Western Maryland Health Planning Agency Disbanded
Western Maryland officials voted to dissolve the 30 year regional health planning agency as it failed to meet county needs. Frederick and Garrett counties funded it, but a special Frederick meeting concluded counties can handle state health program information themselves without the agency. Greg Snook and others cited a need for direct state relations and local budgeting control.
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Western Maryland
Western Maryland Health Planning Agency
Frederick
Maryland
Greg Snook
Washington County Board of Commissioners
Garrett
Frederick County
Senate backs tough underage drinking rule on highway bill
Senate advances a $13 billion highway bill designating 159,886 miles of roads as the National Highway System while keeping existing seat belt and speed rules for large vehicles. It drops a wage provision that sparked a filibuster and possible veto and leaves open containers and helmet mandates to states. Senator Len Bumpers recounts a family tragedy caused by a drunken driver as the debate grew emotional.
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Washington
Senate
House
Len Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Bumpers
Colberts dad to pursue congressional hearings
Middletown resident Butch Colbert said he will pursue congressional hearings after the acquittal of Air Force Captain Wang in the friendly fire incident that killed his son and 25 others. He plans to contact Rep Roscoe Bartlett about hearings while rejecting the notion of going away. Colbert expressed anger over medical benefits delays and noted his granddaughter’s leukemia treatment at Johns Hopkins.
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Middletown
Butch Colbert
Colbert
Wang
Air Force
Spec Colbert
Laura
Beth
Amber
Amita Sowers
Amanda
Johns Hopkins
United Way in Frederick County Falls Short of Goal
The United Way of Frederick County reports pledges totaling 1.22 million for the 1994 campaign, under its 1993 13 million benchmark and well below the 14 million target. Officials warn reduced funding will shrink support to 22 local agencies as layoffs and government cutbacks bite.
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United Way
Frederick County
Ramona Remsberg
Baltimore
Nancy Crum
Mrs Crum
Auction in Ellerton features rare local 19th century furniture
Auctioneer Robert Wilson previews a Saturday sale in Ellerton with five local 19th century furniture makers works including a wooden spoon estimated at 400 dollars and a cupboard around 3500 dollars. Edna Grossnickle sells items moving to a retirement home citing family provenance and rare collectability driving prices.
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Robert Wilson
Bert Wolfe
Ellerton
Myersville
Wolfsville
Edna Grossnickle
Wilson
Former Local Clinic Owner Evicted Again in Colorado
Former Walkersville clinic owner Dr K S Chahal has been evicted from a Breckenridge clinic after leaving tens of thousands in medical files and facing creditor fallout. A Summit County sheriff report cites May 31 eviction. authorities investigate alleged landlord mis representation while no charges filed. Previously Chahal’s Frederick Medical Center closed abruptly, with landlords claiming about $50,000 in losses before the Walkersville eviction.
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Frederick Medical Center
Walkersville
Colorado
K.S. Chahal
Breckenridge
Colo
Summit County
Richard Bauder
Dr Chahal
Chahal
Colorado Court of Appeals
Joel Cochran
Bethesda
Frederick doctor leads fight against leprosy worldwide
Dr. Gerald Walsh of Frederick specializes in leprosy as scientific director of the Leonard Wood Memorial American Leprosy Foundation. He spent seven years in the Philippines at a leprosy hospital and travels there regularly. Leprosy remains rare in the United States with a few cases reported in the early 1990s, while it is still a major problem in developing nations.
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Texas
U.S
State Health Department
Developing Countries
Gerald Walsh
Frederick
Leonard Wood Memorial/American Leprosy Foundation
Rockville
Philippines
Foundation
Walsh
Dr Walsh
Arts festival to draw more than 30 000 people in Frederick
Frederick police chief May Raffensberger expects about 30 000 visitors at the three day Festival of the Arts along Carroll Creek with law enforcement increased and weather as the main risk. He will be present personally and notes no street closings are planned though crossing North Market Street could pose a minor issue. Tents go up and about 130 artists are setting up as CBS This Morning plans to spotlight the event on opening day.
Ernest Page marks five decades at Lilypons Water Gardens
The Frederick News-Post reports Ernest Page, 95, celebrates 65 years of service at Lilypons Water Gardens as the paper notes sports results from a Yankees win over the Orioles concluding a three game series. Portions of The Frederick News-Post are printed on 100 percent recycled paper.
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Ernest Page
Lilypons Water Gardens
Yankees
Orioles
Frederick
News- Poat
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Krista Glielmi
News-Post
Bill Green
Katie Hartley
Susan Hartley
Magnolia Avenue
Frederick City
Max
Mua Nen
Matthew Barakat
Kelly Hahn
Iee Wilson
Inside the News
C-il
Agghneis
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