British Marines Enter Zakho As Forces Order Iraqi Police Out
More than 600 British commandos landed in Zakho to set up patrols and shelter for Kurdish refugees. Allied troops demanded Iraqi police leave within 48 hours while Saddam Hussein hosted rebel talks offering autonomy terms. NATO and U.S. officials stressed security as tents rise to house up to 100000 refugees near the Turkish border.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
U.S
Jeff Mason
Mason
United States
Turkey
Baghdad
Dick Cheney
America
Salim Ali
Nicosia
Cyprus
John Galvin
Europe
Carroll Creek naming contest seeks ideas for seven park sections
Frederick residents are invited to suggest names for seven sections of the Carroll Creek Linear Park during a 7 p.m. workshop at City Hall. The contest aims to highlight fragments of local history and neighborhoods along the 1.2 mile creek route from Bentz Street to Highland Street. Entries are due by June at City Hall with prizes including bricks or marble engravings for winners.
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Carroll Creek
Frederick
Carroll Creek Commission
Carroll Creek Linear Park
Commission
Richard Kessler
Bentz Street
Baker Park
Highland Street
Frederick Fairgrounds
Frederick County
Winchester Hall
City Hall
Fran Acquaviva
Kessler
West Patrick Street
West Patrick
Court Streets
Market
East
East Patrick Streets
East Patrick Street
East Patrick
Highland Streets
Liberty Elementary Says Hello To Gulf War Veteran Visitor
Liberty Elementary School second graders welcomed Pfc Pie McCray a Gulf War medic from the 101st Airborne visiting with photos Iraqi currency and an Arab headwrap He shared seven months of Gulf duty his convoy travel near the Euphrates River and his medical aid to Iraqi soldiers and civilians emphasizing the region culture and memories.
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Kelly Hahn
Jennifer Yeager
Liberty
Pfc
Michael McCray
Libertytown
Liberty Elementary School
101St Airborne Division
Susan Wellman
Singanore High School
Gulf
326Th Medical
Fort Campbell
McCray
101St
Euphrates River
Iraq
Highway 8
Pic. McCray
Pic
Downtown parking fees eyed to curb all day meter use
Frederick city officials plan higher meter rates to 50 cents an hour and raise fines from 3 to 5 dollars. GFDC backs the move to improve downtown vitality but warns potential visitor impact. Proposed changes include eliminating validation boxes and promoting shopper and tourist parking programs. Local leaders say revenue would fund parking decks and related projects.
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Teresa Franklin
News-Post
Steven Johnson
Frederick City
Greater Frederick Development Corp
Johnson
Colleen Remsberg
GFDC
Ms. Remsberg
Carroll Creek Linear Park
Steven Goff
Goff
Tourism Council
Frederick County
Feagaville native excavates dinosaur fossils for a living
Feagaville native excavates dinosaur fossils for a living. See Page, heaeeeanees. Weather section notes a 30 percent evening shower chance then clearing with lows in 40s and highs near 70. Western Maryland forecast appears on Page.
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Maryland
Annea-Z
Feagaville
Sabillasville Girl Marie Maccabee Wins RIF Poster Contest
Marie Maccabee, 9, of Sabillasville, winner of the 1991 Reading Is Fundamental national poster contest, shared the spotlight with First Lady Barbara Bush on NBC and at a Swiss Embassy party. Gregory Griffith of Seekonk joined Marie on the Today Show segment. Marie’s goat-reading-storybook poster will be used nationwide to promote reading.
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Washington
NBC
Marie Maccabee
Sabillasville
Barbara Bush
Marie
RIF
Embassy
Christine Maccabee
Wrc-Tv
Washington, D.C
Christine and
Bruce Maccabee
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