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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1996
Page
2
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A 54-year-old Smitsburg woman was cut when two men dragged her from behind as she unlocked her car at Three Foods store around 11:55 a.m. They fled toward Emmi Idens after being startled by her 911 call. Suspects described as a clean-cut 20s man in jeans and gray sweatshirt and a 28-30 man with dark hair and beard in black jeans and jacket. Tips to Frederick County Sheriff’s Office: 694-1046 or 447-2313.
In Roanoke, 84 year old Vernon Laughan was held in a car trunk for two days while housekeeper Mitzi Horton stole cash and valuables including a VCR and ring. Horton pleaded guilty to robbery and abduction and faces life plus 20 years. Laughan hopes for leniency at sentencing in May.
Art Modell rejected at least two Maryland firms and hired a Cleveland contractor to prepare new practice fields near Baltimore. Spokesman David Hopcraft said the Cleveland firm will hire Maryland workers and use local products, while critics argue the decision questions Maryland job impact and state business benefits. Six workers out of 126 are said to be from Ohio, with the rest Maryland.
The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee approved 70.5 million in road and infrastructure work around the proposed Redskins stadium in Prince George's County by a 9 to 3 vote. The plan directs 26.8 million for site roads in Landover and 31.2 million as a grant to Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke to oversee improvements, including 22 million for parking lots.
Tonight remains very cold with temperatures dipping to the upper teens to near zero in western areas. Saturday brings mostly sunny skies and continued cold with high teens to low 30s and northwest winds around 15 mph.
Late winter storms dumped fresh snow from Boston to Cleveland while a cold front swept Florida. Four traffic deaths were blamed on the weather as a Morehead Kentucky crash and an Ithaca New York collision occurred. Boston logged 7.6 inches with a season total of 96.4 inches. Western Montana reports a foot of snow since Tuesday.
Frederick County public schools canceled another day of classes as a new snowstorm hit the area. Maryland State Police activated snow emergency plans, with 2 inches of snow on U.S. 40 and several minor accidents reported. Wind chills dropped to 12 below zero, and temperatures fell to 18 degrees, with weekend highs in the mid 30s and teens overnight.
A small Beechcraft diverted from Frederick Maryland to Teterboro New Jersey clipped a house roof in Oxford Circle Philadelphia and landed on a parked car. Pilot Robert Schmelzer of Ramsey New Jersey was injured and in critical condition. FAA and police investigated the crash.
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