Frederick city candidates outline qualifications for office
Seventeen candidates for local office addressed voters at a Silo Factory event sponsored by the Frederick Jaycees drawing about 100 attendees. Incumbent Mayor Jim Grimes touted a productive, fiscally solid city with a $48 million budget and more than 400 employees. Alderman Frances Baker, seeking to unseat Grimes, urged focus on rising bonded debt and a finances panel. Democratic challenger Gary Hughes joined Baker’s push for inclusive neighborhoods and city amenities while criticizing downtown emphasis. Continued on Page A-10.
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Frederick Jaycees
Jim Grimes
Iis
Grimes
Frances Baker
Hope Circle
South End
United Way kicks off 1997 Frederick County campaign
United Way of Frederick County launched its 1997 fund drive at Harry Grove Stadium aiming for 1.3 million dollars. Susie Loveland, acting CEO, expressed confidence after 1.22 million was raised last year. Funded programs include youth development, child care, substance abuse counseling, mental health, hotlines, homelessness and elder care. Donations are distributed after review by 80 volunteers, with options to designate gifts to specific agencies or services.
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United Way
Frederick County
Harryrove Stadium
Susie Loveland
Unit Way
Frederick Keys
United Way Board
FDA urges warning labels on fresh juice products
The Food and Drug Administration asks juice makers to label drinks with a warning about possible disease causing microbes like E coli. The move, ahead of the fall apple harvest, affects the juice industry as some cider makers fear reduced sales. Local orchardists defend apples as safe while noting concern over unpasteurized juice linked to past outbreaks and illnesses in Western states and Canada.
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Food and Drug Administration
Robert Black
Catoctin Mountain Orchard
Thurmont
FDA
Don Schlimme
University of Maryland
Canada
Fire Rescue panel hails road closure near Bennett's Creek
Frederick County Fire and Rescue panel may recommend closing Monocacy Bottom Road at Bennett's Creek. County Commissioner Bruce Reeder will present the issue to the Roads Board in September, with board member Hugh Schneider joining to inspect the site. Motorists must ford the creek to traverse the road, and residents report repeated flood damage and late night calls for help. Margie Williams backs the gate proposal, hoping for relief from frequent creek hazards.
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Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association
Monocacy Bottom Road
Bennett's Creek
Bruce Reeder
Frederick County Roads Board
Hugh Schneider
Margie Williams
Ms. Williams
Williams leads Rotorex workers in labor dispute stand
Walkerstown scene follows local 133 president Jesse James Williams on the picket line at Rotorex as talks with parent firm Fedders Corp. stall over a three year contract. Williams recalls a rough youth and prison era before turning to union leadership and vows not to sell out his 440 members.
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Local 133
Rotorex
Walkersville
Jesse James Williams
Relorex
Fedders Corp
Williams
Snaff Phoe
Jesse Williams
International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried
Father and daughter found dead in Potomac home
In Potomac Maryland a man Yong Sun 36 apparently stabbed his 9 year old daughter Jun Sun to death then died by his own action. The bodies were found about 140 a m by his wife who came home from work. The wife last saw them at about 4 p.m. Police said no suicide note was found.
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Willams
Saltamore
Williams
Baltimore
Hns
Sam
Potomac, Md
Potomac
Montgomery County
Yong Sun
Jun Sun
Ante Evans
Inside The News Beans Take Beating From Drought
Drought impacts crops as beans suffer in dry conditions described in the Green-house section. The page B-1 note references the drought’s effect on harvests and related agricultural issues.
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Ric Adams
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Julia Robb
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Mountaindale Road
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