Dennis stalls off N C coast
Tropical Storm Dennis lingered off the North Carolina coast driving gale winds and 14 foot waves. National Guard convoys ferried meals to Hatteras Island as officials declared it a disaster area and urged evacuations for residents stranded by flood and sand.
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N.C
Dennis
North Carolina
Clinton
Hatteras Island
National Guard
Avon
Buxton
Joe Baker
Hatteras
Bakers
Ute UetWeol
Utual
Common Market board rejects downtown relocation plan
The Common Market board of directors voted against moving the natural health food store in Frederick downtown from Mad. 85. The decision rescinds an agreement with Den rich Associates and prompts a Wednesday evening planning committee meeting to decide how to proceed.
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Common Market Board of Directors
Frederick
Mad
William Leicherz
Denrich Associates
Hen Holder
N. Market St
Tesoro Food Market
Leichert
Maryland posts 320 million surplus for FY 1999
Governor Glendening cites cash use for school construction saving over 60 million in interest and aims to deploy surplus funds for education and economic expansion. Republican leaders push for tax cuts returning money to taxpayers as the state closes books on the 1999 fiscal year.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Parris Glendening
Glendening
Windfall Use Sparks Debate Over Schools and Roads
Frederick Mounts legislators debate state windfall use as school construction tops priorities while several propose tax cuts and roadwork. Timothy Ferguson urged saving the day fund and warned times may not stay good, stressing cautious spending amid a $320 million windfall.
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Frederick Mounts
Timothy Ferguson
Ferguson K
Maryland governor lifts most drought restrictions
Governor Glendening ends mandatory conservation in Maryland while urging continued voluntary efforts. Due to rainfall and savings, the immediate water crisis eases though drought remains, and two statewide restrictions stay in place including open burning bans in ten counties and Baltimore.
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Glendening
Pstress
Marylan
HIV positive man gets 25 years for child assault
Lloyd F. Biggus, 41, was sentenced to the maximum 25 years in prison after three convictions for sexually abusing a 4 year old girl. Prosecutor Scott Relle cited prior crimes and Biggus’s HIV status as factors, while Judge G Edward Dwyer Jr ordered concurrent sentences and rejected leniency. The victim, praised as brave, attended the hearing despite trauma, and Biggus’s involvement with a Maryland AIDS advocacy group was noted.
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Lloyd F. Biggus
Frederick County
Scott Relle
Biggus
Relle
Rolie
Rolle
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Ton
Mann
Dwyer
Viel
Frederick
People With Aids Committee of
Maryland
Fredenck
Maryland teen admits murder in Israeli court plea
Samuel Sheinbein, 19, admitted in Tel Aviv District Court that he strangled Alfredo Tello in 1997, part of a plea deal for 24 years in an Israeli prison. The case strained US-Israel ties as prosecutors called the sentence too lenient and weighed extradition fallout.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Maryland
U.S
Samuel Sheinbein
Alfredo Tello
Montgomery County
Sheinbein
Tello
United States
Uri Goren
Ken
Goren
Sheinhbein
Thurmont seeks rescue tax district for ambulance funding
Thurmont officials ask Frederick County Commissioners to create a rescue tax district with an 8 cent add-on to property taxes to fund career emergency personnel. Company leaders say the change would add about 40 dollars yearly per average home.
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Thurmont
Thueemont Community Ambulance Service
Frederick County
Terry Shook
Kim Humenek
Greg Woelfel
Thurmont Board of Commissioners
Fragmentary Panian News Post Quagmire Recount
Obscure excerpt cites unclear Panian names and dates with disrupted lines. Readable items point to a local news brief about a community issue and possible council involvement, but many details are lost in OCR. The fragment hints at regional events but lacks coherent facts.
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Common Market
Ike Wilson
News-Post
David Cravec
Evangelical Lutheran
American Legion
S.S. Missouri
Steve Miller
Ders
Glendesing
Acune Am
Weeter
Baltimore
Susquehann
Hess
Lloyd Biggls
Bla
Greg Renewatr
Julie Blair
Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service
Barbara Brown
Fredenck News Post
Tay
Ibys
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