White House Whitewater hearings draw mixed views
Democrats call the hearings boring partisan theater as Republicans promise deeper scrutiny of White House aides who handled damage control for President Clinton. Lloyd Cutler testified about increased contacts with banking regulators, noting more than 30 since private disclosures. The hearing examined how White House staff managed inquiries as Republicans pressed potential ethical concerns.
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Whitewater
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Arkansas
Jim Bacchus
D-Fla
House Banking Committee
Bill McCollum
R-Fila
United States
McCollum
Bacchus
Fox TV
Lloyd Cutler
Cutler
Stephen Neal
Dn.c
Toby Roth
Wisconsin
Festival of Arts panel repays $10,000 loan to county
Two members of the Frederick Festival of the Arts committee presented the County Commissioners with a check to repay the $10,000 loan. Commissioner Gail Bowerman called it a symbolic return on the county investment. Natoma Reed Vargason read a letter noting two craftspeople plan to relocate their businesses downtown. commissioners will air festival news coverage on the county cable channel.
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Festival of Arts
Frederick
Greater
Public meeting weighs MARC station sites near Frederick
Local politicians, businessmen and commuters debated MARC extension from Point of Rocks to Frederick with two proposed sites. One near Wisner Street and Carroll Creek downtown, the other Md 355 by the Key Mall, backed by Crown American and the Frederick Chamber for tourism potential.
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Frederick
Point of Rocks
State Mass Transit Administration
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Carroll Creek
South Street
Francis Scott Key Mall
Winchester Hall
Mark Pasquerilla
Crown American Realty Trust
Crown American
Shady Grove
Joseph Leichertz
Frederick County
Schools debate film guidelines for Frederick County students
A committee proposes using the Motion Picture Association rating system to decide which films may be shown in Frederick County classrooms. If approved by Superintendent Daniel Gadra, the plan could allow reconsideration of the ban on the R-rated film 1984, with waivers and parental permissions governing middle and high school access.
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Frederick County
Daniel Gadra
George Orwell
Gadra
Mark Blom
Blom
Woodsboro livestock auction ends after 45 years
The Woodsboro livestock auction barn closes after 45 years with its final sale on Tuesday. Owner Robert Meunier cites a disrepair and a decline in animals as reasons, while flea market activities and a restaurant will continue. Regulars like Sherman Stull recall the auction as a social hub where news and health talk flowed. Continued on Page 4-4.
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Woodsboro
Robert Meunier
Mr. Meunier
Meunier
Frederick County
Sherman Stull
Masser Road
Mr. Stull
Frederick Airport Joins GPS Landing System Rollout
The FAA announced three airports including Frederick Municipal in Maryland will support GPS based landings without ground guidance. Oshkosh Wisconsin and Denton Texas also receive GPS approaches this week enabling instrument guided landings even in low visibility. The program aims to roll out 500 to 1000 new GPS approaches annually nationwide, reducing ground equipment needs.
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Frederick Municipal
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Frederick
Oshkosh
Wis
Denton
Texas
Kevin Murphy
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Murphy
Germantown lab chosen for Simpson murder case tests
Cellmark Diagnostics in Germantown will run DNA tests for the O J Simpson double murder trial with partial knowledge of the client. Director Mark Stolorow said tests aim to aid identification for the judge, not to decide innocence or guilt. Timing and exact tests remain undisclosed, with possible results ranging from three weeks to three months. Samples were collected at the crime scene, at Simpson’s home, and on his Bronco.
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James Crowell
Anthony Brown
MTA
Germantown
Cellmark Diagnostics
O.J. Simpson
Cellmark
Mark Stoloran
Stolorow
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald L. Goldman
Mr. Simpson
Student built Walkersville home hits market near $190K
A 1,860 square foot three bedroom ranch near Walkersville, built last year by about 150 Frederick County Career and Technology Center students, is listed for just under $190,000. The project funds the Frederick County Student Construction Trades Foundation and involves multiple program areas. Proceeds support future houses while kids gain hands on trade experience under instructor Frank Taylor.
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Walkersville
Frederick County
Grossnickle Court
Biggs Ford Road
Frederick County Student Construction Trades Foundation
Frank Taylor
CTC
Taylor
Charles Lamont-Holloway
Carrick Sharp
William Adams
Charles
Heather Ridge School
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