Fire at Solarex notches quick return to service
Solarex Corp. resumed operations after a Sunday afternoon fire confined to a processing area off Interstate 70. Fire teams, Fort Detrick hazmat unit, and area crews cooled a flooded room housing sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid amid heat and a ruptured nitrogen line. Five firefighters treated for heat exhaustion.
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James Emming
Solarex Corp
Interstate 70
Frederick County
Fort Detrick
Emming
Solarex
Amoco
Mick Mastrino
Mastrino
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Heat, humidity ease briefly as July pattern looms
A cooler, less humid day arrives with highs in the mid to upper 80s and overnight lows around the upper 60s. The month remains hotter and drier than usual, Frederick County at about an inch of rain versus a 3.91 June average, with a Sunday high near 95 in Frederick and 97 at the National Weather Service site. Thunderstorms thin out heat but bring lightning hazards, including a strike on 524 Brunswick Street in Brunswick that damaged insulation and shingles at the Layne residence.
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Solarex
Mastrino
Frederick County
Maryland
Frederick Barracks
Frederick
National Weather Service
Gulf of Mexico
Chesapeake Bay
Christopher Strong
Brunswick Street
Brunswick
Marc Nicholson
Spo
Antietam's artiller y fire highlighted on weekend reenactment
National Park rangers and reenactors marked Antietam artillery weekend with talks on how field guns shaped the battle. They noted 246 Confederate and 293 Union pieces, the high casualty toll, and Stephen Lee's quip that Sharpsburg was artillery hell as guns thudded on the field.
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Sharpsburg
Antietam
America
Rebs
National Park Rangers
Robert E Lee
Park Ranger
Keith Snyder
Lee
North
George McClellan
Ranger
al Fiedler Jr
McClellan
Mr. Fiedler
Stephen D. Lee
Clinton sees signs of hope in North Korea talks
President Clinton said he detected hopeful signs from Carter’s North Korea talks but urged Pyongyang to freeze its nuclear program and permit international inspectors. He stressed actions over words while White House officials assess DPRK willingness to keep promises and pursue a potential summit with South Korea. Carter, optimistic, argued sanctions risk war but noted DPRK proposals.
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Washington
Clinton
Carter
North Korea
NBC
Kim Young-sam
White House
Robert Gallucci
State Department
Kim Il Sung
United Nations
Gallucci
Tony Lake
Asia
Winston Lord
Camp David
Arraignment today as Simpson may admit guilt
The district attorney says O J Simpson could admit killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman while claiming he acted without responsibility. He notes a possible defense pattern seen in the Menendez case. Simpson remains in jail on murder charges and faced Father’s Day in custody.
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Los Angeles
J. Simpson
Menendez
Gil Garcetti
ABC News
Erik
Lyle Menendez
Mr. Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
O.J
Mr. Shapiro
Sydney
Justin
Shapiro
Garcetti
Driver killed in U S 15 crash at Biggs Ford Road
Maryland state police responded to a 10 18 a m crash on U S 15 at Biggs Ford Road involving a log truck. The car driver, the sole occupant, died. The truck driver was treated at the scene. Northbound lanes were halted due to logs, with one lane reopening before 11 a m. No further details available at presstime.
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Maryland
U.S. 15
Biggs Ford Road
O's logo to Twins on page feature
Frederick News-Post content notes the Orioles logo appears beside a Twins item on the sports page. The edition emphasizes recycled panel printing and full recyclability of the newspaper.
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