Japanese prime minister Morihiro Hosokawa resigns amid scandal
Tokyo AP reports Morihiro Hosokawa announces his resignation as Japan faces a money scandal that has plagued previous leaders. The coalition government, first not led by the Liberal Democrats in about four decades, collapses after eight months, with Tsutomu Hata floated as a potential successor as markets react and Cabinet discussions continue.
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Tokyo
Morihiro Eats
Hosokawa
Liberal Democrats
Hosohawa
Mr. Hosohawa
Japan
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Tsutomu Hata
Hata
Clinton
Hirohisa Fujii
Socialist Party
Tomiichi Murayamades
Soil tests on Md 194 probe possible sinkhole
State Highway Administration workers collected soil samples on Md 194 on Friday to determine if a low mood in the roadway signals a developing sinkhole. Results from Md 154, near Woodsboro, could come early next week, with one lane open during testing.
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State Highway Administration
MD. 194
MD. 154
Woodsboro
James Brown
The
Highway Administration
Brown
Drunken driver faces 13 years in fatal crash
Timothy W. Turley pleads guilty in Frederick County Circuit Court to manslaughter and related charges in the death of 19-year-old Kimberly Comfort in a Sept 28, 1993 crash near Linganore High School. His sentencing is deferred to May 19. The crash also injured Comfort's 18 month old son, Austin, who was flown to a Washington hospital.
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Timothy W. Turley
Frederick
Frederick County
Kimberly Dawn Comfort
Meadowlark Avenue
Mount Airy
Austin Tyler Comfort
Old Annapolis Road
Linganore High School
David Daggett
Turley
Keller seeks sixth term as Frederick County Clerk
Charles C. Keller, a Republican born 57, files to run for a sixth four year term as Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick County. First elected in 1974, Keller notes rising population and a higher caseload for civil and criminal matters while overseeing records, deeds, mortgages, notary signings, and court orders. He and his wife Jane reside in Frederick. their children Neil and Kathy are teachers.
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Charles C. Keller
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Keller
Train and Truck Crash Injures Baltimore Driver
A CSX train struck a Baltimore delivery driver at English Muffin Way in LIME KILN A injuring Ronald J. Gaskel, 49, who was flown to the R Adams Cowley shock trauma center in critical but stable condition. The crossing, with prior accidents, spurs calls for signals as neighbors note the two locomotive train was on its Mount Airy to Brunswick run.
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Ronald J. Gaskel
Coyne Textile Services
CSX
English Muffin Way
Buckeystown Pike
Baltimore
R Adams Cowley
Frederick County
United Fire Company
Kathy Burns
CSR
Mount Airy
Brunswick
Gaskel
Barn Fire Destroys Hay at Keymar Farm
A barn on Murray Eyler's farm at 108058 Haughs Church Road near Keymar burned Thursday morning, destroying a large hay supply. No injuries or animal losses reported. Firefighters arrived around 11 10 a m as the roof collapsed. Several fire companies fought flames to prevent spread to nearby silos. Investigation halted as hay remained burning.
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Keymar
Murray Eyler
Haughs Church Road
Dennis Mathias
Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company
Eyler
Sandra
Mr. Mathias
Exposure risk for rescuers leads to tightened disease rules
December 1992 exposure incident in Rocky Ridge prompted changes after Juliann Brauer and her EMT father faced a loophole in a state law. The General Assembly enacted amendments directing hospitals to disclose if patients carry contagious diseases, enhancing safety for paramedics, EMTs, and police.
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Juliann Brauer
Rocky Ridge
Ms. Brauer
Alan
Stup AIDS notification bill wins final Maryland Senate approval
ANNAPOLIS The Maryland Senate gave unanimous final approval to Delegate J Anita Stup s bill requiring medical examiners to inform rescue workers of exposure to AIDS and other diseases at trauma scenes The measure passed 45 0 and heads to the governor for signing Stups first state law marks a political win and closes a loophole excluding medical examiners from a statewide disclosure requirement Also approved was Delegate Thomas Hattery s bill to allow the Great Frederick Fair to keep a 40000 annual state grant
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J. Anita Stup
Frederick Washington
State General Assembly
Annapolis
State Senate
Frederick County
Stup
Victor Cullen Academy
Sabillasville
Senate
Thomas Hattery
Great Frederick
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Children’s National Medical Center
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Valley Elementary
Kathy
Brunswick Elementary
Timothy Jacobsen
John Lapp
Maureen
Lapp
Glenn McMahan
Brauer
Brauers
Frederick City
Britt Jackson
Jackson
Rick Himes
Himes
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