Senate weighs tax-the-rich plan amid deficit fight
The Senate moves to raise taxes on the wealthy and trim Medicare premiums, while resisting a higher gasoline levy. The package would add 9c to gas and 15c to diesel, hike taxes on luxury goods, and tighten itemized deductions for high earners, aiming to cut $250 billion over five years as Bush faces possible government shutdown.
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Washington
Senate
Bush
Nature
van Peaksce
House
Frederick City officials clash over Ashton's leadership role
Frederick officials diverge over Maj. Richard J. Ashton’s ability to lead the police department. Alderman Frances Baker criticized his leadership and urged change, while Mayor Paul Gordon warned against political use of the chief. Critics cited drug problems and past turnover as reasons for pursuing new leadership.
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Richard J. Ashton
Frederick
Frances Baker
Ashton
Gordon
Baker
Edward Luke Jr
Frederick County
Guardian Angels cases dropped in Frederick County court
Guardian Angels district court cases in Frederick County were dropped for lack of sufficient evidence. Prosecutor Scott Rolle said the 2 to 3 cases, all misdemeanors from drug possession to weapon counts, involved alleged drug solicitation. He noted that asking for drugs, even as coded phrases, does not prove an intent to buy.
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William Lee Jr
Frederick County
Guardian Angels
Scott L. Rolle
Rolle
Angel
Sagner
Pennsylvania Avenue
Angels
Robert ‘Rex’ Whiteside
Maj
Richard J. Ashton
Frederick City
Whiteside
Louise Bias Urges Students Against Drugs in Frederick
Louise Bias tells 680 Monocacy Middle School students in Frederick that drugs harm and that her son Len Bias died after being drafted by the Boston Celtics. She shares her crusade against drugs, stressing faith, family, and peer pressure while recounting the morning Len died.
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Louise Bias
Monocacy Middle School
Frederick
University of Maryland
Len Bias
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Saoiuy
Bias
Len
Schrodel land gain claimed after court rules landfill use
Attorneys for William and Kathleen Schrodel argue the court ruling that their 230 acre Frederick County farm can be a landfill site boosts its value beyond county and appraiser estimates. They request depositions and delay of the trial to value the property, noting the county offered 1.8 million dollars for the farm and planning to condemn it for a new county landfill.
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William
Kathleen Schrodel
John Mathias
Schrodels
Schrodel
Reich
Ford Road
William F. Abell Jr
Abell
Thomas M Barse
Mark Sneadner
Harold Keller Jr
Richard ?. Langis
Frederick County
G. Edward Dwyer
Landfill site debate at Frederick County League forum
County commissioner candidates spar over landfill location with Thomas E. Van Pelt urging urgency to abandon Reich's Ford Road site and seek Schroder farm as proposed, while Ronald Sundergill opposes it. Discussion cites consultant study and end date for current landfill to 1993 and possible new site delay to August 1994.
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Thomas E. van Pelt
Schroder
Mr. van Pell
Frederick County
Municipal League
Brunswick American
Ronald Sundergill
Schroder Farm
Mr. VanPelt
Mark Hoke
Hoke
VanPelt
A. Delmar Rippeon
Reich
Ford Road
Ansa
Gore
William and
Kathleen Schrodel
Fort Detrick team creates noninfectious AIDS virus mutation
Researchers at Fort Detrick report a noninfectious whole HIV mutation lacking the P7 protein, aiming to provide a safe virus stock and potential vaccine candidate. They say the mutation cannot package genetic material, prompts immune response, and could address vaccine challenges across HIV strains. Further animal testing planned in 1991.
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Fort Detrick
Larry Arthur
Frederick Cancer Research and
Arthur
Tuly
Journal of Virology
Dr. Arthur
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