Refugees seek protection as airlifts aid Kurds in Iraq
Kurdish refugees marooned in northern Iraq receive relief via U S British and French air drops. U S cargo planes with fighters on patrol drop supplies while France and Britain parachute flour sugar salt and staples. Officials say the crisis worsens as Iran closes its border and Iraqi forces advance. Secretary Baker visits refugee camps and Bush pledges 10 million in aid.
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Fatal I-70 crash near New Market claims unidentified man
An unidentified man died Monday morning in an I-70 crash west of the Md 75 interchange. Police (Tpr. Doug Bittinger and Tfc. Audie Murphy) and New Market Volunteer Fire responded. A nearby highway crew trimming bushes was noted by a witness.
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Here
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Maryland
Tpr
Doug Bittinger
Tfc
Audie Murphy
Astronauts Begin Daylong Spacewalk For Observatory Antenna
Two astronauts Jerry Ross and Jay Apt conducted a daylong spacewalk from the shuttle Atlantis after an emergency outing to free and extend the Gamma Ray Observatory antenna. They planned six hours of tasks with tests for future space station work, while a backup suit battery was added to Ross.
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Jerry Ross
Jay Apt
Phil Engelauf
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NASA
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Mr. Apt
Alice Olson House begins new era for women and kids
After eight years of fundraising a recovery home for alcoholic or drug addicted women opened in Frederick at 608 E Patrick St It accepts women with children making it the first of its kind in Maryland The project is a pilot by the state and is operated by Gale House the nonprofit group that started in 1978 with a larger facility that previously housed men and women until the new house opened March 25 The program aims to provide a safer environment for recovery and child involvement with comments from Sue Barkley director of both Gale House and Alice Olson House about the importance of women sharing their experiences away from men and the role of children in the healing process.
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Alice Olson
E. Patrick St
Maryland
Olson House
Gale House
Ren
Sue Barkley
Ms. Barkley
Woman Overcomes Addiction Inspires Recovery Home Honor
Alice Olson, a former alcoholic, spent two decades counseling recovering women at Seneca House Rehabilitation Center in Montgomery County. She credits spiritual guidance and determined resolve after near death to guiding others toward sobriety despite humble self view.
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Alice Olson
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Montgomery County
Weather Forecast for Western Maryland
Partly cloudy and warmer with highs near 80. Tonight mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and upper 50s lows. Tuesday stays cloudy with a chance of showers and highs in the 70s. Western Maryland weather and map on display.
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Mothers Behind Prison Bars
Renee Brooks, an inmate at Frederick County Detention Center, speaks briefly with her 5 year old son during a 20 minute visit with his grandmother, Carel Brooks. The scene shows daily rituals at home and at jail as the family endures separation.
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Renee Brooks
Frederick County Detention Center
Carel Brooks
New Market faces McDonald’s roofline clash near town
Frederick County plans panel weighs a proposed McDonald’s east of New Market after the Architectural Review Committee urged a gabled roof to fit the historic district. McDonald’s insists a flat roof preserves brand identity and site visibility, while county attorney upholds the committee’s legality.
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Frederick County
McDonald's
1-70
John Mathias
Architectural Review Committee
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