High lead found in nine Frederick County schools
Frederick County health officials released test results showing nine of 21 county schools exceeded the federal lead safety standard. Linganore High School had the highest reading at 590 micrograms per liter, with other affected schools including Parkway New Midway Lewistown Kemptown Urbana Brunswick New Market and Elm Street Alternative. Authorities advised bottled water until permanent fixes and warned of potential temporary closures.
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Parkway
New Midway
Lewistown
Kemptown
Urbana Element
Brunswick
New Market
Elm Street
Roy Feldmann
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Office of Environmental Programs
Environmental Office
Baltimore
Feldmann
Carroll County
North Carroll High
Sykesville Middle
Taneytown
Sandymound
Howard
Allegany
Cecil
Harford
Prince George's
Wicomico
Anne Arundel
Garrett
Worcester
Montgomery
Queen Anne's
St. Mary’s
Washington
Enviromental
Wayne Hayden
Linganore High
Urbana
West Frederick
Valley
Liberty
Walkersville
Sabillasville
Wolfsville
Yellow Springs
Green Valley
Carroll Manor
Woodsboro to discuss Main Street bypass plan
The State Highway Administration will hold a Wednesday night meeting at Woodsboro Elementary School to review plans for a 2.1 mile 3.7 million bypass of Main Street to reroute truck traffic. Local officials say trucks flood Main Street. the project has long been in planning since the 1950s with land purchases completed. Community debate centers on impact to a volunteer fire department, local businesses, and town life as construction targeted for the early 1990s.
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Woodsboro
State Highway Administration
Main Street
Highway Administration
Frederick County
SHA
Coppermine Road
Gene R. Straub
Woodshoro
Hartwood Cornell Jr
Volunteer Fire Department
Cornell Exxon
Burgess
Cornell
Clarksburg Woman Killed in Delaware State Park
A 28 year old Clarksburg woman Jane Marie Prichard working on a botany master’s degree was found murdered in Blackbird State Forest Park near Newcastle Delaware. Police list homicide though weapon not disclosed. The victim was found after 5 30 p m by a couple visiting from New Jersey. Autopsy pending.
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Clarksburg
Delaware State Park
Rockville
Delaware
U.S. Rt
Newcastle
Del
Jane Marie Prichard
Blackbird State Forest Park
Rt. 474
Rehoboth Beach
New Jersey
Singapore Beats Middletown in Field Hockey
Singapore defeats Middletown in a field hockey showdown. Details and score reported on page B-1. Words of Wisdom quotes a local maxim about taking time to rest.
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Singapore
Middletown
County urged to cover Adamstown water line costs
Frederick County faces a request from Adamstown residents for aid with hookup and connection charges to a public water line. Nine homeowners seek relief as wells remain tainted. officials await Superfund grant details before approving aid. Project cost about 627,038 with low bidder Conewago Contractors Inc.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Adamstown
Nancy Royer
State
Nown
Conewago Contractors Inc
Christy Carton
Carroll Manor Civic Association
Frederick County Growth Rank Noted in Census Estimates
Frederick County ranks 11th among counties in Maryland Delaware New Jersey West Virginia and Washington D C for growth from 1980 to 1985 per unpublished 1985 Census estimates. Howard County leads. Carrell and Montgomery follow. County planner Ray Barnes notes official estimates every six months and compares with Census figures.
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Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
West Virginia
Washington, D.C
U.S
Howard County
District of Columbia
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Montgomery
Census Bureau
Pennsyl
Vania
Ray Barnes
Barnes
Shevardnadze ready to rebuke Reagan at U.N.
Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze will address the General Assembly amid expectations of a sharp reply to President Reagan. The U N session stems from Reagan's opening remarks endorsing limited Star Wars talks and criticizing Soviet actions in Afghanistan. Concurrently Daniloff and Zakharov spy cases drum up tension as diplomacy aims for a possible settlement.
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U.N. General Assembly
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
U.S
Afghanistan
Kremlin
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Shevardnadze
General Assembly
Vladimir Petrovksy
Nicholas Daniloff
Gennady Gerasimov
ABC
Good Morning America
Daniloff
U.N
Petrovsky
Moscow
U.S. News & World Report
Danilott
Danioftt
Apy
Gennadiy Zakharov
New York City
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