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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1997
Page
1
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Frederick County farmers are asked to donate hay grain and transportation and to provide money for feed. The haylift, modeled on a 1986 effort, will use Fort Detrick space and volunteers to store and distribute feed. About 300 local livestock farmers may need help, with 20 already seeking aid and a ranking system to prioritize those most in need.
After a weather front passes through Frederick, cooler conditions arrive and workers resume painting the steeple of Trinity Chapel of the Evangelical Reformed Church downtown. The scene follows a warmer Tuesday afternoon when two laborers hung by lines to complete the task.
Frederick officials say the city has extended a settlement to Lesley Vandever, former Weinberg Center for the Arts operations director. No specifics released. Vandever's attorney Lawrence Jacobs notes movement but no agreement. Rumors suggest reinstatement with back pay, contrasting prior offers without back pay. The ethics commission previously urged reinstatement with back pay and cleared most charges.
Paris investigators formalize charges against six photographers and a motorcycle driver for manslaughter and failing to aid after Princess Diana’s fatal crash. Romuald Rat, a first aid certified photographer, is free on bail but not allowed to work as a journalist. Diana’s funeral plans, with London mourning, include giant screens at Hyde Park and a 77 mile cortege route to her family's northwest England home. Prince William, 15, will walk behind the coffin in the funeral procession.
Rep Roscoe Bartlett aides say preliminary indications show the drought relief feed program may be revived by including it in the fiscal 1998 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. Bartlett shifted from sponsoring a standalone bill to backing an amendment in the House Senate conference on the bill. The program would help farmers buy half the cost of feed after drought damaged crops, aiding winter relief amid loan hurdles and recent disaster designations in Maryland.
Frederick Alderman Meta Nash defends residents against city permits and code enforcement, accusing selective handling. The Oneacres planted a flower bed at 107 W Second St in June, unaware permit was required, prompting city complaints and official denial of the charges.
Rotorex seeks applicants to permanently replace striking operators and maintenance employees as union picketing continues at the Walkersville plant. Kent Hansen of Fedders Corp. insists the ad is not deceptive and that the plant will remain operating. Local 133 President Jesse Williams accuses Rotorex of past hiring of replacements during a 1985 strike and warns workers may get hurt if they join.
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