Historic Middletown house gutted by fire
A late night blaze destroyed a yellow brick house at 6838 Picnic Woods Road in Middletown Valley. Owner Kim Firestone and firefighters battled flames from interiors and a porch, with embers from a woodstove igniting newspapers. Neighbors recall a 16 room home built in the early 1700s. a dog named Flash died in the fire. Fire officials said crews saved some furniture and paintings and fought the fire with deck guns and ladder operations, drafting water from a nearby pond. Firefighters remained on scene into the night as multiple departments helped contain the blaze.
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Bien Anntenen
Middletown Valley
Kim Firestone
Picnic Woods Road
Flash
Jerry L. Chipley
Firestone
Boonsboro
Middletown
Four Rotorex workers treated after carbon monoxide leak
About 250 workers were evacuated at the Rotorex plant in Walkersville after four or perhaps five employees were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning. Three remained under testing. two were released by noon. Firefighters evacuated the plant after a reported leak around 10:30 a.m. The incident follows a prior propane explosion at Rotorex last week. FMH staff reported high patient load as they treated and transported victims to Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Walkersville
Rotorex
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Jim Boley
Beara Bdge Ele Tulalind Tone
Retreat Road
Ted Meminger
State Fire Marshal's Office
United Fire Companies
Frederick Memorial
Rotorex Co
Fedders
Orp
Jerry Chipley
Martha Schipper
Frederick County Health Department
Kotorex
Uae
Budget bill to cost Md. $189 million
A private study projects Gramm Rudman budget cuts would hit Maryland with 19 million dollars in losses under current law, while California and New York face the largest declines in direct federal aid through 1987 programs. The report warns of long term economic deterioration if across the board cuts take effect October 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
Maryland
California
New York
Congress
Fiscal Planning Services
White House
Gramm-Rudman
Texas
Ilinois
Ohio
Service Employees International Union
Villers Foundation
National Council of Senior Cikizena
Congressional Budget Office
Gramm. Rudman
Reagan
Ronald Pollack
Sundeen
FEMA lays off 200 workers amid mismanagement findings
Rep. Michael Barnes says 200 FEMA staffers will lose jobs due to overspending and overstaffing tied to misconduct by former director Guilfrida and deputy Villella. About 15 cuts hit the Washington area, with 50 more at regional offices. Notices sent today to affected employees.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Emmitsburg
Michael Barnes
D-Md
Congressional Federal Government Service Task Force
Washington Area
Olney
Bi Beonesti
Barnes
Julius W. Becktoe Jr
Bronnett
Louis O. Guiffrida
Fred J. ViheUa
Guiffrida
Villella
House Science and Technology
Mount St Marys coach unhappy after win over Liberty
Mount St Mary's basketball coach Jim Phelan expressed dissatisfaction with his team despite earning a Saturday victory over Liberty College. The piece appears in the family section with cross references to pages C-1 and C-4-7.
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Mount St. Mary's
Jim Phelan
Liberty College
Remiti
Weather Quote by George Douglas on Facing the World Alone
A brief quotation states that public feints and grand wagers fail, while true heroes stand solitary against the world. The line emphasizes personal courage over collective spectacle.
Black church predates emancipation in Frederick history
In Frederick County Black History Month, Asbury United Methodist Church on All Saints Street is highlighted as the county's black historical landmark chosen by the Black Heritage Committee. Quinn Chapel AME, tracing to 1800s black families, served as a social hub and the first black school basement, with a 146 member congregation reflecting community diversification.
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News-Post
Frederick County
Harry R. Hughes
Asbury United Methodist Church
All Saints Street
Black Heritage Committee
Quinn Chapel
Abraham Lincoln
Taira Street
Frederick
Bethel
Ruth $. Brooks
Love Lane
East Street
Middle Alley
Maxwell Avenue
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Brooks
William Paul Quinn
India
Philadelphia
Tow
Kougn
Kooinson
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Charles Gillis
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Subcommittee
Guilfrida
U.S. Senate
Inside the News
George Norman Douglas
David Rice
Quinn
Luke J. Robinson
Gregation
David Smith
Baltimore
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Chambersburg
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Harrisburg
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