Bombings Hit Medellin and Bogota as Peace Call Emerges
Seven bombs set by drug traffickers exploded in Medellin and Bogota injuring none and damaging six state liquor stores and a travel agency. Police reported $100,000 in losses. A father of three reputed drug lords urged negotiations with the government to end drug violence.
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Bogota
Colombia
Medellin
Fabio Ochoa Restrepo
Medellin Cartel
Jorge Luis
Juan David
Jorge Ochoa Vansquez
Virgilio Barco
Ocho Restrepo
Ochoa Restrepo
United States
Barco
Clara Lopez Obregon
County launches efforts to curb weed filled lots
Frederick County commissioners voted 3 2 to have staff draft a weed control ordinance as residents complain about unsightly weed choked vacant lots. Commissioner Stup said the move aims to shield neighbors from nuisance conditions while extension agent Pearl backs a local weed law.
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Frederick County
Sterling Bollinger
Charles Smith
County Commission
J. Anita Stup
Glenn Pearl
Frede rick Community College renovations disrupt first day
On the first day of classes at Frederick Community College Mike Hoffman searched for his sociology class and found the second floor of Building B closed for remodeling. The project aims to convert space into math physics electronics labs a writing center and classrooms. A new parking lot is under construction and should be finished next week with the Building B second floor due back by early December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Hoffman
Frederick Community College
Ellerton memory of busy days watching cars at Harp Hill
Pauline Leatherman recalls as a child she paused tasks to watch every car along Harp Hill Road at Md 17, when the road was dirt and even a roadside butchering could occur. Her husband Arthur, a nearby farm boy, shares the habit of watching passing vehicles.
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Pauline Leatherman
Harp Hill Road
MD. 17
Leathermans
Mr. Leatherman
Elerton
Myersville
Wollfsville
Harp Mill Road
Henry Ford
Bittle
Mrs. Leatherman
Edna Grossnickle
Abortion Rights Debate Probed in Maryland Legislature
Local NOW and NARAL members quiz Maryland legislators on abortion law specifics to gauge support for abortion rights. Sen. Derr expresses backing but declines to endorse positions on hospital requirements and parental consent, urging possible referenda or a special session while noting reluctance in Annapolis. The piece also recalls Ellerton’s early 1900s life and the decline of local shops as transport changed.
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Maryland General Assembly
Frederick County National Organization For Women
National Abortion Rights Action League
Tom Hattery
Boyd Smith
George Littrell
Jack Derr
NOW
NARAL
Webster
US Supreme Court
Maryland
Derr
Hood students move in at Meyran Hall dorms
About 600 Hood College freshmen and new dorm residents began moving into Meyran Hall as they settle into life away from home. Students from 15 states and several countries faced tight spaces and improvised storage, while volunteers helped carry belongings and set up rooms for a busy start to the year.
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Hood Colege
Seana Rafferty
Seana
Meyran Hall
Stephanie Zacharia
Stephanie
Shayla Dowell
Hood
Liz Holmes
Pennyslvania
Maryland
Virginia
New York
Uganda
South Africa
India
Spain
Shayla
Josie
Fax
Melinda Hostetler
Coblentz Hall
Columbia
Melinda
Eileen
Weather Outlook With Showers Possible
Partly cloudy conditions expected with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. The forecast shows Wednesday partially cloudy with a lingering chance of storms. Highs in the mid to upper 60s across the Western region with unsettled conditions.
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Linda Joy
News-Post
Sint
Pees
Mark Crummett
Ellerton
Linda Norris
Arthur
P.J. Shuey
Diane Younkins
Suzanne Beals
Mr. Derr
James E. McClellan
Ser
Charles Stoelser
Sears and Roebuck
Frederick
Paul Bittle
Leatherman
Hechinger's
Milt Horne
Wolfsville
Karen Gardner
Natasha Lambrechta
Fair
Sam Ye
Hood College
Buy
Michele Secher
Center
Wilmington
Del
Tiffany Abel
Left
Pittsburgh
Jennifer Petrillo
Storrs
Conn
Inside the News
Worman
Crapeden
TV Lstia
Bsg
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