Hearings Open on Waco Raid Tragic Testimony Emerges
In Washington AP coverage Democrats and the Clinton administration defend the 1993 Waco raid amid dramatic testimony by Kim Jewell now 14 recounting her abuse by David Koresh at age ten. Republicans press inquiries into ATF actions while FBI and federal agencies face scrutiny.
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Clinton
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Texas
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Kim Jewell
Koresh
Noble
Fox Morning News
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Mr. Koresh
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Treasury Department
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FBI
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Nesters plead innocent in California child endangerment case
Wolfgang and Lisa Nester pleaded innocent in a San Bernardino court to abandoning their 3 year old son in June. Extradited from Maryland, they face one count each of child endangerment and abandonment and a July 25 pre hearing. Wolfie is back with grandparents in Smithsburg as custody is set for August 23.
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California
Wolfgang
Lisa Nester
Frank Vanella
San Bernardino
Vanella
Smithsburg
Lisa
Boonsboro
Wolfgang Jr
Appalachian Trail
Pennsylvania
Wolfie
Library board upholds firing sparks angry officials
The Frederick County Library Board of Trustees unanimously upheld the firing of former employee Matthew Robb who claimed he acted to stop a patron he believed had stolen cookies. State Sen. Tim Ferguson called for the county commissioners to gain oversight, citing funding and supervision links with the library system.
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Frederick County Library Board of Trustees
Matthew Robb
Tim Ferguson
Denise Davis
Robb
Library Board
Hogan
C Burr Artz
Heat wave hits livestock as poultry farms endure toll
Frederick County farmers report varied losses from last weekend heat with poultry producer Jay Myers of Myersville losing about 1100 chickens while maintaining 220000 birds. Dairy herd of 230 cows survived but milk output fell about 20 percent, with farmers noting severe stress thresholds and potential devastation if heat persisted.
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Jay Myers
Myersville
Mr. Myers
Frederick County
Utica
Mehrle H. Ramsburg Jr
Frederick
Natonal Weather Service
Terry Poole
Tai Chi Benefits Highlighted by Local Therapist
Michael Schmitt, a physical therapist at Frederick Memorial Hospital, uses tai chi in therapy to improve balance, posture, and breathing. He notes tai chi strengthens major muscle groups without overdoing it and will lead a two day Hood College seminar on its health benefits.
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Michael Schmitt
Schmitt
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mr. Schmitt
Hood College
Acupuncture helps treat drug abuse in clinic patients
For almost three months acupuncturists have inserted ten needles into Russell Overs ears to reduce pain response. Yet first time patients tense as needles go in and the session ends with a two inch needle protruding from the ear. Continued on Page A-11.
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Russell
Fred.net operator pleads guilty in NCI data case
Fr Salvatore DiGennaro, 33, pleaded guilty in Baltimore federal court to illegally accessing old files from the National Cancer Institute Frederick campus at Fort Detrick. The misdemeanor conviction carried weekend jail time, a $1,000 fine, and two years probation. DiGennaro, fired by NCI last year, runs fred.net and defended the service as secure and private. FBI investigator Mark Pollitt said DiGennaro could access almost anything on fred.net and could see all activity.
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Fr Salvatore DiGennaro
Baltimore
National Cancer Institute
Frederick
Fort Detrick
DiGennaro
NCI
Fred.net
Mark Pollitt
FBI
Local Artist Harry Richardson Exhibits Aesthetic Works
Greenhouse showcases Harry Richardson with a collection titled Eee as part of a local arts display. The artist explains the pieces reflect personal mood and color studies in abstract form.
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Harry Richardson
Bartlettfails to cut funds for ATF raises
Rep Roscoe Bartlett and Rep Helen Chenoweth proposed a militia amendment to the treasury and postal appropriations bill seeking to cut 12 million dollars for ATF merit pay raises. After lengthy debate the amendment was defeated 317 to 111 with only seven Democrats voting in support and many Republicans opposing it.
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ATF
Washington
Roscoe Bartlett
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
R-Md
Helen Chenoweth
R-Idaho
Treasury and Postal
Congress
House
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