Shuttle lifts off on 10 day mission
Space shuttle Columbia blasted into orbit on a 10 day mission to capture a bus sized satellite and retrieve an 11 ton orbiting science lab. Commander Dan Brandenstein and pilot Jim Wetherbee will pilot intri cate maneuvers to close in on the Long Duration Exposure Facility two days after liftoff. Bonnie Dunbar will use the 50 foot arm to grab the satellite and place it in the cargo bay as NASA begins its 1990s mission sequence.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space
Columbia
Atlantic
Navy
Richard Truly
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Dan Brandenstein
Jim Wetherbee
Bonnie Dunbar
County to hire two prosecutors amid drug case surge
Frederick County plans to add two prosecutors to relieve a rising caseload linked to the war on drugs. State's Attorney Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr. told commissioners funds are needed now, with 180 day speedy trial limits looming, and anticipated budget changes in July. He seeks six months of new salaries plus a circuit court investigator and two administrative specialists as part of a wider office expansion.
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Frederick County
Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr
Dorsey
Frederick City
District Court
Circuit Court
Delegation Narrowly Focused for 1990 General Assembly
The Frederick County delegation to the General Assembly will be far less occupied with local bills as the 1990 session opens. Chairman Del. James E. McClellan says only two issues will be addressed: a Lake Singapore special taxing district for road building and pay raises for county officials who did not receive earlier salary increases. The Lake Singapore district has been debated for three years but opposition among property owners blocked full legislative action.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
General Assembly
del. James E
Doc” McClellan
Lake Singapore
Lake Singanore
FMH Plans 25 Million Expansion Over Three Years
Frederick Memorial Hospital officials announce a 25 million expansion over three years to add space and new medical equipment. The largest addition is a new emergency room three times the size of the current facility. Construction, including a new parking deck, is expected to start in fall 1990.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
James K. Kinttz
Kenneth R. Coffey II
Snow disrupts Frederick County as schools delay and buses stranded
Snow and ice caused two hour delays for county schools while Brunswick and Linganore high schools canceled classes. One Brunswick elementary bus got stuck in a ditch, prompting concern from a parent. Police reported no major accidents as weather crews prepared in advance.
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Kirby Maybush
Frederick County
Brunswick
East E Street
Fifth Avenue
Ronald Linton
Linganore student Linh Slomovitz mourned after suicide
Linh Slomovitz a Linganore High senior living near Mount Airy was found by a State police helicopter about 300 yards off Old Annapolis Road east of Woodville Road Saturday at 10 12 a m. He reportedly had a handgun and had been despondent. The youth was active in St Peters Catholic Church and ice hockey and planned to become an environmental scientist.
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Linganore High School
Annapolis Road
Linh Slomovitz
Singanore
Helane Court
Mount Airy
Old Annapolis Road
Woodville Road
Bruce Robert
Ban Thi Slomovitz
Linh
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Libertytown
Gene Nickel
Nickel
Frederick County
Singapore
W. Lyon Carr
Montgomery County
Columbia
St. Camillus Catholic Church
Silver Spring
Slomovitzes
Beltsville
Frederick Mayor Ronald Young Bid Farewell With Honors
Frederick officials and community members gathered at the Weinberg Center to honor Mayor Ronald N. Young after 16 years in office. Attendees included former governor Harry Hughes and ex-president Jimmy Carter. The event featured testimonials, serenades, gifts, and a playful note about a jersey number, while plans for a spring first-ball presentation at Grove Stadium signaled continued ties to the city.
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Ronald N. Young
Frederick
The
Keys
Peter Kirk
Weinberg Center
Young
Ron Young
Mr. Kirk
Mr. Young
Grove Stadium
John
Gail Norman
Jerry
Jeanni Muir
Maryland
Harry Hughes
Jimmy Carter
Fort Detrick
Phillip Fogarty
Del
James E. McClellan
Frederick City
Natalee Norman
Ronald Young
Wilbur
Mary Ann Ford
Buckeystown
Weather Outlook for Western Maryland Tonight and Wednesday
Increasing cloudiness with a 50 percent chance of showers later tonight. Lows fall to the low or mid 30s, with Wednesday bringing variable cloudiness and a touch colder with scattered flurries. Highs reach the upper 30s. Weather map reference on page A-2.
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Maryland
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Robert C. Reid
FMH
Linda Joy
News-Post
Timothy Jacobsen
Sam Yu
Linganore
Karen Gardner
Anned
Mayor Young
Gwen Gurley
Mark Crummett
Inside the News
Satengereen
Mossvens
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