Smooth trip seen for high court nominee Ginsburg
Democratic supporters hope early praise for President Clinton's Supreme Court pick Ruth Bader Ginsburg will build momentum. Senator Grassley says she is a Democrat Republicans could back and the Judiciary Committee must confirm. Grassley notes Clinton moving toward the centrist image. Anti abortion groups react critically to the surprise nomination following Stephen Breyer's selection.
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Lowa
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Mr. Clinton
Stephen Breyer
Boston
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Judiciary Committee
Clarence Thomas
White House
Mack McLarty
Byron White
Rose Garden
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Larry Pressler
R-S.d
Grassley
Pressler
Fox TV
City tackles, solves fowl problems
Frederick residents report and discuss a fowl problem affecting local ponds and Whittier development geese. The Frederick News-Post received multiple calls about vanished domestic geese, prompting city and media attention on urban waterfowl management.
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Frederick
Whittier
Frederick News-Post
Heart donor son bridged lives five years after death
Derek Kleckner died in a 1988 motorcycle crash at age 18. His heart and other organs saved or aided six recipients, including Laurel Wheeler who received Derek’s heart after years of heart disease. Wheeler later had a baby and the family appears on a magazine feature and talk show.
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Brenda Kleckner
Frederick
Brenda
Dennis Kleckner
Old Annapolis Road
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Aberdeen
Wheeler
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McCall's
Middle Atlantic Motocross Association
Clinton
Gov. Thomas Johnson
Gov Thomas Johnson High School
Flags Honorably Retired At Fort Detrick Ceremony
Fort Detrick and AMVETS Post 2 hosted a ceremony retiring 360 American flags to mark the posts 216th birthday and milestones including the 50th anniversary of the Fort and the 218th birthday of the Army. Color guards from multiple units presented colors. a Harmony Coronet Band performance closed the event. Col Larry Johnson urged continued Army readiness amid a smaller force as the nation faces future challenges.
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U.S
Frederick City
Frederick County
VIEW
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American Legion
Gold Star
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Bechtol Company
Warner
Fitzgerald Chevrolet
Provost Marshall Dwight Monnier Jr
Amvets
Larry Johnson
Col. Johnson
1110Th Signal Battalion
Is 12.2M parcel needed for battlefield park
Rep Roscoe Bartlett weighs funding 12.2 million for 294 acre Best Farm adjoining Monocacy Battlefield. A public meeting showed broad support to prevent development encroachment with only one speaker opposing. Last year Congress allotted 7 million for about 200 acres. 5.2 million more is sought for the final 90 acres.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Monocacy National Battlefield Park
6Th District
Dr. Bartlett
Bartlett
Washington
Congress
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias
National Park Service
Park Service
Ralph Regula
Ohio
House
Appropriations Subcommittee
Louis Lyons
Weliee
Teresa Michel
Mathias
Frederick
Tom Clemens
Hagerstown Junior College
Grand jury reduces charges in beer party shooting
A Damascus man, Shane Rupinta, 19, was indicted on recklessly endangering four people during a beer party near Monrovia. The grand jury replaced earlier attempted murder charges with lesser counts after defense says he fired only to break up a fight and did not intend to injure anyone.
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Monrovia
Shane Corey Rupinta
Duane Gigeous
Rupinta
Frederick County
Mountain View Road
Loch Haven
Richard Bricken
Bricken
Weather outlook shows afternoon showers and 80s highs
Mostly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms probable today as highs reach the 80s. Fair tonight with lows near 60. Wednesday turns mostly sunny with highs again in the 80s. See weather map on page.
Frederick building linked to Free Colored Library eyed for demolition
Alderman William O Lee Jr disclosed that a duplex at 111 and 113 Ice Street housed the Free Colored Library in 1916. The owner plans demolition to erect a larger duplex, arguing the site lacks strong historical value, while the Historic District Commission weighs restoration costs and grants.
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Frederick City
Ice Street
Free Colored Library
William 0. Lee Jr
Lee
City Historic District Commission
Clifford Holland
Ice St. Historic District
Kirilloff
Commission
Maryland Historical Trust
T Wesley Poss
Poss
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