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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1998
Page
3
A 15 year old was in critical condition after another teen fired a 30-30 rifle during a targeted shooting at the 13000 block of Penn Shop Road Mount Airy. Shane Rollins was treated at the scene and then transported to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore.
Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening and Republican Ellen Sauerbrey spar over gun rights abortion and civil rights during a restrained first televised debate. Glendening cites economic gains and school construction while Sauerbrey attacks integrity and record, promising tax cuts and a retirement income break for seniors.
About 20 firefighters from Brunswick and Jefferson County wa responded to a re ignition on Loudoun Heights in the Harper's Ferry area Friday afternoon. The blaze burned 25 to 30 acres and was extinguished by 4 45 p m Traffic on US 340 backed up to Md 17 in Frederick County as late as 8 p m Friday.
Central Alarm reports a hazmat crew dispatched to a fuel spill at the bottom of Brad dock Mountain Friday. Firefighters arrived near mile marker 43 on westbound I-70 around 8:30 after a truck fire. about 200 gallons of diesel spilled from saddle tanks. Further details unavailable.
A 24 hour fire log lists incidents in Walkersville Mount Airy Thurmont Brunswick Middletown Myersville Emmitsburg New Midway and Brunswick including vehicle house and brush fires. Ambulance responses from Thurmont United Brunswick and other services are noted with times from 1:21 pm to 5:48 pm and I-70 US 40A corridors.
AP notes Baltimore area drawings with Pick 4 and Cash in Hand numbers from Friday night. Pick 4 3 7 40 2 Cash in Hand 1 0 13 16 17 18 30 and Friday afternoon results show Pick 3 7 14 and Pick 4 2 18 3.
Frederick forecast notes tonight will be clear with lows in the mid 40s and light winds. Sunday brings partly sunny skies with highs near 70 and west winds around 19 mph.
A cold Pacific front brings showers and thunderstorms from central California to Oregon and Washington while the eastern two thirds enjoy unseasonably warm and sunny conditions. Cooler air spreads south and east, with Montana to Colorado likely dry at weekend start and pockets of rain across the southern Plains and New Mexico. Florida also sees rain in central and southern areas.
A Friday at the Frederick County Health Department drew over 1,700 people for flu shots, more than the prior week’s 1,381. Gloria Kripowicz notes the elderly, children, and those with medical conditions should be vaccinated, as flu can cause serious issues for immunocompromised individuals. The next clinic on Montevue Lane is scheduled for next Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Frederick police charged Kevin Eugene Tibbs 28 of Taney Avenue and Ash William Tibbs 31 of East Sixth Street with possession of crack cocaine and conspiracy after arrests on East Sixth Street on Thursday night.
Dr Barnett Slepian, 51, accused by anti abortion activists, was killed by a high power rifle shot at his Amherst home. Police believe a shooter hid behind a yard pool area and fired through a kitchen window. FBI and Canadian authorities had warned of possible attacks on abortion providers days earlier.
The National Weather Service expects a warm and sunny weekend with today's highs in the low 70s and a northwest to west wind. Tonight will be clear with lows around the upper 40s. Sunday should be partly sunny with highs in the low to mid 70s. The local Weather Station logged a Friday high of 61 and a 4 am low of 32.
Jeffery Loring Pickering, 49, indicted by a federal grand jury in Eugene for threatening to kill President Clinton during his June visit. He was arrested by the FBI after three calls to authorities claimed Clinton would be shot and bombs placed around Eugene and Springfield. If convicted he faces up to 35 years in prison.
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