County highway head fined and reprimanded for unsafe loads
Frederick county highway director Ronald Linton must repay $60 fines to county truck drivers and received a letter of reprimand after an investigation into unsafe loads shipped from his department. County commissioners endorsed public works director Lawrence Johnsons actions in a 3-1 vote amid inconclusive evidence about who gave radio directives to avoid police.
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Frederick
Ronald Linton
Public Works
Lawrence Johnson
Linton
Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Sterling Hollinger
J. Anita Stup
Mark Hoke
Highway Department
Mr. Linton
Mr.Linton
Hoke
Te. Bryan Davy
Mt. Ephraim Road
Davy
Courthouse to require metal detectors at all entrances
Frederick County commissioners approved a $90,000 security system for the courthouse to force entry through two main doors with metal detectors. The plan, backed by Judge Clater W. Smith and Sheriff Robert Snyder, shifts security to include all visitors and staff with key card access on two floors.
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Frederick County
Mark Hoke
Sterling Bollinger
Richard Grossnickle
Hoke
County Isk
Michael Beard
Court Street
Hanson House
Frederick City
Pam
Clater W. Smith
Robert Snyder
Richard Ashton
Ronald Hart
Hopes Dim for 149 Missing From Piper Alpha Disaster
Aberdeen Scotland AP report says 149 oil rig workers are presumed dead after a North Sea blast on Piper Alpha. Seventeen bodies and 64 survivors recovered as 10 contractors resign over offshore safety concerns. Occidental Petroleum says a gas leak sparked the explosion. insurers may face a record $1 billion in claims.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Derek Ancona
British Broadcasting Corp
North Sea
Keith Gibson
General, Municips, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union
Occidental Petroleum
Piper Alpha
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's
David Larner
Occidental
Jobless rate dips to 5.3 percent in June figures
Washington reports a 0.3 point drop to 5.3 percent, the lowest since May 1974, with June payroll gains of 345,000 and youth employment soaring 620,000 to offset May declines. Teen unemployment fell to 13 percent, black teen rate at 28.4 percent.
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Washington
May
United States
Labor Department
Mercy
Drought relief aid expands to Frederick and other counties
Federal officials moved to grant emergency haying and grazing to Frederick County and 13 other Maryland counties as part of a broader drought relief plan. The ASCS urged farmers to contact county offices promptly while noting CRP and Set Aside rules, penalties, and potential aid options.
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Frederick
U.S. Department of Agriculure
Regional Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
ALCS
Frederick County
Joe Free
ASCS
Maryland
Carroll
Montgomery
Talbot
Dorchester
Queen Anne's
Charles
Cecil
Calvert
St. Mary's
Howard
Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Baltimore
Montgomery County
Rockville
Harford
Caroline
Marilyn Warner
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Columbia
Ofice
Free
Maryland Ascs
Jum Richardson
CRP
Richardson
Anthor
Walkersville
City enacts first phase of water use restrictions
Frederick city officials announced the first phase of voluntary water restrictions amid a hot dry spell. Residents should avoid unnecessary water use, refrain from sprinkling lawns and gardens, skip nonrecycled fountains, and servers should not offer water unless requested. Weather forecasters predict continued heat through the weekend with high temps around 101 to 103 degrees in several cities.
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Frederick
National Weather Service
Ken Shaver
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Dulles International Airport
Baltimore
Amigo Store collapse traps woman and children
In Brownsville Texas rescuers freed a woman and two children after the La Tienda Amigo store collapsed during a storm. At least 11 people died and 43 were injured as teams dug a 17 foot tunnel to reach survivors amid 2 inches of rain and a crowded downtown area.
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Brownsville
Texas
Rescoers
Dean Poos
Popl
Roof Collapse At Woolworths Traps Dozens In Rio Grande Valley
Rescue workers battled rubble after a roof and walls collapsed at a Woolworths store. Six bodies and multiple injured were recovered by night, with three more bodies later found. Among the trapped were Leticia Economedes 36, Israel 9 and Terese 4, identified alive later by Dr Jose Carrera. Ambulances, firefighters, and volunteers from across the Rio Grande Valley aided the operation as authorities feared more victims.
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Johnny Castillo
Woolworth’s
Mr. Economedes
Economedes
Jose Carrera
Matamoros
Leticia
Israel
Ark
Terese
Rio Grande Valley
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Marta Lire
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Mexico
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Photon
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