FBI and Postal Service offer up to 1 million for anthrax terrorists
The FBI and US Postal Service announced a reward up to 1 million for information leading to arrests and convictions for mailing anthrax. Authorities tied incidents in Washington New York and Florida while five people are confirmed with anthrax and a possible sixth case is under review.
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Washington
FBI
US Postal Service
Hubert Mueller
Jack Potter
Mueller
Poiter
John Ashcroft
Ashcroft
William Silvia
Portsmouth
New York
Florida
Tainted letter tests anthrax outside U S in Kenya
Kenya reports a Atlanta mailed letter testing positive for anthrax spores. A Nairobi doctor and four relatives may have been exposed but are not in danger. Two other letters also tested for spores. one to a U N Environment official in Nairobi and another to a Kenyan businessman in Nyeri.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Avlanta
United States
Sam Ongeri
U-S
Ongeri
U.N. Environment Program
Nyeri
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Atlanta
U.N
Pakistan
Frederick hazmat team sees spike in calls over anthrax risk
Frederick County and Fort Detrick hazmat crews have responded to eight incidents related to suspicious substances in ten days. At The Cash Box on Rosemont Avenue and Military Drive an employee found white powder in a tray and police isolated the worker as the tray is prepared for Maryland Department of the Environment analysis. Local officials emphasize no anthrax case has been confirmed despite a surge in calls from anxious residents and postal inspectors.
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Frederick County
Fort Detrick
Rosemont Avenue
Military Drive
Maryland Department of the Environment
Tom Chase
Frederick
Jack Markey
Markey
Margo Smith
New Market
Senate
Congress
Mail Still Matters In Congress Amid Anthrax Scare
In Congress, personal letters remain a key link to constituents even as mail delivery faces biohazard risks from anthrax. House and Senate offices closed briefly, while lawmakers like Rep Ken Calvert and Rep Dave Camp answer thousands of letters daily, underscoring the enduring, sometimes chaotic, human element in politics.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Tom Daschle
New Jersey
Ken Calvert
R-Calif
Capitol
Clinton
Dave Camp
R-Mich
FDI closes down leaving 160 workers jobless on payday
About 160 employees were dismissed at FDI Services on New Design Road Frederick after a meeting announced the company had ceased operations. Workers say they are owed three weeks pay plus overtime and have hired a lawyer to sue GPSD the parent firm recently described as acquiring FDI. Some staff report a chaotic exit as managers told them to leave the building.
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FDI
New Design Road
Frederick
Global Products Solutions Inc
GPSD
West Coast
Ann Metz
Mr. Agheksanterian
FDI Services
Apparent murder death by own action linked to Gaithersburg case
Police say Alan killed his roommate at a Divot Place townhouse in Montgomery Village then fatally shot himself in a rest area off I 270. Montgomery County Police investigating a murder suicide with the victim identified as Troy Matthew Thompson, 29.
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Alan
Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Divot Place
Montgomery Village
Troy Matthew Thompson
Settlement quiets Urbana High marching band noise dispute
Urbana High School band will limit practice noise to 65 decibels by day and 45 by night under a settlement with the Frederick County Board of Education and neighbors Paul and Brenda Geisbert. The agreement ends a trial and funds up to 1000 dollars to relocate sessions on school property, with a judge to sign the consent order.
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Vrbana
Urbana High School
Hawks
Fredenck County
Darrow
Geisberts
Planner proposes downzoning compromise north of Frederick
Frederick County planning commissioner Richard Stup proposed a compromise to limit downzoning of more than 300 properties north of Frederick. The plan aligns with Smart Growth principles and stirs debate over property rights as residents protest at hearings. A planning commission vote was set for Wednesday November 7, with final county approval to follow.
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Frederick
US. 15
Télahon
Frederick Cuatit
Planning Board
Planning Commission
Pabls
Panning Commission
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