Cleanup under way after California quake disaster
Death toll rises to 42 as work crews begin rapid cleanup of Los Angeles highways and damaged aqueducts. Crews tear down collapsed Santa Monica Freeway sections and race to restore routes I-5, 14, and 116 while the San Fernando Valley aqueducts are repaired to restore water supply. Clinton visits the region and conservation measures loom.
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Yeltsin seeks new cabinet as ruble sinks to record lows
President Boris Yeltsin met Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin to form a cabinet favoring reformers amid a free fall of the ruble to 1,607 per dollar from 5,503. Finance Minister Fyodorov’s fate looms large as analysts call it a power struggle shaping Russia’s reforms.
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Spigot Trickling Advice Amid Cold Weather
The county water and sewer department reports many frozen lines where entering homes as unusually cold weather bites. Official Michael Marschner urges residents to leave a cold water faucet dripping or a small cup of water running to prevent freezes, noting it helps relieve pressure in pipes.
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Record cold grips area as temperatures plunge
Numbing cold paralyzes the region with minus 18 degrees near Emmitsburg the lowest since 1980. Frederick and Foxville see subzero readings while wind chills hit 30 to 40 below. Highs reach only the mid to upper teens as drivers face hazardous, snow covered roads. County crews spread sand and salt, schools cancel, and Frederick Community College extends enrollment amid power concerns.
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Deep freeze grips state with record lows and closures
A brutal cold wave keeps Maryland in deep freeze with record low temps. Baltimore Washington International Airport logged 3 below zero and wind chills near 44 below. Schools across Anne Arundel to Washington counties closed. colleges and universities followed suit. shelters in Baltimore city housed displaced residents amid ongoing slick conditions and patchy ice on runways lingered.
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Freeze and Snow Grip Twin Towns Frederick S D and Frederick Pa
Frederick S D endures 93 degrees below zero wind chill with 68 inches of snow since winter, forcing school closings and road drifts. Frederick Pa reports a foot of snow amid a week of ice after a huge prior storm, as residents cope with continued harsh weather and icy back roads.
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Schaefer to present budget today
Governor William Donald Schaefer unveils Maryland's final budget as governor, calling it the state's first post recession plan. The $13.53 billion proposal includes a cigarette tax increase and an income tax sunset for high earners, with capital programs across Frederick County totaling over $8 million.
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Charles L. Benton Jr
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Weather and sports notes from The Fredarice News
Cloudy and cold with a light snow chance tonight and lows around 10 degrees. Thursday highs near 20. See weather map on Page A-2. The Mounts men’s basketball edged Wagner by a point. See Page C-1. Ponions of The Fredarice News— Fest printed on recycled paper.
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