Fatal crop-duster crash kills driver near Frederick
A small crop-dusting plane suffered engine trouble and crashed onto U S 15 near Apple Avenue in Frederick. Mrs Alicia F Patterson 36 of Discovery Walkersville died during surgery from massive injuries. Pilot Chance Davis 39 uninjured refused treatment, plane hauled to Hagerstown Airport. Investigation by FAA expected 10 days to two weeks.
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U.S. 15
Apple Avenue
Frederick
Alicia F. Patterson
Discovery
Walkersville
Maryland
Patterson
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Maryland Medical Examiner
Hagerstown
Tack Perrny
Federal Aviation Administration
Chance Davis
Davis
Martinsburg
W.va
Shenandoah Agri-Air Inc
Petrov
Donald Stevens
U.S. 15 North
Tin
May
Fomm
Chance Davia
Darlene Wiles Burall
Frederick City considers budget with $1.50 tax rate
Frederick Mayor Ronald N. Young presented the 1983 budget to the board of aldermen and residents. The plan preserves a $1.50 tax rate while proposing a possible $1.55 rate to align with the state yield figure. It calls for a 5.5 percent cost of living increase for city employees and a 10 percent rise in water and sewer rates.
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Frederick City
Ronald N
Young
Board of Aldermen
Thursay
Family festival in Frederick County hangs on good weather
The seventh annual Family Festival sponsored by the Life Underwriters Association of Frederick County depends on sunshine. If rain continues the festival may be canceled. events like the horse show and jousting tournament risk ground damage if wet. Gates open at 7 a.m. with radio alerts by Z-104 and WFMD by 6:30 a.m. for status.
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Life Underwriters Association
Frederick County
Bob Carmack
Carmack
Z-104
WFMD
Huck Finn
Becky Thatcher
Three men offer to buy old post office in Frederick City
Frederick City holds deposits of 1000, 100 and 10000 from James Carroll John Laughlin and Ted Mercer who show interest in purchasing the old post office. Aldermen authorized Mayor Ronald N Young to negotiate a purchase from USPS for 122000 with a resale plan and a signed contract.
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Frederick City
Ronald N. Young
James Carroll
John Laughlin
Ted Mercer
Young
U.S. Posts Service
USPS
Carolyn Griener
Calvin
Cy” Bartgis
William F. Bolger
Federal
General Administrative Office
GAO
Postal Service
British forces push in Falklands after air raid hits
British marines and paratroopers launched new offensives on the Falkland Islands today, 24 hours after repelling Argentine air attacks. Skyhawks were downed over San Carlos Bay and a Harrier was shot down over Stanley while reconnaissance harriers backed ground troops. BBC and Times reports say Darwin and Goose Green engagements escalated with paratroopers firing on 600 defenders as helicopters moved troops under cover of darkness in a bid to seize Darwin and Goose Green.
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Falkland Islands
Defense Ministry
London
San Carlos Bay
Falklands
Stanley
Hartiers
British Broadcasting Corp
Darwin
BBC
Bitan
San Cartes
Goose Green
Times of London
Inside The News Opinions Cannot Survive If One Has No Chance
The quotation from Tremas Mann, a German writer born in 1875, reflects on the necessity for contest or struggle to sustain opinions in journalism and public discourse. It emphasizes resilience and engagement in ideas.
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Tremas Mann
Man Armed With Automatic Weapon At IBM Bethesda
A man with an automatic weapon reportedly entered the IBM facility at 10401 Fernwood Road Bethesda and has shot several people. Details were not available at presstime.
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IBM
Fernwood Road
Bethesda
Pope John Paul II lands in London pleads for Falklands peace
The Pope, in London on his first visit by a Roman Catholic pontiff, urged a cease-fire as British troops push on Falklands beaches. He recalled prior pleas for peace and renewed his call to limit bloodshed while Cardinal Basil Hume welcomed him to Gatwick under sunny skies.
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Falkland Islands
Falklands
Alitalia
Gatwick
Basil Hume
England
Wales
OAS Nears Pro-Argentina Falklands Resolution
Argentina appears to secure a two thirds majority in the Organization of American States for a pro-Argentina resolution in the Falklands conflict with Britain. U S objections persist as diplomats warn the final text may be watered down after a heated drafting session following Thursday’s strong anti-American rhetoric.
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Washington
U.S
Organization of American States
Argentina
Great Britain
Falkland Islands
OAS
Prosecutors bar Hinckley brain scan in Reagan case
U.S. District Judge Barrington Parker ruled prosecutors may not admit brain CAT scan results to show Hinckley’s sanity during the March 1981 Reagan shooting. Defense sought the brain imaging to argue schizophrenia, but jurors had been waiting outside the courtroom until Parker instructed them they had heard the last witness.
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Hinckley
Parker
Reagan oil glut delays substitute fuel research plan
Washington merry go round columnist Jack Anderson reports President Reagan uses the oil surplus to shelve substitute fuel research. Other views cover Jill Wood recalling childhood games, Walter Williams on hidden taxes, Tom Tiede visiting a church, and Sally Bright on grammar. Entertainment notes feature Bob Leverone profiling a male stripper and Suzy Brett at a Silver Spring play.
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Washington
Jack Anderson
Reagan
Post
Jill Wood
Walter Williams
Tom Tiede
Sally Bright
News-Post
Bob Leverone
Suzy Brett
King’s Jester
Silver Spring
News-Fest
Mike Spaur
Cacao Lane
Ellicott
UY Fascota
Weather-Cloudy with Showers Across Maryland This Weekend
Weather outlook shows cloudiness and scattered showers today and Saturday as a weak cold front nears. In Western Maryland including Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery and Washington counties expect partly cloudy, warm and humid conditions with showers and thundershowers, highs in the 70s and lows near 60. Maryland mountains see scattered thundershowers with 70s highs and 40s to near 60 lows. Ocean beaches may be partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers then fair weather Sunday and Monday, highs in the 70s with mild evenings. Farm forecast calls for 10 mph south winds today shifting southeast Saturday and drying conditions deteriorating to poor through Saturday. Yesterday’s temps: Frederick 77, Hagerstown 93, Westminster 78, Gaithersburg 76, Leesburg 0-4.
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Maryland
Carroll Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Ocean City
Frederick
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
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