Fire Fatality in Libertytown House Blaze Cited as Careless Smoking
Frederick County man John Thomas Tobery Jr., 23, died in a Libertytown house fire likely caused by careless smoking. Fire marshal and authorities note lack of a smoke detector and say the victim was found at the bottom of the stairs as flames filled the living room. Autopsy to determine exact cause of death scheduled in Baltimore.
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Libertytown
Frederick County
John Thomas Tohery Jr
Daysville Road
Bob Thomas
Tobery
State Medical Examiners Office
Baltimore
Cuban inmate negotiates possible hostages release in Louisiana
In Oakdale Louisiana a Cuban inmate and a federal official met after talks that could free 27 hostages at the detention center. A gurney carried a patient to a hospital as negotiations continued and a videotape showed a handshake signaling progress.
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Oakdale
U.S. Justice Department
Mark Sheehan
Wbrz-Tv
Sheehan
Two French captives may be freed in Beirut
In Beirut Lebanon a pro Iranian group holding American and French hostages said it would free two French captives within 24 hours amid French mediation. The plan involves hostage Jean Louis Normandin 36 a lighting engineer for Antenne 2 and possibly Roger Allane 31.
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Beirut. Lebanon
Beirut
Christian East Beirut
Revolutionary Justice Organization
An-Nahar
Associated Press
Jean- Louis Normandin
Normandin
Antenne-2
Lebanon
Revolutionary Justice
Roger Allane
Alexandre Stephany
Paul Blanc
Alain Grenier
France
Syria
Sheik
Mohammed Hussein FadlaHah
U.S
Jacques Chirac
Middle East
Paris
Interior Security Council
Security
Interior
Denis Baudouin
Mr. Chirac
Anglican Church
Terry Waite
West Beirut
Hed Family Taneytown called a natural town for antiques
Chris Lucas notes boxing as a lonely sport in a feature page. The piece frames Taneytown as an ideal site for antique business and local arts, highlighting community identity and personal storytelling within a regional entertainment section.
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Taneytown
Chris Lucas
Ars
Leite
Man joins Frederick Memorial as head nurse in ER
Mike Stockman, 28, starts Monday as Frederick Memorial Hospital Emergency Room head nurse becoming the facility’s first male head nurse. He plans to stay connected to bedside duties and says men are increasingly drawn to nursing as a career.
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Mike Stockman
Stockman
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick Memorial
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Frederick County
Frederick Community College
Columbia Union College
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Thanksgiving meal at Beacon House feeds 40 plus helpers
Beacon House on South Street served a Thanksgiving dinner with all trimmings to more than 40 attendees from the Frederick area and city shelters. Volunteers numbered over a dozen as donations poured in from area individuals and groups, including 18M in Gaithersburg.
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Frederick
Gaithersburg
Joel Tosenberg
Beacon House
Peggy Nazelred
Mary Lane
Connie Heil
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Nicol
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Weseeus Hed
Mr. Stockman
Sam Yu
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