Environmentalists unhappy with talks on acid rain
The White House says President Reagan will discuss an acid rain pact with Canada but critics argue the bilateral talks won’t stop pollution. Environmentalists urge decisive action while negotiators press for a broader free trade agreement as Canada faces thousands of poisoned lakes and streams.
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White House
Neagan
Canada
Cord
Washingine
Suetro Club
Reagan
Ottawa
Brian Murragey
Howard H Baber Tehalading
Washington
Keagain Meetiehuen
United States
Mulroney
Police tighten trucking patrols in Maryland crackdown
Maryland State Police escalate safety drive against heavy trucks amid long hours and high speeds. Police report 5341 heavy truck crashes last year with 48 deaths, as scrutiny spikes across Montgomery and Frederick counties. Truckers defend safety record while warning of public backlash.
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Tom Bailey
Maryland
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Border Collies Champion Puritan Sheep Work Ethic
Inside The News Tonight reports a cloudy start with a 30 percent shower chance and cool lows, then a Wednesday shift to sun with mid 40s highs. A staff writer highlights Border Collies as embodying the Puritan work ethic and aiding sheep farmers, with further story and photos on Page Bl.
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Border Collies
Nancy Luse
Salvage begins to right capsized British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise
After a month of prep barges and cranes moved to right the Herald of Free Enterprise at Zeebrugge. Salvage officer Geert Koffeman said the operation aimed to recover up to 134 bodies still inside the 7,951 ton vessel, with 348 survivors and 61 bodies recovered in the days after the March 6 disaster.
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Zeebrugge
Belgium
North Sea
Geert Koffeman
Herald of Free Enterprise
County limits trucks on Libertytown roads
Frederick County commissioners restrict vehicles over three quarters of a ton from using Mul Street and Jones Road to ease safety noise and damage. Residents report frequent large trucks, loss of antiques, and dangerous passing on narrow shoulders. Signs will warn drivers at road ends. daily traffic averages about 645 vehicles with 12 to 15 percent being trucks.
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Ada Beali Poole
MD. 26
Mill Street
Libertytown
Frederick County
Mul Street
Jones Road
MD. 75
Libertytown Civic Association
James Ecker
Paul Thompson
Lawrence W. Johnson
Johnson
Union members strike at Claire Frock plant Thurmont
Union workers at the Claire Frock garment factory in Thurmont voted overwhelmingly to strike until the new owner I Appel Corp restores prior pay and benefits. About eight of 450 crossed the line as pickets formed on Poplar and Main streets. Workers accuse 1 Appel of wage cuts and withholding union health and pension payments since December. The ILGWU says negotiations stalled after a brief hotel talks near Baltimore. The NLRB probes contract violations, while a job center notice sets an unemployment aid meeting for workers.
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Claire Frock
Poplar Street
Main Street
Calvin Sayler
I Appel Corp
Appel
Sayler
Steve Katz
I. Appel
Bob Pelkey
ILGWU
Jackson Moore
Maryland
Pelkey
Claire Frock Co
National Labor Relations Board
I Appel
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