Iran Offers Help to Solve Lebanon Hostage Crisis
Iran's President Rafsanjani proposed assisting in resolving the Lebanon hostage situation if the United States pressures Israel to free a kidnapped Shiite cleric. The White House called the remark encouraging as Bush faced word of possible military moves after a hostage death and Lebanon factions pressed for prisoner releases.
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Cyprus
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William R. Higgins
Organization of the Oppressed On Earth
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Jibchit
Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid
Obeid
Hezbollah
Col. Higgins
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Revolutionary Justice Organization
Joseph Cicippio
Associated Press
Asrs
Baalbek
Jobless rate falls to 5 2 percent in July
The Labor Department reports July unemployment at 5.2 percent with 169,060 new jobs added. Service sectors led growth, June figures revised to 250,000, hourly earnings up 0.8 percent and weekly earnings up 1.2 percent, amid ongoing wage inflation and mixed goods production.
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Youth Kool Aid Stand In Suburban Front Yard Venture
Four Clover Hill 11 youths Greg Wright Chad Wright Mike Gamer and Jason Mercer operate a summer business from a front lawn. They sell Kool Aids cookies peanut brittle and temporary tattoos funded by parental sponsorship. They advertise by bicycle and shouting ice cold Kool Aid.
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Mike Gamer
Jason Mercer
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Greg Wright
Woman drowns as 11 rescued from Potomac rapids
A canoe trip near Harpers Ferry ended tragedy when Deborah Sue Vorban, 28, of Annandale Virginia, drowned after the lead canoe capsized in rough Potomac rapids. Eleven teens and counselors were saved by Maryland State Police helicopter baskets before rescuers found Vorban downstream. The three day Arlington County program was conducted with River and Trail Outfitters in Knoxville.
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Harpers Ferry Historic National Park
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Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance Company
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Frederick County housing set for record year in 1989
Frederick County could post a record year for housing permits in 1989 if midyear trends hold. Through June the county issued 1 450 dwelling permits, with Frederick City accounting for 529 of them and Waterford condominiums adding 236 after initial sections. Officials expect about 2 000 housing units annually for the foreseeable future amid rising costs and strong demand.
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Shaw
Faith Dower
Frederick County Association of Realtors
Washington
Frederick Native Creates Her Own Nashville Sound
Partly cloudy and humid conditions with a small chance of showers. Weekend outlook shows partly sunny but hot and muggy weather with isolated thunderstorm potential. Local weather map and Western Maryland region noted.
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