Flooded Maryland resident recounts flood life and FEMA denial
Howard Lamb describes watching the river, staying in his two story home by the railroad as floods rise. He notes the 1936 flood reaching the second floor and a smaller rise last November. He repaired rooms, used a coal furnace, and relied on friends for aid while FEMA refused disaster relief status in Maryland despite Gov. Hughes appeal.
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Agnes
Lamb
Uncle Sam
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Maryland
Harry Hughes
FEMA
Harpers Ferry Records Flood Peak Exceeding Agnes
The November 1985 flood crest rose higher than Hurricane Agnes in Harpers Ferry West Virginia. Images and items from the event are featured in the town museum exhibit documenting the disaster.
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Harpers Ferry
W.va
React to Host All Day Safety Break in Frederick County
Frederick County REACT invites the public to an all day Safety Break on Sunday Nov 9 at the eastbound I-70 rest area mile 39. The group monitors CB Channel 9 for road hazards and distress. Don Bialer listed for more information. the article also notes historic hospital origins from Roman times and St Basil in Caesarea.
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Frederick County
REACT
Don Bialer
Stup wins county leadership as GOP holds court
In a tight county race Democratic colleague Sterling Bollinger finishes second with 13,?872 votes after 391 absentee ballots. Stup, the top vote-getter, becomes president December 1, with Mark Hoke at 13,137 as vice-president.
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Sterling E Bollinger
Galen R. Clagett
Stup
Mark Hoke
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