Flood damage outstrips Clinton aid plan in Midwest disaster
President Clinton faces mounting flood losses far exceeding the 2.5 billion proposed aid. Des Moines and surrounding areas struggle with water shortages, powered by rising river levee breaches and 30,000 plus displaced residents. National Guard troops aid relief as towns brace for ongoing rainfall and costly repairs.
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Board of elections creates two new voting precincts
Frederick County election officials authorize two new voting precincts on the county outskirts of Frederick city. District 2 gains an 11th precinct by splitting Precinct 1 at the city line. District 13 Mount Pleasant is divided into two precincts. New polling place Ballenger Creek Middle School.
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Maxine Pratt
South Frederick
Madison Street
Treatment center for disturbed youths OK'd
A Maryland Health Resources Planning Commission final approval clears the way for a residential treatment center near Jefferson to serve emotionally disturbed youths ages 5 through 18 from Frederick, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett counties. The 96.5 million project by Sheppard Pratt Health System would include four cottages, a school building, and a gym on about 200 acres, with construction possible as early as next year and opening targeted for mid-1995, pending local approvals.
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Students test skills at summer career camp
Frederick County middle school youths join 230 seventh and eighth graders at the Frederick County Career and Technology Center for a first summer camp. Seventeen week long courses cost 45 dollars each and cover welding cooking printing and tractor work. Executive director David Miller cites early exposure to careers as key. Dustin Black 15 recently graduated Walkersville Middle School enrolled in welding.
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Farmland Threat from Sprawl Hits Frederick County Area
Frederick and Carroll counties are named in the American Farmland Trust list The Top 12 Regions on the Edge identifying mid Atlantic farm country facing loss of productive land due to population growth and urban expansion Washington County region listed 11th among threatened areas The ranking weighs farm production population growth and crop variety against development pressures
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