Mandela moves to shape South Africa's first post apartheid cabinet
Nelson Mandela and outgoing president F W de Klerk discuss cabinet composition as South Africa braces for the first all race election result. Mandela, head of the ANC, is poised to become the nation’s first black president when parliament convenes and he is sworn in May 10. Initial reports note calm after joyous celebrations and limited violence.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
F W. de Klerk
Tion
African National Congress
de Klerk
ANC
Mr. Mandela
Bartlett says Fort Detrick commissary will not close
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett announced Fort Detrick’s commissary was removed from a closure list after a petition from 2,300 service members and a distance miscalculation favored keeping it open. Officials caution it could reappear amid downsizing, though services will continue for now.
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Bartlett
Fort Detrick
Roscoe Bartlett
Fort Detrick Commissary
6Th District
Thomas Dupree
Army
Dupree
Arlington
Fort Ritchie
Armed Forces Committee
Richard Beale
Defense Commissary Agency
Long Term Debt Warnings for Frederick County Finances
Frederick County faces near statutory debt limits as officials consider issuing $31.1 million in bonds for capital projects next year. Alan Imhoff of the Capital Funding Committee urges a six year review to time projects and curb bond volume, noting a $96.6 million absorption threshold. A planned Urbana High School project adds to a total nearing $99.7 million, approaching the debt cap.
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Frederick County
Alan Imhoff
Imhoff
At&t
Tyson's Corner
Urbana High School
Potter orders lower prices for cable TV in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Executive Neal Potter ordered rate cuts for 179,000 basic cable customers. The plan reduces the monthly basic tier from 14.68 to 14.29, lowers equipment charges, and issues about 20 million dollars in refunds for subscribers overpaying since September 1993.
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Rockville
Montgomery
Jess
Montgomery County
Neal Potter
Potter
Federal Communication Commission
Dorsey Announces Bid for Re election as Frederick County State’s Attorney
Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr. a Woodsboro resident and Democrat, announced Monday he will seek re election to the Frederick County State’s Attorney post which he has held since 1982. He previously served as deputy from 1971 to 1982 and says he created the county victim witness program and the Frederick County Drug Task Force. He earned the Governors Certificate of Merit and a state police recognition for the drug task force. He has served on the State Board of Victim Services.
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Lawrence A
Tommy” Dorsey Jr
Frederick County
Woodsboro
Dorsey
Victim Services
Maryland State Police
Johnson Hobbs and Mead win Mt Airy council seats
Mt Airy voters turnout was low as incumbent Delaine Hobbs won another term and Robert Mead claimed the second vacant council seat in a three candidate race. Mayor Gerald Johnson won a second four year term after running unopposed.
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Mount Airy
Delaine Hobbs
Robert Mead
Michael Boyer
Gerald Johnson
Johnson
Hobbs
Mr. Mead
Boyer
Mead
Oliver Davis
Catoctin High Grad Kim Wivell Starred In Shepherd Softball
Catoctin High graduate Kim Wivell built a notable softball career at Shepherd College. See Stan Goldberg's reaching all the bases for a profile of her journey. Page B-1 features weather notes and recycling note for the Frederick News-Post.
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Stonnancesaesers Snanseesaner
Catoctin
Kim Wivell
Shepherd College
Stan Goldberg
Corvereess
Schroder lawsuit under way in Frederick County court
The Schroders file a $5.5 million legal malpractice claim against attorney David L. Johnson and the firm Johnson Parker and Hess over fees and advice in their farm condemnation tied to Frederick County landfill expansion. Jury selection extended, judge says case may last three weeks.
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Frederick County
William
Kathleen Schroder
David L. Johnson
Johnson, Parker & Hess
Westminster
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Schroders
David G. Whitworth Jr
Crofton
Reich
Ford Road
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Joseph C Zengerle 78 dies in Yiamsville
Joseph C Zengerle 78 of Yiamsville died Monday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. A former military contributor he was inducted in 1978 into the U S Army Ordinance Hall of Fame for his work on production control systems and testing of weaponry at Aberdeen Proving Ground during World War II. He launched Army internships and reorganized the ammunition system in Vietnam before retiring in 1973 from the Army Supply Maintenance and Transportation. Funeral arrangements to be announced by G Truman Schwab Funeral Home Baltimore.
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Joseph C Zengerle
Yiamsville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Zengerle
U.S. Army Ordinance Hall of Fame
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army
Walkersville re-elects burgess and four incumbents
Walkersville incumbents win re election and new candidate Brenda Davis also elected. Burgess Orley Bourland leads with 111 votes, followed by Vaughn Zimmerman 103, Joseph Cahn 100, Lawrence Roller 98, Ralph Whitmore 90, and Mrs. Davis with 97 ballots. Registered voters total 2,067.
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Walkersville
Brenda Davis
Burgess Orley Bourland
Vaughn Zimmerman
Joseph Cahn
Lawrence Roller
Ralph Whitmore
Mrs. Davis
Elliott opens bid for third term in 4B district
Carroll County pharmacist and state delegate Donald Elliott 62, a Republican, kicked off his re election bid at his Main Street drug store. The district now spans Carroll and Frederick counties after redistricting. He urged public safety and criticized gun control efforts, arguing for tougher crime measures and restraint on regulation.
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Union Bridge
Carroll County
Frederick County
House of Delegates
Donald Elliott
Elliott
House
Main Street
General Assembly
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News-Poat
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Circus Eyes
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Frederick
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers
By Sonia Boi
Montgomery County Bureau
Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Johnson, Hobbs, Mead
Mt. Airy
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Joseph C. Zengerle
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Dan Burns
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