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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1986
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reads like a civic notice mentioning George, Freydent, Treasurer Martens, Secretary Kanda, and Bar cues. Names and roles are jumbled, with no clear event, date, or location to anchor a coherent summary.
Fire calls reported across multiple towns with incidents including automatic alarms at Meadow s Van and Storage 320 Montevue Lane 7 19 a.m. barn fire at 62 Tract Rd 9 26 a.m. transfer to Emmitsburg 9 31 a.m. truck fire at MD 80 1 58 p.m. house fire at 12242 Woodsboro Pike 6 21 p.m. responders include Independent Hose Co Junior and Citizens Truck Co Brunswick Jeff Lovettsville Hyattstown New Midway Woodsboro Rocky Ridge and ambulances Emergency 20 Routine 0.
United States Park Police eradicated about 200 marijuana plants on federal parkland along the C and O Canal near Edward's Ferry. Plants were hauled to an incinerator in Washington after aerial detection. Separate county police found 85 plants near Lake Needwood, Rockville, with street value listed at 12 000 to 13 000. Maryland, Pennsylvania, and D C also reported lottery results.
Hot humid air fuels a southwestern flow across Western Maryland through the weekend with a cold front from the Great Lakes. The region faces a chance of late afternoon or evening thunderstorms each day, with highs in the 80s to near 90 and lows around 68 to 74. Winds SW near 10 mph. Other areas including the Warland Mountains and weekend Ocean Beaches forecast show similar heat and storms. Ocean City water temperature about 79. Yesterday’s temps ranged from 48 in Frederick to 91 in Hagerstown.
The drought devastates farms across Alabama North Carolina Georgia South Carolina and more with losses in the millions. Hay shipments and cash grants are mobilized as federal programs face funding limits. Farmers beg for rain and aid as poultry and crop damages mount and communities rally with hay from multiple states and Air Force deliveries.
In Frederick Maryland the local NAACP asks a federal court to allow black attendees at a Ku Klux Klan rally planned for Aug 16 at Rocky Ridge. The suit over county rally permits widens as amendments seek to place blacks at Klan events to express views to media and public.
police report a 44 year old New Market man in Montgomery County Detention Center on charges of assault with intent to murder and theft after a late night altercation outside Gaithersburg Square Shopping Center. Teammates Cox Gordon and Ledoum face assault with intent to maim and assault with intent to murder charges. The incident began when Cox spoke to a woman with Gordon. weapons included a shotgun and a wooden baton. Gordon fled, returned with a wooden stick, and struck Cox. Cox was treated for head lacerations and jailed on $2,500 bond. the others were not jailed. The shotgun had been stolen in Salisbury burglary.
Frederick County Sheriff’s Department gains possession of a 1975 Mercury owned by Curtis Trent Hart after the State moves to seize the vehicle in a drug related case. Hart, described as a marijuana and PCP abuser with prior crashes, faced defense opposition citing medical issues. Judge G Edward Dwyer Jr signed the forfeiture order transferring the car to law enforcement.
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