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Ruby F. Osborne, a homemaker and longtime Glen Burnie resident, died of leukemia Saturday at the Millersville home of a daughter. She was 85. The former Ruby Frances Beck was born and raised in Hemphill, W.Va. A year after her high school graduation, she married James Clark Osborne. While he was fighting as a Marine in the Pacific theater during World War II, Mrs. Osborne was an American Red Cross secretary at Parris Island, S.C. After the war, the couple lived for a few years in Crichton, W.Va.

The students were rained out the first time.The second time a scheduling goof put them and another school on the same turf at the same time to do the same thing, forcing them to relocate a few miles down the road.Unfazed, the eighth-graders from Brooklyn Park/Lindale Middle School stayed focused and did what they sacrificed a Saturday to do -- wash cars and earn enough money to make bag lunches for residents of an Annapolis homeless shelter.They raised $152.This morning they'll spend the money on bread, peanut butter and jelly, fruit and apple sauce.

Some clothes act like a magnet for stains. No matter how careful you are, you end up wearing breakfast, lunch and dinner.As clothing and dry-cleaning costs climb, it may pay to tackle some of those spots yourself. Here's how.Your first guide in clothing maintenance is the garment's care label. It tells you if the fabric is safe to wash.When the label reads "Dry Clean Only," you probably should do just that. A garment made of a washable fabric might have a dry-clean label because washing could ruin the embellishment, the lining or cause the color to bleed.

On Dec. 20, 1990, a weary Robert Alston dozed off in a barber chair only to be awakened by gunfire. When Mr. Alston came to his senses, he discovered that the barber, James Remsburg, had been shot dead.Mr. Alston, 54, testified yesterday in the trial of Renard Wheeler, 19, who has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted robbery with a deadly weapon. Mr. Remsburg was slain during a robbery at his barbershop in the 3000 block of Greenmount Avenue.Mr. Alston, a heavy equipment operator for the city, told a Baltimore Circuit Court jury that he went to the crowded barbershop after work and spent hours waiting for his haircut.

Around the house* Save money and help the environment. Use wax paper for food wrapping and microwave cooking. Aluminum foil can be washed and reused. Reuse plastic bags. Store leftover food in reusable containers.* Remove lint from self-stick closures with a toothbrush.* Terry-cloth wash cloths make great napkins for small children.* Apply petroleum jelly to insides of candleholders. Dripped wax will come off easily.* Use "long life" electric bulbs in hallways and closets that do not require a high concentration of light.

Because of water supply problems stemming from a large water pipe being repaired in Baltimore County, about 66,000 Howard County residents, businesses and industrial plants must not use sprinklers or wash their vehicles at home after 5 p.m. or on weekends or holidays. County Executive James N. Robey said that while some restrictions already were in place, water levels dropped too low over the Memorial Day weekend. The Baltimore County pipe, which is undergoing summer-long repairs, delivers up to half of Howard's public water.

Around the house* Recycle plastic bags that are used for produce. Place in empty pop-up tissue box for easy access.* Old pillow cases make instant garment bags. Simply cut an opening in the center of a seam, and slip the neck of a hanger through the hole.* Wash ceiling light fixtures that have accumulated summer insects. Make sure light is off and fixture is cool before removing from ceiling. Wash in warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry.* Keep a used fabric softener sheet on hand near the kitchen window.

LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- Child rapist Joseph P. Gallardo said he will move back to his Lynnwood-area neighborhood despite the arson that destroyed his family's house.Mr. Gallardo, 35, said Monday that he understands the anger of residents who have protested his planned return following his release from prison, but he claimed their emotions were stirred up by law enforcers and the media.He blamed both for painting an unfair and inaccurate portrait."The media and the [Snohomish County, Wash.] sheriff's office created a monster more dangerous than I'm supposed to be," Mr. Gallardo said.

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Dontay Carter faces three separate trials in connection with a weeklong crime spree in which one man was slain and two others were robbed and stuffed into the trunks of their cars.Judge John N. Prevas yesterday rejected a request from prosecutors that charges against Carter in the three February kidnappings from city parking garages be heard in one trial.After the ruling, Assistant State's Attorney Vickie L. Wash said that Carter will be tried first in the Feb. 11 abduction and beating death of Vitalis V. Pilius, a 37-year-old father of four from Catonsville whose body was found in the basement of a vacant East Baltimore rowhouse.