Father son spy team linked to $1000 payment for Navy secrets
A 22-year-old seaman Michael Walker and his retired Navy officer father John Walker Jr are charged in a six count indictment with conspiring to pass classified documents to the Soviet Union. Walker received $1000 for a document stolen from Oceana Virginia Beach in 1983 84. The elder Walker a former communications officer faced life in prison if convicted. The case ties to Soviet agent Aleksey Tkachenko vice consul at the Soviet Embassy. The Walkers were arrested in Maryland suburbs and in Virginia after authorities found 15 pounds of classified material. The elder Walker had top secret clearance before retirement in 1976 and later detective work. The prosecution raised questions about negligence in security.
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Purse snatcher to serve 6 months
A Feagaville man, Harvey Samuel Truitt, 18, was sentenced to two years in jail for December 1984 purse snatching near Hickory Hills Apartments. Most of the term was suspended. he must pay 56 dollars restitution, complete two years of probation, attend Project 103, and undergo regular drug and alcohol screening.
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Debra Baumgartnner
Patricia Mio Davey
Hickory Hill Apartments
Waverley Gardens Apartments
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Harold Domer
Key Parkway
Wayne Heavner
Frederick Motor Company
Yellow Springs Family Fun Night plans first event
The Yellow Springs run is planning its first Family Fun Night for students and families to be held 5 to 8 PM on Friday May 31. Activities include hay rides pony rides games a second hand table carnival booths and a cake walk. Tickets go on sale at the school May 29 30 and 31 from 8:30 to 9 AM. A variety of foods will be available for dinner.
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Reagan tax plan faces House tests with new 461 page explainer
Democrats control the House but pledge cooperation, while Rep. Rostenkowski says the plan must originate in the Ways and Means Committee. Treasury chief Baker backs the package, Packwood says passage prospects are good, and the White House outlines tax shifts including a 56.5 billion dollar corporate levy through 1989.
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Rostenkowski
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Treasury
James Baker
Bob Packwood
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Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
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Residents voice concerns over I-70 changes near Frederick
A small crowd spoke Tuesday on SHA plans to modify I-70 between Mount Phillip Road and East Patrick Street. Alternate 4 and B-1 propose new interchanges and traffic patterns affecting U S 15 340 and U S 40 1-270, with local opposition citing impacts to Shaw s Road and nearby properties.
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Howard County DRP schedules six outdoor activities week of June 8
The Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks lists four hikes and canoeing events for June 8 and 9 with registration required. Hikes include Chimney Rocks four miles at 9 a.m., carpool from Ellicott City, and 5 p.m. return for a $5 fee. Canoeing on the Patapsco River costs $21 with 8 a.m. Cedar Lane Park departure and 5 p.m. return. Additional Rockburn Branch Park walks run 2–4 p.m. with a $1 fee and family night hikes 7–9 p.m. for $2 or $7 per family. A Longwood Gardens trip is planned for June 18, leaving Columbia Mall at 3 p.m. and returning at midnight for $20. registration and contact number provided.
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Department of Recreation and Parks
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Ellicott City
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Cedar Lane Park
Columbia
Rockburn Branch Park
Elkridge
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