Mandela votes in South Africa's all race election
Nelson Mandela cast his first vote as South Africa embraced democracy under a new flag. Police arrested 31 after bombings killed 21, injuring 18, amid fears of violence derailing the historic vote.
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S. Africa
Johannesburg
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
National Police
Johan van der Merwe
Mr. Mandela
African National Congress
Florence Ndimangele
Cape Town
Mandela
John Dube
ANC
Durban
F.W. de Klerk
KwaZulu
de Klerk
Parents outraged by Seton School sex ed curriculum
Emmitsburg Catholic parents plan a protest outside Mother Seton School over 14 sex education lessons for grades 1 through 8 they say include sexually explicit material. They accuse the Archdiocese of Baltimore of lax oversight and have hired an attorney.
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Seton School
Emmitsburg
Mother Seton
North America
Maura Parker
Parker
Charles
Archdiocese of
Baltimore
Brunswick Middle students stage mock town meeting
Brunswick Middle School students act as mayor and council in a mock town meeting during Municipal Government Week. Topics ranged from year round schooling drawbacks to boosting youth activities and addressing local school issues, with Eric Cornell resembling Mayor Richard Goodrich.
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Joe Harrington
Ann Ferguson
Nichole King
Brunswick
Brunswick Middle
Wick Middle School
Maryland Municipal League
Eric Cornell
Richard Goodrich
Frederick frets over airport noise with buyer notification plan
Frederick city officials urge real estate agents to have buyers sign a voluntary notification stating the home lies within a 3 mile radius of Frederick Municipal Airport. The plan covers areas from Kline Boulevard to Lake Springfield and Monocacy Village to Key Mall, with Ryland Homes already using a similar form.
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Frederick City
Frederick Municipal
Monocacy Village
East Side
Grimes
Kline Boulevard
Narva Avenue
Lake Singanore
Worman’s Mill
Francis Scott Key Mall
Mixed reaction to state plan to dismiss incompetent teachers
State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick advocates stripping certification from teachers with at least two unsatisfactory evaluations in five years, a policy critics say could end many careers. Frederick County officials voice concern over rigor and definitional consistency while the Frederick County Teachers Association notes opportunities to fire teachers exist, and the issue remains highly charged.
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Frederick County Teachers Association
Nancy Grasmick
Maryland
Grasmick
Frederick County
Mark Blom
Daniel Gadra
Jack Patterson
FCTA
Woman pleads guilty in plot to kill witness
A Frederick woman admitted in federal court to arranging a murder-for-hire to stop a bank fraud probe involving $100,000 stolen from her former employer. Doris Prevost, 47, faces up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine with sentencing set for July 15.
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Baltimore
Frederick
Federal District Court
Doris Jean Prevost
Austin E. Kemp Sr
Kemp
Joseph L. Evans
Ms. Prevost
William M. Nickerson
Fredericktown Bank & Trust Co
Trash hauler sued over Mealey's blast
A gas explosion that destroyed Mealey's Inn kitchen in New Market on April 27, 1991 led to an $845,000 civil suit against Browning-Ferris Inc. Mealey's, Fireman's Fund and Safeco seek compensatory damages for five months of restaurant closure and property losses totaling more than $513,000 with another $331,000 in business losses.
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Mealey’s Inn
New Market
Mealey’s
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co
Safeco Insurance Co
Browning-Ferris Inc
Frederick County
Tests check for leaks in Fort Detrick sewer system
Tests are being conducted on a 48 year old underground sewer network at Fort Detrick that carries laboratory waste. No incident prompted testing but a $100,000 pilot and full testing will assess joint integrity using soil gas monitors and gas injections with results due year end.
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Detrick
Fort Detrick
Norm Covert
Army
Covert
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Kelly Hahn
Holmebuye
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Bill Green
Carol Birzer
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Inside the News
Tow
Frederick News
Hewapaper
Alan
Trash Hauler
Mealey’s Blast
Dan Burns
Associated Press
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