Calf Losses Mount As Vultures Target Newborns
Farmer Burrier reports 18 calves killed by vultures since March, with the birds preying on newborns and seeming to target weak calves. Agriculture officials note native vultures, roosting in Sycamore trees, returning after farm activity ends. Burrier plans scare tactics and seeks permission to cull if needed.
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Uber Agriculture
Terry
America
Barrier
Terrs
Annapolis
Gary Moxiey
Barkier
Bell
Pennsylvania
Sam McNair
Gettysburg
Burrier
Burmer
Belt
21 firemen sidelined and its impact on manpower
Fire department volunteers faced reduced shifts as 21 firefighters were sidelined to handle extra equipment duties during the day. City officials warned the move would strain daytime manpower, worsen morale, and disrupt the most active volunteers who view fire service as their life.
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Fisher
Fire Leaves 18 Homeless in Frederick Building Blaze
A rooming house fire on East Patrick Street in Frederick displaced 18 residents. The fire was controlled in about 20 minutes, damaging two second-floor rooms, the roof, and a porch with smoke and water damage elsewhere. Rosemary Abrecht suffered a lacerated hand. another resident, Mrs. Creek, inhaled smoke. Red Cross aided firefighters and residents, moved some to a motel overnight, and later shuttled people back home or to work. Ralph Hurley, owner, praised an old fire system that kept everyone safe. Firefighters and volunteers faced questions about off-duty duty and emergency aid obligations amid ongoing local concerns about volunteer retention. Continuous coverage noted additional fire calls and related local responses.
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Rosemary Abrecht
Creek
Red Cross
Ralph Hurley
Richmond
East Patrick Street
Frederick
Vietnam veteran executed after war stress claim fails
A Vietnam veteran, David Livingstum Funchess, 29, sentenced to death for the Dec 1974 liquor lounge murders, was executed in Florida after the US Supreme Court denied a stay. He had argued war related stress contributed to his crime. Families of victims expressed mixed reactions as the sentence was carried out. Funchess, who had served in Vietnam since 1967, was the seventh person executed nationwide since the death penalty was reinstated.
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Associated Press
Stabke
Wn Flonda
David Livingstum Funchess
US Supreme Court
E51
Funchess
Daniel Thomas
Susan Cary
Daughters of Funchess
Madge Stewart
Clayton Ragan
Jacksonville
David Funchess
Betti Shupe
Anna Waldrop
Ms. Waldrop
Ragan
Bertha McLeod
Bob Graham
Séth
United States
Peter Erlinder
William Mitchell College of Law
St. Paul Mino
Dminder
Jeff Thompson
Vietnam
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