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THE STAR Easton, Maryland The Dow jumped 5.4%, the Nasdaq climbed 5.8% and the gained 5.4%. July 30, 2002 MARYLAND WAR A fireman, right, climbs on a derailed Amtrak train in Kensington after a 13-car Amtrak train derailed Monday. The Amtrak train carrying about 200 people derailed near Washington, injuring dozens of people, four of them critically. Derailment injures dozens ANN LANDERS 5B ASTROGRAPH 4B CALENDAR 10A CLASSIFIEDS 6-12B COMICS 4-5B EDITORIAL 8A FINANCIAL 12A LOTTERY 9A MARYLAND NEWS 5A NATION AND WORLD 2-4A OBITUARIES 7A REGIONAL WEATHER 13A Partly sunny with a chance of a thunderstorm from afternoon until midnight. Highs in the mid 90s.

Lows in the lower 70s. Stay in touch with us FRONT CUSTOMERSERVICE: 410-770-4005 CLASSIFIED: 410-770-4000 NEWS ROOM: 410-770-4010 SPORTS: 410-770-4095 SDONLINE: http://www.stardem.com Phillies deal Rolen Slugging third baseman Scott Rolen was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, ending his unhappy tenure with the Philadelphia Phillies. TUESDAY INSIDE SPORTS INDEX WEATHER TICKER INFO DEMOCRAT President of the Talbot County Council Levin F. Harrison cuts his birthday cake during his 44th birthday party and campaign fundraiser held at Chesapeake Bay House in Tilghman Sunday evening.

More than 200 people attended. The mother Harrison is at right. More photos on 9A. By GREG MAKI Staff Writer EASTON With an expected heat index of at least 105 degrees in every Maryland jurisdiction except Garrett County, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and the National Weather Service have issued excessive heat warnings through today. According to the NWS forecast, today will be hot and humid with high temperatures in the mid-90s and a 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon.

High temperatures should be in the upper 80s Wednesday and Thursday before climbing back to the mid-90s Friday, the weather service said. The heat index, also known as apparent temperature, measures what the temperature when temperature and humidity levels are combined. A temperature of 95 degrees, combined with a humidity reading of 50 percent, will produce a heat index of 105 degrees. Or, a temperature of 90 degrees with 67 percent humidity will equal a 105-degree heat index. these two factors combine to create a heat index of 105 degrees, individuals must be especially cautious and take precautions to reduce the risk of heat stroke and heat said Dr.

Georges C. Ben- jamin, Secretary of DHMH. two serious health conditions typically occur during hot and humid Particularly vulnerable individuals include older adults, young children Heat index to top TRAPPE Two people were injured Monday morning in a shooting at an apartment building on Lovers Lane. Glen Steven Lewis, 49, of 108 Hammond Easton, was taken into custody by the Talbot County Office. deputies and Maryland State Police troopers responded to 4139 Lovers Lane about 6:34 a.m.

Monday for a report of a domestic disturbance. Deputies learned that Lewis had allegedly been involved in a domestic incident Sunday night with his girlfriend, who lives in the apartment building. State troopers removed him from the apartment that night. The office said Lewis came to the apartment Monday morning with a shotgun he allegedly stole from a neighbor in Easton. When his girlfriend would not allow him inside, Lewis shot out the sliding glass door, the office said.

The woman fled to the upstairs bathroom as Lewis allegedly attempted to shoot her, she told police. After the gun malfunctioned, Lewis began 2 injured in Trappe shooting Man accused of firing shotgun in domestic incident Jacob Rhien, 4, enjoys a cool ride on a wake board in the George Murphy Community Pool on Port Street in Easton during afternoon heat. Photo by ERIN FLUHARTY 16 Dorchester sites are linked to woman who led hundreds of slaves to freedom By GAIL DEAN Dorchester Editor BUCKTOWN The historical marker here reads, Tubman of the Bucktown It falls short of saying Tubman was born in Bucktown. There are some people who think she may have been born in Harrisville, around 10 miles west of Bucktown near Madison. Pinning down actual places associated with life is one of the goals of the Harriet Tubman Organization History Discussion Group.

It is also becoming more important to the future of any effort to memorialize the Moses of her people in the county of her birth. The group has been meeting for several months at the HTO museum on Race Street in Cambridge. The most recent discussion, Saturday, July 27, focused on 18 historic sites associated with Harriet Tubman. John Creighton, who offered this collection of research, began the discussion by explaining that these places probably, were associated with life. Creighton also spoke about the National Park recent meeting about legacy in Dorchester.

National Park Service is not going to do the Creighton said. got to produce The next local public meeting of the NPS Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Group will be held a year from now. got to produce Creighton said. Verifiable information is needed linking sites to Tubman. of this is going to happen if we do not come through with He expects the next five to 10 years to be spent just trying to sort the facts before the NPS would get involved in Dorchester.

Creighton has hisorical documentation, beyond Many details of life remain buried in history Said to have had sex relationship with girl, 16 BY BEN PENSERGA Staff Writer DENTON The Maryland State Police trooper accused of molesting a 16-year- old girl was released on bond over the weekend, court papers said. According to Caroline County District Court documents, Alvin Franklin Rehn III, 49, of Preston, was released after posting $100,000 bond on July 28. This was one day after being arrested on 14 sexually-based crimes, including multiple counts of third- and fourth-degree sex offenses and possession of child pornogra- phy. State police arrested Rehn without incident after allegations of having improper relations with a teen-aged girl surfaced late last week. Charging documents said that the mother went to the FBI office in Dover, on July 26 to make a complaint against Rehn.

The FBI then contacted Maryland State Police who immediately started an investigation into the matter. After interviews with both the girl and her mother, it was discovered that Rehn allegedly had a sexual relationship with the 16-year-old girl beginning last summer and lasting nearly a year, district court records said. The records also said that Rehn allegedly took Polaroid pictures of the girl nude during the period of Trooper accused of molestation posts bond $40,000 in cash, merchandise said to be missing By GREG MAKI Staff Writer EASTON Three people have been charged in connection with the theft of more than $40,000 from Pep-Up Inc. Diane Roberts Satterfield, 41, of 117 South Easton, is charged with three counts each of theft over $500 and theft under $500 and one count each of theft scheme over $500 and theft scheme under $500. Dennis Marvin Whiteley, 47, of 25853 Royal Oak Road, Royal Oak, and Lydia North- Adkins, 41, of 26254 Mead Road, Federalsburg, are each charged with theft scheme under $500 and two counts of theft under $500.

In charging papers, police said Martin Pepper, the owner of Pep-Up Easton store, located at 956 Port reported to the Talbot County Office in August 2001 that he suspected employees of taking cash receipts from the register and other store items. Pepper told police he was alerted by the Pep-Up corporate headquarters in Annapolis that since a new computerized accounting system was implemented in January 2001, the Easton store was the only one of 15 locations consistently coming up short on its receipts. Pepper told police he installed a hidden surveillance camera in the store and witnessed two em- 3 charged with theft at Pep-Up in Easton Photo by ERIN FLUHARTY Birthday tribute The historical marker at Bucktown does not specify that Harriet Tubman was born there. Members of the Harriet Tubman discussion group noted this fact during a recent meeting. Information found in historical records suggests Tubman may have been born near Madison.

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