Safe Haven Camp Under Construction Near Zakho
U S Marines begin establishing a refugee safe haven in northern Iraq near Zakho, setting up over 30 tents as helicopters shuttle in troops and supplies. Dozens of refugees face perilous mountain camps on the Turkish border amid ongoing relief efforts and border incidents.
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Silopi
Turkey
Iraq
U.S
Zakho
Army
Jay M. Garner
Zakha
Cukurea
U.N. High Commissioner
Iran
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Today
the Times of London
University educators top state payroll in Maryland
University of Maryland administrators and faculty dominate the highest paid state employees, led by Dr. Richard D. Richards at 215000 annually. Gov. Schaefer, a non-university worker, ranks 90th. White males fill the top ranks, with blacks and women markedly underrepresented in the top 100.
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Annapolis
University of Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Richard D. Richards
School of
Department of Personnel
Capital News Service
Elijah Saunders
Medical School
Lemma W. Senbet
College Park
M. Jane Matjasko
Karen L. Bonnin
Maryland National Organization For Women
Bonnin
Painters clean up match up at Reichs Ford Road landfill
Mount Airy Mayor Gerald Johnson bought 18 gallons of free white interior paint at a county sponsored paint exchange held at Reichs Ford Road landfill. The six hour event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. collected 500 gallons of paint in exchange for latex paint, while oil based paints were treated as hazardous waste. Volunteers sorted colors in rainy conditions as the day concluded with most paint claimed by residents.
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Mount Airy
Gerald Johnson
Johnson
Reich
Ford Road
Frederick Cablevision Expands Walkersville-Woodsboro System
Frederick Cablevision Inc. will buy the Walkersville-Woodsboro cable system from Tele Media Co. of State College, Pa. Approval from Walkersville and Woodsboro governments is pending, with final sale expected in early July. The expansion will bring local government and educational channels to about 70 percent of Frederick County residents and introduce pay per view for sports and events. The company plus Great Southern Printing has contributed $757,758 to various local institutions in five years through Dec 31 last year.
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Frederick Cablevision Inc
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Tele Media Co
State College
George B. Delaplaine Jr
Delaplaine
Frederick
Frederick Cablevision
Frederick County
Board of Education
Frederick Community College
Frederick City
Thurmont
Great Southern Printing & Manufacturing Co
Non-profit Sells Used Materials and Hosts Hazardous Waste Drive
A nonprofit group that sells used building materials to assist low income residents reported about 50 gallons given away. The county budgeted 100000 for the hazardous waste collection and paint exchange. Laidlaw Environmental Waste Inc of Laurel sent 10 chemists in protective gear to sort through the hazardous waste. Patrons of the event spoke about the drive.
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Ms. Norris
Norris
Laidlaw
Environmental Waste, Inc. of
Laurel
Maryland Deaf student meets Persian Gulf pen pal visit
Petty Officer Larry Bosley learned about Sean O'Brien from 15-year-old Sean’s letters written during Bosley’s duty aboard the USS Wisconsin in the Persian Gulf. Bosley traveled to Frederick to meet Sean, with the teen’s father helping communicate.
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Larry Bosley
Sean O'Brien
Wisconsin
Persian Gulf
Bosley
Frederick
Sean
Maryland School For the Deaf
Short Gap
W.va
Sean O’brien
Frederick County Nears Finishing Charter Home Rule Plan
After eight months of work the Frederick County charter panel is close to a draft home rule document outlining a seven member county council and a county executive. The plan details include district and at large representation, term rules, and public comment processes ahead of a November 5 vote.
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Frederick County
Board of County Commissioners
General Assembly
Charter
Winchester Hall
Samuel Barrick
Charter Board
Galen Clagett
Barrick
Harley Davidson image shown in leather denim chrome feature
Designers translate the Harley Davidson image into leather denim and chrome in a Tuesday weather map setup. The notice appears on Page ec.00 A-2 with western Maryland weather and map.
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Maryland
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Maryvale Park
Hood College
Mount St. Mary’s College
Way Station
Historical Society
Community Foundation
YMCA
Delaplaine Visual Arts
Bill Green
MSD
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