Cult Leader Led 37 to Death in Heaven's Gate Tragedy
Marshall Applewhite, a former music teacher, headed Heaven's Gate cult whose 37 members died in a mass suicide at a Rancho Santa Fe home. Victims drank phenobarbital and vodka, believing their bodies were vessels for a UFO rendezvous with Hale Bopp. The group had promoted UFO theology and posted farewell videos as authorities reviewed an array of sources about the case.
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Calif
Marshall Applewhite
San Diego
Heaven’s Gate
Earth
Hale-Bopp
Heaven's Gate
Rhoderick Defends Tax Hike Move At April Hearing
Frederick County Commissioner Terre Roy Rhoderick fights to keep campaign vow from rising taxes as he proposes examining a 20 cent per $100 assessed value increase. He cites flat or falling assessments and previews options from $2.23 to $2.46 with potential bond funding for schools.
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Frederick County
Terre Roy Rhoderick
Mr. Rhoderick
Rhoderick
Lion’s den
Carroll County
Maryland bill to extend sell by dates on milk withdrawn
A Maryland Senate bill to push back sell by dates on milk cartons was withdrawn by sponsor Sen. David Craig. He said continued price support battles made extending sell by dates impractical. Delegates Stull and Stup backed the pull noting failed dairy industry goals and a separate bill on price supports. A separate measure to make milk the state drink awaits Senate committee action.
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Annapolis
David Craig
R-Harford
Mr. Craig
Craig
Paul Stull
Frederick
Thad
Mr. Stull
J. Anita Stup
Frederick Washington
Ms. Stup
General Assembly
Senate
Easter blessings rise from trials and miracles
Area residents reflect during Holy Week on answered prayers and personal miracles. A Frederick mother recounts adopting after four years and joy at her newborn son. Penny Lascelette shares a benign tumor scare and her son Kyle’s full recovery after surgery. Liberian refugee Anna Kamara credits Dr Easter for compassionate care during illness without insurance. David Summers provides free treatment since 1993, praying with Kamara and offering support through hardship. Continued on Page 4.
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Frederick
Sue Rowland
Rowland
Penny Lascelette
Kyle
Ms Lascolette
Anna Kamara
Liberia
David Summers
Kamara
Frederck Memorial Hospital
Summers
College basketball player tied to crack seizure arrests
Two men were arrested in Frederick County after a task force seized over ten thousand dollars in crack cocaine two cars and about five thousand one hundred dollars in cash. Arrested were Charlot Shiloh Yombo and Toris Deandre Howard FCC athlete listed as a sophomore on the Cougars roster. Howard has been suspended pending court decision as FCC officials condemn the alleged crime.
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Frederick County
Frederick Community College
Maryland
David C. Reichenbaugh
Frederick City
Reichenbaugh
Charlot “Shiloh
Yombo
Toris Deandre Howard
Lancaster Place
Howard
FCC “Cougars
FCC
Garfield High School
Virginia
Dave Miller
Tom Jandovitz
Toris Howard
Smart Growth initiative boosts from Maryland Assembly
In Annapolis Gov. Parris Glendening's Smart Growth plan advances as both Senate and House approve the Rural Legacy program. The Senate also directs state spending toward urban reinvestment while preserving farmland, with rural legislators noting amendments. House vote 129-8. Senate margin 44-3.
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Parris Glendening
General Assembly
Senate
House
Donald Elliott
Frederick Carroll
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By Kelly Han
Andrea Kamara
Kate Leckie
Matthew Barakat
Mr. Elliott
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R-Garrett
Mr. Edwards
Wolfsville
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