Congress cuts Yeltsin powers and orders referendum
Moscow reports the Congress of People's Deputies stripped Boris Yeltsin of more power and approved a April 25 referendum on early presidential and parliamentary elections and on support for his market reforms started in 1992. The vote deepens the power struggle as regional administrators, placed by decrees in 1991, face potential loss of authority. The body also urged a coalition government and set four referendum questions including confidence in Yeltsin and early elections.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Congress of People’s Deputies
Legislative Branch
Russia
Soviet Union
Vyacheslav Kostikov
Congress
Mr. Yeltsin
Flood watch ends for Frederick County as rivers fall
The National Weather Service discontinued the flood watch for Frederick County after light precipitation kept streams from rising. Potomac at Harpers Ferry measured 18.88 feet Sunday, just above flood stage. Four county roads were reported open, with no confirmed closures. a mudslide affected Savage River Road in Garrett County, and advised avoiding boating on regional rivers until levels drop.
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National Weather Service
Frederick County
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Potomac River
Jim Decarufel
Central Alarm
Maryland
Savage River
Garrett County
Potomac
Shenandoah
South Branch
North Branch
State Department of Natural Resources
Weather Service
Weather forecast and local events brief
Cloudy with a drizzle chance today and highs in the upper 50s. Tonight there may be showers with lows in the 40s. Tuesday brings variable cloudiness with highs in the lower 60s. Also note Maryland weather map on Page A-2 and that Carole Tracie Luck is the new Miss Frederick. In sports, readers are invited to Jim Gilford's Drumming Log featured on Page C3.
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Maryland
Carole Tracie Luck
Frederick
Healthy Kids Day draws 75 youngsters at Frederick YMCA
At the Frederick YMCA Healthy Kids Day about 75 children aged 5 to 12 were tested for body fat flexibility and abdominal strength with 98 percent deemed fit. YMCA officials noted national fitness rates and linked local fitness to parental lifestyle choices and ongoing YMCA programs teaching parents to focus on children's health needs.
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Frederick
Karen Sherman
YMCA
Ms. Sherman
Task force meets on health care reforms
Washington AP Vice President Gore leads a 13 hour hearing on health reform. He says the Clinton administration will grant Americans freedom from fear about medical bills while unveiling working documents from the White House task force. The panel, criticized for secrecy, convened with 64 groups to testify on revamping the U S health system costing 940 billion annually.
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Washington
al Gore
Clinton
Gore
Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
Congress
Department of Health and Human Services
Rommel Electric Works Traffic Light at PACE Warehouse
Rick Adams of Rommel Electric Company prepares a new traffic light at the Hermitage Drive and Md 85 intersection. If weather allows, the intersection will be well lit for the store’s April 15 opening.
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Rick Adams
Rommel Electric Company
PACE
Hermitage Drive
Senate hearings open on gays in the military policy
Senate Armed Services Committee chair Sen. Sam Nunn says the six month enlistment policy barring questions on sexual orientation may become permanent. He opposes lifting the ban but says private behavior should stay private. Hearings focus on the ban history and legal background with CRS and two academies testifying. Clinton signals possible constitutional limits on assignments for homosexuals, drawing mixed White House signals and gay rights backlash.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Nunn
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Carl Levin
Michigan
Charles Robb
Virginia
Clinton
Seniors struggle for affordable housing in Thurmont and beyond
Thurmont residents Jesse and Anna Marshall fear rent hikes as 16 Church St property nears sale. With 28 years in town, they seek affordable options near center of Thurmont while awaiting placement at Moser Manor. Officials warn hundreds of seniors face rising rents and waitlists as independent living options like Brunswick House, Catoctin View and Taney Village offer over 180 units, underscoring growing need for senior housing.
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Jesse
Anna Marshall
Thurmont
Church St
Mr. Marshall
Moser Manor
Maryland
Brunswick House
Catoctin View
Taney Village
Affordable senior housing efforts noted in Maryland towns
Mrs Throne of the Commission on Aging notes chronic under supply of affordable housing for seniors. The Just Housing Quarterly lists five government agencies, five housing policy groups, and three construction groups, plus five daily housing needs groups. Mount Airy plans 30 affordable senior units under a revised zoning exception. Broadway Street Apartments proposes 12 to 23 one bedroom units funded largely by state and federal sources. Woodsboro sees 3 acres donated to Western Maryland Interfath Housing Development Corp for at least 24 apartments near Adams Street with ground breaking hoped this fall and rent hoped at less than 8 per month or a fraction of income.
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Alice Cooper
Frederick County Housing and Community Development
Commission On Aging
Patricia Throne
County Commission On Aging
Throne
Just Housing
The
Peace Resource Center
Frederick
Mount Airy
Planning and Zoning Commission
Frederick City
Broadway Street
Woodsboro
Western Maryland Interfath Housing Development Corp
Tarecor Ek Lewis
Adams Street
Ip Beguty
Idealis Wed Lye
Lewis
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