Maryland toddler waits for donor as condition worsens
Kendra Hawthorne, a 2 year old from Germantown, Md., has biliary atresia and liver transplant needs. Her mother says the condition deteriorates daily, with internal bleeding risks and uncertain outcome while on the donor list since December. In Beirut a different AP item reports American clergyman Benjamin Weir kidnapped by three assailants in west Beirut near Manara.
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Washington
Maryland
Jo Hawthorne
Kendra
Hawthornes
Germantown
Pope welcomed by tribesmen in Papua New Guinea mass
Spear carrying tribesmen and bare breasted dancers cheered Pope John Paul II as he arrived at a jungle carved gulf course near Mount Hagen to celebrate Mass for about 200000 natives. The crowd sang and chanted in pidgin English, a celebration marked by rain, mud, and the Pope's steady arrival despite slipping on the limousine step.
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Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea
John Paul
Gulf
Violence mars Panama election and clashes kill and injure
Panamas presidential race was marred by street clashes outside the vote count site as gunfire and fire bombs erupted. Authorities reported at least one death and about 50 injuries amid demonstrations by supporters of the governing party and the main opposition.
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Panama City
Panama
National Legislative Palace
Man charged with shooting trooper in Maryland ambush
Bryan J. Flynn of Ellicott City is jailed on a 100000 dollar bond after being arrested in Montgomery County and charged with assault with intent to murder for allegedly ambushing Trooper Gary Lowman as he left his parents home in Catonsville to go to work. Lowman, 22, was shot in the arm and grazed on the left side, and has since left the hospital but remains off duty.
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Woodlawn
Moore
Flynn
Gary Lowman
Catonsville
Lowman
Inside The News Nothing stirs a man’s curiosity like a woman
A brief note presents a quotation attributed to Thomas Hardy with a humorous, antiquated reading about the allure of silence, framed as a literary aside in Inside The News. The fragment references a British writer and a historical window for readers.
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Thomas Hardy
Area Couple Awaits Unusual Arrival Reported by Brashear
Becky Brashear covers Howard County as the 4H Club earns top honors in the Sistas AEA RT Baton region. The feature notes the couple awaiting a noteworthy event amid county 4H activities and community recognition.
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Becky Brashear
Howard County
Sistas Aea RT Baton
Weather eying a cold front with showers and cooler air
A cold front will approach today bringing showers and thunderstorms that will end by tonight as cooler and drier air spreads in for the remainder of the week. Western Maryland counties expect showers ending by evening with highs around 85 to 72 and calmer, breezy nights. Maryland mountains see showers end today. highs in the 70s, then 50s to 60s Wednesday with strong winds. Farm forecast calls southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to northwest 15 to 25 mph tonight and Wednesday with improving drying conditions. Yesterday temperatures show Frederick 98.5, Cumberland 4.4, Hagerstown 0.42, Oakland 4.4, Westminster 40.49.
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Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Oakland
Werlmingter
Rainy weather and new machines slow Frederick County turnout
Voters turnout was light at Frederick County polls as rain harmed participation and a noncompetitive Republican presidential ballot reduced interest. Election officials reported early challenges learning the new voting machines yet praised their operation as demonstrations helped voters adapt across districts including Woodsburg and Paint of Rocks.
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Frederick County
Robert Bowlus
Alan Heflin
Woodsburg Fire Hall
Woodsboro
Ballenger Creek Pike
Margaret Staub
Thorn
Paul Rhoads
Armory
Betty Mainhart
Mainhart
Beatrice Vito
Yellow Springs
Margaret Anderson
Sally Nusbaum
Primary election voters weigh in on new punch card device
In Frederick County Maryland 46 188 eligible voters face a primary with independents and Libertarians able to vote in November. Democrats and Republicans will select presidential candidates and congressional delegates. The county uses a new Votematic punch card voting device expected to speed results. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention and local races are listed on ballots with limits of one presidential candidate and one representative in Congress.
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SEY
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Regina Flanigan
Marsha L. Fuller
Judith Hoffman Bolton
Joann Holmes
Cheryl C. Kagan
Evelyn Maphis
Paula McDonough
Isabelle E
Maryland Democrat Cardin to Address Frederick Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Del speaker Benjamin L Cardin will address the annual Frederick County Jefferson Jackson Dinner at Lewistown Fire Hall Friday May 11 at 7 p.m. Dinner chairman is A Trvin Renn Bruce J Reeder chairs the Frederick County Democratic State Central Committee which sponsors the event. The evening starts with a serial hour followed by the dinner and program.
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Maryland
House of Delegates
Frederick County
Jefferson
Off road vehicles disturb Emmitsburg town meeting
Emmitsburg confronts a rise in unlicensed three wheel vehicles roaming sidewalks and the town square. Police chief Thomas E Keilholtz labels juveniles as operators and urges residents to report sightings while noting patrols focus on safety. Theft sprees worry residents as two pickups and a garage are hit within ten days. The three officer department faces manpower shortages but aims to cover the town. Mayor Preston says expanding the force is unaffordable but confidence remains in current coverage.
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Efigmitsburg
Thomas E Keilholtz
Keilholtz
East Main Street
Boyle
Emmitsburg
Peter
Paul
Robert Preston
Preston
Cam
Walkersville re elects burgess and two councilmen
Walkersville voters re elected Burgess Orley Routlander and Commissioners J Leonard Thompson and John C Poole. A write in campaign drew votes for Lawrence Roller. Poole’s tally reached four, while Roller received 73 write in ballots from Williams Street residents as nine others also earned votes in a scattered tally among 404 registered voters.
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Walkersville
Burgess Orley R Routlander
Leonard Thompson
John C Poole
Mlin
Poole
Lawrence Roller
Willams Street
Burgess Bourland Thompson
Bourland
Roller
Dixon and councilmen win re election in Mount Airy
Mount Airy voters chose Mayor Lewis C. Dixon to a seventh term as 97 of 527 ballots were cast. In the council race three incumbents won four year terms without opposition. Starridt Holmes 179 votes, Henry Runkles 178, Harald Woo Molesworth 175, and Wayne Esworthy 1 vote.
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Lewis C. Dixon
Tuxon
Willam Henley
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