Power surge may prompt lawsuit over PE damages
Mount Airy residents plan action against Potomac Edison after a June 5 power surge left 400 homes without power and damaged microwaves, computers, and TVs. They may file a civil suit later, citing failed maintenance of rights of way and noting PE’s rate increase plans while discussing surge prevention tech and the Smart House project.
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Mount Airy
Potomac Edison Co
Jack Reilen
Mr. Aellen
Aellen
L. Guy Palmer
Hawaii
Mr. Palmer
Stress team finds hope amid ruins in Homestead
Maryland Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team visited Homestead Florida after the disaster to assess mental health needs and centralize services. The six person group formed a management team with agencies including the military Red Cross Veterans Administration and University of Miami Medical School Psychiatry Department. They trained shelter staff to recognize stress and advised providers to take breaks to prevent burn out. Local volunteers faced chaotic scenes with no landmarks and piles of donated goods.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Homestead
Fla
Marge Epperson-LeBour
Maryland Institute For Emergency Medical Services Systems
Ms Epperson-LeBour
Military
Red Cross
Veterans Administration
University of Miami Medical School
Florida
Ann Scanlon
University of Marland
West
Florida officials angered by vote against air base
Florida officials blasted a Senate Appropriations Committee vote that blocked full funding to rebuild Homestead Air Force Base after the hurricane. President Bush sought 72 million in relief but only 26 million was allocated to remove rubble and plan reconstruction. Sen Bob Graham urged stronger action, noting the base’s economic and psychological importance. The measure heads to the Senate for final approval as early as next week, with House plans for a similar bill.
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Homestead
Fla
Aps
Florida
Sidert Bush
Air Force Base
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bush
Mere Ray Thal
Raveeta Ter
Ste
Tory
Bob Graham
D.fla
Senate
House
K9 unit incident details emerge from city report
Fragmented OCR notes describe a K 9 unit involved in a road traffic accident. References mention trained patrol work and a responder from Frederic, with unclear names and locations, plus confusion over witnesses and scene timing. The fragment hints at police actions and emergency response but lacks clear facts.
States Eye Cuts Endangering Frederick Adult Ed Programs
Barbara Bush spurred national family education funding, but looming state budget cuts threaten continuation of Frederick County adult education programs. Associ ate Supt. Ramsburg and Dr Kevin Castner warn grants may vanish or shrink, forcing scalebacks or eliminations of External Diploma Literacy Works and other offerings.
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Barbara Bush
White House
Ramsburg
Frederick County
Kevin Castner
Board of Education
County officials split on full probe of feud
FUTURE asks county for information while Sundergill rejects exhaustive inquiry. Gray releases a statement rejecting a feud label and says the matter concerns his duties as commissioner, focusing on citizen treatment, public decency, and respect for the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners.
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Sundergill
Gray
Mr. Adcock
Pete Adcock
Planning Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Teachers weigh stance amid parental tensions at Walkersville area
Teachers, led by discussions with school administrators, weigh how to balance backing FCTA with duties to students. Principals vary in responses from allowing early departures for extra unpaid work to urging attendance at back to school conferences. Bruce Brown of Walkersville Middle notes teachers strive to support colleagues while prioritizing children. Patterson of FCTA could not be reached for comment.
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Jack
Patterson
Bruce Brown
Walkersville Middle School
FCTA
Mr. Brown
Israel open to talks as Assad backs peace move
Haaretz reports quoted Assad as making a sincere move toward peace with Israel and Egypt welcoming the stance on returning part of the Golan Heights. Syrian demands include full withdrawal and demilitarization of Galilee while Rabin weighs a joint declaration of peace and security needs. Ori Orr disclosed that most Palestinian negotiators are PLO supporters despite Rabin and Shamir’s denials.
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Israel
Assad
Haaretz
Amr Moussa
Golan Heights
Egypt
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Golan
Galilee Panhandle
Galilee
Rabin
Syria
PLO
Yitzhak Shamir
Likud
Ori Orr
Defense and
Israel Radio
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