GOP anti crime package faces tough Senate fight
The House passed the core of the GOP crime package providing 10 billion dollars for local governments and ending Clinton’s 100,000 police program. The Senate debate is expected to be tougher with President Clinton signaling a veto and Senator Orrin Hatch saying the Judiciary Committee must rewrite the package for Senate passage.
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Washington
House
America
Clinton
Wsaz-Tv
Huntington
W.va
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Judiciary Committee
Bob Dole
Guerrich
Police sweep seven Frederick high school lots for drugs
Police dogs checked vehicles at seven Frederick County high schools on Tuesday discovering no drugs. One school employee faced a beer in a car citation, while several students were cited for cigarette possession. Sheriff Hagg said the coordinated search aimed to deter, not jail, and officials kept details quiet until teams arrived.
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Frederick County
Jim Hagg
Catoctin High School
Hagg
Valentines Day Marriages Rise at Frederick Courthouse
Roger Bobo and Krista Wagner Bobo wed on February 14 in Frederick after choosing a simple Valentine’s Day ceremony over a longer Pennsylvania process. The couple, residents near Gettysburg, tied the knot with deputy court clerk Doris Kotchenreuther presiding, witnessed by Bobo’s mother. The courthouse has seen 12 to 25 Valentine’s Day weddings since 1988, with 18 ceremonies performed recently before closing time.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Roger Bobo
Krista Wagner Bobo
Frederick
Mr. Bobo
Ms. Cooley
West Patrick Street
Circuit Court Clerk
Winter storm closes Frederick area schools
Morning snow and icy conditions forced a winter storm warning across Frederick and nearby counties. Up to four inches of snow were predicted with sleet and freezing rain later, leading to canceled classes at Frederick County schools and Frederick Community College. Roads were treated with salt and abrasives as officials warned motorists to stay off the roads unless necessary.
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Frederick
National Weather Service
Dick Diener
Associated Press
Frederick County
Frederick Community College
Bill Routzahn
County Roads Department
Mr. Routzahn
Activists lobby delegation to oppose plan to scrap DALP
Local homeless and welfare reform activists pressed Frederick County legislators to reverse Gov. Glendening’s proposal to kill the Disability Assistance and Loan Program. DALP provides $157 monthly to about 21,000 disabled statewide, with 189 county residents at risk of losing aid and facing homelessness. Advocates urged funding restoration, warning of higher shelter demand and stressing the program’s safety-net role.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Glendening
Ann Ryan
Parris Glendening
Tim Ferguson
Frederick Carroll
Ferguson
John Derr
Ms. Ryan
J. Anita Stup
Frederick Washington
Mike Spurrier
Frederick County Community Action Agency
Dalp
Department of Health and Mental
Frederick County CIP projects delayed to ease budget strain
Frederick County Commissioners slashed more than 4 million dollars from fiscal year 1995 capital improvement projects to balance the 1996 budget and relieve financial pressure. About 2 million could reduce operating funds. the rest shifts to 1996 and beyond. The panel plans to review the 1996 CIP in April, aiming to offset a 4.3 million revenue shortfall and a 750,000 set‑aside draw.
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Frederick County
Mark Sneadner
Sneadner
Mark Hoke
Hoke
East Frederick
Bruce Reeder
Sheriff's Office
CIP
Cejka named to FCC Board of Trustees
Frederick resident Oliver J. Cejka Jr. is appointed by Gov. Glendening to succeed John H. Tisdale on the Frederick Community College Board of Trustees. Cejka, a 1969 Frederick High School graduate with a University of Miami bachelor's and Cumberland Law degree, will join at the Feb. 15 meeting and could serve a 1995 2000 term.
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Oliver J. Cejka Jr
Frederick Community College Board of Trustees
Parris Glendening
Cejka
John H. Tisdale
Tisdale
Judge Tisdale
FCC
Lee Betts
Grendening
Maryland
Frederick
Frederick High School
University of Miami
Cumberland School of Law
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