Frederick man charged with assault and theft after dispute
Cameron D. Butler, 26, faced second degree assault robbery and theft charges after a dispute with Shannon Roby, 21, in a 350 Feld pointe Blvd parking lot. Butler allegedly grabbed a necklace, pushed Roby and pulled her arms. He remained jailed Sunday on 15000 bail at Frederick County Adult Detention Center.
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Frederick
Frederick City
Cameron D. Butler
Shannon Roby
Feldpointe Blvd
Butler
Ms. Roby
Mr. Butler
Frederick County
Maryland Lotto Draw Fails To Hit Jackpot On Weekend
No jackpot winner in Maryland Lottery Saturday night. Drawn numbers include 7 9 19 28 with 39 players hitting five numbers for 1500 each and 1,827 players with four numbers earning 40. Next drawing estimated at 125 million. Also reported are several Pick 3 Pick 4 and Match 5 bonuses from Saturday and Sunday drawings.
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Maryland
Maryland Lottery
U.S. prison population climbs nearly 6 percent in 1997
The Justice Department reports the nation’s jail and prison population rose about 6 percent in 1997 to more than 1.7 million by June 30, with state and federal inmates increasing by 55,198 to 4.7 percent. The midyear total equates to about one in 155 residents in confinement.
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Washington
Justice Department
U.S
Department’s
Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Prison Growth Outpaces Crime Decline Says Sentencing Project
The Sentencing Project notes a 1997 rise in the national prison population, driven by harsh sentencing and probation/parole terms. Inmates in local jails grew 9.4 percent to 48,587, while the overall rate trails Russia but remains a multi-decade upward trend. Critics caution correlations with crime trends are unclear.
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Bureau
Sentencing Project
U.S
United States
Russia
New York City
Collision kills man as car and pickup collide on Md 108
A Saturday crash on Md 108 near Laytonsville left Basil Grimes dead and three others injured. Kevin Lyles and Walter Phillips from nearby areas were hospitalized in serious and fair condition respectively, while Maurice Frazier stayed in serious condition at the trauma center. Police said the 1989 Honda Prelude hit a 1995 Dodge pickup entering from a driveway, killing Grimes who was a front seat passenger. The driver of the pickup, Walter Phillips, led the accident investigation continues.
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Laytonsville
Here
MD. 108
Maryland
Basil Grimes
Chrome Mine Road
Kevin Wayne Lyles
Gaithersburg
Walter D. Phillips
Olney
Bethesda
Lyles
Phillips
Maurice Darnell Frazier
Germantown
R Adams Cowley
Baltimore
MD 108
Grimes
Honda
Frazier
Elusive robber raids Sykesville store in knife point hold up
Maryland State Police say a white man about 5 foot 8, 160 pounds, wearing a dark jacket and ski mask robbed Little George's Convenience Store at 7252 Gaither Road on Saturday night at about 7 50 p.m. No injuries reported. Suspect fled toward Gaither Manor Apartments. Call Sgt. Bruce Smith with tips at 410 876 8989 or 410 848 3111.
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Sykesville
Maryland
Little George’s
Gaither Road
Bruce Smith
Gaither Manor
Sgt. Smith
Driver charged after hitting Brunswick police officer at Sheetz
A Lovettsville, Virginia man, Richard Barry Cannon Sr., 50, was arrested after hitting uniformed Brunswick officer Cpl. Jeff Kessler with a car during a stop at the Md. 17 and Md. 180 area near a Sheetz. Cannon faces first-degree assault and multiple charges, while Karen Miller, a passenger, is charged with hindering a police officer. Cannon jailed in Frederick County with $125,000 bail after a one-mile pursuit ending on Jefferson Pike.
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Knoxville
Lovettsville
Brunswick
Jeff Kessler
Sheetz
MD. 17
MD. 180
Cpl
Kessler
Cannon
Frederick County
Cpl. Kessler
Cpl Kessler
Mr. Cannon
Frederick Man Charged With Stealing 1989 Chevy Celebrity
A Frederick man, Dennis Lee Smith, 26, was charged with theft over $200 and first degree assault after stealing a 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity from a Washington Post distributor at a Sheetz on Md 85 and Spectrum Drive at 2:55 a.m. He was caught on Md 8 at Crestwood Boulevard about 25 minutes later and jailed in lieu of $125,000 bond.
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Washington Post
Maryland
Sheetz
MD. 85
Spectrum Drive
Dennis Lee Smith
Frederick
Mr. Smith
MD. 8
Crestwood Boulevard
Smith
Frederick County
Cattle Block Turnpike After Truck Crash near Bedford
Wandering cattle blocked traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bedford after a truck overturned in the eastbound lane around 8 am. State police organized a detour while crews corralled escaped cattle, extending the jam 84 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
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Bedford
Pittsburgh
Infants and father injured in I-70 bridge crash
Michael Myers 37 of Baltimore loses control of a 1995 Dodge pickup on an icy I-70 bridge over Md 27 at 4:25 a.m. The vehicle overturns after striking a guardrail. Anthony Lee Jones 26, also of Baltimore, drives a 1995 GMC van that slides and hits the pickup. Dad and infant daughter Sarah were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and released.
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Aman
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Maryland
Michael Myers
Baltimore
Anthony Lee Jones
Myers
Sarah
FMH
Youth Critically Injured in Thurnont Crash
A Thorton area youth, Ralph Sanders, 15, is in critical but stable condition at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center after a Friday night crash on Motter Station Road near U S 15. Driver Robert Wayne Johnson Jr., 17, refused treatment. Sanders was flown to Washington County Hospital and then to Baltimore. The collision caused a power outage lasting until 5 a.m. Authorities did not file charges against Johnson.
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Thurmont
R Adams Cowley
Baltimore
Ralph Sanders
Kelbaugh Road
Robert Wayne Johnson Jr
Woodsboro
Maryland
Johnson
Motter Station Road
U.S. 15
Sanders
Washington County Hospital
Alegheny
Older drivers have more accidents
Washington AP reports traffic researchers say restricting older drivers may not reduce high accident rates. Larry Cook of Utah and Wayne Bigelow of Wisconsin note teens and drivers 70 plus have the highest per mile rates, with older drivers injuring mainly in daytime and at lower speeds.
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Washington
Larry Cook
Utah
Cook
Wayne Bigelow
University of Wisconsin
Transportation Research Board
Mr. Cook
Maryland Areas Forecast Cloudy With Light Snow Likelihood
Frederick County and Montgomery County report cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of light snow or flurries, highs in the mid 30s, and light winds. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with possible evening flurries and lows around 30. Tuesday brings variable cloudiness and highs in the mid to upper 30s. The Maryland Mountains portion notes similar conditions with lows in the 20s to 30s. Extended outlook calls for partly sunny Wednesday with 40s, then Thursday mainly cloudy with possible rain west.
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Frederick County
Montgomery County
Maryland
Asian crisis may yield gains for U S business from Asia
New York AP reports that General Motors plans a major expansion into Indonesia while Dell cuts prices on a popular computer and Hewlett Packard seeks more Asian components. Analysts say currency weakness could lower costs, boost imports, and curb inflation, though some warn against oversimplifying the crisis and its global risks.
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New York
General Motors
Indonesia
Hewlett-Packard
Dell Computer
Asia
Greg Mastel
The
Economic Strategy Institute
Washington
Clinton testifies in Jones case. president takes normal day
President Clinton seeks normalcy after six hours of deposition in the Paula Jones sex harassment suit. He and Hillary attended Foundry United Methodist Church, leaving without comments as reporters pressed questions. Jones and husband Stephen left Washington quietly. Bennett and Willey deposition details reported but denied by Clinton camp.
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Washington
Clinton
Paula Jones
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Foundry United Methodist Church
White House
First module of space station ready for shipment
The first international space station module, cargo oriented, is finished and set for transport to Baikonur for a June 30 launch. Russia's Khrunichev officials say the unit will proceed next week, part of a joint project by Russia, the United States, the ESA, Canada and Japan with a three-person initial crew planned for early 1999.
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Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Khrunichev Scientific Production Center
Yuri Koptev
Russian Space Agency
Space Station
United States
European Space Agency
Canada
Japan
First-born septuplet has eye surgery in Iowa
Kenneth Robert McCaughey, the first-born of the McCaughey septuplets nicknamed Hercules, underwent Jan 11 eye surgery at University Hospitals in Town City to fix blood vessels and prevent retinal detachment. He left hospital the next day. Kelsey Ann joined siblings at home while Alexis May Natalie Sue and Nathan Roy remain hospitalized in fair condition. In Lexington, Va, Beth Hogan withdraws from Virginia Military Institute, the first female cadet to enroll, citing the school’s grueling freshman testing.
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Hercules
Kenneth Robert McCaughey
University Hospitals
Town City
Robert Hepworth
Kenneth
Mr. Hepworth
Kelsey Ann
Alexis May
Natalie Sue
Nathan Roy
Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
Beth Hogan
Junction City
Ore
VMI
Mike Strickler
Hogan
Associated Press
Pope names 22 cardinals including two from the United States
Vatican City AP Pope John Paul II named 22 new cardinals during Sunday blessing at St. Peter's. The list includes Francis Eugene George of Chicago and James Francis Stafford formerly of Denver along with archbishops of Toronto Mexico City Vienna and Madrid. Ceremony set for Feb 21.
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John Paul II
Francis Eugene George
Chicago
James Francis Stafford
Denver
Toronto
Mexico City
Vienna
Madrid
St. Peter’s Square
John Paul
Christoph Schoenborn
Dionigi Tettamanzi
Genoa
Cohen and Chi sign maritime cooperation accord in Beijing
In a step toward trust, Gen Chi Haotian and U S Defense Secretary William Cohen sign a naval cooperation pact and visit a secret air defense installation. The talks, begun at the Clinton Jiang summit, aim to build a cooperative strategic partnership and improve openness with Beijing.
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U.S
China
Chi Haotian
William Cohen
Mr. Cohen
Gen. Chi
Clinton
Jiang Zemin
Washington
Cohen
Slaying at Amman villa claims Iraqi envoy and tycoon
Unidentified gunmen Slit the throats of eight people at a hilltop villa in Amman including Iraqi diplomat Hikmet al Hajou and billionaire Namir Ochi. Four or five masked assailants tied victims to chairs and murdered them during Ramadan banquet. Also killed were Sami George Thomas, al Hajou's wife Leila Shaaban, two other Iraqi businessmen, and an Egyptian night watchman. Authority says motive unclear and al Hajou likely not the primary target.
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Amman
Jordan
Hikmet al-Hajou
Namir Ochi
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Qchi
al-Hajou
Sami George Thomas
Thomas
Saddam
Odai
Mr. al-Hajou
Leila Shaaban
Brig
Hisham Nsour
Utilities push to restore power in Maine after ice storm
Frustrations mounted as more than a week passed with many customers still without electricity. Central Maine Power said 87 percent of residential and business customers had power, with some summer residences not expected to be reconnected until spring. Shelters housed about 600 people as temperatures dropped to the teens, and police reported some domestic tensions linked to the outage.
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Augusta. Maine
Central Maine Power Co
Mark Ishkanian
Jane
Timothy Darnell
Lewiston
Bridgton
Robert Bell
Bell
Augusta
Maine
New York
Unabomber jurors weigh exposure as trial resumes
In Sacramento AP reports jurors chosen a month ago, kept from news, face questions about knowledge of Theodore Kaczynski's death by his own actions and his psychiatric evaluation. Experts note exposure to culture is hard, and some jurors may be replaced as the judge plans to resume proceedings.
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Sacramento
Calif
Theodore Kaczynski
U.S
Garland Burrell
Jolan Dimitrius
Kaczynski
Robert Gordon
Pope Visit Seen Unlikely to Change Cuba U.S. Ties
Cuban officials doubt Pope John Paul II can alter 38 years of hostile relations with the United States. Fidel Castro rejected talk of overt political change while some exiles and White House officials see potential for dialogue on human rights and relief of suffering. The pope, arriving Wednesday, may raise contacts between Cuba and U.S. business and church groups, but authorities insist the visit does not affect the bilateral conflict.
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John Paul II
Cuba
United States
Fidel Castro
Carlos Fernandez de Cossio
Associated Press
White House
Holy Father
Mike McCuny
Castro
Pope
John Paul
U.S
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