Inventor John Atanasoff Dies at 91 in Maryland
Dr John Vincent Atanasoff noted as creator of the ABC electronic digital computer died at his home near New Market on Thursday June 15 at 9 40 p m He was 91 The ISU professor and co creator Clifford Berry built the prototype from 1937 to 1942 earning later recognition with the National Medal of Technology in 1990 The obituary traces his career from ISU to NOL Bikini tests and his later companies and roles
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John Vincent Atanasoff
New Market
Iowa State University
Iowa State College
Atanasoff
Clifford Berry
Colgate University
Ivy Purdy
Bradley, Fla
John Vincent
University of Florida At
Gainesville
University of Wisconsin
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
NOL
Washington, D.C
Army Field Forces
Fort Monroe
Total Navy
Ordnance Engineering Corp
Rockville
Frederick
Frederick banker owns boarded-up North Market Street building
CPA Alice L. Orzechowski owns the only boarded-up property on North Market Street in Frederick and favors demolishing it to improve the area. At a chamber breakfast, architect Michael Proffitt proposed a demolition-by-neglect rule, while the Historic District Commission opposed demolition. Orzechowski cited safety and vacancy benefits, while Proffitt and Greater Frederick Development Corp officials stressed revitalization plans with housing and business growth goals.
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Alice L. Orzechowski
North Market Street
Frederick
Proffitt
HDC
Orzechowski
CPA
Third Street
Jerry Mooman
Greater
Frederick's first female police officer retires after trailblazing years
Lt. Alice Moore, Frederick's first woman on the police force, retires after a groundbreaking career that began in 1971. She recalls initial resistance, fast showers at Flair Armory, and proving herself among male colleagues while earning respect from peers like John Fraley and Pierce Stine Jr.
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Frederick
Alice Moore
Flair Armory
Moore
John Fraley
Inspec
Farmer Official Meet Over Fly Complaints in Middletown
Middletown residents cry foul after a farm fly manure incident near Randy Sowers prompts a Friday meeting with farmer officials and agencies. County health director Dr. James Bowes said there is no health hazard and the operation appears sanitary, while residents say they were excluded and seek assurances it won’t recur.
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Middletown
Randy Sowers
Sowers
Sue Darby
Valley Court
Health Department
Ticks and fleas a problem for pets
Wet spring boosts tick activity this May with American dog ticks and black legged ticks in peak. Dog ticks bring Rocky Mountain spotted fever while deer ticks carry Lyme disease. Pet owners are advised to use medicated dips or tick collars and wear light clothing with permethrin repellent in grassy areas.
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Karl Neidhardt
Center of Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
Fort Meade
Neidhardt
Beth Lavallee
Maryland Extension Service
Sue Economos
Buckeystown Veterinary Hospital
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Russians attack hospital to free hostages in Chechnya
Russian commandos twice assaulted a hospital in Budyonnovsk where Chechen rebels held more than 1,000 hostages. Dozens dead or wounded as fighting burned the main building. After an initial release of about 60 hostages and a later cease fire, negotiations resumed but the assault failed, with several soldiers killed and rebels blamed for using hostages as shields.
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Budyonnovsk
Russia
Chechnya
Itar-Tass
Yuri Kryhkov
Interfax
Grozny
Interior Ministry
Fort Ritchie fight nears end as BRAC decision looms
Four months of Fort Ritchie advocacy nears closure with supporters urging BRAC staff in Arlington. Fort Ritchie advocates challenge Site R and warn losses from relocating tenants, as BRAC prepares final list before Clinton review and congressional approval.
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Fort Ritchie
Ritchie
Herb Meininger
Lonnie Knickmeier
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Arizona
Pentagon
BRAC
Clinton
Knickmeier
Congress
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Linganore Road
Matthew Barakat
Mr. Knickmeier
Formac
Ed Brown
Army
Rick Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
John Shalikashvili
Fort Detrick
Meininger
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