First two space station modules join in orbit above Earth
In Houston AP report the Russian Zarya module and U S Unity chamber linked on the shuttle Endeavour, forming a seven story structure 240 miles up. Astronauts Jerry Ross and James Newman plan a 6 1/2 hour spacewalk to connect 40 electrical connectors awaiting power.
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Post Newman
Endeavour
South Pacific
Nancy Currie
Sunrise
Unity
Shuttle
Robert Cabana
New Market Observes Old Fashioned Christmas Festival
Despite a 7 degree high and brisk winds, New Market celebrated the Old Fashioned Christmas with crowds touring antique shops and crafts. Students from Gov. Thomas Johnson and Frederick high schools performed a capella at the General Store, organized by Advanced Musical Studies, marking their first festival appearance and rehearsal.
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New Market
Maryland
Bac Schoo
Victor White
Gov. Thomas Johnson and
Frederick High Schools
Victor
Andrew Adelsberger
Virginia Morgan
Colleen Daly
Bobby Steggert
Sara McKelvey
Jennifer Ubmer
Mealey
Ian
Bili
Glendening Warns State Won't Fund Sprawl Development
Gov Fartis and Glendening urged local governments to curb sprawling growth at the Monocacy Watershed Conference. The state will fund existing communities and offer incentives for anti sprawl, while new road building and land use changes threaten forested areas and water quality.
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Loecat
Fartis
Glendening
Hond College
Hood College and
Community Commons
Accor Amoilals T
Lala Forest
County official questions need for higher debt limit
Delegate David Brinkley pressed Frederick County officials at the delegation’s annual public hearing over 230 million in new borrowing authority. County leaders say the higher debt ceiling is needed for capital projects including schools, with potential adjustments if revenue from impact fees rises. A resident spoke against the increase while the new board signaled restraint, and local policy issues such as noise ordinance for the Taneytown Rod and Gun Club were discussed for possible changes.
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David Brinkley
R-Frederick
Jarsuch
Brinkiey
David Gray
Gray
Mr. Gray
Brinkley
Bowie Pearre
Wien Bridge
Pearre
Taneytown
Board of Commissioners
Frederick County
Online shopping grows as holiday crowds decline
Lisa Wisner, general manager of Steve Smith Properties, buys Christmas gifts online to avoid mall lines. She also works at Gecko Graphics, a Frederick firm that designs and maintains Web sites, reflecting a broader trend of shoppers using the Internet during the busy season.
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Lisa Wisner
Ms. Wisner
Steve Smith Properties Inc
Rustruant
Gecko Work! Graphics Inc
Frederick
Aol
Five mountain fires scorch 90 acres near Blue Ridge Summit
Five fires covering about 90 acres raged three miles northeast of here Sunday night on Jack's Mountain in Adams County Pennsylvania. Vigilant Hose Co. of Emmitsburg and Guardian Hose Co. of Thermont assisted, with crews from multiple departments aiding as fires merged on the mountain ridge. Saturday night fire near Mount St. Mary's College burned four acres and was contained by about 100 firefighters from 34 companies. forestry service crews continued work Sunday to fully extinguish it.
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Blue Ridge Summit
Here
Vigilant Hose Co
Emmitsburg
Guardian Hose Co
Thermont
Jack’s Mountain
Adams County
Frederick County
Barney Gingell
Fountaindale
Thurmont
Rocky Ridge
Walkersville
Carl Angleberger
Vigilant
Guardian
Moun
Mount St. Mary's College
Angleberger
Forestry Service
Gingedl
Res
Damascus banker Larry Moxley dies at 56
Larry L Moxley co founder and president of Damascus Community Bank died at his home in Damascus aged 56 Born July 25 1942 he started as a Bank of Damascus teller and rose to executive vice president He helped found Damascus Community Bank with the motto Where others have their branches we have our roots Surviving are four children and his former wife Nancy Moxley
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Larry Moxley
Damascus Bank
Larry L. Moxley
Damascus Community Bank
Moxley
Damascus
Nancy Moxley
Everest
Margaret Moxley Welsh
Strayer Business College
Bank of Damascus
American Legion
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Hood College
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