Fire at NCI Fort Detrick destroys Building 522
A three alarm blaze at the National Cancer Institute complex in Fort Detrick destroyed Building 522 and potentially killed many laboratory animals. Fire crews from several towns battled the flames while staff evacuated with animal trays amid uncertain casualty counts and ongoing inquiries into the cause.
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National Cancer Institute
Fort Detrick
Brian Grossnickle
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Tom Kissner
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Walkersville
Frederick County Central Alarm
Troy Cregger
NCI
Cregger
Robert Harne
Harne
Ever
Mr. Horne
Cindy Tyergar
Norman Cavert
Covert
Cancer Research
Fort Detrick Hazmat
Frederick County All Star Basketball Classic Winners Named
In the first Frederick County Coaches Association All Star Basketball Classic City captures victories in both boys and girls games as markets show Dow Jones slipping amid overall trading.
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Frederick County Coaches Association
City
Frederick County eyed for Human Genome Sciences plant move
Genetic research firm Human Genome Sciences Inc. of Rockville may locate a manufacturing plant in Frederick County. President Melvin Booth confirmed the site is among Maryland and Virginia options though no decision has been made. The company, employing 291, is mapping the human genome and has discussed large local expansions, potentially creating up to 150 jobs if chosen.
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Annapolis
Human Genome Sciences Inc
Frederick County
Melvin D. Booth
Maryland
Virginia
Montgomery County
Frederick County Economic and Community Development Commission
James Singleton
Bogor County
Human Genome Sciences
Robert Hooper
Ferris Baker Watts
Frederick
Jurors convict Whitman in Potomac murder case
A Maryland jury convicts Rachel Irene Whitman of second degree murder for the 1996 Potomac River killing of Adrian Pilkington. They acquit her of conspiracy and first degree murder, defer sentencing to May 7 for further evaluations, while highlighting her alleged intentional participation and malice.
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Rachel Irene Whitman
Whitman
Adrian Pilkington
Frederick County
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Knoxville
Potomac River
Dwyer
Maryland
Julie Minner
Brian Wooldridge
Sandy Lowe
Mr. Pilkington
Jason Jensen
Wooldridge
Jean-Louis Nance
Nance
Eric Schaffer
Thomas Sinton
Schaffer
Pilkington
Linton
Virginia
MD. 17
Walkersville High wins county academic tournament
Walkersville High School captured the Frederick County Academic Tournament at Urbana High, finishing ahead of Middletown and Linganore in a three way final. Linganore led in points early, but Walkersville’s accuracy and fewer wrong answers won the trophy, with Singanore also placing.
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Walkersville High
Urbana
Walkersville High School
Frederick County
Middletown
Singanore
Linganore
Walkersville
Rebecca Reichel
St. John’s
Prospect Hall
Jean Smith
Urbana High
Albuquerque
State Farm Insurance
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George Dorsey
Douglas Tallman
Alps
Hannibal
PBS
Arthur
Owsba PR
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