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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1996
Page
2
Hurricane Hortense intensified over open waters and gained speed as it moved away from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The storm dumped up to 20 inches of rain in those areas, contributing to at least eight fatalities.
A flooded house in Guayama after Hurricane Hortense trapped eleven people, including five children, for nine hours. Rescue teams saved five while six remain missing as Hortense pounds Puerto Rico with 90 mph winds and torrential rain, amid widespread flooding and power outages.
Frederick residents largely support stricter youth curfew enforcement set to begin Sept. 30 with curfew hours 11 p m to 6 a m Sunday through Thursday and 11 59 p m to 6 a m Friday and Saturday Critics call it intrusive while praising faster police response and parental involvement Lt Patrick O Brien says the curfew is a tool in broader crime efforts and not a replacement for parenting The Aldermen approved the curfew which has been upheld as constitutional by federal courts
Roscoe Bartlett compared the IRS to an evil weed while Stephen Crawford touted centrist tax reform and a balanced budget pledge. The exchange with Democrat challenger Dr. Crawford highlighted sharp contrasts on taxes, unfunded mandates, and the role of the IRS in a Washington County Chamber of Commerce sponsored discussion.
In Urbana a two century old stone barn at Md 385 and Park Mills Road is being dismantled and rebuilt with a new foundation to save the historic structure. Kiplinger Washington Editors own the site, and project manager Douglas Colley says the method is the only way to preserve it. The work resembles demolition more than restoration, with rubble and heavy equipment around the building as planners remark on the challenging process.
Gov Parris Glendening and M Sharan? operations manager of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency tour flood damaged areas in Point of Rocks on Tuesday. State and federal officials then inspected the area and reported 21 homes and seven other structures suffered major damage per Frederick County public safety director John Croneburg.
The body of 45 year old Montgomery County resident Mary Gaye Fister was found early Wednesday on West Baldwin Road near I-70 by a sheriff's deputy. An autopsy will determine the cause of death, with investigators noting possible blunt trauma or a gunshot. Her red 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT is missing.
Earnest Colbert, 78, of Coppermine Road, died after his 1992 Chevrolet Astro van failed to stop at a bypass stop sign and struck a northbound 1988 Ford F350 on Md 18. Colbert was ejected and died at 7:18 p.m. at Shock Trauma Center after hospitalization. Driver of the Ford, Robert Dailey, 44, refused treatment.
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