Tobacco firms sue EPA over secondhand smoke report
Greensboro based tobacco companies led by R J Reynolds sue the Environmental Protection Agency in U S District Court challenging the science behind the agency report that environmental tobacco smoke elevates cancer risk for non smokers. They allege bias in findings and rule rewriting to reach a desired conclusion.
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Frederick drug sting suspects face bail hearings in court
In Frederick County District Court three weekend arrestees were watched in court. William Goines 38 released on personal bond for cocaine possession with intent to distribute and distribution. Brenda Kamper 51 jailed on $75,000 bail for similar charges. James Johnson 48 held on $2,000 bail for possession and drug equipment. Bail set by Judge Frederick J. Bower. In Millersville a Glen Burnie man Michael Champigny 46 fatally shot his ex wife and her boyfriend then killed himself amid custody disputes over his 4-year-old daughter.
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Pat Nixon dies of cancer at 81 in New Jersey
Pat Nixon, wife of former President Richard Nixon, died of lung cancer at age 81 at the couple's Park Ridge home in New Jersey. She had battled lung disease for years and was hospitalized in February for emphysema, with aides noting the cancer was known since then.
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Two-year-old amid brake drum accident in Md van
A two year old girl, Mikinzie Ballard, is listed in critical condition after a brake drum from a preceding truck smashed through the van windshield on Md 75 near I 70. Police seek a red and white tractor trailer involved in the crash as the child was flown to Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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Thurmont extends growth moratorium and approves budget
Thurmont commissioners extended a residential annexation moratorium through the new fiscal year with a 3-1 vote. The council also adopted a $908,570 operating budget and set the tax rate at 62 cents per $100 of assessed value, two cents below last year’s rate. Commissioner Frank Martin opposed the moratorium extension. Mayor Terrence Best noted vacant land before extending town limits. The ordinance, originally enacted in June 199, allows two exceptions for parcels two acres or less and hardship cases.
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Harmony Road Stop Sign Approved in Frederick County
The Frederick County Roads Board voted to add a stop sign for southbound Harmony Road and consider a four way stop at Gas House Pike Boyer's Mill Road and McKaig Road due to frequent accidents. Residents from McKaig and Boyer's Mill attended along with Ed Sears and Park Mills road area residents facing flooding.
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Lottery Drawn in Baltimore Monday Night
Maryland lottery results released for Monday night show Daily Lottery numbers 5 2 9, Pick Four 9 2 3 9, Match Five 3 6 13 24 27, listing all drawn digits and the respective games.
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Maryland
Africa offers summer classes for all ages
Correction from Community News: AAFRICA now offers summer classes for children ages 3 through 16 and for adults. The previous listing incorrect stated 3 to 6. Registration is Tuesday, June 22 at South Frederick Elementary School building A.
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Weekend Weather Forecast for Western Maryland Regions
Tonight clear and cool in Western Maryland with mid to upper 50s. Wednesday bright and dry with upper 70s to 80s and no humidity. Maryland mountains stay cool tonight with lower 50s and highs in the low to mid 70s. Extended outlook calls for mostly sunny Thursday and Friday with highs in the 80s, and Saturday partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and upper 70s to mid 80s.
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Funeral home vote delayed in Mount Airy planning panel
Mount Airy planning commission delayed its vote on the Stauffer Funeral Home project to next month. The plan adds 4 044 square feet to an existing house for funeral home use and caretaker's apartment, with staff comments on landscaping curb and runoff.
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Scavenging Follows Fatal Truck Crash Near Lumberton
Bystanders carted off boxed orange juice from a wreckage tractor trailer after a collision with a church van that killed three people and injured 13. Sgt. T R Thomas said little could be done about the scavenging as rescue workers treated the injured Sunday night.
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