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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1991
Page
4
The article notes increased heat bringing more calls about noise and disputes as schools close. Burglaries may rise with open windows and dogs left in hot cars have been rescued. Potomac Edison reports tied, then broken summer electric usage records, while forecasters suggest only a tentative cooling front may ease the heat.
County commissioners approve a 3 percent raise for county workers starting July 1 and a step-increment system, with initial costs of 131 625 dollars. They discuss funding through a 2.19 tax rate and examine how revenues would cover a 5.7 million dollar salary increase, amid debate over parity with school board and FCC raises.
Archeologists, led by Mr. Curry, excavate 6000 sites across Maryland with farmers and residents reporting over half. Volunteers Michele McKnew and Jay George from Frederick and Easton study dirt boxes, finding bones and a shark tooth as they document soils and possible house post locations.
Maryland police and wildlife officials responded to a Friday sighting of a black bear near 1 270 and Clopper Road. Officers cornered the animal at the Bureau of Standards grounds by 9 30 a.m. tranquilized it, and planned transport to a rural Western Maryland release after crate shipment from Indian Springs.
NASA officials confirm safety steps will prevent shuttle equipment problems after last week grounding. Columbia is ready to launch at 8 a.m. EDT with seven astronauts, 30 white rats, and 2,478 jellyfish, as weather odds run 70 percent for Saturday.
Stacey King disputes the State Fire Marshal’s finding that Ralph King died while manufacturing a bomb after an explosion near their Sjamsville Road home. She recalls him as a mechanical asphalt worker and a loving father while investigators file ongoing bomb technician analysis.
Aljamie Marie Proctor, 15, of 4407 Buckeystown Pike, was overcome by heat and fell at her home near Lime Kiln A. She was flown by Maryland State Police helicopter to R Adams Cowley Trauma Center in Baltimore, where officials said her condition was fair but stable. She reportedly became dizzy while climbing stairs, grasped for the banister, and struck her head on a door piece before losing consciousness.
The United States paid more than 2.5 million dollars to families of Americans held hostage in Iraq Kuwait and Lebanon under a benefits program. Payments included salary compensation 1 721 918 dollars to 381 families life insurance 36 923 dollars to 258 families and health insurance 766 933 dollars to 290 families. Most money went to families of the human shields held by Saddam Hussein in Kuwait and Iraq.
Officials describe the blast injuries as piercing cuts and the amputation of Mr. King's hand rather than burns from a gas grill. The possibility that the victim found the device is questioned and no motive is yet released. Interviews continue and a lab report is weeks away.
Residents urged improved alleys, stronger parking enforcement, and more off street parking while paying taxes and facing strained relations. Mr Kreissig and Mr Johnson promised study of policy changes and temporary tests of residential permits, with a Board of Aldermen workshop planned for the last Wednesday of July.
Mr. Goldstein explains a grocery or market is substantial if 10 percent of all food sales come from grocery items. Most convenience stores and major grocers will not tax food except soft drinks in cups. A companion bill tightens capital gains loopholes as new sales taxes are projected to raise $96 million annually.
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