Thurmont Parade Brings Crowds Despite Gloomy Weather
Karen Smith and her 3-year-old son Bradley shelter under an umbrella as Thurmont's Main Street parade progresses. Despite rain and gray skies, residents gather to view the display of fire equipment and antique cars moving through town.
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Main Street
Allied troops begin final pullout from northern Iraq
Allied forces start a final withdrawal from northern Iraq amid Kurdish protests on a bridge near the Turkey border. Lt Gen Jay Garner assures that Saddam Hussein's forces will stay out of the vacated area as crowds disperse. withdrawal timetable remains unchanged. UN envoy to Baghdad will recommend easing sanctions to allow essential food and medicine imports.
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Iraq
Jay Garner
Saddam Hussein
Garner
Turkey
325Th Airborne
U.S. Army
Saddam
U.S
Iran
Washington
Pentagon
Pete Williams
Williams
United Nations
U.N
USAMRIID research judged safe at Fort Detrick
The Environmental Assessment reports USAMRIID poses no significant environmental risks from its medical and biological defense work. It cites minor adverse impacts such as waste streams and small worker health risks, all addressed by training, procedures, and immunizations, with no major environmental action required.
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Fort Detrick
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Usamriid
Chuck Casey
U.S. Army Research and Development Command
Department of Defense Biological Defense Research Program
Usamrid
Army Laboratory
Army Base
Casey
Unsung Gulf War hero horse fueled botulism antitoxin stockpile
An Army official says a horse named First Flight supplied the sole antitoxin stockpile to protect allied troops from botulism in the Persian Gulf War era. It was inoculated against seven botulism strains and later provided hundreds of liters of plasma for antitoxin, with limited testing on volunteers and no use during Desert Storm.
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Chuck Casey
Army Medical Research and Development Command
Fort Detrick
University of Minnesota At
St. Paul
Casey
Liz Barrett
Condie
Dasey
Frederick County urged as FDA headquarters site
Representative Beverly Byron asks the FDA to consider Frederick County sites for a planned two million square foot consolidation. FDA officials cite infrastructure limits, while Montgomery County proposes six upper Montgomery sites. Officials note potential job gains but require congressional funding for site purchase.
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Beverly Byron
Dsixth
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Frederick County
Byron
Frederick
FDA
Montgomery County
General Services Administration
Germantown
Gaithersburg
Lynch
Montgomery
Prince George’s
Congress
Jon Gerson
New Market Proclaims Paul Zimmerman Day in Town
New Market honors Paul A. Zimmerman Sr. with a town council resolution praised by Mayor Frank Shaw. The 81 year old clerk treasurer, longtime planning commission member, supervisor of elections and unofficial historian, is lauded for decades of public service in Frederick County. He recalls town milestones from 1918 fire to the rise of the antiques era, and remains a central figure on Main Street.
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FDA
Gerson
Washington
Montgomery County
Frederick
Bob Schneider
Maryland High Tech Council
Frederick County
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Town of
New Market
Paul A. Zimmerman Sr
Frank Shaw
Zimmerman
Mr. Zimmerman
Main
Town Planning Commission
Shaw
Paulie
Main Street
Southern Methodist
Maryland
Monrovia
George W. McComas Canning Co
Grove Family Honored At Harry Grove Stadium Dedication
Frederick officials and the Keys organization saluted M J Grove and his wife Noreen for funding Harry Grove Stadium. The stadium, named for Mr Grove’s late father, also used state and local funds. The photo shows Mr Grove at the podium with Mrs Grove, flanked by Del James E McClellan, Glenn Nikirk, Mayor Paul Gordon, Del Anita Stup, County Commissioner Bruce Reeder, Alderman Jim Grimes, and State Sen John Derr.
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M.J. Grove
Noreen
Harry Grove Stadium
Groves
Ronald Young
Mr. Grove
Weather Partly Cloudy Tonight and Sunday Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the lower 70s. Sunday partly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Weather map on Pase shows typical regional conditions.
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