Tornado debris distances reveal patterns and odd items
Oklahoma researchers and colleagues compiled historical tornado debris reports to map fallout patterns. Heavy items stayed near origin while light items and papers traveled farther up to 210 miles, with most debris landing left of the track. study cites notable cases from 1871 to 1991 and aims to aid hazardous waste response.
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Washington
Dorothy
Toto
Kansas
Bulletin
American Meteorological Society
Amy Lee Wyatt
University of Oklahoma
Wyatt
St. Louis University
Barneveld
Wis
Tom P. Grazulis
Palmyra
Neb
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Alabama
Indiana
Oklahoma
Snow
Eric K. Bishop
Ann K. McCarthy
Company said to force truckers to sleep less, falsify time logs
Federal prosecutors accuse Gunther Leasing Transport of routinely forcing drivers to falsify logs to exceed federal work and rest limits. The case marks a rare felony trial over log falsification aimed at masking long hours and fatigue on East Coast routes.
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Baltimore
Washington Post
National Transportation Safety Board
U.S
Andrew White
White
Gunther Leasing Transport
David Gunther
Farmers honored in Frederick County award program
Deborah Voso, Chamber president, praises farming as a model for business while noting risks and weather pressures. Judges from Washington County announced, with a list of past winners dating back to 1981 including families and entities such as Warner Brothers of Frederick County, Inc., and the Ramsburg, Grossnickle, and Hood families.
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Randy
Karen Sowers
Middletown
Frederick County
Deborah Vose
Chamber of Commerce of
Sowers
Grayson Bowers
Deborah Voso
Chamber
Ms. Voso
John C. Herbst
Arthur Rhoderick
Donald Schwartz
Washington County
Charles J. Brandenburg
Richard Grossnickle
John
William Allen
Charles C. Smith
Warner Brothers
Frederick County, Inc
Merkle Ramsburg
Russell Wachter
David Gaither
Gary Grossnickle
Wayne Savage
Harold Lenhart
Taskforce names and participants listed for county EMS group
A taskforce including Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association Andrew Marsh deputy director Richard Himes ALS coordinator Clarence Jewell Frederick Underwriters Michael Gastley Frederick County accountant Susan Hoffman Walkersville Community Ambulance past chief Thomas Topper Emmitsburg Ambulance chief Kenneth Coffey Frederick Memorial Hospital Kenneth Keefer Frederick’s Ambulance Service Richard Mettetal MIEMSS Dr James Bowes Frederick County Health Department Todd Johnson EMS Committee vice chair James May operations chair county commissioners representative County Council of Governments representative National Emergency Training Center rep and a Frederick resident are named as members or affiliates of the taskforce.
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Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association
Andrew Marsh
Division of Fire and Rescue Services
Richard Himes
Clarence Jewell
Frederick Underwriters
Michael Gastley
Frederick County
Susan Hoffman
Walkersville Com
Munity Ambulance Co
Thomas Topper
Emmitsburg Ambulance Co
Kenneth Coffey
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Keefer
Frederick’s Ambulance Service
Richard Mettetal
Miemss
James Bowes
Frederick County Health Department
Todd Johnson
Emergency Medical Service Committee
James May
Frederick County Commissioners
Frederick County Council of Governments
National Emergency Training Center
Frederick
Bosnia corridor dispute stalls broader peace effort
In talks among Bosnian Serbs Muslims and Croats the Posavina corridor remains key as Serbs push to widen a 30 mile link to Serbia while Bosnians want passage to reach the Sava River on the Croatian border. Croatia’s veto stalled progress and a State Department aide called the staging of flights by Serbs “theater” as parties prepared to walk away.
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Posavina
Bosnia
Serbia
Sava
Yugoslav Airlines
Burns
Monkeys Remains Found at Fort Detrick Lab
Two mummified monkeys discovered November 1 in a Fort Detrick lab basement, likely down there 25 years, posed no threat. USAMRIID examined tissue as a precaution and found no infectious agents. Mold growth would have hindered pathogen reproduction and the building was decontaminated multiple times.
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Fort Detrick
Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Usamriid
Detrick
Norman Covert
Firefighters bid farewell to chief Richard Rice
Firefighters gave a final salute to Independent Hose Co. Chief Richard Rice, 53, who died Thursday of cancer after 18 years leading the company. The service remembered his dedication and life, with a procession past the station, a bagpiper, and officers honoring him at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
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Susan C. Nicol
News-Post
Independent Hose Co
Richard Rice
Tommy Grunwell
Rice
Grunwell
Stern
the Warren
Obituaries for Mildred Stine and Fred Smith
Mildred Catherine Stine 88 of Homewood Retirement Center Williamsport died Sunday November 19 at Washington County Hospital. Born March 1 1907 in Frederick she retired from the Washington County Board of Education and was active in B P W and NEA. Survived by brother Ralph Stine and 17 nieces and nephews. Services at Minnich Funeral Home Hagerstown with Rev Willard Rahn. interment Rest Haven Cemetery. Fred Eugene Smith 71 of Mount Airy died November 20 at Frederick Memorial Hospital after brief illness. Born April 26 1924 in Roda Virginia he was married to Elva R Smith who died in 1994. He served in the U S Navy in World War II and worked as a custodian for Montgomery County Public Schools retiring in 1985. Survived by daughter Patsy L Thompson and granddaughter Christine Thompson. three half sisters in Oregon. predeceased son Ronald E Smith 1985. Graveside services 11 a.m. Wednesday November 22 at Parklawn Cemetery Rockville. Rev Charles H Acker Jr to officiate. Family to receive friends 7 9 p m Tuesday November 21 at Libertytown funeral home D D Hartzler.
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Mildred Catherine Stine
Homewood
Williamsport
Washington County Hospital
Frederick
Stine
Hiram F
Annie Palmer Stine
Washington County Board of Education
B.P.W
NEA
Ralph Stine
Minnich Funeral Home
E. Wilson Blvd
Hagerstown
Willard Rahn
Rest Haven Cemetery
Roda
Melvin Smith
Eva Green Smith Jones
Elva R. Smith
Mr. Smith
U.S. Navy
Montgomery County
Patsy L. Thompson
Paul
Libertytown
Christine Thompson
Oregon
Ronald E. Smith
Parklawn
Rockville
Charles H. Acker Jr
St. Pauls United Methodist Church
New Windsor
D.D. Hartzler
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Donald Shafer
K. Scott Hood
Taskforce
Christopher
Croatia
Clinton
Diane Maus den
Diane
Galong & Foster. Realtors
PairField
Baker Park
David Dawson
Roy Moore
Petersville
Mr. Rice
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
U.S. 15
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Mildred Stine
Fred Smith
Fred Eugene Smith
Circle Drive
Mount Airy
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Frederick’s Holiday Decor Store
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Dale Carnegie
RL. Cook & Associates
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