Police to Target Reckless Drivers in Frederick County
Maryland State Police will launch a March enforcement program focusing on aggressive driving after five people were killed in four January crashes in Frederick County. Lt. Ken Tregoning cited speeding, seatbelt neglect, wrong-way driving, and drowsy driving as causes and said two months of concentrated enforcement will target speeding, yielding, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, and disobeying traffic devices, with added DWI patrols.
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Gunman kills tourist and self on Empire State Building deck
A 69-year-old Palestinian gunman opened fire on the 86th floor observation deck, killing a Danish musician and another tourist, injuring six, before shooting himself. Ali Abu Kamal died five hours later. authorities identify the victim as Chris Burmeister. Police note the shooter spoke of Egypt prior to the attack.
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Ali Abu Kamal
United States
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Egypt
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West Bank
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Jean-Luc Will
New York Post
Chris Burmeister
Maryland Reform Party forms central committee
The Maryland Reform Party organized the Frederick County Reform Party Central Committee with Dennis Khan as chairman, Curtis Mabie as treasurer, and Bette Khan as secretary. Nine attendees from local residents gathered at William R. Talley Recreation Center as the party, a third party since 1996, aims to broaden its base and stay on the Maryland ballot through county outreach over the next 60 days.
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Maryland Reform Party
Frederick County
Reform Party
William R. Talley Recreation Center
Dennis Khan
Thurmont
Curtis P. Mabie
Frederick
Bette Khan
Maryland
State Election Commission
Patricia Cummings
State Reform Party
Ross Perot
Khan
Nobel laureate Gajdusek pleads guilty to abuse charges
Prosecutors say Daniel Gajdusek may not believe he did anything wrong after pleading guilty Feb 18 to two counts of sexually abusing a boy he adopted from Micronesia in 1987. He faces nine months to a year in jail, five years probation, and travel freedom under a plea deal.
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Middletown
Sai Daniel Gajdusek
Micronesia
Gajdusek
Frederick County
Scott Rolle
Maryland
Robert Gajdusek
Corta Madeira
Calif
Los Angeles Times
Frederick lab studies drugs to stop HIV spread
A Frederick team at Southern Research Institute received a five year 21 million dollar contract to study antiviral drugs aimed at preventing HIV transmission. Researchers test compounds in cell cultures and animals, focusing on topical microbicides as a new frontier in AIDS research.
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Southern Research Institute
David Ho
Sri
Frederick Research Nter
Luke Pallansch
Roberta Black
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Black
Pallansch
Randall Owens
NEADD
Margaret Pilgram Activist Dies at 78 in Frederick
Margaret Kieffer Pilgram longtime Frederick community activist died Sunday at her home at 5597 Cottonwood Court. She was 78 and known for leading Operation Town Action which revitalized downtown Frederick in the 1970s. A friend said she loved Frederick and cared deeply for the people. Continued on Page 44.
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Margaret Kieffer Pilgram
Cottonwood Court
Fredenck
Pilgram
Operation Town Action
Frederick
Blanche Bourne-Tyree
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