Two Frederick men honored for EMS rescue efforts
Frederick's Mark Fisher and John W. Droneburg were among 28 Marylanders honored for outstanding contributions in emergency medical services. Fisher coordinated the countywide rescue at the Aug. 25 I-76 Monocacy River bus crash, while Droneburg served as triage officer coordinating hospital transport. Cowley praised EMS workers for saving lives and reducing the injury burden.
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Frederick
R. Adams Cowley
Maryland Institute For Emergency Medical Services Systems
Baltimore
Lloyd Abbott
Mark Fisher
United Steam Fire Engine Co
John W. Broneburg III
Uniteds
Cowley
George Smith
Region 11
Susan C. Nicol
Mews-Post
Fisher
Bill Clark
Miemss
J. Droneburg
Maryland
William Crawford
Allegany County
Clark
Damage and power outages linger after Gloria strike
Damage estimates top 210 million dollars as a quarter million homes and businesses stay without power for a sixth day. New York prepares 500 thousand pounds of dry ice for up to 165 thousand customers on Long Island, while state crews aid cleanup and officials fault a utility chair.
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Gloria
New York
Long Island
Mario Cuomo
Suffolk County
Cuomo
Washington
Reagan
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Tunisia
White House
State Department
George P. Shultz
Shultz
PLO
Gorbachev offers plan to curb arms race and space weapons
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev unveiled a three point proposal in Paris urging both nations to cut strategic missiles in half and ban space based weapons. He pressed for rapid mutual reductions of medium range missiles in Europe and signaled unilateral withdrawal of SS 20s, as he met with Laurent Fabius amid opposition to Star Wars.
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Paris
Mikhail
Gorbachev
United States
Europe
Laurent Fabius
Fabius
Reagan
France
West
Strategic Defense Initiative
Soviet Union
Geneva
Hudson dies at 59 spurring AIDS cure push
Hollywood icon Rock Hudson died in his sleep at 59 after publicly revealing his AIDS status. Colleagues say his courage could galvanize worldwide search for a cure. Elizabeth Taylor and Burt Reynolds lauded his generosity, noting his $250,000 donation to an AIDS benefit.
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Los Angeles
Rock
Hudson
Dale Olson
Elizabeth Taylor
Burt Reynolds
Miss Taylor
Frederick County Sees Positive Trend in Three SHA Road Projects
Frederick County officials welcomed three road projects announced by the State Highway Administration at Winchester Hall with Transportation Secretary William Hellmann present. Plans include a Woodsboro bypass, a new Md 26 Md 194 intersection at Ceresville, and Main Street reconstruction in Emmitsburg, marking the top three items on a county priority list. The meeting also covered updates on the I-70 relocation, Md 17 bridges near Wolfsville, and a Western Maryland Railroad bridge replacement at Graceham.
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Frederick County
State Highway Administration
SHA
Raymond V. Barnes
Winchester Hall
Maryland Transportation
William K. Hellmann
Frederick
Hal Kasoff
Woodsboro
MD. 26
Ceresville
Main Street
Emmitsburg
Tumouiss Untis Dd
MD. 17
Wollfsville
Western Maryland Railroad
MD. 77
Graceham
Barnes
Frederick City
Golden Mile
Evergreen Point
U.S. 15
MVA
Gaithersburg
Jury hands Jackson death penalty in Maryland case
A Maryland jury in Upper Marlboro convicted Reuben Jackson of first degree murder and sentenced him to death in the gas chamber for the brutal slaying of 22 year old Joanne Nancy Grossnickle. The unanimous verdict cited aggravating factors including kidnapping and robbery of her Silver Spring apartment.
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Upper Marlboro
Reuben Jackson
Joanne Nancy Grossnickle
Jackson
Miss Grossnickle
Silver Spring
Virginia
Byron Grossnickle
Gong
Pat Lewis
Maryland
Russell F. Canan
Circuit Court
Arthur Ahalt
Conan
Union Bridge
Church of the Brethren
Capitol Hill
Nichols casts 1986 bid as exciting non campaign
Howard County Executive J. Hugh Nichols described his as yet undeclared gubernatorial effort as a very exciting non campaign. The 28 year resident and former Maryland delegate spoke to a 125 person gathering.
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Howard County
J. Hugh Nichols
Maryland
House of Delegates
GOP candidate explains party switch over puppies tale
Nichols recounts switching from Democrats to the GOP after reading the platform, saying he matched it by more than 90 percent. He cites jobs as a key issue, noting Howard County growth mirrors Frederick County and urging planning to avoid adversity. He spoke at a Wednesday Republican Women's Club event in the Independent Hose Company auditorium with five GOP alderman candidates and Donna R. Lane, the lone mayoral hopeful.
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Washington
Rock Hudson
Robert Dornan
R-Calif
GOP
Republican Women’s Club
Independent Hose Company
Nichols
Frederick
Donna J R. Lane
Howard County
Frederick County
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