Rail strike prompts Congress intervention appeal
Businesses press Congress to end the coast-to-coast rail shutdown that idled freight cars and stranded travelers. Labor leaders say the disruption risks major economic harm while automakers warn of layoffs and Amtrak suspends most passenger service beyond the Northeast.
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CSX Transportation
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White House
Bruce Lear
American Farm Bureau Federation
al Swift
D-Wash
Bouse Energy and Commerce Transportation
Debates over MARC station site reshape city plans
City leaders clash over a second MARC station location near Genstar on Reichs Ford Road versus the downtown Carroll Street site. Mayor Gordon warns changes could derail the East Street linked transportation complex and Carroll Creek development, while alders Grimes Kreissig and McClellan defend multiple stations to ease traffic and protect downtown gains.
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Frederick City
Paul Gordon
Genstar
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Ford Road
James S. Grimes
Carroll Creek
Grimes
Jon Kreissig
Francis Scott Key
Kreissig
Jerry Mooman
Greater Frederick
Gordon
Mooman
James J. McClellan
Frederick
Sally Murphy
Way lawsuit seeks to clear name and set record straight
Frederick County resident Larry Way, once a volunteer coordinator for the Draft Perot Committee, was terminated by Hat Kass and had his books and access frozen. Stallings memo ended Way’s formal association with Perot efforts. Way, 55, filed a $14 million slander suit in Annapolis against state and national Perot officials and H. Ross Perot.
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State Perot
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Mount Pleasant
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McCauley Named Spokesman for Maryland State Police
Frederick County resident Scott McCauley, 36, is named spokesman for the Maryland State Police replacing the fired Chuck Jackson. McCauley will serve in the public affairs unit and may be called anywhere in the state to handle major incidents and media relations. He previously headed the Frederick crime prevention unit and coordinated Frederick County Crime Solvers.
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Maryland State Police
J. Scott McCauley
Chuck Jackson
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State Police Bureau of Drug Enforcement
Shepherd College
Frederick
Economy grows at annual rate of 2.7 percent
The U S economy expanded 2.7 percent at an annual rate from January to March, the strongest in over three years, an upward revision from 2.4 percent. Analysts warned recent data show slowing momentum with unemployment claims rising to 422,000 and existing home sales dropping 17 percent in May, signaling a potential stall in the recovery.
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Labor Department
National Association of Realtors
Robert Dederick
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
Bush
Reagan
Charity practices questioned by Maryland official and Washington Post
Maryland Secretary of State Winfield M Kelly Jr and The Washington Post scrutinize United Community Charities a Frederick Pennsylvania based group amid questions of nepotism and conflicts of interest Though no laws were broken Kelly contemplates tougher rules Simpson says the charity helps children with funds spent renting office space from her husband Thomas Simpson the secretary treasurer Also she notes a $32631 salary three part time staff and that husband provides expertise with office space donated since 1991 The charity with offices in Littlestown Pa and Frederick Md remains reputed by Maryland social services and Pa charity regulators Continued on Page A-8
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Washington Post
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Mrs Simpson
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Tce
Washington County
Fort Detrick researchers probe cancer risk chemicals
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute Fort Detrick study how parental exposure to carcinogens may raise cancer risk in offspring. Rodent tests with welding fumes chemicals linked eight of 119 offspring to early lung cancer, underscoring intergenerational cancer factors and the need for broader human studies.
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National Cancer Institute
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Permatat Anderson
Par Rice
Anderson
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Water gardens offer peaceful summer retreat
A note on water gardens describes a quiet, pleasant place to spend a summer day. The piece invites readers to see accompanying story and pictures on the Greenhouse page, while noting portions of The Frederick News Post are printed on recycled paper.
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