Maryland Fourth of July Weekend Festivities Across State
Firework shows in Baltimore area and Frederick faced rain delays while Solomons hosted country music and arts events drawing crowds. Ocean City reported a strong holiday weekend for tourism with hotels near capacity. State police logged a quiet weekend on roads, three fatalities in Anne Arundel County by Tuesday, and Bay Bridge traffic hovered around 2,600 vehicles per hour in the evening. A child sustained injuries from a firecracker incident.
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Horine
Zambelli Internationale
Pennsylvania
Inner Harbor
Walkersville
Baltimore
Frederick
Baker Park
Oregon Ridge
Catonsville
Solomons
Calvert County
Country Star Dusters
Ray Owens
America
Carol Pennock
Solomons Business Association
Ocean City
Leonard P. Berger
Sheraton Fontainebleau
Gateway-Ocean Club
Berger
Oceanity
Daniel Robinson
Ambassador Inn
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
Bay Bridge
Dana Campbell
Fireworks Shine Over Rainy Frederick Park Event
A rain shower briefly disrupted activities in the afternoon but drew few departures. About 0.14 inch fell between 3 and 4 p.m. as festivalgoers sheltered under the College Avenue bridge. The day ended with a 9:30 p.m. Zambelli Internationale display, a 140-shot finale, and generally orderly crowds under Police watch amid ongoing beer-sale controversy.
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College Avenue Bridge
Sound Source
News-Post
Frederick
Maryland
Zambelli Internationale
Pennsylvania
Frederick City
Baker Park
Four Day Holiday Slow Start Across Market Street
In Chelan Washington a van rolled into the Columbia River while parents paused at Beebe State Park. Three children ages 9 months 6 years and 8 years died after the van drifted 50 yards into the water. doors remained locked and divers recovered the vehicle an hour and a half later.
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Chelan, Wash
Columbia River
Bill Davis
Beebe State Park
Douglas County
Bo Allen
Allen
Lake Chelan Hospital
Service requirements to be challenged by Bullock
Baltimore AP Scott Bullock, attorney for the Institute for Justice, fights school districts in several states over mandatory community service for students. He argues the 13th Amendment bans involuntary servitude and that such programs invade privacy and parental rights. Courts have not yet accepted his arguments. other groups defend service learning as educational.
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Baltimore
Scott Bullock
Bullock
Institute For Justice
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
New York
U.S. Supreme Court
Bethlehem
Chapel Hill
N.C
Mamaroneck
N.Y
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
American Alliance For Rights and Responsibilities
Washington
Suzanne Goldsmith
Alliance
John
McCormick
Maryland
Goldsmith
Fed rate outlook splits economists amid slow growth signals
Analysts weigh a 6 percent Fed funds rate with calls to cut to 5.5 percent and keep the discount rate at 5.25. Some expect relief if policy shifts before Augusts FOMC meeting while others see enough positive data for no move. Greenspan cautions inflation fight despite recession risks.
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Fed
Elliott Platt
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp
New York City
Laurence Meyer
St. Louis
FOMC
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Tye
Standoff On Historic Ship Halts Fourth Of July Plans
Authorities planned extended searches and a bomb squad in a standoff aboard a ship near Charleston prompting closure of the museum adjacent park and harbor areas. July Fourth events were canceled to protect up to 5000 planned attendees as negotiators spoke with a Vietnam veteran truck driver about military women and American values.
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Charleston
Post and Courier
Jordan
Hampton
Flatley
Vietnam
Downtown grocery site weighs options amid market caution
Local developers warn a 16,000 square foot supermarket downtown is unlikely to work as a standard big box. A gourmet or specialty grocery may fit, with patience required as the city acquires the property to keep downtown service, while past store closures and bankruptcy color expectations.
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Mr. Clagett
Clagett
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
Jonathan Warner
Warner Commercial
Little George’s
Warner
Sheetz
Frederick Towne Mall
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