AIDS test suit settles for 75000 in Maryland case
Frederick man identified as John Doe settles with county health and law officials for 75000 after forced HIV blood testing upheld by search warrant. Settlement funds come mainly from the state with some from insurers. The case stresses informed consent, confidential testing, and guidelines to curb coercive testing. Local officials defend actions citing a court order and applicable law while public advocates urge education and voluntary testing.
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Frederick
Nancy Paige
John Doe
Paige
Frederick County
James Bowes
Maryland
EIV
Health Department
Bowes
Deborah Weimer
Aids Administration
Attroney
Weimer
Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr
Circuit Court
Mary Ann Stepler
Dorsey
Carl Harbaugh
Ms. Weimer
Public Justice Center
ACLU
University of Maryland Law School Clinic
Baltimore Law Firm of
Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger and Hollander
County panel rejects 50000 study by outside consultants
COG members voted down a plan to spend 50000 on consultants to study county parks and recreation needs. Walkersville Burgess Orley Bourland said the county can conduct its own study. Beth Passerl outlined CIP deadlines from November 14 to January 18 and six funding requirements for county projects. County commissioners urged staff to clarify capital funding policies despite objections to rigid guidelines. Frederick Mayor James Grimes smiled at a light moment.
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COG
Walkersville
Orley Bourland
Beth
Passerl
School enrollment pressures push for more facilities in 1990s
The district reports enrollment around 90 to 101 percent capacity with 104 portable classrooms, noting elementary students dominate. A prepared report urges an aggressive facility construction schedule and considers year round schooling to relieve overcrowding, aligning with March 1995 growth advisory committee recommendations.
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Barnes
Baghdad Editor Calls Saudi King Corrupt as Gulf Crisis Deepens
Baghdad Observer labels Fahd the King of Decadence and urges him to renounce the Mecca and Medina custodianship. The piece follows Saudi oil output rising after Iraqi sanctions, while OPEC weighs the Iraq oil wildcard amid U.N. diplomacy in New York. Egypt calls for a broader Arab push to ease the Gulf crisis.
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United States
Gulf
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Baghdad Observer
I Fahd
Mecca
Medina
Atlantic Ocean
OPEC
U.N
New York
U.S
Kozyrev
Russia
Iraq
Madeleine Albright
United Nations
Security Council
Saddam
Middle East
Egypt
Franking, fund-raisers tied to Maryland Democrats cited in inquiry
The article notes a probe into campaign practices involving Franking privileges and a fundraiser invitation from Supreme Concrete Block Inc. for Steny Hoyer and Ben Cardin. Officials say reimbursements covered costs, and that unusual timing during primaries affected franking use, with limits 60 days before elections.
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Steny Hoyer
Ben Cardin
Maryland
Muldowney
Supreme Concrete Block Inc
Congress
Miller
Bartlett
House
Subdivision sparks debate over traffic and Latin electives
Community leaders clash as planners approve a three lot subdivision despite concerns about traffic. School plans include a sixth grade exploratory Latin course alongside tech and music options while debates over scheduling and after school activities surface amid calls to retrain teachers and preserve local heritage.
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Baddell
Joe Brown III
Shisler
Burkittsville
Paul Gilligan
South Mountain Historical Society
Frederick Aldermen to vote on Solarex loan plan
The Frederick Board of Aldermen must approve a loan package for Solarex, a subsidiary of Amoco, including a $181,800 secondary loan to be split with the county. The seven year repayment plan is to fund expansion at the 630 Solarex facility with new equipment and staff hires.
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Frederick Board of Aldermen
Ruppersberger
Solarex
Amoco
Sarah Howell
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Robert Denexhert
Viola Wheldon
Boe
Lems
Markoe
Anto
Susan Smith
de Moll
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Larry Wayne Beoe
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Fieldstone of Frederick Day
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Brook Lane
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