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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1984
Page
1
Pope John Paul II flew by helicopter to a remote island leper colony near Seoul. He praised staff and told about 3,000 patients that their suffering draws them closer to Jesus. The visit amid a tense period as Korea eyes reform and reconciliation.
Polish General Wojciech Jaruzelski arrived in Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders on Poland's ongoing unrest. He is expected to meet President Konstantin Chernenko and possibly receive a Soviet medal while the duration and agenda remain undisclosed. Demonstrations by Solidarity supporters in Poland continued despite the regime.
The United States says it will send military equipment to bolster Costa Rica's defense force after a border village clash with Nicaraguan soldiers. No casualties were reported. The incidents follow ongoing fighting between Nicaraguan rebels and Nicaragua’s leftist government forces in the region. In El Salvador, presidential candidate Jose Napoleon Duarte pledges a commission to wipe out right wing death squads if elected in the upcoming runoff against Huberto M De Aubuisson.
A 2 pm blaze at the Haragon Court building, under renovation four blocks from City Hall, spread to nearby downtown structures. Fire officials say unsafe demolition practices were cited at the site earlier. Two firefighters suffered minor back injuries as the blaze was controlled around 5 pm.
Baltimore police identified the body as Thomas R. Dougherty a 47 year old congressional aide from the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee staff found in the Baltimore Harbor Thursday. Homicide detectives awaited the medical examiner’s word before opening an investigation as the staff inquiry tied to Synthene Fuels Corp.
A short quotation from Henry Dobson, an English poet born in 1921, appears as a reflective line about time and departure. The snippet suggests a literary fragment rather than a full article, with no additional context or confirmable event or date provided.
Twelve contestants vie for the Miss Frederick crown in a local pageant highlighting community talent. In other entertainment news, Frederick playwright Lyon O Connell discusses a new Queen's College NYC play with Matt Neufeld, showcasing regional arts and upcoming performances.
A high pressure system moves in from the Midwest bringing a fair dry weekend. Western Maryland showers taper today with highs 66 to 62 and breezy cooling. Saturday on the 60s with Sunday near 70. Ocean City stays sunny with highs near 70 and light winds shifting NW. Farm winds turn W today then NW Saturday, drying improves through the weekend.
U S unemployment held at 7.8 percent for a third straight month as the Labor Department reports an uptick of 2,600 nonfarm jobs to 144.0 million. Economists warn the rate may level off as growth cools, while projections suggest a rate below 7.4 percent by year end.
Frederick aldermen approve a about 15 percent water rate increase for next fall citing conservation efforts and rising costs. Spring bills exempted. bulk-use break removed as initial 12 000 gallons price rises with each extra 1 000 gallons. No opposition voiced. Also approved a 60 009 loan to Theodore Elliott to renovate the Pythian Castle into eight apartments and denied TJ High Booster Club concession stand use at Me Curdy field, directing TJ to seek Babe Ruth League approval.
The Lake Linganore sewer moratorium ends after a 7 year pause, with 20 taps available on a first come first serve basis. County Public Works plans to move the Arcadia plant to Lake Singapore and cut rates for long‑paying lot owners, as improvements and approvals restore system capacity and faith in the project.
Howard and Shawn Passman on Willow Avenue request an exemption to an ordinance banning fowl within 20 feet of property. The aldermen sent the petition to the Parks Streets and Sanitation Committee for review after their Thursday meeting.
Frederick's Historic District Commission approved using oversized red flat bricks with textured accents for the new parking garage after consulting the American Masonry Institute. They noted the bricks appear larger from up close but look average from 20 feet away, and will hold off laying them while final appearance is reviewed.
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger formally trims the 1985 Pentagon budget proposed for October 1 start to 291.1 billion from 305 billion. He defends the cuts as necessary against rising deficits and threats while arguing some reductions will still maintain U.S. military strength. The plan keeps nuclear forces largely intact but scales back conventional weapons, a method critics call stretching out purchases to save short term funds.
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