Lone worker moved fatal huge boulder in bus crash
A Canadian tourist, Douglas MacKenzie, 67, of Ontario, died after a huge boulder rolled down a mountainside and struck a Gray Lines bus carrying 28 passengers. Fifteen others, including MacKenzie's wife, were injured as the panel investigates a state employee who was unearthing the rock at the time of the accident.
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Denver
Douglas MacKenzie
Ontario
Canada
Gray Lines
MacKenzie
Governor calls inquiry into rock clearing after fatal Boulder incident
Gov. Roy Romer told investigators he seeks a review of Highway Department rock clearing procedures and a study to prevent future tragedies after a boulder fell and injured Berthoud Fass when an employee worked alone.
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Roy Romer
State Highway Department
Three Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash At Mall Entrance
A Frederick mother and daughter and a Hagerstown woman were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital in satisfactory and fair condition after a two car collision at the Francis Scott Key Mall eastern entrance. Police say a missing stop sign at Lowes Lane and Hermitage Drive caused the 8 p.m. crash. Pamela Lee Hamilton 26 and daughter Jessica 7 were in one car. Dorothy Maria Twiss 45 was in the other. Charges pending.
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Comfort
Jessica Hamilton
Francis Scott Key Mall
Jessica
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Hagerstown
Pamela Lee Hamilton
Reich's
Ford Road
FMH
Dorothy Maria Twiss
Terrace
Lowes Lane
Hermitage Drive
FSK Mall
Education in agriculture urged for inclusive school program
Report on agriculture education argues for a broad model from Kindergarten through high school, merging college and non college tracks. Commission members say locals misunderstand ag programs, urging a comprehensive delivery system at secondary schools to ensure equal access and revitalization.
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Robinson
Commission
Steen Westerberg
Westerberg
Maryland
Baltimore County
Montgomery grants and contracts for Rockville project
The Board of Public Works approved grants totaling varying sums to individuals including David Dotterer and Michael Wilcom and others. A $2 million contract will fund a major Treatment Center for Crippled Children and Adults on Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, with Hess Construction the builder and Leo A Daly the architect. An elevator project at Montgomery Community College Rockville campus received a $97,762 award to Ronald Hsu Construction, with costs shared by county and state.
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David Dotterer
Richard Geisler
Donald Garrett
W.A. Ullman
Robert Devilbiss
Michael A. Doody
Michael J. Wilcom
Roscoe Harbaugh
Jeffrey A. England
Bernard Anthony
Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville
Board OK
Montgomery Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Hess Construction, Inc
Washington
Leo A. Daly
Montgomery County
Ronald Hsu
Montgomery Community College
Planners Reject amendment on county airport plan
Planning commission officials expressed sympathy for pilots but rejected Faux- Burhans' text amendment as flawed with loopholes. Members urged a comprehensive review, while Luce Jorgenson and other aviators agreed to work with planners to meet the county's flying needs.
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Planning Commission
David Gray
Richard Grossnickle
Luce, Jorgenson
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Roy Rogers
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Ployee
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Hamilton
Twiss
Frederick County
Sheriff’s Department
Howard Whims
Sheriff's Department
Board of Publi Works
Graet
Good Housekeeping
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