Winnie Mandela jailed six years for kidnapping case
South Africa judge gives Winnie Mandela a six year sentence after finding her guilty of kidnapping and being an accessory to assault. Co defendants were convicted as riot outside courthouse erupted briefly with police on standby. The verdict carries political reverberations as Nelson Mandela seeks concessions from the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Winnie Mandela
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
M.S. Stegmann
ANC
Mandela
Stegmann
Frederick County Budget Faces New One Million Shortfall
Frederick County budget officials disclosed an unexpected additional shortfall of about 1 million dollars at year end. The loss stems from lower interest earnings due to rapid cash outflow to capital projects including Spring Ridge Elementary School and a 16 million bond sale delayed this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Mark Sneadner
State Office of Assessments and Taxation
Spring Ridge
Sneadner
Tom Fox
Gail Bowerman
David Gray
SHA Halts New Road Projects In Frederick County
State budget difficulties force the State Highway Administration to freeze new road construction starting July 1992. Projects suspended include I-70 renovations and several bypasses such as Woodsboro Md 26 and Middletown. The move aims to bolster support for a new tax. Budget gaps stem from gas tax declines amid the recession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
State Highway Administration
SHA
Frederick County
John Schene
State Department of Transportation
Woodsboro
Schene
Mount Phillip Road
MD. 144
Middletown
Libertytown
Germantown
Mr. Schene
Redistricting hearing at New Market Middle School draws mixed views
About 150 residents attended the Frederick County Board of Education meeting at Linganore High School to weigh plans to ease overcrowding by moving Green Valley Elementary students toward Ballenger Creek Middle ahead of a new middle school near Monrovia. The board will decide May 21 with proposals ranging from limited to full redistricting, sparking support and opposition over timing and scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market Middle School
Frederick County
Green Valley
Dr. Farmer
Karen Yoho
Monrovia
Linton appeals dismissal from Frederick County highway dept
Ronald O. Linton, long time director and former head of the Frederick County Highway Operations Division, seeks to reclaim his job as officials schedule an appeal today. The case follows his firing after the department was cited for debris dumping into streams and unpermitted culvert work. He has pending legal action valued at about 19 million dollars aided by attorney Ralph Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald O. Linton
Frederick County
Ronald Sundergill
Sue Ann Yingling
Sundergill
Keeler
Linton
Department
Robert Hayes
Public Works Department
Department of Natural Resources’ Water Resources Administration
Ralph Gordon
Delinquent tax sale sets record in Frederick County
Frederick County held a large delinquent tax auction beginning at 10 30 a m with Martha Ann Brittain noting record size. About 400 plus properties were sold by Martha Strawsburg and Trout Auctioneers Inc with 90 bidders registering. Foreclosure comes after six months with 12 percent interest for bidders and six months to redeem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Martha Ann Brittain
Trout Auctioneers Inc
Frederick
Gilmore House
Winchester Hall
Investigation Clears Ex Frederick County Sheriff Official
Sheriff Carl Harbaugh announced the investigation into former chief deputy Howard Whims found no criminal intent in the handling of seized property. Whims, fired April 25, returned items including a VCR, a refrigerator, a small TV and a radar detector. Harbaugh said the probe also tightened seized property procedures and that some items were in Whims' cruiser or office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Harbaugh
A Visit by Soviet Veterinary Students in Frederick County
Arizona veterinary students from the Soviet Union explore the profession in Frederick County for a week. First graders at Monocacy Elementary brought home a piece of Iraq on Monday, reflecting a cross curricular activity noted on page A 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Frederick County
Estes
Monocacy Elementary School
Iraq
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winnie
Christina Barnes
News-Post
Kelly Hahn
Sam Hankin
Julia Robb
U.S. 15
Charles Smelser
Frederick Carroll
State Transportation Department
General Assembly
Smelser
Baltimore
William Donald Schaefer
Transportation Department
Schaefer
Carroll County
Fiscal Services
Boe
Richard Kerns
Noel T. Farmer
Brian Morse
Bill Humbert
Nancy Luse
Pauline Dickensheet
Don Grisso
Point of Rocks
Susan C.nicol
Inside the News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!