Vial of mercury shocks Olney middle school students
A second grade boy brought a vial containing about a pound of mercury to Rosa Parks Middle School in Olney. About 75 students became ill from contact but officials said there were no significant medical problems. Fire and rescue and environmental teams treated students. two were hospitalized with eye irritation not linked to mercury exposure.
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Olney
Rosa Parks Middle School
Montgomery County
Brian J. Porter
Dan Gilman
Montgomery General Hospital
Porter
Simpson defense targets criminalist at murder trial
Spectators watched as a TV tape appeared to show two bare handed criminalists touching evidence at the scene. The defense questioned criminalist Dennis Fung amid a five day break and juror issues while Judge Lance Ito sought to refocus the trial. Fung testified he did not touch the envelope with the prescription glasses and said he knew not to touch evidence with bare hands.
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Los Angeles
Dennis Fung
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Simpson
Fung
Barry Scheck
Union Bridge man in hospital after train crash
A Carroll County man, John M. Curran, 32, remains in serious condition at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center after a car he rode in plowed into a train near Lehigh Portland Cement Co. E Edward Stultz, 40, the car’s driver from Union Bridge, was killed in the 4 40 p m crash. Witnesses said the vehicle traveled at high speed onto the cement plant property before hitting the 17 car, two engine train.
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Carroll County
Baltimore
John M. Curran
Union Bridge
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
E. Edward Stultz
Maryland
Lehigh- Portland Cement Co
Myersville awards trash contract to Waste Management Inc
Myersville town officials awarded Waste Management Inc the three year trash collection contract after evaluating three bids. The company, already serving the town, will collect trash twice weekly. In a separate item, the town approved purchasing a John Deere lawn tractor and snow blower from Smith Equipment in Pennsylvania.
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Myersville - Waste Management Inc
Smith Equipment
Pennsylvania
Virginia man seriously hurt in I 70 collision near Hagerstown
A Virginia man, Michael , was seriously injured in a Tuesday single vehicle crash on I 70 near Hagerstown. The car drifted off the road, struck a guardrail, a culvert and trees before overturning. He was ejected and trapped beneath the vehicle for several minutes as two motorists aided. Investigation continues.
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Virginia
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Maryland
Severe winter storm disrupts Midwest and Southeast travel
A wintry storm dumped up to 11 inches in South Dakota and left Nebraska with over a foot of snow as major interstates closed. The system sparked two fatal Nebraska highway crashes and shuttered a 250 mile stretch of Interstate 90 in South Dakota, stranding more than 100 trucks while thunderstorms and high winds spread from Michigan to Florida and the Great Lakes region.
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Nebraska
South Dakota
Florida
Michigan
Dakotas
Upper
Great Lakes
New England
South Carolina
New York
California
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Nevada
Oregon
County Commissioners Open to Bond Market Debates
Frederick County leaders weigh selling general fund bonds for 1996 projects including Orchard Grove Elementary and Lake Singapore Coldstream. Some fear reduced budget flexibility and rising debt, while optimism rests on state aid and revenue from recycling.
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Rhoderick
Bruce Reeder
Orchard Grove
Reeder
Lake Singanore Coldstream
Lake Singapore
Solid Waste Enterprise Fund
Mark L. Hoke
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Frederick, Md
George B. Delaplaine Jr
George E. Randall
Marlene B. Young Secretary
Philip W. Hammond
James P. Enright
Ervin H. Hagg
Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company
Patrick Street
Frederick
News-Post
General Informa
Montgce
Mery County
Maryland Ave
Rockville
News Matters
Olney School
Montgomery
Umea
Een
Eres
ATER
Andrea Mazzola
Mr. Scheck
Mr. Fung
Myersville
Michael
West Seventh Street
Crest Circle
Lewistown
Walkersville
Barnes
Winchester
Skip Fielder
Dave McFarland
Beaver Falls
Dite Athe
Rodi Oe Te
Rose Hill Manor
Na C Hive
Esther Bunny
Ms. E. Bunny
Times
Bunny
East St. Everedy Square
Upper Midwest
The
Associated Press
Frederick County
Cumberland
Westminster
Garrett County
Weath
Plains
Midwest
Terre Roy Rhoderick
Pauly Shore
Patrick St. Rock Center
Saat Pauly SE
Merrill, Lynch & Company
Ceresville Mansion
Lisa Morris
Charlotte Kohler
CPA
Charles Gold
National Medical Services, Inc
Stray
Border Cole Bao Aan ‘Ema ‘Gyrs
Humane Society
Cole
Shay Mddetown
DSH
Niowsrapr
Rphive
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