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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1998
Page
2
Maryland State Police report a 25 year old Hagerstown woman, Jamie Hardesty, had her 1995 purple Pontiac Grand Am stolen Friday evening after pulling into Turner's Bowling Center at 1350 Dual Highway. An Hispanic woman and a man approached, the man grabbed her arm and demanded keys, then pulled them from her hand. No injuries reported.
An unidentified 50 year old employee at Legend Lithographic Inc in Gaithersburg fell from a platform while working on a press. He struck his head on the concrete, lost consciousness briefly, and was flown by MSP helicopter to Suburban Hospital in serious but stable condition.
Fire log for 24 hours ending 9 p.m. Friday lists 4:06 am house fire at 11601 Green Valley Road Libertytown Union Bridge. 5:12 am local alarm at 2738 Loch Haven Drive Green Valley. 8:40 am Frederick Memorial Hospital. 11:29 am structure fire at 314 W Main St New Market. Ambulance calls include emergencies and routines. follow the stars ASTRO GRAPH STAR GAZER.
Tricia Kenders, 16, last seen March 4 near Jefferson High School in Charles Town West Virginia. She called last Saturday saying she was OK but has not been heard from since. She is 5 feet 1 inch tall, 110 pounds with blond hair hazel eyes. She was recently at Frederick High School and is currently on medication without it. NCIC listing placed. family asks anyone with information to contact local police.
Frederick City police and the FBI seek thieves who breached Hartz & Company Inc on Hughes Ford Road to steal a large quantity of two and three piece suits worth several thousand dollars. The wall was knocked in and the culprits likely fled the Frederick area. A $5,000 reward is offered for information, call 301-694-2126.
A weather front moves through bringing a chance of snow showers today with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s and a tonight low around the 20s. Sunday looks warmer with highs near 40 under sunny skies, with station readings noting a 22 degree low and a 39 degree high at local sites.
Frederick forecast details for tonight and Sunday show fair conditions with lows in the upper 20s and highs in the low 40s. State forecast warns of snow showers tonight and Sunday with low teens to near 30. Extended outlook covers Monday through Wednesday with mixed sun and clouds and variable temperatures.
An Alberta Clipper delivers another day of snow and wind to the Great Lakes Ohio Valley and New England while a rainy system moves through the Southwest. Blustery cold conditions spread from the Great Lakes to the northern Plains as the clipper pushes into western New England by evening.
Ruthann Aron testified in a murder for hire trial that she wanted to end her life after her husband left her and after being given Final Exit. Dr. Jonathan Pincus, former Georgetown neurology head, described her as stressed and vulnerable, while Sheriff Raymond M. Kight recalled her as affectionate with her husband. The defense argues lack of criminal responsibility due to execution flaws, but prosecutors note she remained organized in paying and arranging the hit. The trial resumes Monday with new testimony and a verdict on solicitation charges plus insanity condition.
A driver died early Saturday when a southbound car left Md 28 one mile north of Md 107, struck a tree and split in half. Fire units freed the occupant from wreckage and helicopters transported them to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. Identity remained unknown late Saturday.
A Virginia resident, Bernard R. Harris, 43, of Alexandria, was stopped on Md 15 by Maryland State Trooper W J Long at 2 55 am after a cellular phone report of reckless driving. Harris was charged with driving while intoxicated and drug possession after crack cocaine racks were found. he was taken to the Frederick County Adult Detention Center pending bail review.
Curtis Lee Frisby aged 33 of All Saints Street was charged after allegedly selling crack cocaine to a Frederick Police Department tactical squad member at 12 45 a m. Frisby faces distribution of cocaine three counts of possession with intent to distribute and three counts of possession of cocaine.
Maryland drawings reported include Pick 3 64 1 and Pick 4 6 5 9 0 plus Cash in Hand 9 11 13 20 22 24. A Friday afternoon draw listed Pick 3 8 2 7 and Pick 4 7 7 0 2.
A Palm Beach County fraud ring used magnets mousetraps and a homemade ink remover to steal and alter checks netting about 600000 dollars. Ninety others sought twenty major players arrested in a scheme that involved mailing theft breaking into boxes and paying cashers.
A truck driver David Cook and passenger Edward Earl Boyle were arraigned on illegal animal transport charges after a trailer blaze along Interstate 95 killed 50 puppies and injured 18. Police say a propane heater started the fire. 68 puppies were found, including German shepherds and dachshunds, with one white boxer lacking health certificates.
Canada will permit commercial cultivation of industrial hemp for the 1998 growing season, regulated by Health Canada with permits. Hemp, banned since 1938 due to cannabis ties, yields products from paper to rope and could boost jobs in agriculture and industry. Dolly the sheep sweater reveal at London museum follows a genetics push aided by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
Federal authorities may block the sale of up to 14 Kennedy items as they probe provenance for a 445 lot Manhattan auction. National Archives officials sent curators to assess ownership while Robert White contests any government challenge. White inherited much of Evelyn Lincoln’s material and aims to fund a Maryland museum with proceeds.
In McCracken Kansas a town of 200 saved its only grocery by forming McCracken Grocery Inc. with about 42,000 raised from 80 local sources and stock sold to residents. Betty Fear bought shares, joining a broad effort to keep bread and milk within reach as banks and other shops faded away. Similar spirit drives other communities purchasing town amenities through fundraisers and local investment.
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