Frederick inventor Harvey Scheetz aims for Tonight Show
Harvey Scheetz, a 4 year old Frederick resident known as Neutron Man and the world s first human flashbulb, hopes to appear on the Tonight Show after Jay Leno's office showed interest. He plans a coast trip with an escort and contemplates what to wear. He is also prepping for a National Geographic World spread and moving his Harvey headquarters to Hast Street near Off the Deep End antiques.
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Harvey
Frederick
Ruth Wolfe
Lohr’s
Tye
Washington
David Letterman
Johnny Carson
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National Geographic World
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Aldermen OK grant and extra funding for city projects
The board accepted a $20,000 Maryland Department of Natural Resources grant for the Cook Communities tree canopy study. They also approved adding $130,650 to the $259,114 Trading Lane extension cost to cover extra topsoil removal, split between city and county with a state loan.
Stup's Rise From County Post to House Leadership
The report notes Mrs Stup chaired the House Environmental Matters Committee and devoted effort to constituent services before becoming the top vote getter in her district's 1990 House race. She previously spent eight years as a county commissioner, including four years as board president.
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Stup
Retired flag on Catoctin Furnace Road theft mystery
Father Beck recounts the theft of a fragile D-Day flag once owned by his uncle Carl Beck and flown at his Philadelphia house. A parishioner helped search, leaflets were handed out, and the flag was later returned amid calls for respect and repentance.
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Debbie Sweeney
Carl Beck
Philadelphia
Catoctin Furnace Road
Raid at Seventh Street Grocery Area
Police conducted a large operation on Seventh Street with patrol cars and FBI jackets. Officers knocked on doors at 20 West Sixth Street, searched a sideyard among tires and plants, and recovered drugs and two weapons with animal control assisting. City police academy members also participated.
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Curfew Debate Grows Over Amber Meadows Park Problems
Residents and Frederick High School students clash over a park curfew. David Kalins backs curfew to curb loitering but acknowledges broader issues of finding spaces for teens to hang out. Students argue curfew mainly affects those under 15 and that older teens seek more freedom.
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Mr. Kalins
Frederick High School
Carrie Cummins
Brian Sellers
Brian
Students vie for Frederick city account in university project
Ms. Love says students compete to win the Frederick city account. Mr. Grimes will hold a meeting on June 16 and a presentation to university students on June 29. Love found Dr. Maddox while making a brochure and learned her MBA program philosophy.
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Grimes
Dr. Maddox
Ms. Love
City
Killers recaptured after hospital escape in New York
Police recaptured two killers who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane a week ago by smuggling in a gun and taking a worker hostage. Herbert Tony Arnold, 51, was located by a state trooper in Brooklyn and John Casablanca, 50, turned himself in.
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