Jobless claims dip again as labor market shows signs
Washington reports 340000 first time unemployment claims for the week ending Jan 30, down 12000 from the prior week and the lowest since December. The four week moving average fell to 354250 while payrolls rose 106000 in January and the jobless rate edged to 7 percent. California, Alabama, Georgia, Missouri and South Carolina led declines with fewer layoffs. Michigan, Texas, Illinois, Florida and Minnesota showed increases.
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Prosecutors reopen case on Buttafuoco affair claim
Nassau County prosecutors revisit allegations of a 1991 affair between Joey Buttafuoco and Amy Fisher after a former employee corroborated the claim. District Attorney Denis Dillon will decide if the matter should go to a grand jury. The report notes Fisher was 16 turning 17 at the time and Buttafuoco denies the sex charges.
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Nassau County
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New York
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Howard County inches toward all workplace smoking ban
Howard County peers consider a sweeping ban on smoking in all workplaces and in restaurants after extending current rules from indoor malls. Councilman C Vernon Gray argues it would shield non smokers from secondhand smoke and push the county to the nation s toughest policy.
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Columbia
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Disappointed families visit Abu Ghraib for last chance
Disappointed relatives of two imprisoned Britons, Paul Ride and Michael, drove to Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad for a final meeting as their pleas for early release were rejected by Iraqi authorities.
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Two Men Charged With Drug Violations Near Mall
Frederick County deputies arrested Albert Lombardos 27 of Rockville and Timothy A Klein 33 of Hanover Pa after a 10 45 p m call to a suspicious vehicle outside Bob Evans near the Francis Scott Key Mall. Police said 58 grams of marijuana were found and both men were charged with possession with intent to distribute possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. They are held at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center pending bond.
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Doctor Convicted After Web of Health and Debt Claims
A doctor was found guilty of all charges after jurors weighed a patient’s health crisis and financial reliance on care. The defense argued the patient had a 20 year pattern of substance abuse, while the state contended the doctor exploited her as a lifeline with ulterior motives. Jurors deliberated about 30 minutes.
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Willie Mahone
Thomas Sinton
Frederick County Home Builders See Competition Rise in 1992
Ausherman Homes reports 1992 as a year of rising competition as large builders moved into Frederick County amid metropolitan market slumps. Sales staff recovered to pre recession levels but profits narrowed due to concessions per sale. Planning saw fewer new paper plans, financing tightened after the savings and loan crisis, yet officials remain optimistic about steady residential development in the Washington area.
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Ausherman
Frederick County
Mr. Barnes
Barnes
Washington
Clinton presses health and gun reform amid protests
Clinton addressed a mixed audience, hearing pleas over illegal handguns and health insurance gaps. He backed Virginia Governor Wilder's monthly handgun limit, urged a waiting period, promised expanded meat inspections, and offered a health plan target ready in 106 days while opposing a balanced-budget constitutional amendment.
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Clinton
Virginia
Douglas Wilder
Vicki Detwiler
Seattle
Ross Perot
Planning board weighs scattered housing concept adoption
City planning remarks focus on homeowner responsibilities and education as a goal. Michael Williams warns that scattered housing is risky in practice. Alderman James Grimes cites past affordable housing projects that delayed required infrastructure improvements after city approval.
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Commission
Planning Commission
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James Grimes
Planning panel grants conditional site plan approval
County officials heard concerns from Charlie Seymour owner of Turning Point Inn and opponents of gambling as they granted conditional approval for the site plan. The plan hinges on parking and traffic control fixes and requires blocking pedestrian access from the high school while addressing traffic and on site safety.
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Charlie Seymour
Planning Commission
Poole
Adcock
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