Gorbachev reshapes Politburo with three new experts
In Moscow the Central Committee announced three new Politburo members with backgrounds in economics, engineering and law and order as Gorbachev moves swiftly to press reforms. He urged immediate betterment of Soviet life while criticizing U.S. disarmament efforts.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Communist Party Central Committee
Gorbachev
U.S
Tass
Washington
Soviet Union
Geneva
Central Committee
Politburo
Viktor M. Chebrikov
KGB
Nikolai I. Hyzhkov
Yegor K. Ligachev
Bitburg visit plan firm despite White House request
West Germany officials, including Chancellor Helmut Kohl, affirmed on Friday that President Reagan will proceed with his May 5 visit to the Bitburg cemetery. A White House adviser allegedly sent a private letter urging Bonn to propose an alternative, but Bonn and Reagan reiterated the visit is unchanged. The adviser’s identity was not disclosed.
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Bonn
West Germany
White House
Reagan
Peter Boenisch
Bitburg
Boenisch
Helmut Kohl
Kohl
Cozy Cookoff top recipes and CanSurmount aid noted
Inside The News highlights top winning recipes from the Cozy Cookoff and praises A Taste of Frederick as a culinary success. The piece mentions Gwen McEntire describing CanSurmount aiding cancer patients and reflects on public desire for peace and government restraint. Dwight D. Eisenhower is referenced.
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Frederick
Strasenas
Congress Faces Split on Reagan Nicaragua Aid Plan
Washington AP report: a divided Congress seeks middle ground on Reagan’s 14 million aid request to Nicaraguan rebels. House opposition favors nonlethal support via US AID or refugee relief, while the Senate backs the President’s plan. Key votes expected today with close margins anticipated.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
House
Senate
George Shultz
Robert Michel
Ilinois
U.S. Agency For International Development
Shultz
Michael Barnes
Maryland
Lee Hamilton
Indiana
International Red Cross
United Nations
Nicaragua
Frederick County man sought on murder and robbery charges
A 44 year old Frederick County man Stanley William Gregg of Keysville Road near Taneytown faces a murder warrant for shooting his elderly uncle Paul Thomas Grege last Friday. Gregg also is charged with armed robbery and is set for a bond hearing in district court Wednesday. He was at the house earlier and a .22 rifle was recovered.
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South Africa
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Annemarie Piontek
Osman
Frederick County
Stanley William Gregg
Keysville Road
Taneytown
Dave Dinges
Gregg
Paul Thomas Grege
Tad Fridaw
Dinges
Snemeart Ormarantte Maskad
BoE seeks 6.5 percent raise for all county staff
Frederick County officials and educators clash over next year’s school budget with a proposed 6.5 percent raise for all staff versus a county plan for uniform 3 percent increases. About 100 people attended the West Frederick Middle School hearing as the Board of Education and Frederick County Commissioners debated equitable cost of living raises and fund transfers.
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Frederick County Commissioners
Marvin Anthony
Board of Education
Anthony
Bok
West Frederick Middle School
Frederick County Teachers Association
Boe
Students form anti drug club at North Frederick Elementary
Fifth graders at North Frederick Elementary started a small anti drug club using Just say No buttons. The program followed a three week county wide drugs unit and featured a session with Ellis Pines of a Virginia marketing firm and Dr Allan Cohen of Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. Cohen discussed advertising power and public service messages and noted his long history in drug prevention work. The session highlighted media pressure from TV radio and music and urged students to recognize beer commercials in everyday life.
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North Frederick
Frederick County
Ellis Pines
Virginia Communications
Bethesda
Maryland teens show drop in drug use says survey
A biannual survey by Maryland health officials reports fewer adolescents using drugs, crediting prevention programs and publicity about treatment. The 1984 survey queried 36,649 youths across 19 counties and Baltimore city, run by the Drug Abuse Administration and described as the nation’s largest such study.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Drug Abuse Administration
Lynn Guttenberger
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News-Port Education
Harold
News-Post
Pine
Allan Cohen
Pacific Institute For Research
Hood College
Kathleen King
Saratoga Springs
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Huntsinger Aquatic Center
Jeff Taylor
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