Earthquakes and air crash join Chile and New Zealand reports
News briefs cover a 7.0 quake off New Zealand's North Island with no tsunami and a 5.4 tremor in central Chile causing no reported damage. NTSB concludes investigation into a Beech 99 crash near Shenandoah Valley Airport with off course concerns. Philippine prosecutors end witness phase in Aquino assassination trial.
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Wevers Cave
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Henson
Hagerstown
Shenandoah Valley
Patricia Goldman
Ms. Goldman
Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center
Leesburg
Shenandoah Valley Airport
Manila
Philippines
Benigno Aquino
Manuel Pamaran
Leonardo Tamayo
Tamayo
Rolando Galman
Aquino
Galman
Inside The News ee oe mimes Bak ne
A compact item from the era notes a quirky column on mime acts and a figure named Bak ne. Read as a playful anecdote, it hints at performance details and local reception within the newspaper page context.
Weather and sports notes from Western Maryland edition
Cloudy day with a chance of showers and mild temperatures across Western Maryland. Highs near 65 to 72, lows in the 60s. Sports brief notes high school football leagues moving into high gear this week amid ongoing area coverage.
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Maryland
East Coast bracing for powerful Gloria storm
Coastal residents from South Carolina to Maryland boarded up buildings and moved inland ahead of Gloria as a hurricane of 130 mph threatened the East Coast. The National Weather Service warned of hurricane winds and potential 12 foot coastal flooding, with schools closed in parts of North Carolina and boats moved to safety. The eye was about 350 miles south of Cape Hatteras, and forecasters predicted a northward turn with varying impacts up the coast.
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Morehead City
D.C
South Carolina
Maryland
Gloria
National Weather Service
Cape Romaine
S.C
Cape Henry
North Carolina
New Hampshire
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Plans selected to convert old City Hall into hotel
Frederick plans to convert the 1769 built and 1870 rebuilt City Hall into The Opera House Hotel a 57 room luxury property with period furnishings and two 450 square foot retail stores a cafe pool and jacuzzi and 10 super luxury suites. Crowell and Baker will lead the $5 million restoration aimed at restoring Art Nouveau style with original sandstone columns and leaded glass storefronts. Construction could start after the city moves out with completion in about 12 months and Mayor Ronald N. Young expects to occupy renovated offices by April 18, 1936.
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Frederick
City Hall
Crowell and Baker
Ronald N. Young
Rockville
Young
Timothy F. Crosby
Design Resource
Opera House
Crosby
Old County
City candidates discuss issues at Jaycees forum
Frederick residents hear incumbents and challengers debate growth and services at a Jaycees forum. Mayor Ronald N Young touts 12 years of growth while challenger Donna Lane urges balanced development and better parks, police, and fire protection. Aldermen cite downtown revival, infrastructure projects, and the Fishing Creek Dam as progress.
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Frederick
Jaycees
Patel
Ronald N. Young
Donna J.R. Lane
Young
Court Street
Market Street
James M. Murphy
Allen G. Merchant
Arlene Phillies
Fishing Creek
Walkersville lifts building moratorium for Grade Manor
Walkersville Town Council on Wednesday lifted the August moratorium allowing all four Grade Manor subdivision builders to resume permits. A 24-1 vote followed recommendations from builders engineers and county developers and aimed to fix sidewalk swale and driveway deficiencies with revised walks, culverts, regrading, blacktop, and matching drives to sidewalks while ensuring reasonable cooperation and continued progress. Residents reported uneven sidewalks and erosion from inadequate swales prompting the action.
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Grade Manor
Walkersville
Glade Manor II
Brown Construction
McLain Construction
Rysea
George Stauffer
N.E. Waltz
Frederick County Developers
Brendan Murphy
Rylea Homes Inc
Frank W. Rothenhoefer Jr
Rothenhoefer Engineers Inc
East Coast braces for Gloria with high winds and rain
Frederick area forecasters warn residents to secure loose items as Hurricane Gloria nears landfall off North Carolina. Meteorologist David Lesher says the storm, 300 miles offshore with 130 mph winds, will move north through the Chesapeake Bay to New York by Friday evening, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy rainfall to Maryland, especially Frederick County, with gusts near 50 mph early Friday.
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Gloria
Frederick
News-Post
David Lesher
North Carolina
Scheweouwis
Trooper group clarifies trash foulup in Maryland
Maryland troopers association admits a breakdown in communication led to a cleanup failure after a picnic at Panecliff Park. About 1,000 troopers from 14 states attended a gathering, and Frederick County Parks crews arrived to find the site already cleaned by others.
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Maryland Troopers Association
Panecliff Park
Frederick County
Parks Department
Pruitt
Troopers Association
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Hood College
Richard T. Meagher
Ni National — World
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Chile
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U.S. Geological Survey
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USGS
Reston
Finley
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Golden
Colo
Inside the News
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Stee
Wilmington
Myrtle Beach
Weather Service
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Miami
East Coast
Gil Clark
Coral Gables
Fla
Old City Hall
Stitt Tecs
Dove
Jaycees Forum
Lorraine Mirabella
Rylea Homes
Murphy
Steve Drescher
Darlene Wiles
Burall
Bryan Denson
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