Netanyahu Leads Peres By Slim Margin In Israeli Vote
In Jerusalem, Benjamin Netanyahu edged ahead of Shimon Peres after a tense night of vote counting. With 99.9 percent counted, Netanyahu held 1,416,280 votes to Peres's 1,394,881, 50.3 to 49.7 percent, out of 3.9 million eligible voters and 79.7 percent turnout. Absentee ballots totaling 154,000 remained to be counted, delaying final results until Friday afternoon. Peres maintains a path to victory by concessions, though Netanyahu leads in a closely watched race signaling rifts over Mideast peace talks.
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Pediatricians push for on site neonatology at FMH
Local pediatricians urge Frederick Memorial Hospital to staff a neonatologist on site 24 hours daily. They say the on call system, with pediatricians rotating and must reach the hospital within 30 minutes, risks delays during rare but serious newborn complications. Dr Strahlman notes he is called roughly twice daily when on call.
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MecCrory's Closes Today After Downtown Frederick Staple Since 1925
MecCrory's will close its doors at 5 p.m. today ending a long run in Frederick. Five employees will be laid off and manager Ginny Hartlaub says she does not know if she will be transferred or laid off. Remaining merchandise from a months-long sale will be packed and moved with pallets and a forklift operator sought as the shop winds down.
Frederick faces budget squeeze with $1.61 tax hike proposal
Frederick mayor Jim Grimes unveils a $32.2 million spending plan for 1997, seeking a property tax rise from $1.56 to $1.61 per $100. The move aims to prevent a shortfall despite flat revenue and a shrinking surplus. Aldermen delay vote, public hearing set for June 13.
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Jon Kreissig
Ex burgess recalls Walkersville growth under Trout
Ex burgess Gilmore Trout reflects on Walkersville’s growth from 1956 to 1970 during his 20 years in office. He recalls weekly trash pickup at 50 cents per family, a ban on downtown hogs, and chickens in his own yard as the town expanded from 761 residents in 1950 to about 4,500 today.
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TJ students turn $100000 into $187000 in mock invest game
Four Gov. Thomas Johnson High School students finished second among 1990 teams in a statewide mock investment contest. Over ten weeks they grew an initial 100000 to 187000 by buying many shares of Acme Electronics and other stocks, with the final weeks seeing market dips.
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Clinton backs curfews for youths under 17
President Clinton endorses strict curfews as a crime strategy. He proposes an 8 p.m. school night curfew for those under 17 and cites New Orleans’ dusk to dawn curfew cutting juvenile crime by 27 percent and auto theft by 42 percent. He plans to speak in New Orleans before two women’s groups.
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