Lawmakers press for ground war options in Kosovo
Congress members urge President Clinton to consider ground forces as Milosevic defies demands and three U.S. soldiers remain unreleased. Eleven lawmakers who visited NATO and U.S. troops call for a full briefing on Balkans options as Clinton plans to send more warplanes while opposing a ground offensive.
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Washington
U.S
Slobodan Milosevic
Congress
Clinton
Kosovo
America
Europe
Steve Buyer
R-Ind
NATO
Balkans
Wilson
Air Force Academy
Maryland House defeats partial birth abortion ban bill
In Annapolis the House of Delegates narrowly rejected a bill to ban partial birth abortion 68 to 70 after a lengthy debate. Sponsors had sought three years for passage and noted the Senate had approved the measure. Delegates argued the ban would limit doctors options in complex pregnancies and cited personal experiences of pregnant women.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Senate
Larry Haines
R-Carroll
Sue Hecht
D-Frederck Washington
Ms Hecht
Tobacco vending bill vote reversed
ANNAPOLIS Delegate Louise Snodgrass killed a bill restricting minors access to tobacco vending machines by reversing the chamber's vote. The measure initially passed 87 to 42, then failed 67 to 65 after a reconsideration motion. Local supporters included Snodgrass Elliott and Hecht. opponents Bartlett Brinkley. Stull did not vote.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
Louise Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Frederick Washington
Donald Elliott
Sue Hecht
Joe Bartlett
David Brinkley
Paul Stull
Bartlett
Mr. Stull
Mother Seton student wins Maryland Geography Bee
Zane Craig of Gettysburg, a seventh grader at Mother Seton School, won Maryland Geography Bee at Towson, guessing the Jenisen River as Russia’s largest by volume. He earned $1,000 and will compete in the national bee in Washington for a $25,000 scholarship, with five finalists answering eight prelim questions correctly.
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Towson
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Zane Craig
Gettysburg
Jenisen
Russia
Zane
Mother Seton School
Emmitsburg
Lauren Cohen
Takoma Park
National Bee
Washington
Bee
National Geographic Society
Towson University
Belgium
Canada
Matthew T. Jones
John T. Baker Middle School
Charlottetown
Sue Palka
Matthew
Opening night rain postpones Frederick Keys game
Frederick Keys opening day against Myrtle Beach Pelicans was delayed an hour by heavy rain and lightning. Fans endured under concourse roofs as a lake formed in right field, with a 7 p.m. game rescheduled. Weather outlook improved to partly sunny and breezy. highs in the 30s.
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Bob Laferriere
Linda
Frederick Keys
Myrtle Beach
Walkersville
National Weather Service
Audrey Hoffman
Germantown
Maryland teen given 13 year term for second degree murder
Jean-Louis Arnaud Nance, 22, was sentenced by Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Edward Dwyer Jr to 13 years for the second degree murder of Adnan Pilkington. He faces immediate deportation after prison under INS detainer, with no return to the United States. Prosecutor Eric Schaffer urged 20 years, calling Nance dangerous and cold.
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Jean-Louis Arnaud Nance
Maryland
Nance
Frederick County
Edward Dwyer Jr
Adnan Pilkington
Dwyer
Adnan
Frederick Community College
INS
Ivory Coast
SS Immigration Service
Eric Schaffer
Socety
Schaffer
Baltimore youth shot in downtown Frederick injures groin
A Baltimore man, Therische Gordon 18, was shot in the groin in the 100 block of West All Saints Street Friday evening. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and remained in stable condition. Witnesses described a suspect in a black rain slicker who fled the scene as police continued the investigation and had not charged anyone by Saturday.
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Frederck
Baltimore
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gordon
Kevin Grubb
West All Saints Street
Carver
United
FMH
Pomons of The Fredbrige Newa Poa Daily Prized
In a concise note the Fredbrige News Poa highlights Pomons valued each day on the 100 percent recycled paper initiative. The article emphasizes daily recognition of Pomons in the newsroom environment.
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Pomons
Prall, former Hood professor, dies at 95
Miss Laura Onica Prall, longtime Hood College professor in early childhood education, died Thursday at Homewood Retirement Center in Frederick at age 95. She led Hood’s renowned child development program for four decades and served as a consultant to the Greek Ministry of Higher Education. Hood named the Onica Prall Child Development Laboratory in her honor.
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Laura Onica Prall
Hood College
Homewood
Frederick
Hood
Migs Prail
Ministry of Higher Education
Onica Prall
Two Catoctin High Students Arrested Over Bomb Threat
Two Catoctin High School students, both 16, were charged after phoning in a bomb threat to the Thurmont campus. State Police traced the 1:30 p.m. call to a pay phone at Catoctin Park in Sabillasville. The pair, eighth graders? No, 10th and 11th, were detained within hours.
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Catoctin High School
Thurmont School
Marlene Tarr
U State
Catoctin Park
Sabillasville
Frederic County
Maryland
Ice
Friafter Troepeez
Chris Holland Ati
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