Perry warns Serbs air strikes likely if shelling renewed
Defense Secretary William Perry warned the Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Muslims to resume negotiations, but said renewed Serb shelling of Gorazde could prompt new NATO air strikes. He noted congressional support for air action under NATO control amid a brief lull in Gorazde and ongoing U.S. diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Washington
William Perry
NATO
Gorazde
Clinton
U.S
U.N
Ejup Ganic
New York
Congress
Warren Christopher
ABC
United Nations
Former Frederick chief Ashton takes University Park top post
Richard J Ashton, former Frederick police chief with 15 years leading about 100 officers, becomes head of University Park Police Department after approval March 28. He has served since April 4, earned 38 289 a year, and faced earlier friction with the Fraternal Order of Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Richard J Ashton
University Park
College Park
University of Maryland
Prince George's County
Ashton
Order of Police
Robert Werge
Werge
Schaefer signs local meeting bill in Maryland
Governor William Donald Schaefer signed 93 bills easing local mandates. The Frederick County meeting requirement ends October 1, allowing commissioners to set their own schedule. A second bill permits drafthouses in the county after October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
William Donald Schaefer
Frederick County
General Assembly
Schaefer
Frederick City
Sunny skies return after rain with near normal temperatures
The National Weather Service forecasts a stormy spell ending with clearing skies. Rain continues Wednesday with possible afternoon thunderstorms and highs in the mid 50s. Temps rise to the low to mid 70s by Saturday, and April rainfall in Baltimore is about 3.09 inches while Frederick County figures are not given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Fred Davis
Davis
Frederick County
Baltimore
Tinkering With Time Darkens Rural Frederick County
Rural Frederick County students face early starts as schools shift to a half hour earlier to recover weather lost days. Daylight saving time further complicates schedules near Myersville where bus driver Nelson Spessard begins pickups around 6 15 am. Students ride about an hour in pre-dawn darkness as buses depart while parents remain at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Fist
Myersville
Nelson Spessard
Lance Miller sworn in as Brunswick chief of police
Lance Miller was sworn in as chief of police in Brunswick, age 27, who began as a department cadet in 1986. Mayor Goodrich praised the appointment at City Hall, noting Miller’s Kids on Patrol award and his plan to fine tune community policing. Miller, with a BS in criminal justice from the University of Baltimore, has served as acting chief twice and seeks stability and local roots for the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Lance Miller
Chief Miller
Hagerstown Junior College
City Hall
Richard Goodrich
Goodrich
Kids On Patrol
Miller
Richard Stone
University of Baltimore
Frederick’s Boomtown Singles and Upward Bound reshaping city profile
A Claritas profile based on the 1990 census finds Frederick city dominated by two clusters, Boomtown Singles and Upward Bound. Boomtown Singles are young, educated white adults with mid income, while Upward Bound adds older, upscale white-collar families. Middleburg Managers describe mid level, educated couples near retirement. The study notes residents’ buying, media, travel, and lifestyle patterns, and cites the census long form data on income and commuting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Yuppies
Alexandria
Claritas
U.S
Michael Reinemer
Rolling Stone
National Geographic
Mazda
Nike
Sea World
Upward Bound
BMW
Boomtown
Middleburg
Middlebury
Sears
MacNeil-Lehrer
Weather Channel
Murphy Brown
Hillcrest third graders plant trees for Arbor Day celebration
Twenty five students at Hillcrest Elementary celebrated Arbor Day by planting two trees behind the school. Elizabeth Stevenson nine wrote the winning poem in seven minutes with help from Emilee Dobish nine. Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes and Alderman Meta Nash attended to help plant the redbud and northern red oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Yu
Phillip George
Emilee Dobish
Ricky Casillas-Kim
Ashley Myers
Peggy Kaplan
Hillcrest
Hillcrest Elementary School
Elizabeth Stevenson
Elizabeth
Little church on the hill marks 175th anniversary
Read about the 175 year celebration of a local church on the hill. The item notes community impact and longstanding parish history, with brief weather and page references for sports results and features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
PARC
Eres Ad Family
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Ashton
Nancy Luse
News-Post
Dan Burns
Bill Ashby
North Court Street
Glenn McMahan
Hillcrest Elementary
Kaplan
Inside the News
Porttona
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!