Gorbachev denies plan for space SDI system
In an NBC interview Gorbachev said the Soviet Union will not build or deploy a space based SDI. He argued the Kremlin favors limiting nuclear weapons and suggested steps to meet the US position halfway while neglecting Star Wars negotiations. He also discussed human rights and answered questions about Yeltsin and his wife Raisa.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Reagan
SDI
Tom Brokaw
NBC News
Communist Party
Washington
Kremlin
Mr. Brokaw
Frederick family donates 200 acres to environmental trust
Peter Pearce of Frederick County becomes the county's sole donor this year to the Maryland Environmental Trust, gifting 200 acres of farmland in a legacy alongside his parents 260 acre and nearby preserved lands. The easement prohibits development and supports the county comprehensive plan, with potential tax and rezoning implications.
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Clemsonville
Peter Pearce
Pearce
Frederick
Trust
Frederick County
Environmental Trust
John Wolf
Mr. Wolf
Wolf
Pearre
Damask mail carries obscene ad for adults only
William Browning, 73, and other Damascus residents reported receiving a disturbing “For Adults Only” pink card with a sexual invitation and $5 first minute charge. Postmaster Bill Clark said delivery isn’t illegal, as it isn’t pornographic, and noted a mailering campaign with hundreds more to come. A form to block deliveries exists at the post office.
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William Browning
Monique
Damascus
Browning
Bill Clark
Clark
Missing plane linked deaths and poison at borders
Two people tied to a missing jetliner died and a companion survived after taking poison while detained in Bahrain. The Korean Air Boeing 707 with 415 aboard vanished en route from Baghdad to Seoul via Bangkok, amid suspected bomb involvement. Investigators probe links to a pro North Korea group and possible bomb evidence.
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Manama
Bahrain
South Korea
Korean Air
Bangkok
Baghdad
Seoul
Abu Dhabi
Yakao Natsume
Japan
Chosoren
Weather turns to snow showers after a cold night
Cloudy breezy and cold tonight with scattered showers changing to snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Partly cloudy Wednesday with highs in the mid 40s. Western Maryland weather map on Page A2. Thanksgiving butcherings a family tradition at the Axline farm. The Lancers Cadets dominate the allstars on Page 2.
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Maryland
Axline Farm
New bulk mail policy questioned in Frederick county shift
U S postal officials divert some bulk mail from Frederick to Cumberland for processing citing space and efficiency. Largo bulk mail center destined for Frederick will be diverted, while Cumberland processing affects only Baltimore area mail to Frederick. Local staff doubt delays are avoided and question post office retention motives amid a controversial policy change.
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Frederick County
U.S
Cumberland
Frederick
Largo
Irene Lericos
Baltimore
Lericos
Gary Doyle
Postal Service
Maryland
Judy O'Donnell
Cuban inmates surrender killer during Atlanta prison siege
Cuban inmates at the Atlanta prison handed over convicted killer Thomas Silverstein amid a pending hostage crisis. Officials say radicals still control most of the 1,116 Cubans while negotiations resume today. Oakdale, Louisiana siege and repatriation plans are noted in context.
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Atlanta
U.S
Louisiana
Thomas Silverstein
Patrick Korten
U.S. Justice Department
Silverstein
Bureau of Prisons
John Vangur
Stone
Korten
Jorge Mas Canosa
American Foundation
Oes
Federal Detention Center
Oakdale
United States
Former Big Brother gets 25 year term
Harrington a former Big Brother of the Year confessed to six counts of sexual child abuse and was sentenced to 25 years in prison under a plea deal. The 43 year old German Jew, former principal at Hebrew Academy of Greater Washington in Silver Spring, must serve 25 years with five years probation and undergo ongoing treatment for his sexual attraction to adolescent boys. He is banned from contact with anyone 16 or younger except under supervision and will be evaluated for further treatment at state facilities.
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Rockville
David B. Harrington
Montgomery County
Hebrew Academy of
Greater Washington
Silver Spring
6Th Judicial Circuit Court
James S. McAuliffe
Mr. Harrington
Harrington
McAuliffe
State Penitentiary
Maryland Reception
Patuxent Institute
New England
Eflen McDaniel
Fred Berlin
Johns Hopkins
Kathleen ‘Foolan
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