Fishing Boat War Expands as Iran and Iraq Seize Vessels
Kuwait Fishermen report more than 30 dhows and 40 fiberglass boats seized or destroyed since 1985 as Iran and Iraq press a maritime conflict. Owners describe boats captured and repurposed as warships, with several fishermen killed or imprisoned.
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Kuwait
Iran
Iraq
Bader Nasser
Nasser
Persian Gulf
United States
Tran
Gulf
Afghanim
Mohammed el-Deyani
Bushehr
Bandar Khomeini
Iran-Iraq
Middletown Jaycees approved by town council
Middletown town council approved a Middletown Jaycees club and a land purchase of 18 acres near Catoctin Mountain to protect springs and water rights. The meeting, the shortest in four years, lasted 45 minutes with eight residents present as paving and safety projects were outlined for streets and the school complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Beverly Dixon
Jaycees
Catoctin Mountain
Myersville
J. Thomas Routzahn
P&e Paving, Inc
Frederick
Green
Rhoderick
Main Street
Green Street
Derwood Man Arrested After Weapons Find
A 42-year-old Derwood man, Ray A. Fischer of Muncaster Mill Road, was arrested by federal agents in Montgomery County after a home search uncovered 24 weapons including a submachine gun, rifles and handguns, eight pounds of drugs, and 40 gallons of marijuana. He faced a court hearing in Baltimore while held without bond.
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Derwood
Montgomery County
Ray A. Fischer
Muncaster Mill Road
Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Fischer
Gude Drive
Taft Street
Rockville
Tom Hill
Baltimore
Weatherizing help available in Rockville program
Rockville residents may receive weatherizing aid through a Pepco county program offering caulking weatherstripping furnace cleaning insulation and related services. Eligibility hinges on household income by size from one to ten plus members with specific monthly limits. call Anita Marsh at 331-6851 for details.
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Rockville
Pepco
Department of Housing and Community Development
Anita Marsh
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World
El-Deyani
Deyain
Middletown Jaycees Club
Board of Education
Louise Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Girl Scouts
Peter Mertz
Devilbiss Bridge
Montgomery
Ryder
Frederick Self Storage
Market St
Sun
McIsai
Pennsylvania
Witter, Wemie
West Main Street
Maryland
Mir Chiffor
Ehest
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