Shooting and brawl disrupt Frederick streets near West Sixth
Two men were shot during a dawn melee in Frederick near West Sixth and North Bentz streets as 40 officers and deputies fanned out. Victims, not local residents, were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. eight to ten arrests were made for disorderly conduct. A cab from Montgomery County yielded bags of clothing and a loaded 380 handgun, with five men fleeing. witnesses blamed rival gangs Ghostbusters and Top Soldiers from Montgomery County for the clash.
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West Sixth
North Bentz
Pierce Stine Jr
Frederick City
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Stine
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Ghostbusters
Frederick
West Sixth Street
Madison Street
Sime
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Maryland State Police
North Bentz and
Sixth Streets
Mahone files 3.5 million harassment suit over arrest
Frederick attorney Willie J. Mahone sues the city and police claiming violation of constitutional rights after a weekend arrest for alleged drunken driving. He alleges a pattern of targeting African Americans with disparate treatment. The nine page suit names Chief Maj. Richard J. Ashton, officer Pvt. Shawn Tyler, and Mayor Paul Gordon, seeks 3.5 million plus damages for privacy, trespass, seizure, and other constitutional claims.
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Frederick
Frederick City
Willie J. Mahone
Baltimore
Patricia E. Butler
Mahone
Frederick County
Richard J. Ashton
Shawn Tyler
Paul Gordon
Chief Ashton
Pvt
Tyler
North Market Street
Kurds and Iraqi forces clash near northern cities
In a major confrontation after allied withdrawal from northern Iraq, Kurdish protesters clashed with Iraqi troops in Erbil and Suleimaniyeh. Casualties cited include at least 30 Kurdish deaths with about 500 total casualties reported by U N observers. U S officials weigh possible military response while diplomats protest sidelined U N access.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Suleimaniyeh
Erbil
United Nations
Abdul Amir al-Anbari
Baghdad
U.N
Hamid Yousef
Hammadi
Navy
John Woodhouse
Incirlik Air Base
Turkey
United States
Saad Abdollah
Kurdistan Front
Baath Party
Peace Corps Volunteer Returns Home After Burundi Tour
Albert Zay, 22, returns to Frederick after two years in Kirundo Burundi as a Peace Corps volunteer. He worked in inland fisheries building tilapia ponds and a hatchery, studied aquaculture, and learned French in Zaire. He notes Burundians are friendly, work about four hours daily, and his biggest achievement was being accepted by the tight-knit community.
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Albert Zay
Peace Corps
South Pacific
Africa
Mr. Zay
Frederick
Kirundo
Burundi
Zaire
Rwanda
Tanzania
Lake Tanganyika
Maryland
Zay
University of Delaware
Nile River
Europe
University of South Carolina
Newsweek
Peace Corps 4
Family witnesses Mount Pinatubo eruption and evacuation
Captain Tom Peterson and his family were in the Philippines when Mount Pinatubo erupted, closing Clark Air Base. They later traveled to Frederick before a Wichita base, recalling emergency evacuations, ash showers, and sudden relocations affecting thousands of civilians and service members.
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Tom Peterson
Kan
Peterson
Manila
Philippine
Air Force
Subic Bay Naval Base
Petersons
Capt. Peterson
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Mr. Mahone
Ted That
Richard Kerns
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