Utica Picnic Keeps a Dying Tradition Alive
At the Utica Picnic St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Miller’s Woods, Lucille Putman and longtime volunteers keep food service steady for crowds of about 900. Elders worry younger generations may abandon the annual fund raiser after 140 years, underscoring faith, dedication, and community hoping to recruit youth to sustain the tradition.
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Utica
Lucille Putman
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Miller's Woods
Lewistown Road
Perot Challenges Two Party Leaders After Reform Nomination
Ross Perot attacked Bob Dole and Bill Clinton's plans as Washington’s worst. He criticized Dole’s 15 percent tax cut and warned against the Clinton tax burden on future generations. He credited Reform Party momentum after winning the nomination and noted a low primary turnout.
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Valley Forge
Ross Perot
Reform Party
Bob Dole
Washington
Clinton
Perot
Texas
Colorado
Richard Lamm
ABC
Investigators camp near wreckage of C 130 crash in Wyoming
Rescue teams from Teton County and the Air Force worked overnight near Sleeping Indian Mountain 15 miles southeast of Jackson Hole Airport after a four engine C 130 slammed into rugged terrain. Eight crew members and a Secret Service agent died in the crash. The plane had been ferrying the presidential vehicle to New York City for Clinton birthday events.
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Jackson
Wyo
Dyess Air Force Base
Texas
Abilene
Clinton
Nin
Kson
New York City
Teton County
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Air Force
Secret Service
Itnesses
Frederick and Montgomery clash over drug offender policy
Frederick County State's Attorney Scott Rolle says every drug offender on his docket will face the judge while Montgomery County pursues rehab over detention for possession. Prosecutor Andrew Sonner argues jail for low-level dealers fuels a revolving door. Rolle cites 45 percent drug cases. Sonner notes 2000 drug offenders prosecuted last year and urges targeting high-level traffickers.
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Frederick County
Scott Rolle
Rolle
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Andrew Sonner
Maryland allocates 68 million for drug rehab and prevention
Maryland will spend more than 68 million dollars in state and federal funds on drug rehabilitation, prevention and education this fiscal year. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration will spend 58 million, the Department of Juvenile Justice 2 million, and the Department of Corrections 2.2 million. The Governor's Commission on Crime Control and Prevention will distribute 4 million in grants, mostly federal. Frederick County counselors note the flow of need remains steady while heroin use rises and cocaine inhalation declines.
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Maryland
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration
Department of Juvenile Justice
Department of Corrections
Governor’s Commission On Crime Control and
Prevention
Frederick County
Peter Charnhas
Bye-bye to starlings at Shields Mobile Home Park
Trailer park residents cheer as thousands of starlings leave the 70‑home Md. park each dusk for four days, sparing excrement and noise. Residents had battled the birds with claps, bird bangers and a noisy gun, hoping for relief.
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Paris
Shields
Gail Marise
MD. A5
Ms. Marise
Thurmont man killed in crash on I-70 between Clear Spring and Hagerstown
A Thurmont man, Mark Alan Hagelin, 33, died in a single vehicle crash on eastbound I-70 near the Clear Spring to Hagerstown corridor. The 1995 Jeep Wrangler left the road at 11:30 a.m., rolled over after crossing into the median, and Hagelin was ejected before dying at the scene. he was the vehicle is sole occupant and was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt.
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Thurmont
Clear Spring
Hagerstown
Mark Alan Hagelin
Maryland
Hagelin
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