Debris from Shuttle Challenger found offshore no crew trace
Port Canaveral reports debris from the Challenger but no crew remains located. Debris amounts to bulkhead material and aluminum, with small cylinders and heat tiles found. searchers number up to 1,000 across a 5,500 square mile Atlantic area.
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Associated Press
Port Canaveral
Fla
We Scallenger
John Philbin
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Cmdr
Jim Simpson
National Aeronautica and Space Administration
NASA
Patrick Air Force Base
Philbin
Navy
Air Force
Atlantic
Mount Airy woman recalls McAuliffe as teacher
Rae Reed, a Mount Airy homemaker and former student from 1971 to 1974 at Thomas Johnson Junior High in Prince George's County, remembered Christa McAuliffe, her seventh to ninth grade social studies teacher. Reed recalled McAuliffe's Boston accent, her dynamic teaching methods, and talks about space as the shuttle tragedy unfolded.
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Rae Reed
Christa McAuliffe
Ms McAuliffe
Ms. McAuliffe
Ms. Reed
Mount Airy
Thomas Johnson Junior High School
Prince George's County
Space
Ma. McAuliffe
Boous Lercha
Susan
Thomas Johnson Middle School
Boston
New Hampshire
Ms Reed
Rotorex blast probes seek cause at Walkersville plant
State fire officials investigate a late night explosion at The Rotorex Co. plant in Walkersville. No injuries reported as 44 workers were on site. Wall demolished, siding scattered, unions say workers were on lunch breaks. investigators plan further site visits.
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Maryland
Rotorex Company
Walkereville
Walkersville
State Fire Officinals
Rotorex Co
Ted Meminger
Ronald R Kolojeski
Rotorex
Helen Johnson
IEU
Afl-Cio
Lewistown
Bob Inomas
Lyng appointment sparks mixed farmer reactions
Farmers in Maryland and Frederick County voiced disappointment at Richard E. Lyng’s selection as U S agriculture secretary, noting he is a son of the soil but uncertain on whether he will champion farm programs. Some say his strong background and tenure as undersecretary offer steadiness, while others seek a working farmer in the top post.
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U.S Department of Agriculture
Richard E. Lyng
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Reagan
Nixon
John Block
Block
Ilinois
Barry Lucey
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Lyng
Dutch Langenfelder
Maryland Park Producers Association
Langenfelder Farms
Howard County
Langenfelder
Joe Free
Frederick County
Mill
Free
Lacey
USDA
Lucey
Maryland Farm Bureaus Nationa Affairs Committee
Cleagan
Dick Lyng
California
Nison
Washington
Weather notes and a cryptic ad reference in page map
The brief mentions sunny breezy and cold today with highs 25 to 30 and lows around 15. A Western Maryland Weather map is on page Az, followed by a quote about a walking stick as evidence of leisure rather than utility.
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Maryland
Special tax district approved for Lake Singapore project
A Maryland General Assembly meeting ended with approval of a bill to create a Lake Singapore special taxing district limited to three items roads water and sewer. Frederick lawmakers trimmed broader powers and debated voting representation while ensuring property owner participation. Del James E McClellan warned about control by a few landowners as the discussion continued.
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Robert C. Reid
Annapolis
Fredericks
Maryland General Assembly
Greater Land
Lake Singapore
Thomas H. Hatters
Frederick
Hatters
Lake Singanore
Hattery
del James E McClellan
D.frederick
del M.albert Morningstar
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Richard T. Meagher
Johnelle Giles
Parkway Elementary
Board of Education
Parkway
Cheri Dattoli
Area 2
Food Service
Cynthia Lee
Area 1
Becky Brashear
News-Post
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