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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1984
Page
1
In Lancaster PA, Amish community members and a Temple University sociologist protest the Paramount movie Called Home. The film follows an Amish boy who witnesses a Philadelphia detective murder as Harrison Ford pursues the killer to Lancaster County.
The Democratic led House eyes a decision on continuing U S military aid to El Salvador as it prepares a 10 5 billion foreign aid bill. Meanwhile the Senate debates a 144 billion three year deficit reduction package backed by President Reagan with a 3 pm Tuesday vote on a Democrats plan raising taxes and cutting defense more. The two chambers will meet Tuesday for Truman birthday ceremonies.
Anonymous cartoon caption notes a stubborn stance on truth and reasoning. The line reflects bias and resistance to new information in a compact editorial quip.
The Mental Health Association of Frederick County will sponsor its second annual tour of Cannon Hill on Sunday May 20 with a story and pictures to follow in Bl.
A storm system over the middle United States will move slowly through Western Maryland keeping damp conditions through Tuesday. Periods of showers and thunderstorms are likely today with highs in the mid 60s to near 70 and lows tonight in the mid 50s. Showers and storms continue tonight then gradually end by Tuesday afternoon as highs reach the 70s. Winds southeast 10 to 15 mph today becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph Tuesday. Drying conditions remain poor but should improve late Tuesday.
Rhonda Dorin, 21, of Laurel won Miss Frederick at the Weinberg Center beating 11 contestants for a $500 scholarship. Susan Elam, Leah Kanode, Melanie Webser, Lisa Tedrick and others placed as runners up or Congeniality. Dorin will compete in Miss Maryland in June and Miss America later, aiming to advance in business and entertainment.
Violent storms moved east from the Mississippi Valley bringing tornadoes high winds and hail. Two people died including a woman drowned in flooded Nashville Tennessee. Flash flood warnings covered Missouri Arkansas Kentucky West Virginia South Carolina and Tennessee as the National Weather Service issued tornado watches. Elsewhere rain and wet snow affected the northern Nebraska Panhandle into southwest South Dakota with snow in the Black Hills. National Guard activated in Tennessee after roadway closures.
Frederick County voters will vote Tuesday in 26 polling places open 14 hours from 7 am to 9 pm for about 50,000 registered voters. A switch to punch card machines is new this year, with a computer counting system now used by about 40 percent of U S voters. Each polling place will have one machine per 400 to 500 voters, replacing older machines that cost much more. Voters receive demonstrations, sign in, obtain voter authority cards, and cast ballots by punching holes with a stylus at a booth under secrecy and security. Ballots can be replaced if a mistake is made, and ballots are deposited in a locked box.
In Maryland a quiet election campaign nears its end with Walter Mondale favored to win a large majority of the 62 convention delegates at stake. Polls show Mondale leading Hart and Jackson while undecided voters remain. Republicans back Reagan. Democrats face a multi candidate ballot but a simple delegate vote.
Hundreds of thousands voted in El Salvador’s runoff between Jose Napoleon Duarte and Roberto d Aubuisson with minimal rebel disruption. Officials said unofficial results could come today but final tallies in about a week.
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