GOP Presses Bush On Wealth Tax To Break Deficit Standoff
GOP leaders urge President Bush to back a surtax on high earners to unlock a deficit reduction package. The plan targets those earning over 300,000 with a 5 to 10 percent rate, while Democrats push for a $1 million threshold. Negotiations to avert a funding lapse continue as lawmakers face year-end deadlines and gasoline tax impact.
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House
Robert Michel
House Budget Committee
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Fort Detrick unit adapts to heat in Saudi desert
Sgt. 1st Class Joe T. Wright recalls conditions in Saudi Arabia where Fort Detrick’s 153rd Army Medical Detachment endured extreme heat and sandstorms. He compares the climate to a warm oven and notes water intake while adjusting to the desert environment. The unit faced 120 degree days and cooler nights, with staff remaining largely healthy during early emergency leave.
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Saudi Arabia
Fort Detrick
States
Saudi
153Rd Army Medical Detachment
Schrodel farm condemned land trial continues in Frederick County
The Schrodel landfill condemnation suit resumes in Frederick County Circuit Court with jurors touring the 230 acre Schrodel farm near Reich's Ford Road. Witnesses discuss master plan, land use, and fair market value as county seeks to expand the landfill.
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Frederick County Circuit Court
Brad Nia Maginder
Frederick County
Ford Road
William and
Kathleen Schrodel
Schrodel
Saudi King denies softening on Iraqi pullout from Kuwait
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia reaffirmed that he has not softened his position on requiring Iraqi forces to withdraw from Kuwait. The Associated Press reports the monarch spoke amid regional tensions and diplomatic maneuvering over the crisis.
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Warba
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Persian Gulf
Rumailah
Gulf
Prince Sultan
Washington
Area recovers from high water in Frederick County
After hours of heavy rain Frederick County roads reopened by Wednesday morning. High water had closed Keysville Road Sixes Road and Mumma Ford Road among others, with a water rescue on Annandale Road near Four Points. A fatal crash on Md 85 near Lily Pons added to slick-road dangers as the Potomac River near Point of Rocks and nearby in Shepherdstown eyed flood-stage crest levels.
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Keysville Road
Four Points Road
Sixes Road
Baptist Road
Starner’s Dam
Mumma Ford Road
Annandale Road
Jim Wiegand
Lily Pons
MD 85
Potomac River
Point of Rocks
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Shepherdstown
Wva
DNR
Eichelberger and Fifer vie for register of wills post
Frederick County voters will choose between Thomas Eichelberger a Democrat and Virginia P Fifer a Republican in the race for Frederick County register of wills. Eichelberger has held the post for 32 years facing a general election challenger for the first time since 1978. The office handles estate proceedings and serves as clerk of the Orphans Court. Salary limits rose this year from 45000 to 80000, with actual pay set by the Board of Public Works based on workload.
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Thomas M Eichelberger
Frederick County
Eichelberger
Mount Olivet Boulevard
Frederick
Norman S Getser
Frederick County Board of Elections Supervisors
Register of Wills
Orphan's Court
General Assembly
Board of Public Works
Filer
Contested Will Sparks Calls For Compassion In Ridge Crest
Mrs Fifer criticizes long time Frederick register of wills official Eichelberger for poor service and accountability while campaign issues surface over contested will and access to files. She cites 1987 audit findings of cash drawer practices and notes a legislature review cleared him two years later.
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Frederick
Fifer
Eichelberger
Echelberger
Times
Register of Wills
General Assembly
Frederick County
Washington Co. woman killed in single vehicle crash
Linda Laurie Preston, 43, of Keedysville, Maryland, died in a Tuesday dawn crash on Md 85 during rain. Police say her car hydroplanned while attempting to pass, struck a utility pole, and she was extricated after being pinned in the vehicle. She was wearing a seatbelt.
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Lily Pons
Washington County
Linda Laurie Preston
Chestnut Grove Road
Keedysville
Maryland
Preston
MD 85
Audie Murphy
Murphy
Weather Summary for Wesleat Watyland
Partly cloudy with cooler conditions on Thursday. Lows expected in the low to mid 40s and highs in the upper teens? The forecast mentions Wesleat Watyland weather and map on Page .4-2.
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Wesleat Watyland
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