Fighting may delay release of hostage
Rival Shiite militiamen battle in west Beirut and southern slums as hopes rise for the promised release of one of three American hostages held by a pro-Iranian group. The United States sent a hostage reception team to West Germany after rumors of imminent release, while Damascus reliability cites a Friday freeing. The group showed a photo of Jesse Turner of Boise, Idaho, amid details of other captives.
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Inside The News Weather Brief
Fair and cool tonight with lows near 40. Friday brings partly sunny skies and milder temperatures in the mid 60s. Western Maryland weather map note and Earth Day activities planned this weekend to raise environmental awareness. Arbor Day events scheduled for Monday across the area.
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Grove Stadium Opener Feels Like Baseball Is Here
Fans flood Grove Stadium as workers finish a four million dollar facility for the Frederick Keys first home game in the Carolina League. Keith Lupton says the field and lights are ready with gates opening at 6 pm and a 7:35 pm game expected to draw 8,000 to 10,000 at a 4,500 seat venue featuring the Peninsula Pilots as the opponent.
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County committee weighs adding values to Frederick schools
A 13 member committee in Frederick County schools seeks parental input on adding values education to classrooms. Through mailed surveys to 1,300 students’ families and all teachers, the panel will gauge support for teaching values such as integrity, compassion and respect, with results guiding a potential July recommendation to the school board.
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Frederick County
Don Hindman
Kittybelle Hosford
Hood College
Hindman
FCC Eyes Actions to Ease Space Crunch at FCC
Frederick Community College faces a rapid space crunch as enrollment climbs and class numbers rise from 400 in 1986 to 534 this year. President Lee J. Betts and interim dean Mark Paugh outline plans to slow the pace with policies to raise minimum enrollments, hold more classes off campus, and cap class sizes at 30 to 35, while testing alternatives next academic year.
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Frederick County
Mark Paugh
Paugh
McDonald’s Plan Faces Opposition in New Market
Residents in New Market debate a three acre site just outside the historic district for a new McDonald’s. Town leaders oppose the project though voting lies with Frederick County Planning and Zoning on May 8. Local antique business owners fear the fast food may hurt the town’s historic charm.
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Larry Luhrs
Monrovia
MD. 75
MD. 144
Franklin Shaw
Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
City warns landlords of drug houses
Frederick city officials discussed using a 1989 state law to acquire real estate tied to drug activity and potential zoning steps to curb alleged drug dealing at North Market Street apartment buildings. The law requires owner notification and limits on seizure, with few prior uses but potential future application.
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Maryland
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Scott Rolle
Wolfsville
Rolle
Gordon
Police await lab results in mall murder case
Police say blood tests sent March 16 to the Maryland State Police Crime Lab in Pikesville have not yielded results after weekly follow ups. The evidence came from a man who confessed to calling a Rational hotline in June about the March 15, 1983 murder of Brunswick High School honor student found in Aileen Ladies Sportswear storeroom at Westridge Shopping Center. The autopsy showed multiple stab wounds.
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Maryland State Police
Pikesville
Richard J. Ashton
Frederick City
Brunswick High School
Aileen Ladies Sportswear
Westridge Shopping Center
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