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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1984
Page
1
The FBI investigates whether an anti labor dispute bombing caused three explosions aboard the petrochemical tanker SS Puerto Rican injuring eight crew and leaving one missing. Agents say the ship’s docking and pattern of blasts raise suspicions of a bomb on board.
Velma Barfield 52 faces execution by lethal injection in Raleigh for murder. Her lawyers pledge continued appeals after U S District Judge Dupree refused to halt the sentence and sent the case to the Fourth Circuit. They expect Supreme Court review as well despite the court’s actions. This would mark the third U S execution of the week and the 29th since 1978 when capital punishment was reinstated.
Negotiating teams from the Frederick County Teachers Association and the school board met over salaries but reached no agreement. The talks, focused on a three year contract’s final year, aim for a resolution by Thanksgiving though officials warn it may be unlikely. Both sides signaled optimism for a settlement.
The assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sparks fresh communal violence across northern India as Rajiv Gandhi is sworn in as prime minister. Hindus urge retaliation while authorities brace for disorder, and Rajiv must confront vast challenges inherited from his mother.
Geraldine Ferraro travels coast to coast urging Americans to reject selfishness and polls, vowing to curb the arms race and reduce nuclear threat while rallying supporters in Cincinnati and later New York. She tells crowds Reagan questions miss substance and campaigns on Halloween through Illinois and Wisconsin.
Thousands visited the Frederick Jaycees and WZYQ 2164 Haunted House on East Patrick Street from Oct 19 to 31 raising about 9100 dollars with a 2 dollar admission. The 15th annual fright trek in the old Ideal Buick building drew crowds despite pranks across Freeman County. Police reported eggings at Linganore High School and a fire set in an outhouse at Monocacy Pinecliff Park while no injuries were recorded at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Weather for Halloween was not stated.
A weather note reports increasing clouds with showers and a possible thunderstorm tonight. Local details and the national map are referenced. the section ends with an odd utterance about a man named Abore when asked how he is, attributed to Bert Les on Taylor.
Sandi Fisher a Gov Gnomas Johnson High School junior stepped from her Amber Meadows home when she saw neighborhood children crying and smoke billowing from a house across the street She reported the danger and helped alert others before firefighters arrived.
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