Road crews struggle as sleet and snow slam highways
State Highway Admin officials describe sleet and fast snow as tops for storms, with 70 percent of interstates and 50 percent of secondary roads cleared after a night of rapid snowfall. Icy conditions persist on Interstate 70 and county roads remain problematic despite chemicals and cinders. Weather improves briefly with sunshine and a warming trend into the low 30s by weekend.
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Robert Ambush
State Highway Administration
Ambush
Routzahn
Frederick City
Inman Withdraws From Nomination For Defense Secretary
Washington AP An aide said Admiral Bobby Ray Inman will tell reporters in Austin Texas at 1 p.m. EST that he is withdrawing as President Clinton’s nominee for defense secretary The White House confirmed the decision as officials prepared formal reaction withheld pending the news conference Clinton had announced Inman’s nomination on December 16 after Les Aspin’s resignation The White House cited tax issues on household staff as the reason Inman withdraws He had praised Inman for intellect integrity and leadership while Inman said he accepted the role out of duty and country.
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Washington
Bobby Ray Inman
Clinton
White House
Inman
Austin
Texas
Mr. Inman
Defense
Les Aspin
Aspin
Obituary: Adolphus Nichols 1944–2024 Gaithersburg resident
Adolphus W. Nichols 49 of Gaithersburg died Sunday January 16 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Rockville He was born June 13 1944 in Maryland son of the late Bradley and Virgie Nichols He worked as a mail sorter for the U S Postal Service in Gaithersburg Survived by wife Nancy Golliday Nichols four children Adolphus W Nichols Jr Wendy Sue Nichols Earl B Nichols and Annette M Nichols seven sisters three brothers and five grandchildren Memorial services will be held at 11 am Thursday January 20 at Barber Funeral Home Laytonsville Interment is private Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association.
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Adolphus Nichols
Adolphus W. Nichols
Gaithersburg
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Rockville
Nancy Golliday Nichols
Maryland
Bradley
Virgie Nichols
Nichols
U.S. Postal Service
Adolphus W. Nichols Jr
West Virginia
Wendy Sue Nichols
Earl B. Nichols
Annette M. Nichols
Bootie Thomas
Pauline Donaldson
Dickerson
Betty Kilby
Frederick
Edith Ruh
Frederick County
Dottie Ayton
Laytonsville
Mary McGrew
Clarksburg
Shirley Nichols
Frank Nichols
Poolesville
Melvin Nichols
Billy Nichols
Barber Funeral Home
Laytonsville Road
The
Diabetes Association
Funeral services for Gene Frizzell in Winfield
Funeral services for William Eugene Gene Frizzell of Westminster who died January 12 were held January 17 at Barrier-Queen Funeral Home Winfield with Rev. O F Kibbe officiating. Bearers included Steven A. Close Bill Lease Mark Tognocchi and others. Interment followed in Cemetery. Funeral services for Marie Margaret Hultman formerly of Frederick were January 17 at St John the Evangelist Frederick with Mass of Christian Burial by Rev Wayne G Funk. Bearers included Peter Plant Wayne Stackhouse Douglas A Dailey and Robert Dailey II. Interment at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Owings Mills.
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William Eugene
Gene” Frizzell
Westminster
Barrier-Queen Funeral Home
Winfield
O.F. Kibbe
Taylorsville United Methodist Church
Taylorsville
Steven A. Close
Bill Lease
Mark
Tognocchi
William Barnes
Bill Aldrege
Jimmy Barnes
Frizzell
Anna Lee Close
Taylorsville United Methodist Cemetery
Marie Margaret Hultman
Frederick
Baltimore St
Hagerstown
St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church
Wayne G. Funk
Peter Plant
Wayne Stackhouse
Douglas A. Dailey
Robert E. Dailey II
Robert E. Dailey Jr
Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery
Owings Mills
Funeral Services for Robert J Schultz Held in Frederick
Funeral services for Robert James Schultz who died January 13 at his home 1713 West Seventh Street Frederick were conducted January 17 at the Etchison Memorial Chapel Keeney and Basford Funeral Home. The Rev Dr Harold B Wright I officiated. Interment followed at Resthaven Memorial Gardens Frederick. He was the husband of Frances Fox Schultz.
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Robert James Schultz
W. Seventh St
Frederick
Etchison Memorial
Keeney & Basford Funeral Home
Harold B. Wright I
Trinity United Methodist Church
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Schultz
Frances Fox Schultz
Arthhe
Scoutmaster Feldser to retire after 30 years of adventures
Scouts kept warm and dry as Mr Feldser, a 30 year veteran, led weekend expeditions with no electronics inside. Jimmy McCauley 14 said they adapted well. The group slept in a cabin Saturday night and returned to Thurmont Sunday morning as Feldser plans to retire later this month, passing leadership on.
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Feldser
Jimmy McCauley
Thurmont
Quake rocks Southern California. power, water shortages hit region
A major quake caused fires at Mission Hills apartments and left more than 500000 homes without power and 200000 without water. Shelters opened as gas stations and banks failed, roads damaged, and water pipelines questioned. Officials warned boil water. many areas evacuated, schools closed, and federal aid declared.
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Art Ginsberg
Mission Hills
Abbie Grubin
Northridge
Willie Williams
Bob Olsen
Olsen
San Diego
Las Vegas
San Andreas
Disneyland
Universal Studios
Pete Wilson
Bill Swan
State Seismic Safety Commission
Sylmar
Swan
Clinton
California
Federal Emergency Management Agency
James Lee Witt
Rescue continues as barn collapse frees Holsteins
Rescue workers extract Holsteins trapped in a collapsed barn and remove two severely injured animals. By nine in the morning the last animals were freed, and the herd left with only fear, ready for milking once processed. Operation HQ was set in a milking parlor where workers warmed up before resuming effort.
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Mr. Powell
MSD fundraisers highlight privatization debate and 1995 budget
MSD a student run snack bar faces constant competition said Mr Shockley son of MSD graduates and one of the county s most active fund raisers Fortunat ely we live in a very generous community State lawmakers last summer studied whether MSD should be privatized but decided a change in its funding status was not needed The school s fiscal year 1995 budget has not yet been announced publicly.
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Shockley
MSD
Water outage hits Braddock Heights as pump fails
Braddock Heights residents faced a water interruption Monday after noon when a pump problem caused the Braddock Water Co. main system to go down. Service halted around 2 p.m. and was restored by early evening. No further details were available.
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Braddock Heights
Braddock Water Co
Barn Fire on Dolly Hyde Road Draws Regional Aid
The Libertytown Volunteer Fire Company assisted a barn fire on Dolly Hyde Road as the Montgomery County Cave-In Collapse Unit joined crews from Frederick and Pennsylvania after the collapse incident paused a mission to southern California. A firefighter said owner and damage details were unavailable.
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California
Montgomery County
Frederick
Pennsylvania
Powell
Libertytown
Dolly Hyde Road
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