Fort Ritchie Among Bases Named for Closure in Pentagon List
Washington AP The Clinton administration's base closure plan names 57 sites, including Fort Ritchie Md and 14 other major bases in 12 states. Some communities may gain jobs via realignments while others face significant civilian job losses. Rome Laboratories would move to Wright Patterson AFB and several facilities would shift personnel.
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Associated Press
Fort McClellan
Ala
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Alaska
Naval Surface Warfare
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Brooks Air Force Base
Red River Army Depot
Reese Air Force Base
Texas
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Colo
Naval Air Warfare Center
Indianapolis
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Bayonne Military Ocean Terminal
N.J
Navy Air Engineering Station
Lakehurst
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Calif
Pentagon
Rome Laboratories
Griffiss Air Force Base
N.Y
Wright-Patterson Afb
Ohio
Naval Reserve Center
Huntsville
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Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fila
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Sill
Okla
South Carolina
Kirtland Air Force Base
N.M
Letterkenny Army Depot
Lone gunman robs First Bank at Rose Hill Plaza
A lone gunman robbed the First Bank of Frederick at Rose Hill Plaza Shopping Center at 3 p.m. Monday. A white male in his 40s, wearing a light gray sweatshirt and ski mask, fled on foot, no one injured. Witness described him fleeing north and showed police the escape path. Officers questioned a man but found no suspect as search continued Tuesday. The bank had not been robbed before.
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Bank of Frederick
Protests at Woodsboro quarry hearing on expansion plan
Residents near the Martin Marietta aggregate quarry on Md 194 challenged operations at a public MDE hearing. They cited mud on the road and dust control concerns as the company seeks a permit to replace a 200ton plant with a 600ton plant, with a final decision expected in about a month.
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Woodsboro
Iirvan Cregger
MD. 194
Phoenix Corp
Cregger
Phoenix
Maryland Department of the Environment
Martin Marietta
MDE
Craig Holdefer
Thompson reverses field accepts Middletown burgess post
Thompson wins unopposed in Middletown special election with 49 votes to become burgess. He will be sworn in at town hall at 2 p.m. to serve the remaining 13 months of Louise Snodgrass’s term amid low turnout and weather-related voting impacts.
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Middletown
William Thompson
Thompson
Town Hall
Andrew Bowen
Mr. Thompson
Louise Snodgrass
House of Delegates
Retired computer scientist nominated in town election
A 64 year old retiree, unexpectedly named by his father in law Ray Gladhill to run in a special town election, recalls initial surprise and later encouragement from family, town commissioners, and pride shaping his decision to run.
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Ray Gladhill
Cattle Industry Convention to Cover Marketing
The Frederick News notes the Agriculture section will cover a Cattle Industry Convention focused on marketing. The brief mentions continued cloudy weather with light rain and cooler temperatures, and directs readers to Page A-7 for more details.
GOP eyes changes to balanced budget measure in last bid
Senate Republicans offered to modify the constitutional amendment demanding a balanced federal budget by 2002 to bar courts from ordering tax increases or spending cuts. They seek support from Sen. Sam Nunn and others, aiming for 67 votes in the Senate and possible House ratification after a 300-132 margin last month.
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D-Ga
Larry Craig
Idaho
Nunn
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Breaux
Ford
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Hatfield
Bob Dole
R-yan
Conrad
Dorgan
White House
Clinton
Fort Detrick eyed for national vaccine facility site
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett and Don Date pressed Pentagon officials to locate a vaccine storage and production facility at Fort Detrick in Frederick. They highlighted the site's strong ties to the community, existing bioscience work, and potential for 100 plus jobs, while noting funding and site choice remain unsettled.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Pentagon
Fort Detrick
Frederick
Dr. Bartlett
Don Date
County Economic and Community Development Commission
Date
House of Representatives Armed Services Committee
Bartlett
House-Senate
Joseph Piek
Army Public Affairs
Capt. Piek
Capt. Pick
Libertytown to Host Six Month ALS Unit Trial
Frederick County Commissioners vote unanimously to place an Advanced Life Support unit at the Libertytown Volunteer Fire Co for a six month trial despite objections from other ALS volunteers. Dissent centers on service speed for southeastern county areas and questions over the rapid decision.
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Libertytown
Frederick County
Libertytown Volunteer Fire Co
Daniel Hughes
Advanced Life Support
Hughes
ALS
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