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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1999
Page
2
Maryland Governor Paris Glendening assured residents there will be no major computer problems as the year 2000 arrives. He warned of only minor inconveniences from software that reads only the last two digits of the year and urged calm while stating the state will be prepared for the very worst.
Fire caused about $15 000 in damage to a two story home on Arnoldstown Road Monday morning. The fire is believed to have started near an outside light. Middletown Fire Chief Steve Leatherman said flames and smoke were along the roof when he arrived. A neighbor spotted the blaze and notified the occupant. No injuries were reported.
Due to low water levels the Greenbrier State Park lake will not be open for swimming this summer. The lake is about 35 percent full after a fall valve lowering and prices have been reduced to one dollar on weekdays and two dollars on weekends. Boating remains allowed and camping remains open if drought continues.
An Amtrak train carrying about 1 million passengers stalled on Harford County tracks in Perryman. The southbound Boston to Washington train struck a stationary 1997 Chevrolet Geo, destroying it and injuring no one aboard. Deputies found the car’s owner in Aberdeen hours later and noted fresh blood at the scene.
Frederick County tonight mostly cloudy with a 40 percent shower chance and lows near 60. Wednesday remains mostly cloudy with a 40 percent shower and thunderstorm risk, highs 70 to 75. Extended outlook through the weekend shows sun and warm highs in the mid 70s to low 80s with mid 50s to 60s overnight lows. Maryland beaches see cloudy tonight with a 50 percent shower chance possibly a thunderstorm, lows 55 to 60, and Wednesday mainly cloudy with a 70 percent shower and thunderstorm chance, highs 65 to 70.
A broad storm system stretched from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast bringing flooding and wind damage. Northw estern rain persisted while most other regions varied between dry and unsettled conditions with high temperatures ranging from the 50s to 90s across zones.
Eugene Winder admitted to slaying Christie Mainor and her grandparents in February 1998 and setting their home on fire. A jury convicted him of arson and first degree murder after an Alford plea, with evidence detailing a confrontation at the Mainor home and multiple stabbing and bludgeoning deaths.
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has closed the investigation into the 1996 murder of Susan Hurley Harrison, whose skeletal remains were found near Wolfsville, Frederick County. The case centered on her estranged husband James Harrison, but no warrant or indictment was ever obtained. The file can be reopened if new evidence emerges. no statute of limitations exists for murder. Harrison’s two sons had filed a $17 million wrongful death suit against him, set to begin in September, naming him a retired McCormick & Co financial officer.
Shawn Ivar Grant of Tillman Place was arrested Sunday by Frederick police on two counts each of distributing cocaine, possessing cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute. He remained jailed Monday in lieu of 65,000 dollars bail.
Maryland lottery drawings held Monday afternoon list results across games including Pick 5 6 5 2 and daily cash in hand. The brief notes Winning numbers shown include sequences 4 7 21 27 28 29 and other values with ties to local vendors and the Frederic Nemes Past reference.
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