U S Forces Seize Haiti State TV Radio Amid Pro Democracy Marches
American troops took over Haiti's state television and radio early, surrounding Gen Bramby's home, with no initial resistance. Demonstrators looted a downtown store as crowds prepared for pro democracy rallies on Aristide's overthrow anniversary. US units protected intersections and received praise from state media staff voicing support.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
U.S
Cash & Carry
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Philippe Bramby
Michel Francois
Dominican Republic
Bramby
Raoul Cedras
State TV
Clinton Trussell
North Conway
N.H
Trussell
Associated Press
William Swing
Endeavour lifts off with powerful space radar
The shuttle Endeavour launched from Cape Canaveral after a month delay aboard the world’s most capable civilian space radar mission. The $366 million craft aims to map Africa’s gorilla habitat and Africa’s oil dumps while tracking pandas and ancient Silk Road regions over a 10 day flight. In Haiti, pro democracy protests and a tense security situation framed the morning as U S diplomats urged calm and vigilance amid alleged violence.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Endeavour
Space Shuttle
Atlantic
Daniel Bursch
Silk Road
Marco Polo
Africa
North Sea
China
Marianne Martin named student representative to Board of Education
Catoctin High School senior Marianne Martin, 16, was chosen as the Frederick County school board student representative. She helped pass a state bill protecting vulnerable adults, which governor signed into law. she will attend meetings as a non voting member while gathering student input on overcrowding year round schooling and four period days while others use seven.
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Marianne Martin
Catoctin
Frederick County
Marianne
County rejects Disney theme park bid in Frederick County
Frederick County officials voiced sharp rejection of a Disney theme park proposal saying the county already offers genuine attractions and would suffer more drawbacks than gains. County commissioners voted five to nothing against hosting Disney, despite governor Schaefer courting the company with no specific site named.
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Disney
Maryland
Frederick County
David Gray
Gail Bowerman
William Donald Schaefer
Virginia
Gray
Potomac Edison Co
Frederick
Schaefer
Joe Harrison
Associated Press
Officials hold last required meeting in Frederick County
The Frederick County Commissioners completed their final mandated gathering as a five member panel under a new state law taking effect this week. They had been obliged to meet three times weekly in Frederick city but lobbied to repeal the rule last spring, saying frequent meetings were unnecessary and absences around holidays disrupted business.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Inside The News Family See Page D-1
Brief note highlights the Civil Air Patrol section with a nod to pages inside the newspaper. Mentions a feature on the organization and a page reference for more details.
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The
Few
Proud
Civil Air Patrol
Fracerick News
Plan to enforce under 18 smoking law by schools and police
School officials and police detail a plan for handling under 18 tobacco offenses. First three offenses incur school discipline. a fourth triggers police involvement and potential citations. The agreement aims for consistent enforcement, with penalties including probation, conferences, detentions, suspensions, or fines up to 25 dollars for first violations and 100 dollars for subsequent ones.
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David Markee
Frederick
State’s Attorney's
School Board
Mark Blom
Jury convicts man in battery case tied to DC teens
Luther Alford Henderson Jr., 28, of Capital Heights, is found guilty of battery after jurors are told to ignore the victim Marquette Workcuff’s injuries. Workcuff, a 15 year old from Washington DC, was beaten July 10, 1993, and later remained in a coma.
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Washington, D.C
John Hanson
Marquette Workcuff
Workcuff
Julie Stevenson
Ms. Stevenson
Luther Alford Henderson Jr
Capital Heights
Harvey Scheetz moves museum of inventions to Off the Deep End
The Cosmos Connection by Harvey Scheetz opens at Off the Deep End antique shop on East Street. Scheetz moved his collection earlier from a Frederick walkway to a basement room and will showcase the Universe Intelligence Scanner I for contacting aliens. Visitors can sit in a barber chair and send a message to outer space, as displays of computer boards, chips, and wires fill the room.
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Harvey D. Scheetz
Cosmos Connection Museum
East St
Frederick
Austin Colby
Harvey Scheetz
Museum of Inventions
Carroll Street
East Street
Universe Intelligence
Mr. Scheetz
Outer Space
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Marcia Dunn
AP Aerospace
Mr. Swing
Cable News Network
Aristide
Board of Education
Bill Green
City of Frederick
Market Street
Carroll Creek
Seventh Street
Brain Harrisson
Dave Molesworth
Gene Haines
County
Haymarket
Dan Burns
News-Post
Inside the News
Sam Yu
George Dorsey
AWSPA
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