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8B MARYLAND THE SUN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1989 TODAY'S WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY AND NOT QUITE AS COLD Baltimore-Annapolis area National temperatures Today's forecast maps In the Nation Fronts: Cold Stationary Warm The forecast, Noon, EST, Sundav. December 24. 1989 50 An TODAY: Mostly sunny and not quite as cold, high 25. Fair and cold tonight, low 12. CHRISTMAS: Partly cloudy.

High 32, low 15. TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. High 30, low WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. High 30, low 18. THURSDAY: Partly cloudy.

High 38, low 22. Interstate forecast I-95 NORTH, to New York City: fair. I-95 SOUTH, to North Carolina: fair. I-83, 1-81 NORTH, to Pennsylvania and central New York: fair. 1-81 SOUTHWEST, to eastern Tennessee: fair.

I-70 WEST, to eastern Ohio: fair. At the resorts Today Tomorrow Ptcldy 1225 Cloudy 1530 Snow 2530 Fair 1832 Sunny 020 Cloudy 525 Sunny 1225 Ptcldy 1532 Sunny 1020 Cloudy 1022 Atlantic City C.Hatteras Deep Creek Ocean City Poconos City Yest. Today Tomrw. For'c'sl LoHI LoHI LoHI (or today Albany -1111 -1116 0420 Sunny Anchorage 2634 2530 2230 Snow Atlanta 0822 0528 1532 Sunny Boston 0420 0724 1429 Sunny Buffalo -213 0120 1021 Ptcldy Charleston 1820 1228 1238 Sunny Charlotte 0821 0525 1232 Sunny Chicago -1108 -0115 1227 Cloudy Cincinnati -0713 -0816 0824 Ptcldy Cleveland -0515 -0719 0722 Sunny Dallas -0122 1140 2651 Fair Denver 0153 1845 1950 Ptcldy Detroit -0820 0019 1025 Ptcldy Harrisburg 0619 0523 1327 Sunny Honolulu 6282 6182 6481 Sunny Houston 0728 1044 2452 Sunny Indianapolis -1209 -1012 0925 Cloudy Jacksonville 2529 1733 1545 Fair Kansas City -2304 -0228 2241 Cloudy Las Vegas 3366 3465 3464 Sunny Los Angeles 5285 5384 5384 Sunny Louisville -0813 -0517 1428 Ptcldy Memphis -0314 0222 1535 Ptcldy Miami Beach 5561 3552 3761 Fair Milwaukee -0812 0018 1227 Cloudy Paul -1709 0823 1730 Ptcldy Nashville -0814 -0220 1032 Ptcldy New Orleans 1127 1033 2144 Sunny New York 0622 1228 2132 Sunny Oklahoma City -0819 1240 2850 Sunny Orlando 2842 2443 2552 Fair Philadelphia 0722 0826 1330 Sunny Phoenix 4874 4575 4573 Sunny Pittsburgh 0016 0020 1123 Sunny Portland, Me. -0420 -0822 0323 Sunny Portland, Ore.

3950 3448 3249 Cloudy Raleigh 1020 0825 1035 Sunny Richmond 0921 0724 1232 Ptcldy St Louis -1505 -0519 1334 Cloudy Salt Lake City 2747 2445" 2442 Fair San Antonio 0630 1247 2756 Sunny San Diego 4578 4878 5078 Sunny San Francisco 4155 4157 4157 Sunny San Juan 7286 7187 7287 Ptcldy Seattle 4353 4049 3848 Cloudy Tampa 3139 2743 2654 Fair Washington 0722 1127 2032 Sunny Low yesterday: -31 Yankton, S.D. High yesterday: 82, Oceanside, Calif. Almanac data Lines show high temperatures. (D C3 HIGH LOW Showers Tslomt 01989 cm Flurries E3 Rain Snow fce Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy ne.

New First Full Last moon quarter moon quarter Dec. 28 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Dec. 21 Sun Rises 7:24 a.m.

Sets 4:48 p.m. Moon Rises 4:22 a.m. Sets 1:55 p.m. Star Line (Md. Science Center) 539-7827 In Maryland Cumberland Pollen count Not available.

Precipitation at BWI Businessman offers system of rewards for better teaching By WillEnglund Educators often complain that there's no effective way to reward good teachers, but now a contractor from Montgomery County is going to give It a try at a middle school In West Baltimore. For each of the next five years, Harklns Associates of Silver Spring will give $10,000 to the Lemmel Middle School on North Duke-land Street to be used for teacher incentives. James I. Humphrey, president of Harkins, says he's noticed two things recently: High school graduates are "totally ill-prepared" to hold Jobs, yet school-reform efforts seem to be ignoring the most important people In a child's education the teachers. Last summer Delegate Howard P.

Raw-lings, a Baltimore Democrat, put Lemmel and Harklns together. Lemmel's principal, Gwendolyn Cooke, had been thinking of ways to inspire her staff and reward good teachers. Delegate Rawlings knew Mr. Humphrey, whose firm does a lot of work In Baltimore and employs a lot of people here, and persuaded him to meet with Ms. Cooke and some Lemmel teachers.

"I was really turned on by the commitment of Dr. Cooke and the teachers," Mr. Humphrey recalls. They brainstormed together, he says, asking the question: "How could we stimulate and motivate and give a sense of achievement to teachers?" What they came up with was a package of incentives. Foremost among them will be 63,000 given annually to the school's outstanding teacher, who can keep 1 ,000 and Jnust use the remainder for a worthy student project.

Up to five "exceptional" teachers will also be rewarded, as well as teams of teachers who can show improvement in their students' attendance or grades. On top of that, groups of teachers who devise creative projects also stand to win financial awards. Will It make a difference? Ms. Cooke thinks so. She's been trying to think of ways to make life happier for the best of her 76 teachers without promoting them out of the classroom which is the fate of most good teachers.

The problem with teachers' salaries, which follow a strict, negotiated scale, Mr. Rawlings says, is that "they don't recognize superior or excellent work. And, you know, some teachers work harder than others." So what Lemmel came up with is a system of tangible rewards on top of the rigid pay schedule. In Mr. Humphrey, Lemmel Middle School has found someone whose company has the money to provide those rewards, and who wants to make teachers work better because he wants to see better-educated youngsters coming out of school.

He tells of his experience as the developer of a "foreign trade zone" in Prince George's County. When Harkins approached foreign firms, he says, "what kept coming up was the European disrespect for the public school system in the United States." That made him realize, he adds, that his own company has trouble hiring qualified people. Applicants, he says, "can't spell, have Yesterday 0.00 Accumulated this month 1 .25 Least in Dec. 0.20 in 1981 Most in Dec. 7.44 in 1952 Normal amount in Dec.

3.40 Annual average 41.84 Accumulated this year 51 .01 Heating degree days Foreign temperatures Friday Downtown 49 Airport 52 Total season 1 ,495 Total season 1 ,786 Norm, season 1 ,235 Norm, season 1 ,487 Each degree day represents 1 degree of diflerence from a standard temperature in this case 65 de grees in the average temperature of the day. Other weather data at BWI LoHi City 3757 Dublin 4666 Frankfurt 2332 Geneva 5766 Hong Kong 4350 Jerusalem 5966 London 3248 Madrid 6890 Mex.City 5068 Montreal 4648 Moscow City Amsterdam Athens Beijing Beirut Berlin Bermuda Brussels Bu'osAires Cairo Copenhag. LoHI City LoHi 3846 Nassau 6884 3952 Paris 3754 3955 Rio 5982 6366 Rome 3764 4159 Seoul 3437 4148 Stockholm 3241 4655 Sydney 6473 4475 Tokyo 4155 MM Toronto MM 3636 Vancouver 3945 indicates missing. Dry bulb temp. Wet bulb temp.

7 a.m. 7 6 87 30.56 1 p.m. 20 18 65 30.56 7 p.m. 16 15 70 30.55 Relative humidity Barometer At sea level Sunny Partly Cloudy Ramy Tnund, Snow cloudy storm Statewide temperatures Baltimore-Annapolis forecast 936-1 21 2 Maritime, recreational, travel 859-5380 Local aviation conditions 760-8603 Weather broadcasts Statewide forecast Eastern Shore Baltimore Haqerstown Low and high for 24 hours ending 5 p.m. yesterday City LoHi City LoHi Annapolis 123 Keysers Ridge MM Bel Air 323 North East 620 Cumberland -319 Pikesville 521 Easton 620 Salisbury 619 Frederick 622 Waldorf MM Hagerstown 420 Westminster 315 Southern Maryland Mostly sunny and cold, high 25.

Fair tonight, low 12. Partly cloudy tomorrow, high 32. 162.400 MHz 162.475 MHz 162.475 MHz 162.550 MHz 162.550 MHz Salisbury Mostly sunny and cold, high 25. Fair tonight, low 12. Partly cloudy tomorrow, high 32.

Western Maryland Mostly sunny and cold, high 20. Partly cloudy tonight, low 0. Mostly cloudy tomorrow, high 25. Marine weather Lewes. Del.

Washington Records set yesterday indicates missing. Tides City temperatures None. High PM AM Low PM Travelers' forecast AM New York City CHESAPEAKE BAY: Today, winds northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Visibility good.

Tonight, winds northwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Bay water temperatures are in the lower 30s. ATLANTIC, off Ocean City: Today, winds northerly 25 to 35 knots, diminishing to 15 to 25knots. Seas 7 to 12 feet.

Tonight, winds northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Visibility good. A.M. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Temp. 12 11 11 11.11 12 11 11 12 14 16 17 P.M.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Temp. 20 20 21 21 19 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 City high: 21 low: 11 Airport high: 22 Low: 4 City high on record (yesterday' date): 67 (1 891) City low on record (yesterday's date): 10(1 960) Year ago today (Airport): Rain. High 58, low 35. Sunny. High 24, low 10.

Philadelphia 6:37 8:07 1:16 3:10 3:23 4:53 9:3611:30 2:02 3:32 8:1110:05 6:2812:48 5:09 7:03 4:25 5:2311:2411:27 6:14 6:3212:3411:43 H'vre Grc Ft. McHry Sandy Pt. Cove Point Ocean City CapeHenry Sunny. High 24, low 8. MWasfcnii Marylander admits his role in decade-old double murder CARPET SALE 20-50 EVERYTHING OVER 500 ROLLS EXERCISE EQUIPMENT CENTRE BOTH LOCATIONS By Jeff Hawkes Special to The Sun FELLS POINT 675-2032 MT.

WASHINGTON 323-2788 LANCASTER, Pa. Robert P. O'Neill of Finksburg has admitted his role in allowing HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1650 by Performance U.SA STAINMASTER GENESIS GOLD LABEL PLUSH SCULPTURED COMMERCIAL VINYL FLOOR TILE 48 hour SALE bound robbery victims to die from hunger and thirst 10 years ago, and his testimony seems to have resolved one of Lancaster's most celebrated murder cases. HAs Jar as I'm concerned, none of us deserves that much time in jail because it wasn't ourjdult they died It was an accident It wasn't meant to happen that ROBERT P. O'NEILL Mr.

O'Neill, 41, now seeking leniency, Normally $2400 Now $2100 RUGS OVER 1000 REMNANTS ALL 20 to 50 OFF THURSDAY 1228 5:00 PM THRU SATURDAY 1230 5:00 PM has implicated himself and three other Maryland men in the crime. His testimony has led to murder convictions for two accomplices and could lead to the conviction of a third suspect when he takes the witness stand a final time next month. Assembled and delivered for Christmas! WAREHOUSE 2707 OLD NORTH POMT RD. 917 W. 36th Si.

3800 CHUON ST. He faces trial on two counts of criminal 1 THE 0 TAnOCT MLCOt WUtrCI 284-1111 homicide and a possible life sentence unless the prosecutor rewards his cooperation with a plea agreement. We certainly hope there will be some poor telephone technique, poor command of the English language, little math." "And the ones that want to go on are stymied. The Jobs with growth and potential are demanding more and more. Except for an elite group, students are getting less and less." Mr.

Rawlings describes Mr. Humphrey as "a chief executive with a strong social conscience." Mr. Humphrey says he Just wants a school system that will turn out good workers. He and the Lemmel staff didn't see eye to eye on everything. One project Ms.

Cooke proposed would have encouraged teacher attendance. "To reward somebody for Just showing up for their job is not what I want to be a part of," Mr. Humphrey recalls saying. "If you're happy and successful In your job, absenteeism disappears." What he and the school agreed to concentrate on Is a package of Incentives for teachers who do outstanding work. The awards will be given out by a committee consisting of teachers, school administrators, a parent and a representative from Harkins.

"We don't know if it'll work, but it's a try," Mr. Humphrey says. Shore policeman reported missing SALISBURY, from IB but one of my doormen said a cop came In, was looking for somebody, and left. It was between 2:15 and 2:45. "By the time the officer came in, there was no one left in the bar," Mr.

Hastings said. "We're not even sure this is the guy who is missing. We haven't talked to the police, but WynTone Conditioner $350 ASSEMBLED consideration," said his attorney, William R. Wheatly. "What that consideration is, we haven't been promised anything." II I The prosecutor, John A.

Kenneff, ac Always ucuvcnnu knowledged that Mr. O'Neill is hoping for a lesser sentence, but he said, "We are not going to make any determination on that tje cost ofSchwinn AirDyne! COMPLETE LINE OF TREADMILLS, SKI MACHINES, AEROBIC CLIMBERS, ROWING MACHINES HOME GYMS until the need to use Mr. Neill as a witness Is completed." Left bound and gagged In their living PIKESVIUE'S BIGGEST LITTLE DELICATESSEN SPECIALTY SHOP OPEN TODAY AND XMAS DAY 1427 Reiiterstown Road 486-5558 Open 7 Days room, Horace J. Swarr, 81, and his sister. The Peace of Mind MfTtO MOXB LTD.

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O'Neill's es tranged wife, police secretly recorded him telling friends how a blunder had turned a robbery into murder. OPEN SUNDAY 10-4 CHRISTMAS EVE if SfMciafiimg in: 0IAMONDS GOtO PEARLS ESTATE JEWELRY ANTIQUES FURS VlDEOCAMERAAUf0 EQUIP. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS VINTAGEMODERN CONflDENTIAL LOANS 4 N. EUTAW ST. 752-1233 Gem Pefcnky.

Sott Owner Snared by his own words, Mr. Neill confessed and has become the prosecution's key witness against his alleged accomplices. Askew and Mr. Burkhardt have contradicted Mr. O'Neill's story, saying their involvement was either peripheral, In Askew's case, or unintentional, in Mr.

Burkhardt's case. Healy denied any knowledge of the crime and said Mr. O'Neill framed him. Defense attorneys have assailed Mr. O'Neill's memory, his motives for cooperation and his character.

They said he erred In describing the accomplices. They have called him "a junkie" whose testimony is "corrupt and polluted." Under cross-examination, Mr. O'Neill sounded more bitter than contrite. "As far as I'm concerned, none of us deserves that much time In jail because It wasn't our fault they died," he said. "It was an accident.

It wasn't meant to happen that way." Mr. O'Neill said he would kill himself rather than serve a long prison term. The Swarr case has presented peculiar problems for investigators because of the 10 years that lapsed between the crime and the arrests, Mr. Kenneff said. "What would usually be easy things to do to obtain corroboration for your case who they were, who their friends were, the bars and places they frequented was difficult," he said.

Mr. Burkhardt's forced testimony at pretrial hearings and at Healy's trial posed another unusual challenge for the prosecution. Mr. Burkhardt maintained that he drove to Lancaster unaware that his companions were plotting robbery. He said that he was dozing in his van when the crime took place and that he kept quiet afterward because he feared for his life.

Mr. Burkhardt was granted limited immunity, meaning that prosecutors may not use his testimony against him at his trial. Investigators are still looking for the person who targeted the Swarrs. Mr. Kenneff said.

At trial. Askew hinted that a young relative of the Swarrs was culpable. Mr. Kenneff has invited information from the defendants and promised to "do the best we could to assist them in their current situation if they do cooperate." The case will be pursued, Mr. Kenneff said, because "it struck a nerve in people.

The Swarrs were well-known people in the community, and how they died was horrible. It's also the type of crime that people are most afraid of the invasion into their house by strangers." FLOWER DESIGNING Uam FUwr Dttgning at th Uading FTD FWwt Shop. Yw wiM team falter ft 0 further ty th RA1MONM METHOD. Many applicant! who hsvt cMrtplctvd 4Wf flsral datign vrM on nieyfng poii I tent In flontt trwpt end thr hov rhW own bvtlntm. RKMSTBt NOW ClauM start Jan.

8th For information call 655-8502 Juries in two separate trials have touna Mr. O'Neill's account credible enough to con his mother called here and was asking questions." Family members reached by telephone last night declined to discuss the Incident. Lt. Jeff Livingston of the Salisbury Police TUNE-UP SPECIAL NOW ONLY vict John A. Askew, 52, of Princess Anne and Dale J.

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30l 34Mi46. gained the Swarrs' trust and entry to their home while Askew and Mr. Burkhardt lik'pn waited In separate vehicles. After tying up the couple, Mr. Neill Department said Officer Robinson, a five-year veteran, did not make any distress calls.

He was reported missing by his colleagues when he did not return to the department at the end of his shift at 2:30 a.m. Police said Officer Robinson was Involved in a "special assignment," but they refused to give any details about the Investigation or to say why he was at the bar. Lieutenant Livingston also declined to speculate what might have happened to the officer. "Right now, our main concern Is to find him. and then we'll worry about what happened." he said.

Officer Robinson. 6 feet 2 inches tall, with brown hair and brown eyes, was last seen wearing his blue-and-gray police uniform with a dark blue Stetson. Police said he was driving an unmarked 1978 Bulck Riviera with Delaware license plates. The car was yellow with a yellow vinyl top and tan side panels. Police are asking anyone with information to call the Salisbury Police Department at 301-548-3165.

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