Ship spill off New Jersey reveals toxic cargo
Washington senator says the vessel that dumped 441 arsenic loaded drums near Cape May also carried other dangerous cargo. Frank Lautenberg warned at a House hearing that one container on the Atlantic seabed may hold sodium cyanide despite a tungsten listing on the manifest.
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Police seek man known as Scotty in Frederick shooting
Frederick City Police investigate a shooting on West South Street after a car arrival in a dispute over a girlfriend. Victim Charles W. Roberts Jr. was hit in the ankle and treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. A passenger said the assailant is a man named Scotty, described as a black male with light skin, using a 9mm pistol.
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Police target driving offenses on school buses
Police and county agencies crackdown on school bus violators in Frederick County. Since school began, bus drivers filed 108 complaints, with drivers recording vehicle tags for investigators. A Frederick High student was convicted for passing a bus with flashing lights and fined 215.
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6th Dist candidates debate health care plans
Erotic incumbent from Frederick refuses to endorse a specific national health care plan citing small business strain. She advocates insurance transferability, caps on malpractice, and rural health care improvements. Hattery from Frederick backs a unified national system to cut costs and ensure access. Nethken, former Cumberland mayor, endorses a legislated national health program and repeal of the 1913 Federal Reserve Act to redirect savings into health care.
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House votes next week shift defense funds to domestic programs
The House weighs moving 15 billion from defense to domestic priorities. Democrats face GOP and conservative dissent. A second option would use the full cut for deficit reduction while preserving limited funding for Read Start and veterans care. The plan increases Head Start and housing under certain switches, boosts AIDS research if defense transfers occur, and aims to aid defense workers with job funding. Panetta calls for spending restraint in Congress and White House
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Correction updates Middletown and Walkersville test data in Frederick News-Post
The chart in the Wednesday Frederick News-Post incorrectly stated Middletown High School 1991 test passage rates. It should show 92.3 percent passed the math test and 99.5 percent passed the reading test from the previous year. Walkersville High officials said Thursday the school offers eight Advanced Placement courses, not seven as reported Wednesday.
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Hot weather worsens cholera epidemic in South America
Nearly 40 000 new cholera cases and almost 250 deaths were reported this week by the World Health Organization. Most cases were in Peru as the southern hemisphere hot season drives the surge. Cholera spreads via contaminated water and food and can be treated if detected early, though many victims are poor or remote.
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