Snow emergency in county as ice and wrecks rise
State officials report pure ice on Md 75 between Md 80 and 385 and several crashes on that road. County roads retain ice and slush while interstates remain passable. A snow emergency started at 10 30 p m requiring snow tires. Virginia reports two deaths and dozens injured in massive pileups across major highways as temperatures rise modestly into the weekend.
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State Highway Administration
Houck
MD. 75
MD. 80
Maryland
Routzahn
Associated Press
Washington
Laurel
Montgomery County
Virginia
Frederick
Long-lived Thurmont woman marks a centenarian milestone
Mrs. Myers, born near Emmitsburg, recalls a life of 100 years filled with peaches, organ music, and service as a Thurmont Hello Girl in the 1920s. She outlived two husbands and four siblings, has 13 nieces and nephews, and maintains a positive outlook while adapting to age. Her friend Mrs. Whipp notes she may live to 150.
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Manhattan
Danish mother fined for wrong spelling of son’s name
In Copenhagen a Danish court ordered a mother to pay 91 dollars weekly for refusing to change her son Christophpher to Christopher or Christoffer. The ministry forbids the spelling and only accepts names on its list, a rule she argues against. Her eight year old’s name dispute has cost about 4545 dollars in fines.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Christophpher
Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Christopher
Christoffer
Pigeons to France for Pate Feeding in Zwolle City
In Zwole Netherlands city officials trap about 1,400 downtown pigeons after merchant complaints about droppings. Healthy birds will be sent to a French pate factory following disease testing, drawing criticism from animal rights activists who call the plan barbaric.
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Zwolle
Netherlands
France
Peter Vingerling
Dutch Society For the Protection of Animals
Rhinos Thrive in Nepal After Poaching Decline
Nepal's one horned rhinoceros, once near extinction, has surged from about 40 to 450 in Chitwan National Park, with another reserve housing about 50. World Wildlife Fund officials credit anti poaching efforts as fewer than 12,000 rhinos remain globally while over 90 percent of the population has vanished since 1970.
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Washington
Nepal
Chitwan
World Wildlife Fund
Africa
Asia
Hospital settles rape claims in Citrus Memorial case
In Inverness Florida Citrus Memorial Hospital agreed to pay 5 million dollars to 40 women who said a former nurse raped or molested them in the recovery room after surgery. Bruce Alan Young pleaded guilty to raping seven women and is serving 17 years in prison. The settlement averages 125 000 dollars per survivor before fees. An investigating nurse spotted Young in 1994 with a sedated 15 year old on a gurney prompting the case.
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Inverness
Fla
Citrus Memorial Hospital
Bruce Alan Young
Jackson Brownlee
Young
Doctors find effective emergency stroke treatment with TPA
Boston doctors report a landmark NINDS study showing the clot dissolver TPA markedly improves stroke outcomes when given within three hours after onset. CT confirmation is required to rule out bleeding, with a 6 percent risk of brain hemorrhage but overall fewer lasting disabilities. The finding shifts stroke care to emergency urgent treatment paths nationwide.
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Boston
Philip Wolf
Boston University Medical School
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
New England Journal of Medicine
Bosnia leaders sign peace treaty amid hope for ended war
Alija Izetbegovic Slobodan Milosevic and Franjo Tudjman joined Bill Clinton in a ceremony in Salle des Fetes to back a peace accord. Clinton praised victims of the conflict while Milosevic and Tudjman voiced guarded support and sought a lasting standoff ending with a Christmas calm in Bosnia.
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Bosnia
Slobodan Milosevic
Serbia
Franjo Tudjman
Croatia
Milosevic
NATO
Tudjman
Clinton
France
Britain
Germany
Russia
Felipe Gonzalez
Spain
European Union
Yugoslavia
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