Town confronts juvenile problems in Emmitsburg
Linda Ott urged residents to act at a town meeting to curb juvenile issues. She called for no tolerance, vigilant deputies, and a lowered curfew as a committee works on programs, while the mayor stressed parental involvement. Also, Gene Myers was reappointed to the planning commission and Jim Hoover named as alternate.
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Emmitsburg
Linda Ott
Ms. Ott
Bill Carr
Gene Myers
Planning Commission
Jim Hoover
Emmit Ridge
Vandals Deface Spring Ridge Elementary in Maryland
Frederick County deputies seek suspects after rust colored graffiti reading Elementary My Dear Watson and a tag Even appeared on the back of Spring Ridge Elementary. Custodians found the damage January 28 with an estimated cost of 500 dollars. Police offer up to 1000 dollars reward and ask tips to Crime Solvers at 301 663 3200.
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Sherlock Holmes
Frederick County
My Dear
Watson
Spring Ridge
Laura Guthrie
Stroh joins Mount Airy town council in unanimous vote
Mount Airy officials welcomed architect William Stroh to the planning and zoning commission after his unanimous selection to fill the seat left by Norman Hammond. The council also approved a $3,000 property survey, reclassified a nursing home project as commercial lowering permits to 31,500, and set Main Street closure for Spring Fling on May 16 with contingency if attendance falters.
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Mount Airy
William Stroh
Stroh
Norman Hammond
Planning Commission
Robert Mead
Gerald Johnson
Planning and Zoning Commission
Mead
Main Street
Hobbs
Lorien Health Systems
Winter storm watch looms Frederick County through Wednesday
The forecast warns of a winter storm watch from the piedmont through the mountains with rain tonight changing to snow, heavy accumulations likely by dawn, and gusty northeast winds 20 to 30 mph. Wednesday brings continued wind and heavy snow at times, with highs in the low to mid 30s and similar wind conditions.
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Frederick County
Severe storms lash Southeast and West with heavy rain
Strong storms roared across the Southeast and coastal California early today with potential flash floods. By tonight storms spread from Florida and the Gulf into the Carolinas and Kentucky, with up to 5 inches of snow in the Appalachians and 70 mph winds.
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California
Florida
Gulf Coast
Carolinas
Kentucky
Appalachians
Sierra Nevada
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Arizona
Plains
Soda Springs
Massive York factory blast kills one worker
A blast at York International Corp. plant during the 11 30 p m shift change killed one welder and injured several, with hundreds inside when the explosion occurred. Debris litters streets as a vapor plume sickened nearby residents and dorms at York College were evacuated. The firm, No 419 on Fortune’s 1996 list, employs about 2 000 in York and 21 000 worldwide.
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York
William Dill
Dennis Wolfe
York International Corp
Robert Straw
York County Emergency Services Agency
Patrick McFadden
Weld
Dill
York Hospital
Wolfe
York College
Philadelphia
York International
Frederick County Deputies Seek Accreditation From State Panel
Deputies earn praise at a public hearing as Frederick County Sheriff’s Office pursues accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies in Fairfax Virginia. Community groups credit deputies with personal and organizational help, including youth programs and rapid response. Further assessment will determine if accreditation is granted, with written comments accepted at the Fairfax address.
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Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Commission On Accreditation of
Fairfax
Lynn Widdowson
Sheriff's Department
C.O.P
Frederick County
Hona Hogan
Frederick City
Sheriff’s Office
Commission
Commission On Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies
Eaton Place
Suite
Three hurt in Md 194 two-vehicle crash near Coppermine
Maryland State Police reported a Sunday evening crash at Md 194 and Coppermine Road involving a 1987 Chrysler LeBaron driven by Charles E Morgan 68 of Union Bridge and a southbound van driven by Frances K Kern 28 of Walkersville. Morgan Kern and Keith Kern 34 were treated and released from Frederick Memorial Hospital. Morgan was cited for failure to yield the right of way.
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MD. 194
Coppermine Road
Maryland
Charles E Morgan
Union Bridge
Frances K. Kern
Walkersville
Morgan
Ms. Kern
Keith Kern
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mr. Morgan
Donnie DeLauter
Cadet's murder trial opens with dramatic testimony
In Fort Worth Texas prosecutors promise jurors will hear in Zamora's own words how a Naval Academy midshipman helped kill a rival. The first witness Kristina Mason, Zamora's ex friend, recalls a conversation after the December 4 1995 slaying of Adrianne Jones. Mason says Zamora ordered her fiancé to finish Jones with the line shoot her kill her.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Diane Zamora
Naval Academy Midshipman
Ms. Zamora
Kristina Mason
Adrianne Jones
Ms. Mason
David Graham
Miss Jones
Michelle Hartman
Roomates
Ex-Arizona governor Fife Symington sentenced to 2 1/2 years
Former Governor Fife Symington was sentenced by US District Judge Roger Strand to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying to obtain millions in loans, plus a $60,000 fine and five years probation. He reported to a minimum security work camp on March 20, after resigning in 1997 over false financial statements. The judge said prosecutors overstated the losses, citing the weak Phoenix real estate market.
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Phoenix
Fife Symington
Ann
Tommy
Roger Strand
Symington
David Schindler
Schindler
Judge Strand
Bahrain backs U.S. in warning Iraq
Bahrain voiced support for the United States in urging Iraq to allow unconditional U.N. weapons inspections. Secretary Albright met with Bahrain’s leaders, stressing unfettered access to suspected sites, while Saudi Arabia backed inspections and discussed potential use of bases if diplomacy fails. The U.S. and its allies push for total compliance from Baghdad amid growing pressure.
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Bahrain
United States
Iraq
U.N
Persian Gulf Emirate
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Madeleine Albright
Eiuhs Sheik
Isa bin Salman al Khalia
Cairo
Hosni Mubarak
Albright
Russia
U.N. Weapons Inspection Commission
Sheik Mohammed bin Mubarak al Khalifa
U.N. Special Commission
U.S. Navy
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Abdallah
Fahd
Saddam Hussein
Unscom
Stephanopoulos subpoenaed as grand jury witness in Clinton Lewinsky case
Prosecutors subpoena former White House aide George Stephanopoulos to testify before a grand jury investigating whether President Clinton had sex with Monica Lewinsky and whether a cover up occurred. The Lewinsky visits to the White House after her Pentagon transfer and other subpoenas were reported by major papers. Betty Currie is named as authorizing Lewinsky's access to the White House.
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White House
George Stephanopoulos
Monica Lewinsky
Grand Jury
Stephanopoulos
US District Court
Clinton
Ms. Lewinsky
Pentagon
New York Times
Paula Jones
Washington Post
ABC News
Pentagon Public Affairs
Vernon Jordan
Bruce Lindsey
Tucker Seeks Supreme Court Clemency In Texas Death Case
Tucker 38 year old pickax killer awaits possible reprieve as Texas parole board rejected clemency. Gov Bush faces limited options after ruling from Supreme Court, while defense cites unfair commutation process and past rejection rate.
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Huntsville
Texas
Karla Faye Tucker
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Parole Board
Ms. Tucker
George W. Bush
High Court
David Botsford
Supreme Court
Endangered species unprotected suit filed in California
Environmental groups accuse the federal government of failing to protect endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. They cite jaguars in the Southwest, Florida black bears, and a vanishing Nevadan fish, and say the Fish and Wildlife Service stalls on listings. The Southwest Center for Biological Diversity filed a federal suit in San Diego seeking action on 44 species at risk in California.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Southwest
Florida
Nevada
David Hogan
The
Southwest Center For Biological Diversity
Congress
Southwest Center
San Diego
California
Teen cheerleader on trial for murder after baby found
In Medina Ohio police report a 17 year old girl Audrey Iacona allegedly gave birth in a basement having denied pregnancy. A dead premature infant was found in towels with bloody scissors nearby. Jury selection began Monday with potential life imprisonment if convicted.
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Medina
Ohio
Mark
Angela Jacona
Audrey
Iacona
Granger Township
Cleveland
Oregon doctors struggle with assisted death law limits
Penny Schlueter, battling ovarian cancer, awaits possible assisted death under Oregon's 1994 law, but doctors fear losing federal licenses. The law was reaffirmed last year yet remains contested as clinicians weigh narcotic prescription risks amid her deteriorating condition. Berlin officials confirm a Nazi Goebbels bunker near the future Holocaust Memorial, once marked in East German archives.
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Age Hill
Ore
Penny Schlueter
Schlueter
Oregon
Berlin
Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Secret Police
Wilfried Menghin
Berlin Wall
Menghin
Wreckage found of Cebu Pacific DC-9 crash near Sumagaya
Helicopters over Mount Sumagaya in Claveria, Philippines, found no signs of the 104 aboard the Cebu Pacific Air DC-9. Searchers faced steep slopes, darkness, and thick vegetation as they neared the crash site 28 miles northeast of Cagayan de Oro. The plane, missing since Monday, drew reports of an explosion and initial claims of 15 survivors.
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Claveria
Mindanao
Cebu Pacific
U S AIDS deaths drop dramatically in first half of 1997
AIDS deaths across the United States fell 44 percent in the first half of 1997, as three drug cocktails known as protease inhibitors and other treatments show dramatic impact. CDC officials cite the New York City decline as even larger at 48 percent in 1997.
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Chicago
United States
Kevin DeCock
National
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
CDC
Patricia Fleming
New York City
City Department of Health
New York
Mary Ann Chiasson
Clark McMahon named in sweepstakes lawsuit
Florida Attorney General sues American Family Publishers and celebrity spokesmen Dick Clark and Ed McMahon for deceptive advertising. The suit alleges elderly residents flew to Tampa to claim prizes never won, with the state filing the first charges against the firm. The publishers deny wrongdoing and cite $77 million in prize payments.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Dick Clark
Ed McMahon
Bob Butterworth
Tampa
Florida
Sweepstakes
Georgetown University Law Center
Maryland
American Family Publishers
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