Demonstrations mark King assassination across campuses
Hundreds protested apartheid rules marking the King assassination anniversary. At Purdue West Lafayette campus more than 20 demonstrators were arrested after refusing to leave a public demonstration when permits expired. Other campuses reported arrests including Santa Barbara and Portland with clashes as police cleared shanties and buildings.
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Yale University
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Benue
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Purdue
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University of California At Santa Barbara
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Ore
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Boston
Ofsattzers
Leandres Brande
Sew
Goleta
Cali
CU Santa Barbara
Ing Reign
South Africa
Margaret Weeks
IBM
Cheryl Heaton
IBM Corp
New York City
Columbia University
Barnard College
Hunter College
Citicorp
Citibank
Victor Mashabela
African National Congress
C&O Canal cleanup aims for thousands of volunteers
A three month campaign to clean the C&O Canal is set with up to 10,000 volunteers joining a Camporee near Williamsport. Officials expect park areas from White's Ferry to Oldtown hardest hit, with biking restricted and campsites closed. The kickoff is June 1 at Potomac Fish and Game Club, with officials including NPS Director Bill Mott attending.
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Potomac Fish and Game Club
Williamsport
Bill Mott
NPS
Congress
White's Ferry
Montgomery County
Oldtown
Allegany County
Seneca
Paw Paw
Brunswick
Montgomery County bonds raise 50 million in sale
Montgomery County sold 5 million in Triple-A general obligation bonds yesterday to an underwriting syndicate led by Citicorp Investment Bank and Associates. Finance Director Max R. Bohnstedt credited the sale to improving interest rates and the bonds’ desirability. The county last issued 5.65 million in April 1985 at a bid of 0.2205 percent.
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Montgomery Bureau
Rockville
Montgomery County
Citicorp Investment Bank and Associates
Max R. Bohnstedt
County proposes 6.5 percent teacher pay hike and budget boosts
The county outlines a 93.1 million budget, a 126 percent rise driven by new construction and economy growth. It would allocate 53 percent to the school board, fund 42.25 new teachers and three special education instructors, and include 150000 for a new arts school plus two property sales expected to yield about 985000 for capital projects. Public hearings begin Thursday with adoption by June 30.
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D Prow
Kelier
Old Elm Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Fountain Rock
Keller
Dairy farmer appeals award over stray voltage in cows
Testimony described how stray voltage from electrical lines affected a dairy herd. Burdette reported cows acting strangely, reduced milk yield, and delayed repairs before installing a ground transformer. Potomac Edison faced questions about warning Burdette of wiring issues, with milk production later recovering.
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Puatomac Edison
Cynthia Malament
Burdette
Potomac Edison
Abe
Bomb blast injures in West Berlin linked to Red Army Faction
A U S soldier was killed in a bomb blast in West Berlin linked to the Red Army Faction. A caller claimed the group carried out the Palme assassination in Sweden. The device weighed six to ten pounds. Reagan was informed while at the Santa Barbara ranch.
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West Germany
Red Army
Western
Europe
London
Olof Palme
Kowalski
West Berlin
Santa Barbara
Calif
White House
Peter Roussel
Reagan
Donald Fortier
National Security Council
Roussel
Rockville Resident Hurt In Nighttime Road Crash
An 18 year old Rockville resident James Meredith was critically injured while pushing a stalled pickup along Seneca Road near River Road. Michael Strippey drove east on Seneca Road and struck the pickup and bystanders, with Meredith medically evacuated to Suburban Hospital after the 10 53 p.m. collision. The truck had no lights and a second vehicle rammed a small antique stop before stopping in the eastbound lane.
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Seneca
Rockville
Seneca Road
River Road
James Meredith
Bradford Sr
Michael Strippey
First St
Meredith
Police investigate Frederick area thefts in Maryland
Maryland state police probe several Frederick region thefts. Dorine L. Brown reported a Green Statesman plow tiller worth 350 stolen from an unlocked shed between Oct 1 and Apr 4. Allen B. Harris Jr. said an Alpine stereo was taken from his unlocked 1977 Ford Pinto. Jami M. Kennedy reported 60 cassette tapes valued at 440 stolen from her 1982 Chevrolet. Investigations led by Troopers Hart Shoe maker and Hare.
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Frederick
Dorine L. Brown
Hessong Bridge
Thurmont
Green Statesman
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Tpr. M.L. Shoemaker
Jami M. Kennedy
Edgewood Farm Rd
Tpr
J.W. Hare
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