Germantown

GERMANTOWN -- The deliveries that arrive at this quiet, nondescript suite, tucked away in a shoe box of an office building just off Interstate 270, are anything but nondescript: A hair. A bloodstained swatch of fabric. A lipstick-smudged cigarette butt. A torn fingernail. An ax.They are all remnants of sordid episodes of murder, rape, acts of betrayal.Each item will be combed for a trace of human life, a genetic calling card that can be used to help answer such questions as: "Who killed JonBenet Ramsey?"

A Germantown man who was returning home from the Orioles' Opening Day game at Camden Yards was killed on U.S. 29 in Columbia.Howard County police said Donald Morris Crowley Jr., 34, of the 18000 block of Chalet Drive was driving a 1987 Honda Prelude southbound on U.S. 29 north of Route 175 about 8: 23 p.m. Wednesday when he hit another car in the middle lane.Crowley's car swerved across the fast lane onto the grass median before becoming airborne, police said. Crowley, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the car after it rolled and landed in the fast lane.

Germantown Academy (Pa.) hit 35 of 45 foul shots to post an 80-76 victory over fourth-ranked Lake Clifton and advance in one bracket of the Slam Dunk to the Beach Tournament at Cape Henlopen High in Lewes, Del., yesterday.Lake Clifton (5-2), which made just seven of 21 free throws, was led by senior guard Kevin Braswell's 18 points. Senior forward Michael King, and junior forward Rodney Bass, each scored 15.Lake Clifton will play in a consolation game tomorrow against Mercersburg Academy (Pa.)

In what may be a prelude to the disposition of more than $400 million worth of commercial real estate, a joint venture between the Manekin Corp. and Copley Real Estate Advisors has sold a Germantown office building.Although the $8.5 million sale of the two-story project isn't expected to touch off an immediate wholesale liquidation of the Manekin/Copley portfolio, it foreshadows the coming wave involving the Boston-based pension fund adviser.As various Copley investment funds mature -- such as Treasury bills or bonds -- the company probably will sell various assets in those funds to generate returns for investors.

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A poor first half and some tough luck at the end proved too much for Anne Arundel Community College's men's basketball team yesterday in a 78-75 loss to visiting Montgomery-Germantown.The Pioneers (2-3) rallied from a 40-28 deficit at halftime and had a chance to send the game into overtime, but last-second shots from Nat Scott and Aderio Jones rattled out of the rim.Jones didn't miss many others, finishing with 24 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Scott had six points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

GERMANTOWN -- A Gaithersburg woman died late Saturday when the car she was driving struck a tree on Cinnamon Drive. A teen-age passenger was injured.According to Montgomery County police, Shirley E. Robinson, 20, of the first block of School Drive, was driving a 1983 Pontiac north in the 12800 block of Cinnamon Drive when the car ran off the right side of the road, striking a tree.Ms. Robinson died instantly.The passenger, Sherry Benjamin, 14, was taken to Suburban Hospital where she was treated and released, a hospital spokesman said.

LOS ANGELES -- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is accusing Hughes Aircraft Co. of violating federal guidelines that require government contractors to diversify their work forces and management.Officials of the civil rights group said they would present evidence at a news conference in Washington today that Hughes, which employs 55,000 people, has only two black vice presidents and that blacks are grossly underrepresented in its work force.The move by the NAACP reflects its new strategy of scrutinizing industries that do business with the federal government to assure that they comply with affirmative-action requirements.

A Germantown man pleaded guilty yesterday in Howard County District Court to homicide with a vehicle while intoxicated.William Scott Marcellino, who was charged with vehicular manslaughter on Dec. 16, 1992, was driving his 1987 Dodge truck west on Route 108 when it crossed the center line and struck a 1986 Toyota sedan head on, police said.The driver of the Toyota, Saleem Alam Shah, 60, of the 100 block of Hillside Road in Catonsville, died six days after the Nov. 19 jTC incident. Police said breath tests showed Marcellino's blood-alcohol level was 0.11 percent, above Maryland's legal limit of 0.10 percent.

GERMANTOWN -- Normal commuter rail service is planned for the Brunswick line today after Tuesday's derailment of 33 rail cars, officials said. Buses, however, will be standing by this morning in case the repairs are delayed.Amtrak officials have said they do not plan to resume service to Pittsburgh and the west over the line until tomorrow.