Crime rate drops in Frederick County in 1984
Frederick County reports a 5 percent decline in serious crime in 1984 per the Uniform Crime Report. Despite 3.6 percent population growth, thefts fell by 253. The City of Frederick accounted for 53.9 percent of crime, while county, Emmitsburg, and Thurmont saw modest shares. Police agencies report lighter workloads and the county joins a regional trend of falling crime.
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Frederick County
Uniform
State Police and Sheriff's Department
City of Frederick
Brunswick
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
UCR
Frederick
Richard J. Ashton
Ashton
Maryland
Carroll
Allegany
Washington
Garrett
Washington County
Spaceflight crew crafts improvised fix for satellite
Discovery Space Administration reports on improvised spacewalk tools to repair a satellite as astronauts Bosiman Griggs and Margaret Seddon practice cargo bay procedures. Flight director Randy Stone notes the low probability but seeks best effort while Bob Springer praises the crew’s ingenuity and lighthearted mood amid the mission.
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Space Administration
Randy Stone
Mission Control
Bob Springer
Bosiman
Griggs
Skylab Space Station
Margaret Rhea Seddon
Karol Bobko
Bobko
Springer
Doctors watch Burcham after artificial heart surgery
In Louisville, Dr. Lansing reports Burcham, recipient of the Jarvik-7, shows improvement after an emergency procedure to repair a leak. He has lost more than 42 pints of blood and doctors monitor for infection and kidney damage while preparing to test his kidneys. his color improves and pain is managed as the respirator is adjusted.
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Louisville
Jack C. Burcham
Burcham
Lansing
LaVonne
Jinx’ Burcham
Huband
Humana Hospital
Audubon
Bureham
O Neill Says Gorbachev Sees Nicholson Killing as Regrettable
House Speaker Thomas P O Neill Jr says Soviet leader Gorbachev bears no blame for Maj Arthur Nicholson s death claiming he was at the wrong place but calls the slaying regrettable The comments follow a four hour session with visiting U S lawmakers and amid a congressional resolution of outrage The State Department says Gen Glenn Otis met the Soviet East Germany commander to discuss preventing future incidents
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Washington
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
U.S. Army
Arthur Nicholson
Massachusetts
Democrat
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
O'Neill
Nicholson
East Germany
U.S
O’neill
Andrews Air Force Base
House
Robert Michel
R-Ill
Reagan
Iail
State Department
Glenn Otis
West Germany
United States
Soviets
Reagan vows aid for Nicaraguan rebels amid policy clash
The White House presses a $14 million Contra aid plan as Senate debate looms with Reagan portraying Sandinistas as a global threat. House Democrats weigh alternatives while leaders warn of possible compromises and further aid negotiations.
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Eastmayer
Reagan
Asia
Europe
United States
Senate
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Wright
Nicaragua
White House
Larry Speakes Indi
Speakes
Managua
Central America
James R. Schlesinger
Ford Administration
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
United Nations
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
CIA
Stansfield Turner
U.S
Black school leader harmed during Cape Town unrest
In Cradock eastern Cape Province a black teacher and anti boycott figure Matthew Goniwe was stoned while trying to stop a crowd from attacking a police vehicle. He was hospitalized though not seriously hurt. Police report more unrest in eastern Cape townships with a protester killed in Langa during riot police action.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cape
Cradock
Matthew Goniwe
Goniwe
Port Elizabeth
Pretoria
Langa
Uitenhage
Lang
Bloodmobile at Detrick April 17 18
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Fort Detrick Community Club on Wednesday and Thursday, April 17 and 18, for blood collection. Donor registration runs 9 to 2:30 each day. Civilian employees, military families, Fredrick Cancer Research Facility staff, and other post agencies are invited, with outside donors welcome.
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Red Cross
Fort Detrick Community Club
Fort Detrick
Frederick Cancer Research Facility
James A. Grove
United Way
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Faith Baptist Church
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Ken Lyle
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Mississippi College
Southeastern Baptist
Southwestern Theological Seminaries
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