Debate over deaf education splits Maryland House panel
A Maryland House Ways and Means hearing on a study of deaf education sparked a heated clash over American Sign Language. Proponents urged signing as the best path for communication while opponents, many deaf, warned it could hinder speech and limit access to the hearing world. MSD officials defended a bilingual approach offering ASL and spoken English. Students testified supporting the resolution and expanded options for deaf children.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Maryland School For the Deaf
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gerald Curran
Baltimore
MSD
Curran
Frederick
Bill Howley
Columbia
Kevin
Calvert County
William Allen
Steven Epstein
James Tucker
Tucker
Julie Crow
Unusual 911 Calls From Central Alarm Dispatch
Dispatchers recount bizarre and tragic emergency calls from Central Alarm. A psychic vision misleads responders, a mother saved from a seizure hours later, and past heart attack cases with fatal outcomes. The staff rely on Caller ID and rapid dispatch as they juggle crashes, snakes, bats, and crank calls amid high stress.
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Waesche
Frederick City
Sheriff's Office
Mr. Waesche
Winter storm snarls Maryland roads and power lines
A cold front sweeping from the Midwest caused heavy snow and sleet across Maryland. Thunder snow was reported in Frederick County and surrounding areas as utilities reported downed lines and outages. Interstate closures and multiple accidents accompanied the weather, with gusty winds, hospitalized motorists, and a snow emergency in effect as temperatures dropped into the 30s.
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Seventh Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Fifth Street
Midwest
National Weather Service
John Billet
Mr. Billet
Frederick County
Hagerstown
Harpers Ferry
Virginia
Billet
Charles County
Allegany County
City officials weigh Medicare coverage upgrades for retirees
Officials heard a proposal from personnel director Jonathan Angel on improving retiree health benefits. He cited hospital and prescription coverage gaps for doctors' fees and proposed revising the current Aetna plan to cover doctors, at a monthly $80 per retiree with a $5 prescription copay. If declined, retirees keep existing coverage. the matter will be studied further.
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Carolyn
Jonathan Angel
Angel
Aetna Insurance
Grimes
Miss Mount Retired After 43 Years At Mount Airy School
Longtime Mount Airy educator Miss Mount ends a 43 year run as a third grade teacher at Mount Airy Elementary School and enjoys retirement at Calvary United Methodist Church. She earned her teaching degree at what is now Towson State University and recalls starting pay of two dollars a day. Friends plan a party from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Calvary United Methodist Church, asking guests bring memories, not gifts.
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Towson State University
Mount Airy
Miss Mount
Nellie Brown
Sinn Fein Leader to Meet Clinton at White House
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, allied with the IRA, will be granted a visa to visit the United States and meet President Clinton at a St. Patrick's Day reception at the White House, the AP reports.
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Washington
Gerry Adams
Sinn Fein
United States
Clinton
St. Patrick’s Day
White House
GOP tax plan faces clash over fairness and deficit
Republicans pledge a contract level tax cut, while Democrats cry foul over benefits to the wealthy and welfare cuts. Archer keeps 200000 income cap for the child tax credit, despite criticism. The plan would ease taxes for some corporations, raise IRA withdrawal options, and reduce capital gains taxes, with hurdles in the Senate.
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Harold Ford
Dtenn
Ways and Means
Archer
Clinton
House
Dick Gephardt
Dmo
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
Ducks Feeding Ban Moves Forward in Frederick
Eighth graders from St. John’s Academy proposed a plan to curb duck feeding by installing coin operated feeders and promoting corn as a safer alternative. City officials consider six signs at 720 dollars and an ordinance to restrict feeding, with enforcement by police auxiliary being explored.
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Mighty Duck Savers
St. John’s Academy
Frederick
Jim Grimes
Board of Aldermen
Eisenhart
Lynn Tillery
Police Auxiliary
U S liable for botched 1991 drug sting in Honduras
A U S District Judge ordered the government to pay 871000 dollars to six people arrested and beaten in Honduras after U S drug agents planted cocaine on their plane in 1991 as part of a bungled sting. The crew and passengers did not know the plane carried cocaine. The Honduran officials were unaware of the sting. The plaintiffs contended the U S government caused their incarceration. U S Attorney said no decision on appeal yet. About 90 pounds of cocaine were planted on the Belize Air International Ltd plane in a bid to catch drug runners in Miami.
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Miami
Honduras
U.S
Belize
Federico Moreno
Cynthia Everett
Drug Enforcement Administration
Belize Air International Ltd
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