Senate moves toward passage of deficit cutting plan
The Senate rejected a late Republican bid to modify the Democratic deficit reduction package and prepared for final passage. The 50-48 vote backed the tax increases and spending cuts as President Clinton pushes a $516 billion deficit reduction target by 1998. House and Senate talks loom, with White House officials insisting votes will be there.
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Alabama
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Eight arrested in alleged bomb and assassination plot
New York police say eight Muslim militants were arrested in Brooklyn and Queens on charges tied to a planned summer campaign of murders and bombings. Targets included the United Nations and U S Senator Alfonse D Amato, with reports of schematics and site surveys. The U S attorney’s office was preparing charges.
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Freedom Joy Titus elected president of state FFA Association
Freedom Joy Titus, a Frederick FFA member and Frederick High School graduate, was elected president of the Maryland FFA Association at the state convention closing. She leads a 1,600-member group, with several other state officers named, and multiple awards were announced during the sessions including the State Star in Production Agriculture and other state recognitions.
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Singanore
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Queen Anne's
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Catoctin
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Brunswick
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Flatstone
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Frederick moving forward with state building plans downtown
City officials, led by Mayor Paul Gordon, advance a 5 million dollar downtown office building for the Frederick County Department of Social Services at South Carroll and Commerce streets. Construction could begin early next year, nine months total, with a nonprofit to oversee financing to protect city and state credit.
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Greater Frederick
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Carroll Creek
Higher education costs rise for fall 1993
Local colleges plan tuition and room and board increases next fall as costs outpace inflation. Frederick Community College raises tuition nine percent while Mount St. Mary’s adds 8.5 percent and Hood College 5 percent. Maryland University College Park posts a 13 percent rise with room and board also up. Commuter FCC sets tuition at 1614 yearly. Total costs for full-time students reach 18860 at Hood, 17825 at Mount St. Mary’s, and 3179 tuition plus 5000 room and board at College Park. government funding declines push more cost onto students.
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Hood College
University of Maryland At College Park
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Marty Crabbs
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Ronald King
University of Maryland
King
College Park
Mount St Mary's College
Frank Buhrman
Senor
Woman bitten by suspected rabid raccoon in Frederick County
Beatrice Covell, 62, of Spruce Run Road near Myersville, is undergoing rabies treatment after a raccoon bit her leg in her garden on June 12. She fought off the animal with a hoe as it charged from a stone wall, and a passing motorist called 911.
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Beatrice Covell
Spruce Run Road
Myersville
Covell
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Rabies exposure prompts hospital care in Frederick
Mrs Covell was bitten on the left calf and admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital after a suspected rabies exposure. She received rabies vaccinations at the hospital and from Rudman Behre and Roessler in Middletown, with skin graft surgery anticipated. Health officials warn about rabies risk and advise avoiding suspicious animals and wearing gloves with dead wildlife.
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Frederick County
Rudman
Covell
Charles Gillis Jr
Sunny and mild forecast for the week
The forecast calls for highs in the mid 80s, clear nights with lows in the 50s, and continued sunny conditions into Friday. See weather map on Page A-2.
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