Record turnout in Frederick County presidential vote
Frederick County set a turnout record as 65,576 ballots were cast, 1,953 more than in 1988, with 84.6 percent of eligible voters participating. Absentee ballots rose to 2,966, aided by new no excuse early voting rules, and over 1,000 absentee ballots were filed in the week before Election Day. Maxine Pratt called the absentee surge a record.
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Frederick
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Maxine Pratt
Snow Flurries Forecast Amid Warm Start to Weekend
Snow flurries touched Ladiesburg Saturday morning with little accumulation and forecast for the weekend. Amet Figueroa of the National Weather Service notes Garrett County had about an inch Friday night while Frederick County expects only flurries. Saturday will be cloudy and cool with highs near 40s as Brunswick hosts the 60th Veterans Day parade at 2 p.m. Temperature records show an October high of 82 and low of 47 in Frederick County.
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Garrett County
Keyser’s Ridge
Amet Figueroa
National Weather Service
Frederick County
Brunswick
Maryland State Police
Clinton eyes rapid start on economic policy team
President elect Clinton moves to assemble an economic policy team for a swift start on key campaign issues. Warren Christopher to run transition operations with Vernon Jordan as transition board chair, planning Cabinet picks and filling up to 3000 federal jobs under strict ethics rules. Clinton rests during weekend departure. Chelsea visits headquarters as aides seek posts.
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Clinton
Warren Christopher
Christopher
State Department
Vernon Jordan
Washington
White House
Chelsea
George Stephanopoulos
Bush
Shipment to Japan highlights dangers of toxic plutonium
A Cherbourg shipment of 1.7 tons of plutonium to Japan underscores the health and security risks of this highly toxic material. The Akatsuki Maru’s two month voyage to Yokohama sparks fears of hijack, accident, and wider nuclear proliferation as nations weigh energy needs and disarmament trends.
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Cherbourg
France
Japan
Yokohama
International Atomic Energy Agency
William J. Dircks
IAEA
Jobless rate steady in Frederick County in September
Frederick County’s jobless rate held at 5.5 percent in September with about 4,405 unemployed out of a 78,000 labor force. The statewide rate reached 6.7 percent and the national rate 7.2 percent. Baltimore City reported 10.7 percent unemployment, while Montgomery, Washington, Carroll, and Howard counties showed varied declines or rises as summer cutbacks eased and education hiring rose. Officials cautioned the economy remains sluggish despite signs of consumer confidence ahead of the election.
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Frederick County
Maryland Department of Economic and Employment Development
Baltimore City
Montgomery County
Washington County
Carroll County
Howard County
Maryland
Patrick Arnold
Iabe
Department of Economic , Employment Development
Weather: Cold, cloudy with flurries and chilly highs
The weather forecast notes cold and cloudy conditions tonight with flurries or light snow and lows in the upper 20s. Sunday brings mostly cloudy skies and unseasonably cold temperatures with highs in the upper 30s. Footnote mentions Western Maryland Weather and a map on Page 42.
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Maryland
Task force backs land application of sludge on farms
Frederick County Sludge Task Force near completion of study endorses land disposal as best option. MD environment data show 45,649 liquid tons used on county farms in 1991, up from 14,520 in 1992, with county ranking sixth in Maryland for sludge applied locally.
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Frederick County
Maryland Department of the Environment
Frederck
Mearyland
Queen Anne
Talbot
Coumnes Frederck County
MDE
Blue Plains
Washington, DC
Yathhy
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