Hearings Open on Waco Raid and Koresh Abuses
A graphic testimony by Kim Jewell, then 14, described being coerced into sex with David Koresh at age ten and other acts, used amid House hearings on the 1993 Waco raid. Democrats press for scrutiny of ATF and FBI actions while Republicans push for accountability.
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Washington
David Koresh
Clinton
Branch Davidian
Waco
Texas
Treasury
Ron Noble
Kim Jewell
Koresh
Noble
Fox Morning News
ATF
Mr. Koresh
Miss Jewell
Nesters plead innocent in California mall child endangerment case
Wolfgang and Lisa Nester pleaded innocent in a San Bernardino court to charges of abandoning their 3 year old son in a June mall incident. Extradited from Maryland they face a July 25 pre trial hearing with possible six year sentences, custody for the boy scheduled for August 23.
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Nesters
California
Wolfgang
Lisa Nester
Frank Vanella
San Bernardino
Vanella
Smithsburg
Lisa
Boonsboro
Wolfgang Jr
Pennsylvania
Wolfie
Library board upholds firing sparks officials' anger
The Frederick County Library Board unanimously upheld the firing of former employee Matthew Robb who said he acted to stop a patron he believed stole cookies. State Senator Tim Ferguson urged county commissioners to gain control over the library board, citing funding and supervision roles. The flap began May 2 when Robb tried to stop a woman at the C Burr Artz Library. he was dismissed last month.
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Frederick County Library Board of Trustees
Matthew Robb
Tim Ferguson
Denise Davis
Rebb
Ferguson
Frederick County Commissioners
Frederick
Library Board
Hogan
Robb
C Burr Artz
Heat wave toll hits livestock. crops appear less harmed
Poultry farmer Jay Myers of Myersville says he lost about 1,100 chickens during the weekend heat wave while maintaining a stock of roughly 220,000. He notes he fared better than many others as temperatures topped 99 in his houses. Dairy farmer Mehrie H Ramsburg Jr reports his 230 cows survived but milk output fell about 20 percent.
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Jay Myers
Myersville
Mr. Myers
Frederick County
Utica
Mehrie H Ramsburg Jr
US 40
Frederick
National Weather Service
Terry Poole
Poole
Nel Cornelius
Glade Valley Animal Hospital
Tai Chi Benefits Highlighted by Local Therapist
Michael Schmitt, a physical therapist at Frederick Memorial Hospital, uses tai chi in therapy to improve posture, breathing, and balance. He describes tai chi as balancing body and mind, offering tranquility while exercising major muscles. He will host a two day Hood College seminar on tai chi’s health benefits.
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Michael Schmitt
Schmitt
Hood College
Acupuncture Used For Drug Abuse Treatment
For nearly three months acupuncturists have treated clients with ten ear needles. Russell Overs endures steady needle insertions while new patients jump at each insertion. The program aims to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings, with participants slowly adapting to the therapy.
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Russell
Fred.net operator convicted of hacking into NCI computer
Frederick man Salvatore DiGennaro, 33, pleaded guilty in Baltimore federal court to illegally accessing password files from the National Cancer Institute Frederick campus at Fort Detrick. The misdemeanor conviction earned a weekend jail term, a $1,000 fine, and two years probation. DiGennaro ran fred.net, linking home computers to the Internet, and claimed the service remains secure and private. FBI investigator Mark Pollitt warned DiGennaro could access nearly all data on fred.net’s system.
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Frederick
Salvatore DiGennaro
Baltimore
National Cancer Institute
Fort Detrick
DiGennaro
NCI
Fred.net
Fred Net
Greenhouse local artist’s garden noted as WOT Of AF
Local writer notes Harry Richardson, a Greenhouse artist, maintains a distinctive garden tied to a broader work of art. The piece hints at community interest and creative gardening as a cultural feature within the area.
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Harry Richardson
Bartlett fails to cut funds for ATF raises
Rep Roscoe Bartlett and Rep Helen Chenoweth led a bid to cut 12 million dollars in merit pay for ATF agents within the treasury and postal budget. After lengthy debate the militia amendment was defeated 317 to 111 with most Republicans opposing and only seven Democrats supporting.
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ATF
Washington
Roscoe Bartlett
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
R Md
Helen Chenoweth
Idaho
Treasury and Postal
Congress
House
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