Two officers Convicted in Beating of Rodney King
Two Los Angeles police officers were found guilty of federal civil rights violations in the videotaped beating of Rodney King, while two others were acquitted. The verdicts came after 40 hours of deliberation, with King 28, beaten after a traffic stop on March 3, 1991. The case sparked nationwide uproar and questions about videotaped evidence and police reform.
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Los Angeles
Rodney King
Stacey Koon
King
Laurence Powell
Theodore Brisena
Timothy Wind
Briseno
Wind
National Guard
Simi Valley
Bradley
Keys Lease Talks Collapse Over Stadium Wear and Tear
Frederick Keys officials and the city failed to reach a lease deal for Harry Grove Stadium after months of talks. The city proposed rent-free use in exchange for stadium upkeep, while the team favored maintaining Memorial Stadium instead. Mayor Gordon called negotiations “at dead center” as the deadline passed without a final agreement.
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Frederick Keys
N. Lynn Tillery
Keys
Harry Grove Stadium
Frances Baker
Tillery
Kirk
Peter Kirk
Memorial Stadium
Bowie Baysox
Frederick landlord found guilty on livability code violations
Frederick County District Court found Duk Hee Ro guilty of 11 livability code violations cited by a city inspector for three North Market Street apartments. She was fined 6050 with 3300 suspended, paying 2750 if all issues are corrected within 30 days, plus 55 court costs.
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Frederick
Duk Hee Ro
Frederick County
Tillery
Ms Tillery
Dow Jones hits new high as computers drive gains
The Dow Jones industrials rose 2269 points to 3978.61, marking a new peak amid computer driven buy programs. The weekly gain stands at 82.13 points with volume at 299.63 million shares, up from 259.34 million. The Frederick News-Post notes some pages used recycled paper and printed on recyclable stock.
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New York
Frederick seeks 8.8 million for road upgrades in city plan
Frederick officials urge President Clinton's stimulus package to fund three projects on Shookstown Road Rosemont Avenue and East and West Patrick streets The plan estimates total costs of about 60 million creating 260 jobs and relies on Maryland receiving 56 7 million in highway and mass transit funds if approved by Congress.
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Frederick
Clinton
Shookstown Road
Rosemont Avenue
Patrick Street
Paul Gordon
Maryland
Doug Bay
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Patrick Streets
Local woman killed in head-on collision on flooded bridge
Margarita Maggie Breckenridge a 25 year old Frederick resident died after a car driven by Samuel W Breckenridge Jr 22 hit a westbound truck head on on the U S 340 bridge at Steiner's Hill flooding. The crash injured other drivers and prompted road closures as heavy rain swelled creeks and flood waters.
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Petersville
U.S. 340
Steiner's Hill
Frederick
Margarita
Maggie’’ Breckenridge
Pinoak Lane
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Leon Martin
Samuel W. Breckenridge Jr
Tfe
Martin
Steiner’s Hill
Frederick County
Israel’s Creek
Potomac River
Point of Rocks
Central Alarm
Stauffer Road
Hessong Bridge
Sam’s Creek
Fifth Grader Tries Tie With Boxing Gloves At School Event
Becky Ten Eyck, a fifth grader in Carol Topley’s Mother Seton class in Emmitsburg, attempted to tie her shoes while wearing boxing gloves on Thursday. The activity simulated a disability during a Medsource visit. Read more on Page A-8.
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Becky Ten Eyck
Carol Topley
Mother Seton School
Emmitsburg
Medsource
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Dwayne Jones
Foothill Division
Gordon Boling
Koon
Powell
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Michael Stone
Nate Holden
Tom Bradley
Bush
U.S. Justice Department
Mark Crummett
David Newcomer
Victor Diggs
St. John's
Prospect Company
Hall
Butterfly Lane
Inside the News
Cheri Taylor Capital News Service
Sam Yu
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