Emmitsburg Faces Water Woes and Election Shakeup in 1942
In Emmitsburg the year 1942 brought two unusual events. The town's water plant problems led to a boil water order in July 1942, later rescinded on December 2, and ongoing turbidity from silt. Meanwhile mayor Robert Preston stepped aside for Dr. William Carr, who was elected and brought Preston onto the council. Carr faced complex duties amid water, street, and park issues, with officials noting bacterial concerns and fixture-related causes, alongside historic preservation steps for the town named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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Emmitsburg
State Department of the Environment
Robert Preston
William Carr
Old Town
Joan Boyle
Carr
Preston
Friendly Visitor Program supports lonely elderly in Montgomery County
In Montgomery County a one year old Friendly Visitor Program trains volunteers to listen and respond to isolated seniors. Volunteers, ages roughly 20s to 70s, visit weekly for about an hour, sharing outings and companionship. The program, started to counter isolation, has 18 active matches in Damascus, Germantown, Gaithersburg and nearby areas. Megan Miller notes volunteers gain wisdom from survivors and become advocates for their friends. Call 424-0656 ext. 107 to participate.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Judy Miller
Mental Health Association of
Ms. Miller
Damascus
Germantown
Gaithersburg
Prominent Filipino Convicted in Killings of Teens
A prominent Filipino, Claudio Teehankee Jr., 51, was convicted of murdering three teenagers from the United States and Sweden as they walked home from a party in Manila on July 13, 1991. He received life imprisonment, hefty fines, and damages to the victims’ families amid claims of public pressure and alleged preferential treatment due to his connections.
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Manila
Philippines
United States
Sweden
Claudio Teehankee Jr
Teehankee
The
Philippines Supreme Court
Rodolfo Jimenez
Job Madayag
Fidel Ramos
Claudio Teehankee Sr
Corazon Aquino
United Nations
New York
Swank
Dasmarinas Village
John Chapman
San Diego
Calif
U.S
Maureen Huitmann
Jussi Leino
Asian Development Bank
Water fill debate pits engineers over groundwater impact
Opponents and supporters of the Eyler rubble fill clash over groundwater travel times and contamination risk. KCI says nine months to stream detection. Schnabel counters by 36 days to water course and sevenfold faster absorption. Maryland officials demand recalculation using porosity factors amid ongoing zoning and permit disputes. Pleasants plans to sue if the project is rejected.
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KCI Technologies
Eyler Jubble
William D. Pleasants Jr
KCI
Schnabel Engineering Associates
Citizens For
Schnabel
Pleasants
Environmental Science and Engineering
Maryland Department of the Environment
DNA
Eric Newquist
Mr. Pleasants’ Pleasant Companies
Peggy Kelley
Citizens For Responsible
Eyler
Fiery tractor-trailer crash injures two near Cumberland
An Illinois tractor-trailer driver and a passenger were injured in a fiery crash on Interstate 68 east of Cumberland, closing 5 miles of eastbound lanes from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. The truck carrying paint and thinner struck an embankment, the trailer bursting into flames. Driver Lee Boschow, 40, was in stable condition. Ray Lundberg, 41, was treated and released. Traffic was detoured while Maryland State Police, Hazardous Material team, and Du Pont investigated.
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Cumberland
Illinois
Maryland
Lee Boschow
Northlake
Boschow
Cumberland Memorial Hospital
Ray Lundberg
U.S. 220
Rocky Gap State Park
Allegany County Hazardous Material Response Team
The
du Pont Co
U.S.-Russia talk on strategic weapons continues at Geneva
Talks hinge on how many SS-18 silos Moscow may keep and how bombers are counted. Russia aims to convert some 170 six warhead missiles to single warheads, while the US seeks silo destruction and bomber accounting fixes. Both sides project totals down to 3,000 to 3,600 warheads by 2003 under START II implications.
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United States
Moscow
Eagleburger
Geneva
Russia
How homeowners fuel fires raise chimney creosote risk
Homeowners are warned that moisture and burning trash or painted wood increase creosote in chimneys. Experts say loading a woodstove and starving the fire to smolder can keep heat low, preventing residue from venting and accelerating buildup. Proper wood type and burn strategy matter for chimney safety.
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Mr. Payne
City seeks to curb KKK cross display on public square
Cincinnati officials asked a federal appeals court for permission to cut short the Ku Klux Klan cross display on a public square after repeated vandal attacks. City Councilwoman Nell Surber said the court should recognize the city has tried but cannot stop the vandalism.
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Cincinnati
Ku Klux Klan
Nell Surber
Buster the beagle rescued after dryer vent entrapment
In Tualatin Oregon firefighters freed Buster the beagle whose head was stuck in a clothes dryer vent. Two boys aged 10 and 15 alerted their father and firefighters cut a square hole with a power saw to release him. The dog recovered, slurping water after the ordeal.
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Tualatin
Ore
Buster
Beagle
Portland
Medellin car bomb kills three injures fifty
A car rigged with over 150 pounds of dynamite exploded in Medellin as police passed, killing three and injuring about fifty. The blast occurred during a routine patrol amid a two month wave of violence blamed on fugitive drug lord Pablo Escobar after a clash on October 28.
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Bogota
Colombia
Medellin
Pablo Escobar
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Mardy Outride Woodturm
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