Baltimore couple ships books to Lithuania to aid teaching English
The Gustaffs, former Lithuanian exchange hosts, collected about 8,000 pounds of used English textbooks and plan to send 15,000 books totaling roughly 12 tons to Lithuania. They seek $7,000 for shipping and distribution, aiming to furnish all Lithuanian schools and inspire future leaders with English and American perspectives.
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Gustaffs
Lithuania
Gustaff
Edward Budelis
Carroll County
Baltimore Industrial Supply Co
Lithuanian Hall Association
American Legion
Baltimore
America
Deaf Center Opens for Deaf and Hearing Children
The Maryland program offers sign language and English in a shared setting for deaf and hearing children. Deaf Access Services leases space from Parkway Church and plans a 35-child center with licensed staff, open 7 am to 5 30 pm. Enrollment is already at capacity with a waiting list. fees range by age from 135 to 42 dollars weekly.
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Howell
Myers
Mr. Myers
State Department of Human Resources
Deaf Access Services
United Way
Parkway Community Church
Das
Community Foundation of
Frederick County
Joseph Baker Fund
Clinton unveils AmeriCorps expansion and police tuition plan
President Clinton launches a three day summit with volunteers and leaders including Hillary Clinton and former presidents Bush Carter Ford and Reagan. He proposes expanding AmeriCorps scholarships by 50 000 over five years and funding police tuition relief to over 600 students. The event features families painting graffiti walls and community improvement efforts across Germantown Avenue.
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AmeriCorps
Clinton
Katrina Fotovat
Hillary
Germantown Avenue
Bush
Carter
Keira Rowland
Reagan
Ford
Pilot of crashed A-10 identified as Capt Craig Button
Positive identification of Capt Craig Button, pilot of the A-10 crash, was confirmed by DNA testing at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. The routine training flight April 2 veered from its formation, with wreckage found south of Interstate 70 after a three week search.
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Button
Richard Button
Interstate 70
National Guard
Air Force
Colorado
Two Men Rescued After Scaffolding Collapse at Pumping Station
Two unnamed workers were rescued after scaffolding collapsed at the Carroll Creek Parkway pumping station. Both were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital with head and rib injuries as rescuers extricated them from about 20 feet underground through a manhole. Helicopter transport was blocked by weather. 36 rescuers from United Fire Co and Independent Hose Co responded to the 8:17 a.m. incident at 407 Sagner Ave. No further details were released.
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Carroll Creek Parkway
Frederick Memorial Hospital
David Chisholm
United Fire Co
Chisholm
United
Independent Hose Co
Sagner Ave
Suspect arrested in killing of Washington officer
DC police announce the arrest of Maurice Douglas Jr., 22, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Officer Robert L. Johnson Jr., the third DC officer killed in as many months. Police chief Larry Soulsby calls the arrest tragic and says no further arrests are expected.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Larry D. Soulsby
Robert L. Johnson Jr
Soulsby
Maurice Douglas Jr
Soulshby
Douglas
Johnson
D.C. General Hospital
D.C
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