Democrats open unity convention in Chicago
Democrats launch a unity convention in Chicago aiming to boost a rerun bid. President Clinton on the whistle stop tour stresses staying on the right track as Hillary Clinton and Al Gore rally delegates. Dodd notes this is first nonchallenged sitting president in 60 years and targets Republicans’ tax cut.
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Ohio
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GOP
Republican Congress
Ron Lewis
Ron Brown
Brunswick mayor fires police chief
Brunswick Mayor Thomas Smith fired Police Chief Richard Freeman effective immediately. Freeman, 54, has led the department since September 15, 1995, and says the mayor plans to have the Frederick County Sheriff's Office take over while keeping six Brunswick officers. Seven officers remain after the firing as the mayor schedules a 3 p.m. meeting with officers.
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Richard Freeman
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Frederick County
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City Hall
Richard Weldon
Air show thrills crowds with memories and livesons
Frederick weekend air show by the Confederate Air Force drew crowds with twirling planes and historic stories. Byron Schlag, 71, a tailgunner with the 447th Bomb Group, recalled surviving a midair crash after a B 17 collision. He credited God for his narrow escape as fellow crewmen perished, while his pilot reportedly holds a world record for surviving a collision at 28 000 feet. Other veterans shared memories of the P 51 Mustang and B 17, and youths helped raise funds by selling Wings of Freedom booklets at Mount Airy Troop 1191.
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Byron Schlag
447Th Air Force
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Jameson Fitzpatrick
Mount Airy Troop 1191
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Brian Eldridge
Tandem and Recumbent Bicycle Rally Draws Mount Airy Crowd
Mount Airy hosts annual TanDemO/BentEvent as about 180 cycling enthusiasts from Washington and Baltimore enjoy potluck swims and long rides on Long Corner Road. Dan and Diana Donahue of Mechanicsville bring their son Andy whose $800 plus recumbent bike sparks excitement while explaining tandem bikes share as many as four riders and the family treks hills with less effort.
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Steven Hoover
Mount Airy
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Washington, D.C
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Mount Airy Bicycles
Washington
Baltimore
Dan
Diana Donahue
Mechanicsville
Andy
Donahue
Man killed helping girls after disabled car on Old Hagerstown Rd
A 55-year-old Frederick County man, Russell Domnick Cerminaro, was fatally struck by a Ford Bronco while helping two 16-year-old girls whose car had broken down on Old Hagerstown Road near Middletown. The driver, Robert Pellicot, 29, was cited for negligent driving. alcohol was not expected to be a factor. The crash closed the road for two hours as investigators worked the scene.
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Palmer Road
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Pellicot
Paula Renee Lawson
Sugarbush Circle
Frederick
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Myersville
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Mari Segal
Old Hagerstown Road
Neighbors Fight Substation Plan On Parr’s Ridge
Residents near Mill Bottom Road clash with Potomac Edison over a proposed Parr’s Ridge substation. A local legal fight and costly planning conditions led to a planning commission review, as neighbors gird for an appeal hearing and ongoing resistance to protect their hillside view.
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Parr’s Ridge
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