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The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland • Page 204

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The Baltimore Suni
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Baltimore, Maryland
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2B HOWARD THE SUN SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1993 MARYLANDREGIONAL NEWS Annapolis man arrested on charges of robbery hotel at the time, 3:15 p.m. Police said that the man, who had either a toy gun or pretended to have a weapon, forced her to walk to a nearby Parole Sunoco gas station, in the 2000 block of West where he robbed a station attendant of an undetermined amount of money. The man and girl then returned to the car. Police said the man drove the girl around Annapolis for about an hour. Officer Kelly said the girl was not injured or assaulted.

Police said the man finally let the girl free at a McDonald's restaurant on Bay Ridge Avenue and also abandoned the car there. The girl called police, who already were searching for her, based on a report from her sister and the gas station attendant. About 7:45 p.m., Annapolis police said they arrested Mr. Moore near a Dunkln' Donuts shop in the 1900 block of Fairfax Road following the robbery of an undisclosed amount from It minutes earlier. By Peter Hermann Staff Writer A suspect in the abduction of a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly forced to accompany her captor In robbing an Annapolis gas station Friday afternoon was In Jail yesterday, awaiting a bail hearing on an armed robbery charge, police said.

Anne Arundel County police said they planned to set up a photo lineup with the young victim before filing additional charges In the case. William Burton Moore III, 35, of the 1200 block of Ashton Court, Annapolis, was changed by Annapolis police with holding up a Dunkln' Donuts shop hours after the girl said she was released. Officer Jeffrey A. Kelly, a county police spokesman, said the girl was forced from her sister's 1986 Chevy Nova, which was parked in a Ramada Inn parking lot across the street from the Annapolis Mall. The girl's sister was inside the BALTIMORE CITY Convict, 51, indicted in 7 bank robberies BALTIMORE A federal grand Jury has Indicted a former Prince George's County man in connection with seven area bank robberies.

Bobby R. Gillham, special agent in charge of the Maryland-Delaware Division of the FBI, said that Charles Wilson Chester, 51. has been indicted on seven counts of violation of the Federal Bank Robbery Statute and seven counts Involving the use of a firearm during the robberies. Five of the robberies were committed in Baltimore County, one In Frederick and one in Laurel. Chester is now serving 111 months at the Lompoc Federal Prison in California for robbing a bank in Las Vegas.

In what language do you talk at home? BALTIMORE Public school students will be given a survey form tomorrow in which their parents are asked what languages are spoken at home, school officials said Friday. The survey is part of a larger effort to develop programs for the education of minority students, officials said. The survey is printed In several languages, Including English, Spanish. Greek, Chinese, Korean and Russian. More than 44 languages are spoken by students In the school system, officials said.

School rezoning is topic of four forums BALTIMORE The city's public school system will have four forums on comprehensive rezoning tomorrow. The public Is Invited to the forums, set for 7 p.m. at: Hampstead Hill Middle School, 101 S. Ell wood Ave. Arnett J.

Brown Middle School. 2700 Seamon Ave. Garrison Middle School, 3910 Barrington Ave. Southern High School, 1100 Covington St. BALTIMORE COUNTY Police seek suspect in stabbing incident Baltimore County police were searching yesterday for a 20-year-old Owings Mills man charged in a stabbing that left his father critically Carroll Manor Road, Baldwin, Md.

21013. ST. MARY'S COUNTY Moonshine, stills seized; 2 charged MECHANICSVILLE Two Me-chanicsville men have been charged with bootlegging following the seizure of two stills and nearly 70 gallons of moonshine from their homes in the rural St. Mary's County community, authorities said. John M.

Morgan 77, was charged last week with possession of untaxed Illicit spirits and possession of equipment for making moonshine. Authorities executing a search warrant Dec. 29 at his house found 59 gallons of homemade liquor and a 45-gallon copper still, police said. Similar charges were filed against 55-year-old Leonard V. Morgan Sr.

after 10 gallons of moonshine and a 30-gallon still were seized from his home. The investigation by the Investigative Services Unit of the state comptroller's office and the state Natural Resources Police also led to the arrest of George E. Summers, 36, also of Mechanlcsville. Mr. Summers was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and several hunting violations, including hunting deer out of season, two counts of exceeding the bag limit for deer, three gun violations and three counts of failing to check a deer, police said.

FREDERICK COUNTY Employees suspended for gun at school FREDERICK Two school employees have been suspended for bringing a hunting rifle onto schooi property, officials said. The incident occurred early last month when one of the employees delivered the rifle to the other at an unidentified school, said Norman Quist, president of the Board of Education. Mr. Qulst would not disclose the identity of the employees or the length of the suspension. He also would not say If they were teachers, administrators or support staff.

While there is a policy banning students from bringing guns to school, Assistant Superintendent David W. Markoe said there had been no policy In place regarding school employees. "We Just assumed that staff would know better," he said. From Staff and Wire Reports Here's what to look for if you are traveling in the Baltimore metropolitan area this week. This list of highway projects Includes only newly announced work, not continuing construction, which Is extensive on several highways, Including Interstate 95, U.S.

50301 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. New highway projects 1-695 east side Inner and outer loop Expect delays and single-lane closures during bridge construction between Belalr Road and Perring Parkway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

tomorrow through Friday. Two lanes may be closed between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. tomorrow through Thursday. 1495 west side Inner and outer loop Expect delays and single-lane closures from 7 p.m.

to 5 a.m. today through Thursday between U.S. 40 and Liberty Road. The closures are needed for roadway and bridge reconstruction. U.S.

50301 Expect lane closures and traffic pattern shifts between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. tomorrow through Friday on eastbound and westbound lanes between the Patuxent River and Interstate 97.

Route 7, Philadelphia Road at Abingdon Road Intersection will be closed for two-way traffic tomorrow. Westbound traffic will be shifted to the newly constructed section of Route 7. Eastbound traffic will be detoured by making a right onto Cokesbury Road, then left on Abingdon Road and right on Route 7. This traffic pattern will be In effect until Jan. 28, weather permitting.

No truck over 5 tons will be permitted on eastbound Route 7 between Emmorton Road and Creswell Road. Trucks may use 1-95 or U.S. 40. Security Boulevard Expect single-lane closures eastbound and westbound on Security Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

and 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. today through Friday. The closures are needed to ensure worker safety during rehabilitation of 1-695 bridge deck. Bus route changes: The MTA has scheduled the following bus route changes for this week.

Information: 539-5000; TTY for the hearing-impaired, 539-3497. Temporary route No. 1 Beginning tomorrow, these changes will be In effect to the temporary routes established last week and continue until the Fort Avenue bridge is reconstructed. Three morning and two afternoon trips will be extended to the Fort McHenry bus loop for employees working In the area. In the morning, the southbound 5:43 a.m.

bus and the 6:47 a.m. bus from Fulton and Auchentoroly and the 5:57 a.m. bus from Sinai will follow regular route to Fort Avenue and Andre Street, south on Andre, following the detours to McComas Street and through Southern States property and the ramp leading to Fort Avenue, then east on Fort, north on Wallace Street, making a "IT turn at the end of the street, then south on Wallace to the designated layover at the bus stop on the near-side of Fort Avenue. In the evening, the 3:5 1 p.m. bus and 4:35 p.m.

bus from Fort McHenry will leave the layover on Wallace Street, south on Wallace, following detours to McComas and Andre streets, north on Andre, west on Fort Avenue, then via regular northbound route. Drivers will leave the Fort Avenue stop two minutes earlier than the scheduled time and resume schedule at the Fort Avenue and Light Street time point. When southbound, buses will display Tort McHenry" on destination signs and "Southern States" signs in the window boxes. No change In northbound destination signs. While the bridge Is being reconstructed, buses on the entire line are traveling a temporary route.

Southbound via regular eastbound on Fort Avenue to Towson Street, layover in the stop opposite Towson Street. Northbound from the layover eastbound on Fort Avenue opposite Towson Street, east on Fort Avenue, north on Andre Street, west on Clement Street, south on Towson Street, west on Fort Avenue, then via regular route. program on "The Rationale for Gifted Education" during its regular meeting Thursday at Cockeysville Middle School, 10401 Greenside Drive. Dr. Lynn Cole of Towson State University will be the speaker.

The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Schools plan hearings on grading of students TOWSON County schools will have two public hearings on grades and grading procedures. Several elementary schools are experimenting with alternatives to traditional letter grades this school year. Interested persons are invited to talk about grading in elementary and middle schools at 7 p.m. Jan.

19 at Parkville High School, 2600 Putty Hill and about grades in high school at 7 p.m. Jan. 26, also at Parkville High. Those wishing to speak may sign up beginning one hour before the hearing. Each speaker will be limited to two minutes.

Those who cannot attend the hearings may submit comments in writing to Rosemarie Satriano. Carroll Manor Elementary School, 4434 wounded. An arrest warrant was Issued charging Sulaiman Nelson with the attempted murder of 44-year-old Godfrey Nelson, who was found stabbed and beaten in his home in the first block of Cheltenham Court near Randallstown, police said. The elder Mr. Nelson was in critical condition yesterday at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

The son, using a telephone at a convenience store, called police about 9:25 p.m. Friday to report that someone had stabbed his father after breaking into the Randallstown home. Police said they found the father lying on his bedroom floor. The man said his son had stabbed him, police said. The son, who lives in the first block of S.

Rltters Lane, was believed to be headed to Alabama, where he Is a student at Tuskegee University, police said. Education of the gifted is topic of program TOWSON The Baltimore County Association for Gifted and Talented Education will present a JMPOfcTeP ClAFLS PARTY TM LOWERS LU 1 A 1 (A Johnny can't read, who will teach him? 5 'ID41 A message from: OU7 CIO vw' THE BALTIMORE SUN II ii mailers lo you, ii mallei's 10 us. Johnny is 17 years old and just graduated high school. He's also functionally illiterate. He's looking for work, but can't read the want ads.

He can't even fill out a job application. And he's not alone. Close to 95 percent of Americans aged 21 to 25 read below the fifth-grade level. Only two-fifths of young Americans read well enough to grasp the meaning of a typical newspaper column. Who can help him? Readers like you.

Get involved in one of the many literacy programs in our community, and teach the love of reading. 7 ML 2o Jo TV- CO Audit Bureau of Circulations cs A. ft OCX- 5 I9 9 AnfttSJ. wwi ti ir iihiii'i -rim ii mH ihwiii "ibi'i mbi" )- "Mr" tf -j .3 v-fc m-r Baltimore Reads, Inc. Reading Hotline 576-READ t- V- Tl 70 A3, mmm 3 4 m.

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