Mount St Helens Erupts Twice With High Plume Near four Miles High
Mount St Helens erupted twice in brief pulses early today, shooting a steam and ash plume almost four miles high. No evacuations or injuries were reported. Geologists from USGS and UW called the events mild but noted enormous seismic activity during the eruptions.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mount St. Helens
Kathy Cashman
U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Information Headquarters
A.B. Adams
University of Washington
Geophysics Center
Adams
Space shuttle hoisted onto jumbo jet at White Sands
At White Sands Missile Range New Mexico two large cranes lifted the space shuttle onto the back of a modified Boeing 747. NASA said high winds delayed mating overnight. Crews hoped to bolt the shuttle to the jet in eight to ten hours and decide later whether to depart this afternoon or wait until dawn Tuesday.
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N.M
Columbia
Cape Canaveral
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jim Harrington
NASA
Northrup Strip
Assassin kills ARENA assembly member near San Salvador
Salvadoran ultra-rightist legislator David Joaquin Quinteros of ARENA was found shot three times in the head in a garbage dump in Mariana, a site favored by rightist killers. He died hours later in hospital as party founder Roberto d Aubuisson laments violence.
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el Salvador
New Constituent Assembly
David Joaquin Quinteros
Maj
Roberto d’Aubuiston
Republican Nationalist Alliance
ARENA
Bage
Mariana
Lin
d‘Aubuisson
Brezhnev Said On Winter Vacation In Moscow
The Soviet Foreign Ministry confirmed that President Leonid Brezhnev is on his regular winter vacation. A spokesman dismissed Western reports of illness or possible replacement as untrue and offered no details on location, start date, or trip length.
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Soviet Foreign Ministry
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Foreign Ministry
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Meieet
Politburo
Investigative Column Reveals Fears Of Double Cross Convict
Columnist Jack Anderees details a convict who helped convict a killer and now fears for life amid alleged double cross. JoAnne Leatherman notes a silent partner in a year old affair in the Family section. Western Maryland forecast warns of lingering frightful weather by week’s end.
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Washington Merry
Jack Anderees
JoAnne Leatherman
Baryland
Snow and wind storms lash nation with fires and deaths
A spring weekend storm blanketed the nation with snow winds and tornadoes. At least 49 people died across multiple states as fires destroyed homes and communities faced widespread damage. In Suffolk Virginia 17 homes burned while 50 mph winds fanned the flames. Rescuers searched Alpine Meadows for two missing victims after avalanches hit Norden Massachusetts and Alpine Meadows. Paris Texas mourned eight dead and 200 injured as more towns faced destruction. Governor Frank White in Arkansas oversaw debris removal after tornadoes killed 13. Power outages and travel disruptions plagued Michigan Illinois and beyond as the storm moved eastward.
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Indiana
Ernest Brooking
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Norden
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Alpine Meadows
Johnstown
Paris
Bob Sokoll
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Twisters
Frank White
Conway
Ruby Stubbs
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Illinois
Chicago
O'Hare International
British official resigns as Invincible sails to Falklands
London AP report says Foreign Secretary Carrington resigned after Argentina seized the Falklands with Thatcher accepting the move. Nott offered resignation, Thatcher refused, and Atkins and Luce also left. Invincible led a two week, 8,000 mile voyage from Portsmouth as British fleet prepares for possible action. Argentina announced control of the islands and South Georgia with curfew and language changes. few British casualties reported amid growing tensions.
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Invincible
Britain
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Falklands
Margaret Thatcher
Conservative
John Nott
Nott
Thatcher
Humphrey Atkins
Richard Luce
Foreign Office
Latin America
England
Leopoldo Galtieri
Bri
South Georgia
Brush
Four Inch Snow Expected In Frederick Area
Forecaster David Lesher warns of a late day snowstorm across Frederick with up to four inches possible tonight into Tuesday. Temperatures drop from 40s to 30s as high winds knock out power to several thousand customers. most outages cleared by Sunday night with no major follow up issues.
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Frederick
Maryland
Potomac Edison
Raymond L. Sandower
Delphey Reverses, Opposes Local Gambling Bill
Maryland lawmaker Del. Julien P. Delphey switches stance for a second time this session, opposing a bill to legalize gambling in Frederick and Washington county clubs. Delegation leaders supported the measure, arguing proceeds aid charity, while tavern lobbyists pressed for equal treatment and club competition impacts.
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del. Julien P. Delphey
Frederick Washington
Frederick County
Edward P. Thomas
Washington County
Victor Cushna
Frederick
Washington
Custain
Delphey
Thomas
State House
Washington County Restaurant and Beverage Association
Vets urge Middletown meeting on budget protest
Disabled American Veterans and allied groups urge turnout for a Middletown assembly on April 13 at the AMVETS post to organize a protest against Reagan’s FY 1983 budget cuts. The plan targets loss of VA benefits for service connected disabled veterans including those 30 and 40 percent disabled and VRP trainees, with specific projected losses for families.
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America
Frederick
Disabled American Veterans
Washington & Lee Chapter No. 5
Middletown Amvets
Sherman E. Roodzant
The
Roodzant
Veteran Administration
Reagan Administration
Roadzant
Congress
Turnout Remembers King at Frederick NAACP Program
A Frederick NAACP program honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Rev. John L. Ford urging reflection on King’s dream and impact. Frederick Mayor Ronald N. Young and NAACP president Nickens attend as the congregation sings We Shall Overcome and recalls Rosa Parks and bus boycotts.
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Eeen
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Sadat
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Montgomery
Ala
Rosa Parks
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Snow likely across southern Appalachians tonight into Tuesday
A storm shapes up over the southern Appalachians bringing snow to Western Maryland and Maryland Mountains tonight through Tuesday. In Western Maryland areas Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington counties expect snow with up to four inches possible. Highs near 30s, lows around 30, winds shifting west to northwesterly, and partial clearing Tuesday morning.
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News-Post
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Lesher
Maryland
Carrol
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington Counties
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