Search for bombing survivors called off in Oklahoma City
Eleven days after the blast rescue efforts shifted to recovery as rescue workers faced collapse risk. Gov. Keating said up to 20 bodies may never be found, death toll at 136 with about 60 still missing. A Dallas Morning News report linked ammonium nitrate receipts to bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh, tying Terry Nichols to the case. Nichols and his brother James face explosives charges.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Keating
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Keating
Dallas Morning News
Terry Nichols
Timothy McVeigh
McVeigh
U.S
Nichols
James
MontCo Rescue Team Returns From Oklahoma City Mission
Montgomery County Rescue Team members arrived home after nine days in the Oklahoma City ruins. Kenny O’Leary of Poolesville pulled a 3-year-old girl from the debris as families and officials welcomed them at the Public Service Training Academy. Debi O’Leary spoke of relief and pride while Neeki and Dallas Lipp described the mission as stressful and sad. FEMA Director James Witt thanked the team and urged healing for the affected families. A public rally honored the return with praise from officials including Representative Connie Morella.
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Kenny O'Leary
Poolesville
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Oklahoma City
Debi
Montgomery County
Public Service Training Academy
Tom Musgrove
Musgrove
FEMA
James Lee Witt
U 5
Constance Morella
Frederick County Vietnam Memorial honors 23 fallen natives
Twenty-three Frederick County residents who died in Vietnam were honored at the dedication of the Frederick County Vietnam Memorial in Memorial Park. Nearly 1,000 people attended despite rain, with 500 plus family members of the deceased present as speakers urged healing and closure.
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Frederick County
Memorial Park
Armory
Vietnam
Thomas Nikirk
Frederick County_Vietnam
Sandi Krantz
U.S. Army
Franklin J
U S
United States of America
Roger
Mr Hoke
Police hope for luck in standoffs as negotiator ends long siege
Kenny Beachley recalls a bad day when a neighbor fired guns near his home forcing evacuations. A negotiator persuaded the man to surrender in 20 minutes, part of a pattern of standoffs since 1992 that have cost taxpayers and sometimes ended badly. Frederick County deputies report ten such incidents, with Frederick City Police handling eight.
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Kenny Beachley
Mr. Beachley
Mr Beachley
Sheriff's Office
Catholic Church Road
Frederick
Frederick City
Maryland
Frederick Barrack
Fred Anderson
Greg Eyler
Rain brings relief to farmers across Frederick County
After four dry weeks, a patchy but welcome rain crossed Frederick County in March and April. Frederick City posted .23 inches while Emmitsburg reported 45 inches in a day, Unionville measured 0.37 inches, and Monrovia saw three quarters of an inch. Farmers praised the moisture, hoping warm weather follows for crops, with notes on local weather-watcher reports and regional rainfall comparisons.
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Frederick County
Emmitsburg
Lucille Beale
Unionville
Frederick
MD 26
Robert Young
Frederick City
Clinton to cut U S economic ties with Iran
President Clinton announced plans to sever remaining U S economic ties with Iran and push Russia to cancel a controversial Tehran nuclear deal. He warned that tougher sanctions would affect U S oil firms but urged leadership to persuade other nations to share sacrifices to change Iran's behavior.
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Moscow
Clinton
Iran
Russia
Boris Yeltsin
Tehran
World Jewish Congress
New York
Oklahoma City
Testimony resumes in Sewell trial in Frederick
Testimony resumed Monday morning in the jury trial of Andre Sewell, accused of strangling his girlfriend Susan Kester and her son Jacob Tribett in a Frederick city apartment in March 1994. Prosecution led by Matthew Campbell and defense by Samuel Hamilton outline the scene and timelines as witnesses place Sewell near the crime before police findings.
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Andre Sewell
Frederick City
Frederick County
Cavent Court
Edward Dwyer
Matthew Campbell
Montgomery County
Samuel Hamilton
Rockville
Sewell
Susan Jeanine Kester
Jacob Irwin Tribett
Lewis
Weather Update Promises Showers and Cooler Temperatures
Cloudy conditions bring a chance of showers tonight with lows near 50. Tuesday forecasts call for rain with highs in the 50s. See weather map on Page A-2 for details. Menswear trends shift to conservative retro styles on Page B1.
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