Security tightens at nation's airports
Washington AP report says airlines plan heightened security at airports nationwide after an FAA warning. An Air Transport Association spokesman said details are limited and stressed avoiding unnecessary passenger fear. Authorities noted no specific threat, while moving security in advance of Pope John Paul II visit and UN General Assembly meeting.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administar
Air Transport Association Kesman
Chris Chiames
Chiames
Washington Post
FAA
John Paul II
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Vandalism Sweeps Frederick County Shrugs Off Summer Fun
Vandals targeted Brunswick Thurmont Green Valley and Spring Ridge with graffiti theft and vandalism. A Braddock Heights Optimists Club trailer at Deer Spring Road suffered extensive damage costing about 8300 dollars. Police report rising incidents with 59 this year up from 29 last year.
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Genau
Eeey
Arthur Staus
Braddock Heights
Deer Spring Road
Frederick County
Thurmont
Brunswick
Green Valley
Spring Ridge
Jeff Morgan
Neil Bechtel
Chief Bechtel
Bechtel
Cpl Ted Nee
Optimist Club
Cpl. Nee
Teen Barnes Road
Jefferson Pike
South Clifton Road
Nursing home site moves to Walkersville in $673000 deal
Memorial Hospital and Adventist HealthCare Mid Atlantic shift plans from Ballenger Creek Pike to a 68 acre tract between eri Road and Md 1% in Walkersville. The 124 bed facility awaits Walkersville zoning approval and state licensure while CG&R Partnership owners work with Morgan Keller Inc. and FMH Development Council on the project.
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Walkersville - Frederick ‘Memorial Hospital
Ballenger Creek Pike
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Ken Coffey
FMH
Adventist HealthCare Mid- Atlantic
Sientiere
Cnity
Eri Road
Walkersville
Coffey
Cg&r Partnership
JR Ramsburg
Clyde Crum
Gail Guyton
Guyton
Morgan-Keller Inc General Contractors
FMH Development Council
FMH Adventist HealthCare Partnership
Robert Jepson
Adventist HealthCare
Walkersville Board of Zoning Appeals
State error costs Frederick County education funds
A miscalculation by the state inflated per pupil expenditures, costing Frederick County about 604000 in fiscal year 1997 funding and roughly 675000 in 1996. The error stemmed from not subtracting expenditures for students who transferred out, boosting statewide student counts and operating payments.
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Frederick County
Ron Peiffer
State Department of Education
Peiffer
William Ratchford II
State Department of Fiscal Services
Ratchford
Daniel Gadra
Delays granted in two murder trials in Frederick County
Two murder cases received trial delays in Frederick County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Bruce Wayne Koenig, 46, who is charged with killing his parents, sought a four month postponement to prepare a private defense after firing his court-appointed lawyers. Gypsy Rosenlee Droneburg, 43, charged with killing her husband, requested a three month delay as transcripts remain incomplete. Droneburg’s April trial halted when jurors were exposed to evidence improperly.
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Frederick County
Bruce Wayne Koenig
Koenig
Gypsy Rosenlee Droneburg
Stephen Harris
Droneburg
Police panel disbanded by mistake city says
City officials said a unanimous vote to abolish the Frederick Police Commission was not their intent. Mayor Grimes noted confusion over what was voted on at the July 20 meeting and a 7 pm workshop was scheduled to clarify the action and its scope involving a labor relations panel replacing the commission.
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Frederick
Police Department
Grimes
Frances Baker
County GOP calls for elected school board
The Frederick County Republican Central Committee urged an elected school board after years of gubernatorial appointments. They want the Frederick County delegation to draft legislation to change the selection process, arguing governors appoint nominees from party lists while Democratic nominees have dominated the board. The group cites the board’s budget as half of county revenues and aims to bring county issues to the fore.
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Board ‘of
Frederick County
Republican Central Committee
GOP
Maryland General Assembly
Parris Moat
Democratic Central Committee
Consis
Tim Woodford
L. Harvey Kirk
Weather forecast to keep mild through weekend in Western Maryland
A Western Maryland weather map on page A-2 shows comfortable temperatures ahead of the weekend. The note appears with a mall and legal services reference in a shuffled layout, and a Redskins roster move is reported elsewhere. Brunswick suffers a Little League loss as part of the mixed page B-1 content.
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Maryland
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