Fire log reports alarms and calls across four incidents
Fire alarms reported in the past 24 hours include Homewood Retirement Center at 14:56 a.m. with automatic alarm. United, Junior, Independent Hose Co. and Citizens Truck Co. responded. A grass fire on U.S. 13 at Motter Ave occurred at 3:44 p.m. with Junior and Independent Hose Co. on scene. A chimney fire at County 12817B Liberty Rd. at 7:46 p.m. drew Liberty town, Woodboro, New Midway and Walkersville units. Ambulance calls totaled Emergencies 16 and Routines 2.
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Cry Homewood
United, Junior, Independent Hose Co
Citizens Truck Co
U.S. 13
Motter Ave
Junior and Independent Hose Co
County
Liberty RD
Libertytown
Woodboro
New Midway
Walkersville
Poe bust theft at Richmond museum sparks concern
An Edgar Allan Poe Museum official said a 75-pound Poe bust may have been stolen as a Halloween prank and would be accepted back with no questions. The museum president called it a major crime in the art world. the piece is insured for 32,000 but believed worth more.
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Richmond
Edgar Allan Poe
Bruce V. English
Poe Foundation
Weather forecast for Western Maryland and mountains
Tonight and Thursday clear over Western Maryland with lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Maryland mountains partly cloudy with lows in the 20s and highs in the 40s Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Extended outlook cool and fair Friday and Saturday with a cloudy cold chance of rain Sunday highs in the 50s and 60s lows in the 30s to 40s Cooler in the mountains. Temperatures yesterday show varied readings across Frederick Westminster Cumberland Hagerstown and Oakland.
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington Counties
Westminster
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Oakland
Helicopters riskier than ambulances study says
New Orleans AP reports Johns Hopkins University finds air medical transport far riskier than ambulance rides. From 360000 emergency flights 1980 86 there were 60 deaths and 90 events, with death rates per 100000 far higher for helicopters.
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New Orleans
Johns Hopkins University
Erich Daub
Center For
Daub
Farmers warned to control grass in Maryland
A newspaper column explains Johnson grass and other weeds spreading in Frederick County Maryland. It recounts introduction from the South in the 1800s, no-till farming since the 1960s, and a 1970s outlaw under the Johnson Grass Control Law. It notes shatter cane, multi flora rose, and a plan to sue uncooperative farmers.
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Maryland
South Carolina
Frederick County
Pearl
Agriculture Department
Stock market declines, bond rally aid partial rebound
New York stock prices rose modestly after Monday’s record Dow drop and record 604.33 million shares traded, while bond prices climbed. Analysts link the volatility to fears of recession, a large trade deficit, and potential dollar weakness to boost U.S. exports amid inflation eased by fixed-income demand.
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Dow Industrials
U.S
County postpones sale of Mid County plots
Frederick County commissioners tabled the planned sale of four Mid County View parcels after residents opposed the auction. Linda Sherman urged selling a large swamp area over safety concerns, while homeowners argued two parcels serve as buffers and the HOA may reorganize to assume land stewardship. The vote aims to negotiate a compromise with the homeowners.
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Frederick County
Mid- County View
Mid-County View Homeowners’ Association
Linda Sherman
E. Brooke Lee
Walkersville Center Joins Child Care Food Program
The Children’s World Day Care Center at Discovery has joined the Child Care Food Program ensuring meals to all enrolled children regardless of race color sex age handicap or national origin. Complaints of discrimination must be submitted in writing within 180 school days to the Secretary of Agriculture Washington DC 20250.
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Children’s World Day Care Center
Discovery
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Iraq cites Iran agency on Hezbollah role in Lebanon crisis
Iraq claims Iran's official news agency named militants as Hezbollah officials. Hezbollah is believed to hold most of 23 foreigners missing after Monday's attack in Lebanon. U.S. Navy destroyers retaliated for an Iranian missile strike on Sea Isle City. Eighteen wounded include Captain John Hunt, once reported blinded but later said to possibly regain sight.
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Iran
Islamic Republic
Nicosia
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Rostam
Sea Isle
Kuwaiti
John Hunt
Hunt
County officials clash over proposed mineral mining project
Commissioners Berks and Bollinger offered divergent views on mineral mining requests. Hoke argued economic gains needed to beat currently planned clean high tech industry investments, while Bollinger cited insufficient rights of way and a lengthy process to build arterial highways to handle traffic. He called the decision difficult and not easy on either side.
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Berks
Hoke
Sterling Bollinger
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Marlene B. Young
George E. Randall
Edward M. Gaydos
Edward F. Mull
Donnie Henderson
Ervin
Hogy
Philip W. Hammond
William H. Main Jr
Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company
E. Patrick Street
P.O
Montgomery County
Maryland Ave
Rockville
News Matters
Poe
Baltimore
Harriburg
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Washington
District of Columbia
D.C
Beauty
Antietam Street
Wiss
The
Acc
Associated Press
Minnesota
Mr. Daub
NTSB
Dollhouses & Miniatures
Featuring
5Th St
Soil Conservation
Crook
New York
Walkersville Center
Iraq
the Woodshop Store
S. Carroll St
Frederick, Md
Woodshop
Ideal Buick
General Motors
Renn Kirby
Pontiac
North Market Street
Metro
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