Larrimore

William Piccirilli didn't hesitate when the National Guard sought earth and stone from his Marriottsville quarry to rebuild bridges, roads and buildings devastated by Hurricane Agnes in 1972.The quarry survived the hurricane and the onslaught of dump trucks and front-end loaders that hauled away the free earth and stone for the repair of Howard County's washed-out roads.Now, Mr. Piccirilli fears that his 34-year-old business may not survive a fight with state environmental officials, prompted by the stream of muddy water that washes out of a silt pond behind the quarry's chain-link fence along Marriottsville Road.

Dozens of Carroll County child-support scofflaws are being placed in jail without hearings or trials, a county public defender has charged."It is patently unlawful to incarcerate someone in a civil case on a mere finding that he failed to make child support payments without a finding by the court that such failure amounted to contempt," Assistant Public Defender Judson K. Larrimore wrote a legal memorandum filed in Carroll Circuit Court.Mr. Larrimore used the memo Thursday to win the release of David A. Zepp of Westminster, who had been in the CarrollCounty Detention Center since Nov. 12 for failing to pay court-ordered child support.

The year was 1943. While Americans danced the jitterbug wearing zoot suits, President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek to plan military strategy against Japan.The Casablanca conference opened in Morroco. Italy declared war on Germany while Rommel's Afrika Korps used the Mark VI tank to drive back American forces. Dwight D. Eisenhower was named Supreme Commander of Allied Forces for the invasion of Europe.Theater-goers turned out in record numbers to see the new Rodgers and Hammerstein production, "Oklahoma!"

In two hours yesterday, a Carroll County jury gave Ronald Elliott Simms 2nd his life back."I was trying to hold back tears throughout the trial," Mr. Simms said after a jury of nine men and three women found him not guilty of raping a Westminster woman."

On the witness stand in front of a Carroll County jury yesterday, the 21-year-old alleged rape victim couldn't remember much about the night of Aug. 23.She couldn't remember what she was doing the day before, what she was talking about with two friends in the evening or whether she had watched her estranged husband in a softball game the night before.Under questioning by Assistant Public Defender Judson K. Larrimore, her answers were little more than "I don't know," "I can't remember" and "I don't recall."

A 23-year-old Howard County man who went on a 15-minute armed robbery spree in South Carroll last May was sentenced last week to 10 yearsin jail.Wayne Edward Bell of West Friendship was convicted of armed robbery, assault with intent to murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony and sentenced to 45 years, with all but 10 years suspended under terms of an agreement reached with the State's Attorney's Office in October.Circuit Judge Luke K. Burns Jr. agreed to accept the deal Thursday, as defense attorney Judson K. Larrimore described Bell as a 10th-grade dropout and drug and alcohol addict who was in a "complete stupor" when he held up three gas stations near Sykesville with a 9mm handgun May 27 and stole about $480 in cash.

Four years ago, James Larrimore didn't give a second thought to putting on a pair of pants or taking a shower. Then came the mulching machine accident in which he lost his left arm.Since then, Mr. Larrimore has relearned tasks most people take for granted, simple things like brushing his teeth and throwing away trash at fast-food restaurants. The retired photographer also has learned a few tricks about adapting to his loss.He shared his secrets recently at Union Memorial Hospital during a weekend meeting of amputees and health care workers.

The following are recent bankruptcy filings in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.JUNE 28Reliance Wood Preserving Inc., Industrial Park, Federalsburg. Wood treating company filed for Chapter 7. Principals: Daniel Dorman and Irma Dorman. Assets: $200,733. Liabilities: $526,692.JULY 1Adams Fabricated Steel, 4501 Curtis Ave., Baltimore. Manufacturer and seller of steel products filed for Chapter 11. Principals: Khader El-Jallad and the Adams Employee Stock Ownership and Trust. Assets: $1.3 million (approximately)