Frederick Police Debuts White Uniform Cars with Local Flair
Frederick officials unveil new police cars in white for visibility, with redesigned interiors for easier radio and flashlight access. Maj Raffensberger notes budget allows 10 more cars next year as Mayor Grimes touts cadet intake and aim for 125 officers to keep the city safe. Officer Kevin Grubb details the crest inspired by clustered spires.
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Raffensberger
Kevin Grubb
Frederick
Jim Grimes
Police Department
Mr. Grimes
Disaster aid details for unregistered flood victims
FEMA has paid out statewide disaster housing, individual and family grants, and SBA disaster loans while inspectors assess damage reports. Call 800 462 9029 to register and proceed with assistance, as noted by Mr Segda and Ms Walker who report totals of 446 571, 15 680, and 249 000 respectively.
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Segda
FEMA
Walker
Plumbing firms ride cold snap as pipes freeze and furnaces strain
Plumbers report rising emergency calls as 24 hour service crews log 10 to 12 hour days due to ruptured and frozen pipes. Ice blockages in furnace exhausts and heat pump issues push repairs, while homeowners are urged to unhook hoses and prepare. Weather station records a high of 24 degrees with wind chills near minus 21.
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Early
Mr. Early
Tony Shrader
van Sant
Shrader
Russell L. Brown
Walkersville
Clyde’s Plumbing and Heating
Brunswick
Glenn Waltz
Glenn E. Waltz Plumbing and Heating
Frederick
County officials seek FEMA aid for snow event costs
Public Safety Director John Droneburg awaits guidelines on funding applications as Frederick County officials anticipate FEMA aid. Croneburg expects significant funds and a conference soon to detail distribution, with money expected before the end of fiscal 1996.
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Wolfson
Frederick County Public Safety
John Droneburg
Mr. Croneburg
FEMA
Registration drives and party shifts in Frederick County Maryland
Voter turnout tactics during primary include motor voter registration at MVA offices. County tallies place registered voters around 83,000 with Republicans leading Democrats by about 3 to 1 as 1994 to 1995 gains show Republicans adding 2,914 to 37,251 while Democrats add 1,053 to 34,047. Party leaders discuss motives, goals, and upcoming presidential and district races featuring Roscoe Bartlett and a slate of GOP candidates.
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Pratt
Motor Vehicle Administration
MVA
Elections Office
Frederick
John Tregoning
Republican Central Committee
GOP
Bill Clinton
Democratic Central Committee
Blaine Young
Frederick City
Montgomery County
Young
Clinton
Lyndon LaRouche Jr
Don Allensworth
Stephen Crawford
David P. Koontz
David L. Osmundson
Roscoe Bartlett
Lamar Alexander
Pat Buchanan
Bob Dole
Robert K. Dornan
Malcolm S. Forbes Jr
Phil Gramm
Alan Keyes
Richard Lugar
Maurice Taylor
John J. Kubricky
Fredric M. Parker
Dr. Bartlett
John H. Tisdale
Westminster
Joseph Bartlett
Mr. Koontz
Fredric Parker
Ellicott City
Bartlett
Timothy Gallagher
Frederick County
Republican State Central Committee
Democratic State Central Committee
Primaries lag with no debates and few voters
The 1996 primary season shows a near nonexistence of events with only one Democratic congressional challenger debate planned in Westminster. Republicans show little interest while incumbents and hopefuls brace for low turnout, citing weather, funds, and media focus on early states.
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New Hampshire
Iowa
James Enzeo
Stephen Crawford
Frederick
Koontz
Parker
Clinton aide Tucker to Face Trial in Whitewater Case
Tucker and the McDougals face a March 4 trial on conspiracy and fraud charges connected to Whitewater dealings. Prosecutors allege $3 million in federally backed loans were obtained to benefit the defendants, including a $300,000 loan to Mrs. McDougal pushed by David Hale. Clinton testifies could confront Hale’s claims under oath, with Starr cross examining him if he appears in person.
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McDougals
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
McDougal
David Hale
Clinton
Hale
James McDougal
Starr
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Whitewater Grand Jury
Washington
Little Rock
White House
Rose Law Firm
Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan
James
Savings
Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Ford
Lynette
Squeaky” Fromme
Carter
Robert Vesco
Reagan
John Poindexter
Arkansas
Savings and Loan
Funeral notices for residents of Frederick and Dundalk
Funeral services were held for Donald L. Wetzel of 420 Logan St Frederick and Mabel Elizabeth Covert formerly of Baltimore and for Emily Adelaide Boone of Frederick. services conducted at First Baptist Church Hilton Funeral Home Keeney and Basford Funeral Home and Morgan Chapel United Methodist Church with interments at Mount Olivet and Monocacy Cemeteries. Notables include bearers, officiants, and attending groups from Fort Detrick Central Maryland Farm Credit and Homemaker's Sunday School. Interments followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery Frederick Monocacy Cemetery Beallsville and Morgan Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
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Logan St
Frederick
First Baptist Church
Larry Eubanks
Burnis D. Barrett
William Kelley
Central Maryland Farm Credit
Wetzel
Fort Detrick
Brian Wetzel
Robert Wetzel
Michael Jones
Robert Kirk
Rick Cook
Greg Hoffmaster
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Margaret Barnes Smith Funeral Services Held in Frederick
Funeral services for Margaret Polly Barnes Smith 80 of 120 Key Parkway Frederick who died Sunday Jan 28 after a brief illness were held Feb 3 at Quinn Chapel AME Church officiated by Pastor Luke Robinson with Rev Rex Bowins and Rev Ronald Simmons. Bearers included Harry Bates Terry Bowie Bob White Kevin Bowie Byron Bowie and Bob Davis. Interment in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Gary L Rollins Funeral Home Frederick. Funeral services for Hobart H Wolfe of 1880 Market Road Middletown who died Friday Feb 2 were held Feb 5 at Donald B Thompson Funeral Home with Rev Doug Tran officiating. Bearers were grandsons Terry Brown Randy Alexander Jock Wolfe David Wolfe Mike Taylor and Carey Beall. Interment in Parklawn Cemetery Rockville.
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Emily Adalaide Boone
Carriage Court
Frederick
Etchison
Keeney and Basford Funeral Home
Margaret Graham
al Saints Episcopal Church
Robert C. Boone
Wayne W. Cook
Richard F. Cook
Dale W. Stitely
Bryan D. Stitely
William W. Sugars
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Margaret Smith
Margaret
Polly” Barnes Smith
Key Parkway
Citizens Nursing Home
Quinn Chapel Ame
Luke Robinson
Rex Bowins
Ronald Simmons
Harry S. Bates
Terry L. Bowie
Bob White
Kevin D. Bowie
Byron K. Bowie
Bob Davis
Peggy Bowie
Patricia Pinnex
Bowins
Stacey Harris
Precious Lord
Fairview Cemetery
Gary L. Rollins
Hobart H. Wolfe
Market Road
Middletown
Donald B. Thompson
Doug Tran
Middletown United Methodist Church
Terry Brown
Randy Alexander
Jock Wolfe
David Wolfe
Mike Taylor
Carey Beall
Parklawn Cemetery
Rockville
Infant Theresa Warcholik Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Theresa Anne Warcholik infant daughter of Warren and Anne Warcholik of 434 Heather Ridge Drive Frederick were conducted Monday February 5 at Etchison Memorial Chapel Keeney and Basford Funeral Home Frederick. Rev J Kevin Farmer associate pastor of St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church officiated. Interment followed at Resthaven Memorial Gardens Frederick.
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Theresa Anne Warcholik
Warren and
Anne Warcholik
Heather Ridge Drive
Frederick
Etchison Memorial Chapel
Keeney and Basford Funeral Home
J. Kevin Farmer
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Man confesses to setting 13 fires in French town
Pascal Raffin a 35 year old factory worker confessed to 13 unexplained blazes in Moirans en Montagne southeastern France since November. The fires terrorized a town of 1500, including a fatal blaze at his aunt’s home, with an early theory pointing to a faulty power line under the streets.
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Moirans-En-Montagne
France
Pascal Raffin
Raffin
Electric
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