U S 15 Crack Worsens and Tests Continue at Site
The northbound lanes of U S 15 at Catoctin Furnace remain closed as the sinkhole expands. Drill bore tests over the weekend will be known Tuesday or Wednesday, with repair possibly taking another week. The crack length grows to about 250 feet and the road sank another inch to roughly three inches.
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U.S. 15
Catoctin Furnace
Richard Lindsay
Lindsay
Baltimore
Mr. Lindsay
Legislators OK school board bill in Maryland
The Maryland House of Delegates approved a bill to bar people married to teachers or school administrators from Frederick County's school board. Passing 74 to 28, with 39 not voting, the measure now goes to Governor Schaefer for final action. Lead sponsor Sen. Charles Smelser said the move prevents future conflicts of interest.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Frederick County
House
Senate
William Donald Schaefer
Charles Smelser
Frederick Carroll
Mr. Smelser
Smelser
James E. McClellan
John Derr
Earl Robbins Jr
Frederick
U S jets return fire after Iraqi artillery attack
Four U.S. warplanes were fired on by Iraqi artillery in the northern no fly zone in Iraq. They returned fire with four cluster bombs from three F 16s and an F 4G but were not hit. The planes backed to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. An Iraqi guard at a dam was wounded by bombing.
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Washington
U.S
Iraq
Incirlik
Turkey
State Department
Richard A. Boucher
Boucher
Pentagon
Delegates back Cullen change-of-use hearings bill
The Maryland General Assembly advanced Sen. John Derr's measure requiring public hearings near state owned facilities before major changes of use. The bill, born from the Victor Cullen Academy controversy, faces Senate reconsideration due to House amendments and could pass final passage today or Monday.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
John Derr
Victor Cullen Academy
Derr
Braddock Heights
Board of Public Works
Reform School
Sabillasville
Juvenile Offenders’ Center
Frederick Keys Beat Cannons 7 2 In Friday Game
The Frederick Keys defeated the Prince William Cannons 7 to 2 Friday night. The result appears in sports coverage on Page B 1 and the Frederick News Post notes daily recycling practices.
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Frederick Keys
Prince William Cannons
Middletown choirs win grand champion at national contest
Two Middletown High School choirs, a mixed chorus and a chamber group, won first in their divisions and the grand champion honor at a national competition in Orlando, earning national exposure and a trip to Walt Disney World after raising 23000 with the Choral Booster Club. They performed Mendelssohn Psalm 43 and Hall Johnson spiritual, with about 60 students competing against nine other choirs. Gov. Thomas Johnson High School placed third in concert band and its percussion received a special commendation.
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Middletown High School
Orlando
Fla
Middletown Singers
Achey
Mendelssohn
Hall Johnson
Walt Disney World
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
MusicFest Orlando
Two Teens Charged After BB Gun Threat on Beltway
Maryland State Police charged two 17 year olds from Gaithersburg and Germantown with assault after a commuter reported threats with a BB pistol a pump master rifle and a BB rifle seen in a car on the Capital Beltway during evening rush hour no injuries were reported five teens were in the car but only the driver and one passenger were arrested and released to parents.
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Rockville
Gaithersburg
Germantown
Maryland
Vernon Herron
Capital Beltway
Sg. Herron
Connecticut Avenue
Montgomery County
Herron
History buff's guns banned from schools
A Knoxville history buff who wore 18th century attire and brought a handmade long rifle and an Indian tomahawk to county schools to teach buckskinners and Indians will not be allowed back with his weapons. The case involves state gun safety rules and a debate over permanently disabling the rifle to permit school entry.
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Raleigh Boaze
Knoxville
Maryland
Christopher Gista
Frederick County
Boaze
Boazer
Noel T. Palmer Jr
Annapolis
William Donald Schaefer
George H. Littrell Jr
D-Frederick
State Attorney General
Kathryn Rowe
Mr. Boaze
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News-Post
Kelly Hahn
Bob Suit
Steve Boyd
OK School Board
Cullen
House Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
Heartly House
Frederick News- Poat
Denise Achey
Middletown High
Montgomery
Bill Green
Raleigh Boaze Jr
Glenn McMahan
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