing a second liquor inspector as Frederick County delegation seeks to test one inspector. Del James E McClellan and Sen Charles Smelser discuss delaying new appointments until January, while a three-commissioner board takes effect.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
General Assembly
Harry R. Hughes
Leo Michael Boyle
Del
James E. ‘Doe’ McClellan
D-Frederick
Liquor Board
Tues
McClellan
Louis V. Myers Jr
Boyle
Frederick
Myers
Edward Joy
Hughes
Reims
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Fort Myers
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Inside the News
Charles Dickens
Kenny Murray
Gambrill State Park Pond
Kenny
Peggy
Richard TF. Meagher
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