Seal blamed in destruction of Challenger
The Rogers Commission attributed the Challenger tragedy to a seal failure in the shuttle’s booster rocket and faulted NASA for a silent safety program. The panel urged review of all critical systems and noted no cockpit alarms as the crew perished. It faulted Marshall Space Flight Center and warned top managers would not have launched with full facts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rogers Commission
NASA
Shutte
Marshall Space Flight Center
Marshall
Frederick’s New City Hall Dedication Highlights History and Change
Frederick marks the christening of its new City Hall with speeches and an historical play. Mayor Ronald N. Young insists the 124-year-old courthouse-turned-city hall will endure for centuries as renovations modernize offices, public services, and meeting spaces.
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Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Court Street
Frederick County
City cherishes Bell and History Days in Frederick past
Frederick observes Bell and History Days with 1968 roots as minstrels and craftsmen display at Hessian Barracks. Citizens in period dress wander Market Street amid recreated colonial life while vendors offer kinklings and lemonade. Noted exhibitor Dan Gregor speaks of flag restoration and militaria collecting as Tom Bova travels from Silver Spring.
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Market Street
Carroll Creek
Frederick
Mount Olivet
Maryland School For the Deaf
Dan Gregor
Gregor
Gettysburg
Clara Barton
Tom Bova
Silver Spring
Maryland
Charles Pinkham
Dick Marsden
Bill Becker
Marsden
Ben Newton
Cyclist killed in Md 180 accident near Jefferson
A Frederick County motorcyclist, Russell Wilmer Schroyer Jr., 31, from Middletown, died after his bike collided with a car that pulled from the shoulder on Md 180 near Jefferson. The driver Tina Copenhaver was cited for failure to yield. The crash closed Jefferson Pike for over two hours.
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Frederick County
Jefferson
Russell Wilmer Schroyer Jr
S. Jefferson St
Middletown
Schroyer
Tina Lynn Copenhaver
Main Street
Emmitsburg
Timothy Rigler
Grassello
Waldheim wins Austrian presidency amid Nazi past questions
Waldheim, 67, secured 53.9 percent of the vote in a runoff against Socialist Kurt Liester to become Austria’s president after a campaign clouded by World War II war crimes allegations. He pledged to address the charges while noting the result shows public support, as international reaction varied from dismay in Israel to quiet backing in the Soviet Union.
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Austria
Kurl Waldheim
U.N
Kurt Liester
Waldheim
World Jewish Congress
Balkans
Waidheim
Ohe
Israel
People’s Party
He Wil
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Tel Aviv
Kar Waldheim
Gray independent candidate seeks county commission seat
Gray campaigns as independent in Frederick County planning and commissioners race. He aims to qualify for the November ballot by gathering signatures, planning a Saturday signature drive at Walker's Village Shopping Center and additional registration sessions in Frederick Brunswick Muscletown Thurmont and New Market.
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Wil
Perty
Frederick Marrty
Muscletown
Thurmont
New Market
Boat Plunges Over Dam Injuring Passengers on Potomac
A boating accident on the Potomac near Coan Sarin Creek left a passenger injured after the craft went over a dam. Witnesses say operator confusion caused the vessel to travel downstream while others believed he steered upstream. Authorities from Namura Resources investigated and identified several individuals referenced in the report.
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Potomac River
Coan
John M
Vsitu
Albergus
Robert
Case
Redwood Avenue
Michael Scott
Doal
Sats Rouse
Dunstream
Sam
Namura Resources Price
Sam - Darlene Wile
Burall
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Inside the News
Clarksburg
Kids Inc
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Song KennGale
TecabCuun
Revea
Dvid P. Gray
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