Mount Airy killer given life in wife slaying case
Edwin F. Downs Jr. pleaded guilty to first degree murder and gun use in the December 1990 Mount Airy home killing of his wife Anne Rita Downs and received a life sentence plus 20 years. He waived the pre sentence report and will be eligible for parole in 23 years. He apologized in court.
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Westminster
Mount Airy
Edwin F. Downs Jr
Windridge Road
Anne Rita Downs
Downs
Carroll County
Luke Burns
Thomas Hickman
Hickman
Montgomery County
Frederick
Gaithersburg
Brink Road
Mason
NASA delays Columbia launch amid glitches and sensor concerns
NASA postponed the Columbia launch at Cape Canaveral for at least a day citing last minute glitches. Two computer problems and fuel temperature sensor concerns triggered the delay, with a possible longer hold if a replacement part is needed.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Columbia
Mike Leinbach
Leinbach
Rebel Leaders Move to Shapes of Future in Ethiopia
In a London briefing, Tigrean rebel spokesman Asefa Mamo says Tesfaye, Mengistu’s right hand, leads now but won’t change the government. Eritrean spokesman Giorgis Petrosia remains skeptical as rebels plan to attend U S brokered peace talks in London. They control the Horn of Africa’s north and seek a broad transitional government with elections.
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Capital
Tesfaye
Mr. Mengistu
Asefa Mamo
Tesafaye
London
Horn of Africa
Salary scale details for part time to admin positions
The plan outlines pay grades with minimum and maximum levels and 4 percent step increases based on the original salary. Half-step raises are allowed. After reaching the final step, employees get a 4 percent raise after three years, then every five years, plus cost of living raises in other years.
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Mark Sneadner
Commissioners Approve Private Landfill Amid Complaints
The county planners and Water Resources Administration examined a proposed site with MDE. The MDE and Eyler contested violations in court but found no proof. Later, commissioners passed a zoning amendment Eyler submitted, allowing borrow pits and certain landfills in agriculture after determining Eyler lacked county authorization for a borrow pit, then noting he obtained needed zoning approvals.
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County Planning and Public Works Department
MDE and
Water Resources Administration
Department of Natural Resources
MDE
Eyler
James Shaw
State uncovers dumping sites across multiple tributaries
The state identifies numerous dumping sites lacking proper waterway construction permits. Debris was placed in state waters at Friends Creek tributaries, Dry Run Creek, Little Owens Creek and other tributaries, with several sites near Foxville Deerfield Road and Beaver Branch. Four sites violated closure period restrictions near trout streams.
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Friends Creek Road
Friends Creek
Loy Wolfe Road
Dry Run Creek
Eyler’s Valley
Flint Road
Little Owens Creek
North Baugher Road
Little Hunting Creek
South Baugher
Bottom
Woodville Branch
Owens Creek
Fish Hatchery
Fishing Creek
Sunshine Trail
Eyler's Valley
Black Ankle
Talbot Run Creek
Corun
Lewis Mill Branch
Poffenberger
Corun Road
Carroll Boyer Road
Catoctin Creek
Foxville
Deerfield
Woodland Way
Little Catoctin Creek
Stottlemyer Road
Middle Creek
Orndorff Road
Beaver Branch
Family shares lottery win in Casade, three-way split
Carroll Martin will collect a multimillion dollar share worth 147,250 as his father Lester Martin announces a three way split of the prize. Lester, a Fairfield Pennsylvania plumber, marks his 65th birthday with the win while saying he plans to invest and keep working. Carroll says he will use the funds for bills and trust funds for children and grandchildren, with some fun left for his wife.
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Carroll Martin
Decker
Cascade
Lester Martin
Fairfield
Fountaindale
David
Mom
County leaders brace for tight budget and hiring freeze
Frederick County officials warned of fiscal strain as a delegation pressed for limited funding. They cited 1992 aid totals of 73 million and suggested a possible tax rate rise to balance debts, with residents facing higher bills while the delegation urged restraint and fiscal responsibility.
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Smelser
Frederick
Sundergill
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Frederick County Taxpayers In Action League
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