Frederick hosts symposium on community policing
Frederick officials and about thirty business leaders attend a two day symposium led by the Community Policing Consortium. Capt James A Durner El outlines aims of the program including redesigned beats and use of police car computers. Carl Harbaugh coordinates talks with Frederick Police Chief Ray Raffensberger and travels to educate about the concept.
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International Association of Chiefs of Police
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
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Police Executive Research Forum
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Carl Harbaugh
National Sheriff’s Association
Ray Raffensberger
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Rain likely today with cooler temperatures and wind
Rain is expected today with an 80 percent chance and mainly cloudy skies. Highs will reach the low 50s with northerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with lows in the low 40s and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. There is a 30 percent chance of rain tonight. The prior day’s high was 67 at 4 p.m. and the low 42 at 7 a.m.
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Study aims to save Smith Island from eroding away
A plan backed by federal and state officials proposes extensive erosion controls around Smith Island Maryland to backfill lost land, safeguard wildlife habitat and crab fisheries, and fund a study with 600000 dollars from each side. Local residents emphasize preserving the island's culture and community while experts cite ecological and economic value.
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Weather forecast collage shows scattered showers and warm plains
The forecast outlines tonight mostly cloudy and near 40s to 70s inland, with Friday sunnier and warmer. It notes mid Atlantic showers and possible hail from a North Carolina Tennessee area storm, plus Pacific coast rain and desert sun. Extended outlook remains mainly warm with periods of sun and variable highs.
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Execution in Texas Ends After Two Injection Attempts
Texas officials executed Joseph Cannon, 38, who was 17 when he killed Anne Walsh, a San Antonio attorney, after a first attempt failed when a vein collapsed. A second dosage proceeded after witnesses were kept outside for 15 minutes. Cannon expressed remorse to Walsh’s five sons during the second round of final statements.
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McCartney death under investigation raises questions
Santa Barbara County officials report no death certificate filed for Linda McCartney and suggest she may have died outside Santa Barbara. Geoff Baker says the family aimed to protect their privacy as they travel back to England. Officials describe an ongoing investigation into death details and paperwork, with cremation permits and disposition forms not filed. In Tennessee, James Earl Ray lies in a coma with organs failing and days to live, amid a long battle with health and legal fallout from his 1998 murder conviction for Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
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Father accused of injecting son with AIDS virus to avoid child support
LT. CHARLES, Mo. AP A medical technician Brian Stewart 31 of Columbia, Illinois, is charged with first degree assault for injecting his infant son with HIV tainted blood to cause death and avoid child support. The boy now seven has full blown AIDS. Bond set at 500000.
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Stewart
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13 year old Gaithersburg pedestrian struck by pickup
A 13 year old boy identified as David Christopher Alexander was hit while crossing Clopper Road in Gaithersburg at 8 am. The youth, outside a crosswalk, was struck by a 1984 Ford truck driven by Samuel E Veney 46 of Seabrook and was listed in fair condition after transfers between hospitals. The driver was not charged.
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Fire and ambulance calls logged on Wednesday evening
Fire crews responded to a trash fire on 244 pm at Lewistown and a wires down incident at 20.49 am near Wolfsville. A medical emergency and ambulance routine calls were also recorded, including locations at Hansonville Road and 9311 Hansonville Road.
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Maryland Lottery Draws Reported Midweek Results
Maryland lotteries drawn Wednesday night and Wednesday afternoon feature Pick 3 numbers 7 9 6 and 7 1 4, Pick 4 sequences 8 3 8 1 and 0 6 9 2, with Cash in Hand draws 03 11 19 20 22 27 30 and a 0692 6 left unclear.
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Hackers Break Into Pentagon In Classically Timed Breach
AP reports hackers calling themselves Masters of Downloading claim to have breached a Pentagon network and stolen GPS related software for a military satellite system. Though the software is not classified, it prompted DSIA inquiry and a warning from Defense officials. Separately the Postal Service seeks public input on a Celebrate the Century stamp set featuring 1960s icons and events with a May voting window.
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Carters forgive Fonda over Georgia clash
Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn say they have forgiven Jane Fonda and urge others to do so after she called parts of Georgia a backwater. Gov. Zell Miller criticized her remarks, while Fonda apologized for likening areas to Third World countries during a U.N. event in New York.
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Foundation funds private schooling for Edgewood district
The CEQ Foundation gave $50 million to provide full tuition vouchers for about 14,000 Edgewood students in San Antonio to attend private schools. The plan pays $3,600 yearly for K-8 and $4,000 for high school, targeting at risk students in this predominantly Hispanic district with high poverty. Opponents call it a political ploy and question access for special education students.
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Court wrestles with sex harassment harm and liability
Supreme Court justices pressed to simplify sex harassment rulings as they hear Paula Jones’s bid to revive a suit against President Clinton. Burlington argues to limit liability when a supervisor’s coercive acts are not followed by actual retaliation, while justices seek a clear standard amid rising harassment cases involving on the job demands and threats.
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Bush backs Clinton on Secret Service secrets
Former President George Bush supported keeping Secret Service agents from testifying about what they saw while protecting President Clinton. The National Organization for Women decided not to file a friend of the court brief in Paula Jones's sexual harassment suit against Clinton, saying the case is too political to set a precedent.
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George Bush
Secret Service
Clinton
Paula Jones
National Organization For Women
Jones
Patricia Ireland
Kenneth Starr
Whitewater
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