Frederick drivers buckling up lag shows state survey
State police report July 1 seat belt law in Maryland reduced fatalities for unbelted drivers and passengers. In Frederick County surveys 138 of 210 drivers wore belts at one site and 92 of drivers at another were strapped in. Officials predict higher compliance once fines begin August 1.
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Tor Ae
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Frederck Barracks
South Mountain
I-70
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Washington County
Carrill County
Worcester County
Carroll County
Muller urges closure of Montgomery airport
Montgomery County Council candidate Dr Alfred Muller urged immediate closure of Gaithersburg Airpark citing safety hazards and nearby residential development. He proposed first shortening the runway from 4200 to 3200 feet and delaying any new airport, while creating a heliport for medical evacuation and shuttle service to major airports.
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Montgomery County
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Gaithersburg
Clarksburg
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Frederick Municipal
Baltimore-Washington International
Dulles
Friendship Heights Village
Park and Planning Commission
Kramer proposes joint labor business task force in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Executive candidate Sidney Kramer pledges to create a 12 to 16 member labor business task force if elected. The panel would include labor government and business reps from sectors like service, construction, retail, and public employees to identify problem areas and propose future solutions, including day care centers in new structures and county buildings.
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Silver Spring
Montgomery County
Sidney Kramer
Business
Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery worker injured in ceiling collapse at Olney home
A Montgomery County construction worker sustained minor injuries Monday when a ceiling truss shifted under a load of plywood and collapsed in a townhouse between the Olney post office and the library on Md 108. Capt Jim Routh said the plywood caused a dominoes like shift. The worker was treated and released at Montgomery General Hospital.
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Sandy Spring
Montgomery General Hospital
Frederick faces 17 percent cut in block grants
Federal revenue reductions shrink housing funds to 313 500 with a possible drop to 250 000 next year. City officials DuBell and Stewart outline spending proposals totaling 515 500 to revive deteriorating buildings, create jobs, and support South Frederick projects including converting the Jeanne Bussard workshop at 101 South St into affordable housing by December.
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Senate report finds home health care facing access crisis
Washington reports that Medicare claims denials for home health care have risen as hospitals discharge elderly patients sooner. The Senate Special Committee on Aging notes growth in visiting nurse services lags behind rising posthospital care needs, with 27 to 34 percent of claims deemed medically unnecessary and denials increasing significantly under the prospective payment system.
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Medicare
Martye Ruck
Health Care Financing Administration
Philadelphia
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