Park volunteers install climbing structure at Point of Rocks park
Six wheel drive Mark Flynn and Rosa Myers fit climbing tires to a new playground unit in the woods of Point of Rocks Community Park. Members of the Point of Rocks Recreation Council with Frederick County Parks Department spend Community Cleanup Day placing a large climbing and swinging apparatus, anchoring four locomotive shaped climbers, assembling benches, and adding a sandbox for younger children.
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Inhalant abuse rising in Maryland
Inhalants are rising in Maryland with a small yet growing number of residents sniffing butane gasoline and other petroleum products to get high. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration cites 1991 data showing 1 percent of those admitted to six treatment programs used inhalants, up from 0.33 percent in 1990. The director Rick Sampson notes users tend to be white male and young, average age about 14, and substances are easily accessible to teenagers.
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Rick Sampson
Varius
Deag
Alcoho
Armed man robs Finksburg gas station in Maryland
Maryland State Police seek a suspect who robbed a Finksburg service station at about 4 am Sunday on Baltimore Boulevard. A black man wearing a fat straw hat and a red bandana over his face produced a 45 caliber handgun, demanded cash, and forced the attendant to the floor before fleeing on foot.
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Westminster Barracks
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Drownings Rise In Maryland Amid Hot Weather
Maryland officials warn after 13 drownings last month with nearly half being children. Franklin I Woods says parents must watch closely as waterways see heavier use in July. Drownings occurred state wide in rivers, marshes, reservoirs, quarries, ponds, and pools, with two more cases on Wednesday involving men aged 40 and 41.
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St Mary's County
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Potomac
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Leading Parties Claim Edge In Durango Governor Race
Across Durango and five other states, both the ruling PRI and opposition PAN claim the lead amid accusations of cheating. Unofficial returns suggest PRI ahead in Durango and several governorships, while the PRD and other groups show strength in Baja California and Tamaulipas areas. Official results due midweek with challenges possible. voting generally peaceful despite prior election concerns.
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Institutional Revolutionary Party
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National
Baja California
Workers Party
National Action
Chihuahua
Mexico
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