Faxon to stand trial for murder in Chambersburg
In Franklin County a 16 year old Sabillasville resident, Clayton Faxon, was ordered to stand trial on charges including homicide and robbery for the December murder of Gretchen Groff, a High's convenience store clerk. Jeremiah Reynolds, who pleaded guilty to related charges, and witness testimony from a friend, Trooper Updegraff, and others highlighted the case as prosecutors seek the death penalty if Faxon is convicted.
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Clayton Faxon
Larry Pentz
Faxon
Sabillasville
Franklin County
Jack Nelson
Nelson
Gretchen Groff
Fayetteville
Groff
High’s
Jeremiah Reynolds
Sharon Hughes
Reynolds
Hope
David
William Groff
Catoctin High School
Ronald Valentine
Thurmont
Mrs Groff
Valentine
Jeremiah
Hughes
William Updegraff
Maryland State Police
Frederick Barrack
Gretchen
Congress weighs shifting tax burden to IRS in civil cases
In a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing, lawmakers discuss placing the burden of proof on the IRS in civil tax disputes. IRS officials and former commissioners oppose the move, arguing it would hamper tax collection and expand intrusive audits. Rep Traficant advocates reform while noting his own tax case history.
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Washington
Law
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
IRS
TRS
Margaret Milner Richardson
House
Ways and Means Oversight
Richardson
Treasury
Cynthia G. Beerbower
Jim
Traficant
Ohio
Beerbower
Donald Alexander
Lawrence Gibbs
Fred Goldberg
Sheldon Cohen
Subcommittee
Billboards claim Jesus return within weeks in Maryland
Elder Henry Sanders, a 70 year old pastor from Northwest Washington, has financed a nationwide campaign including a 25 by 12 foot billboard on Md 355 near Key Mall predicting the Second Coming. He says 99 billboards cost 550000 and a Rapture Alert Center costs 50000 to offer prayers and literature. He cites a timetable tied to April 9 10 and predicts earthquakes wars tribulations followed by 144000 Jews and a 1000 year reign of peace before final end.
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Tom Johnson
News-Post
Henry Sanders
Jesus Christ
Washington
Frederick County
MD 355
Francis Scott Key Mall
Earth
Sanders
Pentecost Church
Northwest
Frederick
Fredericksburg
Jesus
Janet Stewart
Los Angeles
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Stewart
Residents rally to keep Fort Ritchie from closing
More than 400 residents braved wind and cold to urge BRAC member Alton Cornelia to keep Fort Ritchie open. The rally highlighted the base as a 50 year cornerstone of Washington County and drew supportive comments from locals including Esther Delauter who carried a Save Fort Ritchie sign.
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Fort Ritchie
Cascade
Washington County
Esther Delauter
Inside The Frederick News-Post Portlona print note
The Frederick News-Post is printed daily on 300 percent recycled paper and emphasizes its site’s recyclability. The notice highlights environmental efforts and the newspaper’s commitment to sustainable production.
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Portlona
Frederick
Stocks rally to new highs as Dow clears 4138
NEW YORK AP stocks surged to fresh highs on Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average above 4100 for the first time this week as investors grew hopeful about a slowing economy and lower inflation. The Dow rose to 4138.87, volume reached 35.88 million shares, and advances outpaced declines two to one. The broad rally lifted other indexes into record territory.
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NEW York
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
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