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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1983
Page
1
In western Venezuela a five week kidnapping ends when 11 year old Alex Pelliczari Fisher cuts chains with pliers and a knife, spends a night under a jungle bridge, and walks to highway patrolmen. He is unhurt aside from asthma and says he feels fine. The abductors remain unidentified.
A deadly herpes outbreak at PIBER in Austria killed 30 mares and foals since March and threatens about 200 horses. Five brood mares and 25 foals died from rhinopneumonitis while five other horses contracted the disease at the government farm. The famed dancing stallions from the Royal Spanish Riding School remain unaffected as stallions not used in the Vienna training program are kept at a separate farm.
Maryland critics call the dismissal of Alan Musselman mishandled while supporters say defeats were administrative. Senator James Clark Jr. notes the program's roots and challenges, and Musselman contends the firing resulted from philosophical clashes with board chair F Grove Miller, a Cecil County farmer.
ASCAP threatens to sue the Polish National Alliance in east Baltimore over licensing for playing copyrighted tunes. An ASCAP inspector slipped into the hall twice last month and heard 23 tunes on a piano in the club bar. ASCAP seeks a yearly license or potential damages over five thousand dollars, while alliance members call the demand preposterous as tensions flare.
Coast Guard crews hunted in Mobjack Bay and Chesapeake Bay through the night for three men who vanished after a Saturday fishing trip in a small 14 foot boat. Lt. J J Boyd said a helicopter would join the search if weather allowed with two more Coast Guard boats en route. The missing are Thomas E Maddox 29 of Port Haywood and his nephews Ralph Hackett 2 and Grant Hackett 23. They launched from Sloop Creek near Port Haywood around 3 p m Saturday aiming for New Point Comfort lighthouse.
Experts discuss how families cope after the loss of a child in a focused session. The dialogue covers emotional adjustment, support networks, and practical strategies for navigating grief in the months following tragedy.
A reflective note by Owen D Young praises vision and faith as drivers of creation and proof. It frames courage as essential to both beginning and verifying endeavors, echoing a corporate or editorial mindset about leadership and progress.
The storm dumping soaking rain Sunday moves toward eastern Canada today followed by several days of fair and cooler weather. In Western Maryland models show a chance of showers then clearing and cooler conditions with highs in the 50s and Tuesday mainly sunny. Maryland mountains expect showers today then partly cloudy and colder on Tuesday with highs near 50 and lows in the upper 20s.
The area faced a spring setback as two storm systems brought freezing temperatures and heavy rain. Palm Sunday services were dampened by .91 inches of precipitation at the Maryland State Police Barracks weather station, delaying fertilizer and herbicide applications for alfalfa and small grain fields per agriculture agent Terry Poole.
Unsealed court papers reveal state and federal cooperation in a complex Maryland cocaine operation. Larry Weddle admitted involvement in a smuggling conspiracy, leading to the first conviction in the two year probe. Nine others face drug charges as the investigation spanned embezzlement, a five year old murder case and related arrests.
President Reagan and Soviet leader Andropov traded accusations after Reagan called for a new missile defense system. Washington charged Moscow with distortion while Caspar Weinberger labeled Andropov’s remarks disinformation. The dispute followed Reagan’s defense address and a costly U S defense budget plan.
A federal judge in Boston issued a temporary restraining order delaying the sale of 2.8 million acres of offshore oil leases due to a pending legal dispute. U.S. District Judge David A. Mazzone halted the sale, calling it the largest on the East Coast. State officials expect an appeal by the Interior Department to the First Circuit. No hearing date has been set.
Hundreds gathered at Frederick's Seventh Street Shopping Center as Murphy Mart announced May 25 opening and began accepting applications for office, clerical, sales, checkers, and maintenance positions. Local job seekers described economic hardship and hope for a stable future with the new store.
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