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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1984
Page
1
High winds overnight toppled a shed from its base on Pinoak Drive in the top right image. A roofing job in progress near the U S 15 construction site was damaged in the lower right photo. Signs were uprooted across the area, with photos credited to C Kurt Holter.
A heavy Wednesday night rain and gale like winds caused power outages and minor damage across Frederick County. Beallsville suffered the largest outage with 274 customers dark from 1:40 to 4:43 a.m. Five hundred customers lost power overall in scattered areas as six two man crews restored lines. No wind damage reported in Frederick City and officials expected calmer conditions with sunny skies Friday.
Sen. Robert Dole, elected Senate majority leader after a GOP fight, says reducing the federal deficit will take precedence over tax reform if a choice arises, though a two track approach might advance both. He won 28 to 25 over Ted Stevens after a multi candidate vote, with James McClure, Pete Domenici, and Richard Lugar eliminated in sequence.
Judge John Mitchell sentenced Thomas Edward Joy, former county liquor enforcement chief, to nearly three years in prison but suspended most of the term after Joy was convicted of soliciting a $400 bribe to ignore liquor code. The judge called the act a grievous breach of public trust and addressed Joy’s family and county citizens.
In Warsaw Poland General Wojciech Jaruzelski declared the killing of Roman Catholic priest Jerzy Popieluszko a terrible harm to the nation while arguing critics should be removed from church posts. He said the regime would investigate the abduction and slaying and ruled out negotiations with political opponents. In Naqoura Lebanon, talks between Israel and Lebanon over troop withdrawal continued amid fatal bombings and rocket fire in Beirut, with no breakthrough reported.
A Damascus woman, JoAnne Doody Leatherman, was chosen Frederick County’s Outstanding Young Marylander by the Frederick Jaycees at Betty’s Restaurant. She will be eligible for the state title in 1985 after a panel selected her from among 11 nominees. She is the sixth woman to win since 1974 and the second consecutive female winner.
ACM Partnership plans to convert the 1848 West Church Street fire hall into a 10 to 14 room inn with a cafe serving breakfast and high tea, plus two to three banquet rooms for events. The group, led by Joe Adams and partners Scott MacDonald and Frank Duane, envisions preserving firehouse character with period antiques and memorabilia, while negotiations with Frederick officials continue.
A compact wit remark notes the race to publish and the sun’s glare on the finish line. It frames media timing as a race against daylight and hindsight, echoing Walt Kelly’s playful critique of speed versus accuracy.
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