83 Ballots to Open Today in Frederick Primary
Absentee ballots numbering 83 will be opened publicly at 10 a.m. to determine winners in Frederick's city primary. Fifty one ballots are Democratic and thirty two Republican. Officials will decide postmark or signature issues if any and unreadable or mismarked ballots. Voter turnout was 12.8 percent with 2,673 of 20,883 registered voters voting. Residents urged participation amid concerns about apathy and civic duty.
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Frederick City
Maxine Pratt
Ms. Pratt
Harvey Kirk
Republican Central Committee
Kirk
Paul Gordon
Frederick County Man Wins 21000 On A Roll Scratch Off
Frederick County resident Michael Purdum won 21000 on the Maryland Lottery On a Roll scratch off game. He bought the ticket at Castle Liquors in Mount Airy and had it checked by an employee who congratulated him. His wife initially did not believe the news.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Michael Purdum
Castle Liquors
Mount Airy
Peggy Bosley
City rejects petition for employee union in Frederick
Frederick mayor and board of aldermen refuse to accept a petition signed by 58 percent of city workers seeking a union ordinance. Officials accuse MCGEO of unethical tactics while promising to revisit the issue later. Mayor Grimes says the city will review the proposal modeled on the 1993 police contract and contact the union by early October.
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Frederick
Municipal and County Government Employees Organization
MCGEO
John Kreissig
Kreissig
Meta Nash
Public Works
Fred Eisenhart
Gino Renne
Montgomery County
Jim Grimes
Grimes
Rennie
Parole Denied for Raymond Drake Killer of Odette Reeder
Raymond Drake, serving a 99 year Florida sentence for second degree murder, was denied parole by the Florida Parole Commission. Odette Reeder’s family testified in Tallahassee describing the 1977 Clearwater murder and Drake’s prior rapes. The six-member panel ruled unanimously against release with a full decision due in three weeks.
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Frederick
Florida
Raymond Drake
Odette Reeder
Frederick County
Bruce Reeder
Susan Jessee
Tallahassee
Drake
Mr. Reeder
Reeder
Miss Reeder
Clearwater
Fla
Florida Supreme Court
Judith Welson
Parole Commission
Bruce Bartlett
6Th Judicial Circuit of
Candidates On Record On Union In City
Winners in Frederick citys primary election have stated their positions on collective bargaining for city employees. Incumbent Alderman Joseph Baldi supports basic concepts but will decide based on employee wishes. Democrat Blaine Young backs it conditionally with final decisions by elected officials.
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Frederick City
Montgomery
Frederick County plans 12 new schools and 15 additions
Frederick County Public Schools seek 12 new schools and 15 major additions at a total cost about 199 million over five years, 64 million above budget. The plan also calls for 32 million in five years for technology. County leaders spar over tax funding while board members push for needed classrooms and computers.
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Frederick County Public Schools
Frederick County
Oona Hogan
Rhoderick
Board of Education
Board
Anne Hooper
Frederick's Jaime Fox makes Miss America history
Jaime Fox of Frederick made Miss America history by wearing the first two piece bathing suit in 50 years during the preliminary night in Atlantic City. The University of Maryland senior finished behind Katherine Shindle of New Jersey who won the preliminaries in a high neck one piece. Fox described the experience as fun and noted the applause and compliments she received from fellow contestants and fans.
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Frederick
Jaime Fox
Ms. Fox
Shindle
Ocean City
Two dining spots and hotel win county planning OK
A Perkins family restaurant and Houlihan's restaurant along with a five story hotel will be built near Francis Scott Key Mall after plans secured preliminary approval from county planners. The action marks the first step toward construction with additional details continuing on page A-7.
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Houlihan's
Francis Scott Key Mail
Portigny de Fragenck Rinted East Oy Paper The News
Fragmentary OCR text from a newspaper page segments a garbled news item. It mentions an eastward edition and unclear newspaper name. No readable events, people, or organizations are extractable. This item cannot establish a concrete story or outcome.
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Portigny de Fragenck
East Oy
the News
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Odette
Detty” Reeder
Timothy Tacoheen
Kim Cook
Hood College
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Ms. Hogan
Terre Roy Rhoderick
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