Frigid arctic air grips area on frigid Friday morning
Cold snap drenched the region with near zero readings across multiple towns. Myersville logged two degrees, Emmitsburg three, Westminster 1 minus, Braddock Heights minus one, and Sheperdstown zero as the Baltimore area felt the chill. A North American high pressure system from Canada drove the arctic air, with BWI at nine degrees and downtown Baltimore at ten. Forecasters warned of teens tonight and a wind chill near minus twenty. Gas stations saw big jump-start business while police advised motorists to warm engines and keep tanks full to avoid frozen lines.
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Myersville
Emmitsburg
Westminster
Braddock Heights
Sheperdstown
W.va
Maryland State Police
Frederick Barrack
Clarence Bittle
Maryland
National Weather Service
Baltimore
Candada
Arctic
Amet Figueroa
Betty Fisher
Exxon
Frederick
Jim Bonneville
John Nolte
Frederick City
Weather outlook for Sunny with highs near 30
The forecast calls for sunny conditions with highs around 30 today and cloudy tonight with lows in the upper teens. Light snow is possible Saturday with similar high near 30. Maryland area weather map reference on page A2.
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Maryland
Ponsons of The Fregetce News Postere grited
Family notices from The Fregetce News Postere appear on Page C-8. The fragment mentions 100 percent recycled paper and confirms the newspaper’s printing practice. No clear event or individuals are discernible due to garbled OCR.
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Ponsons
Fregetce
Asa
Gas Station Manager Sacrifices to Cut Fuel Prices
Victor Aghanalian, manager of Sunday Lane 6-Twelve Convenient Mart north of Frederick, lowers regular unleaded from 1.06 to .99 per gallon in response to President Clinton's energy tax address. He plans to keep earnings around three cents per gallon for 10 days to help consumers, despite normally earning about eight cents per gallon on weekly sales of 40,000 to 45,000 gallons.
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Victor Aghanalian
Clinton
Aghanalian
Frederick
Energy Information Administration
Washington, D.C
Clinton vows tax rise only with spending cuts
In Chillicothe Ohio President Clinton told a town meeting he would not raise taxes unless spending cuts are implemented. He argued four year plans balance cuts with revenue gains and noted increases in Head Start loans retraining despite defense cuts. He cited opposition to lotteries and a value added tax.
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Chillicothe
Clinton
City OKs plan for Broadway Street Apartments for seniors
Mayor Paul Gordon and the Frederick Board of Aldermen approved on Thursday a proposal for the Broadway Street Apartments an affordable housing project for senior citizens developed by the Western Maryland Interfaith Housing Development Corp. Eighteen to 24 one bedroom units are planned with funding largely from state and federal governments. Construction is not yet started but completion is slated for summer 1994. The board also approved a mutual aid agreement between the Frederick City Police Department and the Fort Detrick Police Department to permit rapid police response and cross use of equipment and services. the arrangement has been in the works since fall and aims to bolster emergency backup for the military base.
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Paul Gordon
Frederick
Frederick City
Fort Detrick
Regis Raffensberger
Norman Covert
Covert
NationsBank to buy MNC in $1.36 billion deal
NationsBank Corp will move to exercise its option to acquire Maryland's MNC Financial Inc for 1.36 billion dollars. The merger would create a major Maryland Virginia and DC franchise with MNC assets of 16.7 billion and about 250 offices. Frank Bramble of MNC called the progress in real estate issues a major step forward.
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Charlotte
N.C
NationsBank Corp
Maryland
MNC Financial Inc
NationsBank
Baltimore
Washington
Frederick
Maryland National Bank
Mount
MNC
Hugh McColl
Virginia
District of Columbia
MINC
Mount Airy Hosts Dual County Bosses for Talks on Bi County School
Mount Airy, straddling Frederick and Carroll counties, convened both counties for an informational meeting at the new fire hall to discuss town concerns. A regional bi county high school has been debated for 13 years, with past negotiations ending sourly.
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Mount Airy
Maryland
Frederick
Carroll Counties
Carroll County
Gerald Johnson
R. Delaine Hobbs
Boards of Education
Mount Atry
Johnson
Aspirin linked to lower colon cancer risk in arthritis patients
A Swedish study suggests aspirin and similar NSAIDs may reduce colon and rectal cancer incidence among people with rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers led by Gloria Gridley report 3 to 40 percent fewer cancers than expected, though authors caution against premature treatment changes and note potential side effects.
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Journal of the
National Cancer Institute
Gloria Gridley
The
Cancer Institute
Bethesda
Joseph McLaughlin
Nathan Wey
Fredenck
Edulis Warsdade
Wei
McLaughlin
Sophusticatea Medical
Sweden
United
Bail denied in shooting of soldier case in Frederick
Fredence woman Carmen Friedewald Hill and co defendant Jule Drag faced attempted murder and related charges in Frederick County District Court. Judge denied bail, with prosecutors outlining alleged weapon use and intent as the case proceeds.
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Fredence
Frederick
Carmen Friedewald Hill
Jule Drag
Murat Teckiens
Frederick Coutts
Bethesda
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News-Post
Inside the News
Timothy Jacobsen
Frederick County
Glenn McMahan
City Oks
Frank Bramble
Teresa Franklin X
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