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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1998
Page
2
Frederick County deputies investigate an early Tuesday vandalism at a Jefferson home under construction on Md 464. An accelerant was poured on the floor and ignited. the fire self-extinguished. The incident likely occurred between 1 and 7 am. No link yet to a nearby arson at a vacant Petersville home.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources seeks tenants to live rent and tax free in state owned houses in or near parks in exchange for restoring them. At Widmyer House near Fort Frederick and Foultz Plantation House near South Mountain, 23 and 8 families attended open houses respectively. DNR plans to finalize contracts with tenants for two homes along the Patapsco River and hopes to select Washington County tenants by year end.
Three boys on a Maple Run Youth Center field trip in Cumberland wandered away at a Frederick Roy Rogers stop and are suspected of stealing a maroon and silver 1989 Dodge Ram from Industry Lane. Police say the trio, a 16-year-old Marlboro boy, a 17-year-old Takoma Park boy, and a 17-year-old Riverdale Hispanic youth, may head toward Prince George's County. Police were alerted within 15 minutes of the walkoff.
Fire log items show early 24 hour period with calls for gas leaks, wires down, vehicle fires, and structure fires in Carroll Manor Urbana Middletown Brunswick Braddock Heights and surrounding areas. Notable entries include a structure fire on Souder Road and repeated wires down along with gas leak and ambulance calls.
Frederick forecast calls for tonight fair and muggy with lows in the mid 70s and light southwest winds. Thursday will be partly sunny, hot and humid with a 30 percent chance of late afternoon thunderstorms and highs in the mid 90s. State forecast mirrors heat and humidity with highs in the 90s and chances of storms, mainly central and western areas. Extended outlook shows hot, humid conditions with daily thunderstorms possible and gradual cooling into the weekend.
Scattered storms push toward the Gulf Coast as cooler air moves into the Rockies. Heat hangs on across the nation with 100 degree highs anticipated in the Southwest and mid Atlantic. A cold front may bring showers from Pennsylvania to New York and across the Great Lakes region.
Democratic challenger Eileen Rehrmann accuses Gov. Parris Glendening of decades long ties to HMOs while he pitches a six point plan to boost consumer access to care. He pledges a 48 hour post surgery stay and expanded insurer oversight with a state complaints office as part of 1999 legislative proposals.
In Baltimore AP reports the Maryland lotteries drawn on Tuesday night include Pick 3 8 7 8 and Pick 4 8 7 8 4. The Tuesday afternoon results show Pick 3 6 2 1 and Pick 4 7 0 1 4.
A 20 story scaffold section collapsed at a construction site near the Conde Nast building and Woodstock Hotel at 8 24 am killing Theresa Feliconio 73 who was in her top floor living room The incident caused several minor injuries and prompted evacuations as bystanders fled in fear
A 17 year old Boonsboro boy, Joshua Lee Smith, was identified by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department after a body found at a Rockville cardboard recycling plant. He was last seen Saturday in Keedysville. Police explore if the youth was inside a trash container when a compactor stopped. Cause of death pending. Case ongoing.
Jason Crowe, a 1996 Middletown High School graduate, has completed naval recruit training at Great Lakes. He is the son of Jane Mack ley of Frederick and the late Bernard Crowe of Frostburg and is now stationed in Pensacola Florida, training in aviation electronics.
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