Protester arrested at Byron's house in Norfolk incident
Frederick man Robert C. Burkett 42 was arrested after digging a shallow grave in U.S. Rep Beverly B Byrons front yard during a protest of voting for aid to Nicaraguan Contras. He refused to leave as staff asked and was charged with trespassing and destruction of property. Two other protesters read passages from the Bible.
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Frederick
U.S
Beverly B. Byron
Byron
Robert C. Burkett
Hall Road
Mrs. Byron
Grove Boulevard
Burkett
Richard J. Ashton
Yvonne Small
Taneytown
Nancy Bellon
Ms. Bellon
Erry
Bethany Star
Nicaragua
Ms. Small
House backs 100 million Contra aid plan vote
The House approved a 100 million package to aid Nicaragua's Contras sending the measure to a Senate panel. It provides 70 million for weapons and 30 million for logistics over eight months. President Reagan hailed the vote as a victory for freedom as Daniel Ortega condemned the result.
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Washington
Reagan
House
Nicaragua
Senate
California
Santa Barbara
Daniel Ortega
Downtown hotel plans expand to 268 rooms at 77 E All Saints
City officials plan talks on a $25 million hotel and convention complex to be built on 2.2 acres at 77 E All Saints St, facing Carroll Creek. The eight story project includes 268 rooms, a rooftop bar, restaurant, and 260 parking spaces beneath, part of a broader downtown revitalization effort chaired by Young.
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E. All Saints St
Greyhound
Carroll Creek
Young
Lee's Men's Wear
South Market Street
All Saints Street
Lacey Enters District 4-A Delegate Race Alongside Coffey II
Lacey and Kenneth R. Coffey II join the District 4-A delegate race in eastern County. Lacey notes farmer role and Farm Bureau leadership shaping the contest. He cites a conservative district with liberal sentiment among incumbents and discusses farm policy, police funding, and zoning.
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Lacey
Kenneth R. Coffey II
Yestergroupe
Dewbs
Farm Bureau
Poiad Oggergrs
Wnder Iis
Bia Houck
REE SK Supeeneenes Welletisek
Erming
Altbeegh Farm Bureau
New Frederick High appoints football coach Robert Campbell
Robert Campbell, newly named head football coach at New Frederick High School, meets with players as the team prepares for spring drills. The article references ongoing federal processing and a three week shutdown context, with Words of Wisdom noting American youths’ tendencies toward hiring.
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Rasherty & Rack i
New Frederick
Robert Campbell
Extortionist gets 40 year term in kidnapping case
Frederick Circuit Judge Mary Ann Stepler sentenced Leon Keith Gaskins 31 of Takoma Park to 40 years for his role in last November's kidnapping and extortion of Frederick contractor Robert S. Hargett. He received 20 years for kidnapping plus 10 more for handgun use and 10 years for armed robbery, with many counts merged. Hargett endured 14 hours of threats, torture, and deception before being released after delivering four checks.
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Frederick
Mary Ann Stepler
Leon Keith Gaskins
Takoma Park
Robert S. Hargett
Gaskins
Stepler
Hargett
Washington
Parole Board
Alan L. Winik
Winik
Franklin Stilirich
Jackson
Carl Everett Jackson
Wouldin
Winkle
Major LSD raid shuts down top source lab in Maryland
Montgomery County officers seized over $300000 worth of LSD and closed a clandestine lab described as the drug’s major source. The six month undercover operation led to the arrest of Timoty Lee Coz, Katherine Ann Lillie, and others, with Cox held on a million bond facing charges of four counts of distribution of LSD and related offenses.
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Bethesda
Montgomery County
comAy
Ron Rhecci
Timoty Lee Coz
Katherine Ann Lillie
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