Hubble telescope heads into new era as shuttle backs away
Ground control briefly lost contact with the Hubble Space Telescope for about 45 minutes twice, but no damage occurred. The Discovery crew, orbiting 46 miles away, continued filming storms over Texas and running experiments as officials explained the outages were due to a high gain antenna pointing issue and one human error. NASA aims to open the telescope’s 10‑foot aperture door Friday and release the first image next Tuesday, an open star cluster in Carina.
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Steve Terry
Jim Elliott
Goddard
Mission Control
Discovery
Kathy Thornton
Hubble
Loren Shriver
Cmdr. Shriver
Park
Loren
Galileo
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
Constellation
Carina
Schaefer urges growth and party strength at Lewistown dinner
Governor William Donald Schaefer urged continued spending to aid the poor and homeless while praising Maryland’s financial strength. He emphasized growth beyond industry, highlighted the forming Frederick County Young Democrats with 30 members, and noted a large turnout at the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner with over 320 attendees.
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Lewistown
Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
Frederick County
Democratic Central Committee
Mount Airy mayoral debate grows heated and chaotic
Mount Airy witnesses a tense mayoral debate for the May 7 election. Incumbent Linda Boyer faces Lewis Dixon and Jerry Johnson, with one candidate absent. Dixon accuses Boyer of fraud and questions unity as Johnson elicits mixed reactions.
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Mount Airy
Linda Boyer
Lewis Dixon
Jerry Johnson
Dixon
Boyer
Johnson
Damascus High School
Young announces candidacy for Frederick County Democratic Central Committee
Brad W Young, 25, of Frederick, a trust investment coordinator at Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, announced his candidacy for the Democratic Central Committee of Frederick County. He has been active in politics since age four, aims to boost voter registration and participation, and wants to explore why citizens do not participate now before proposing specific programs.
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Schaefer
Bruce Reeder
Frederick County
Young Democrats Club
Suzanne Beals
U.S. Congress
Brad W. Young
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Democratic Central Committee
Mr. Young
Black Haw Circle
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Estelle Leatherman, longtime Frederick concert patron dies
Estelle Diehl Baumgardner Leatherman 79 known as Mrs Community Concert died April 25 at Meridian Nursing Home. A charter member and president emeritus of the Community Concert Association, she helped revive membership and bring top artists to Frederick. She served in education and arts groups, including the National Association of School Secretaries and Maryland State Arts Council, and was honored with multiple civic awards. Survived by husband Donald E. Leatherman, son Stephen, grandchildren, sister Lucille Baumgardner, and nieces and nephews.
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Estelle Baumgardner Leatherman
Community Concert Association
Meridian Nursing Home
Concert Association
Frederick
Association
Donald E. Leatherman
W. College Terrace
Harry Diehl
Margaret Wisner Baumgardner
Leatherman
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Women’s Group
Frederick High School
Frederick County
National Association of School Secretaries
Robert L. Pitts
Original
Arts Council
Korean Cultural and Freedom Foundation
Washington D.C
Maryland State Arts Council
Sperry Storm Memorial Fund
Constance
Belgrade
Mont
Michael Roy Leatherman
Karen Elizabeth Leatherman
Lucille Baumgardner
Frederick Funeral Home
Robert E
Royd Smith seeks reelection to 3-B Assembly seat
Annapolis Democrat Royd Smith 57 will run again in the 3-B Assembly race after a first term highlighted by environmental legislation. He backed land preservation, farm preservation, groundwater testing, spill prevention in the Chesapeake Bay, heavy spill penalties, and paper recycling while serving on the House Environmental Matters Committee. He argued constituents invested in his four years and vowed to continue the initiatives.
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Annapolis
Del
Royd Smith
General Assembly
Smith
Reich
Ford Road
Chesapeake Bay
House
Major drug suspect charged in Maryland case
Victor Mario Obando a 27 year old Germantown student described as a major player in the local cocaine trade is jailed in Frederick County on a 1 million dollar bail. He is accused of selling about a half pound of cocaine to an undercover trooper during a six month investigation and was arrested amid negotiations for 1.1 pounds of cocaine to be imported from Florida. The judge noted his lack of Maryland ties and expiring visa status while the INS investigates. His father once belonged to the Peruvian Embassy staff.
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Frederick County
Victor Mario Obando
Germantown
Maryland
Obando
District Court
Frederick J. Bower
Florida
Bower
Scott Rolle
United States
INS
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Rolle
Mr. Obando
Western Maryland Weather Tonight and Tomorrow
Fair and mild tonight with lows near 60. Mostly sunny and warm conditions expected. Highs will reach the mid to upper 80s with southwest winds around 10 mph. Map on page offers regional weather details for Western Maryland.
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Maryland
Seeonsahed
Edward Campbell seeks GOP central committee seat
Edward Campbell, 51, administrator at Frederick Community College, filed to run for a seat on the Republican Party Central Committee. He lives on West 14th Street in Frederick and works at FCC's learning resource center. He advocates a voter referendum on a county school board and aims to recruit new residents into the party to bring in fresh blood. Campbell urges educating and promoting more Republican candidates for elective offices.
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Edward Campbell
Frederick Community College
Republican Party Central Committee
Frederick County
Mr. Campbell
West 14Th Street
Frederick
FCC
Campbell
Republican Party
Repub
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GOP
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