Montgomery County Drunk Driving Claims Stir Race
MontCo state's attorney candidate Daniel J. Cassidy accuses incumbent Andrew L. Sonner of lenient handling of drunken driving cases. Cassidy cites court records showing low conviction rates, high dismissals, and calls for stricter enforcement and lower blood alcohol limits. Cassidy highlights local activist Cindi Lamb, MADD figure, as a supporter and witness to crash injuries.
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Montgomery County
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Sonner
General Assembly
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Annapolis
Souner
Cindi Lamb
Frederick
State police probe liquor store robbery
Maryland State Police investigate a Wednesday morning armed robbery at WWD Liquors on Md. 478 between Brunswick and Knotville. A black male, about six feet tall and 190 pounds, wore a green army field jacket, blue ski mask, and black mittens. He demanded cash, struck the clerk James Coates, and fled with an undetermined amount from the register and under the counter. Police seek tips at 663-3101 or Frederick County Crime Solvers at 663-3200.
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WWD Liquors
New Addition
Brunswick
Knotville
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James Kerns
James Coates
Kerns
Coates
Frederick County
Darlene Wiles Burall
45th Infantry Division seeks former members
The 45th Infantry Division Association seeks names and addresses of former members. LTC Cyril R. Murphy Jr, 8102 Clyde Bank Rd, Baltimore 21234, is the state chairman. The Thunderbird division served 511 combat days in eight campaigns in Europe during World War II and 429 combat days in four in Korea. Baltimore AP reports the Maryland Daily Numbers lottery winner drawn Tuesday was 443.
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Clyde Bank Rd
Baltimore
45Th Infantry Division
45Th Infantry
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Tritt to Take State Post In Finance And Administration
Frederick County official Tritt will leave his county role to become assistant state superintendent for administration and finance. He will direct budget, accounting, auditing, general services, pupil transportation, personnel and food and nutrition as part of a state department reorganization. Tritt has held multiple Frederick County posts since 1961 and earned degrees from Shippensburg and Maryland.
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Frederick County
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Western Maryland
Snow Accumulates Across Baltimore Area After Rain
Weather service meteorologist Amet Figueroa reports an inch of snow on the ground by 1 a.m as cold air intensified a storm center. Ellicott City had six inches by midnight Tuesday and Baltimore metro area about two inches by 2 a.m Wednesday.
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Ellicott City
Baltimore
Auto sales plunge in December early reports show steep drops
U.S. automakers start December at a 22 year low with overall sales down 72.5 percent from a year earlier. Ford Motor Co. leads declines with a 7.7 percent drop in the first ten days, GM down 28.4 percent, and Chrysler off 14.6 percent.
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U.S
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Tourism policy reforms aim to boost industry and consumer protections
A conference highlighted the Tourism Policy Act creating a coordinating commission and an advisory board to guide policies across state lines. Speakers stressed consumer rights as a rising focus, with Germany cited as a model for strict advertising honesty and tourism law enforcement.
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Benedict
Germany
Frederick County
Kay Morrow
Arizona
Canada
Morrow
Lifeguard blood flight set today for organ aid
The Frederick Airport Association and American Red Cross launch a Lifeguard blood and organ transport. Volunteers pilot a Cesana 216 to move blood samples and a kidney to aid Pavik's Illinois sister. Flights are scheduled from Frederick, with responders coordinating transfer for possible surgery.
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Frederick Jek
Eitine Ikrederick
Frederick Apert
Rus Lawton
Bob Warser
Neat
Jay Pavik
Lewiston
Illinois
Pavik
Jo Engle
Frederick
Clady Hackett
Northwest and Gulf Weather Outlook
Rain expected in the Northwest through Thursday morning and east to the Gulf coast. Inland higher elevations face a transition to snow with light snow flurries across the Great Lakes.
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