Linganore High vandalism spurs two day closure
Suspects sought after 44 panes were broken in 28 windows at Linganore High School over the weekend. Police say a baseball bat style weapon was used. Office and southwest wing windows were damaged, with a total estimated loss of about $2,000. Beaton says repairs will take about two days and a possible third break attempt was noted.
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Linganore High School
Maryland
School Board
Russell Beaton
Beaton
Stuart D. Berger
Frederick County
Berger
Board of Education and Staff
Linganore
South Africa launches three week invasion into Angola
South Africa announced a three week operation in southern Angola. Forces claim destruction of SWAPO central headquarters and advancing 145 miles into Angola’s north. Invasion named Operation Daisy from Nov 1 to 20 with 70 SWAPO guerrillas and four SA soldiers killed.
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South Africa
Angola
Johannesburg
South-West Africa People’s Organization
South African Defense Forces
South African Broadcasting Corp
South-West Africa
SWAPO
Puerto Rican Nationalists Hijack Venezuelan Airliners
Heavily armed Puerto Rican nationalists hijacked three Venezuelan commercial airliners today with about 310 onboard and forced pilots to fly from Caracas to Baranquilla Colombia. Two planes landed at 7 a.m. EST with roughly 230 passengers. the third arrived about 7 50 a.m. with about 80 aboard. One aircraft stopped in Aruba and released 18 women and children. The hijackers, who said they belong to the Ramon E Betances group, demanded fuel to reach another country. Both Aeropostal and Avensa planes were hijacked.
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Barbranquilla
Colombia
Caracas
Ramon Pacheco
Pacheco
Aruba
Aeropostal
Avensa
Ramon E. Betances
Puerto Rico
Two Students Die In Ski Club Bus Crash near Murray Utah
A Kemmerer High School Ski Club bus crashed on a steep mountain road near Murray Utah killing two students and injuring two others. Driver Julie Nishi said brakes failed earlier and she fought to slow the bus by downshifting and rubbing its side against a canyon wall before it tipped, sending 38 students and their adviser sliding from the vehicle. Salt Lake County deputies noted the bus was returning from Alta ski resort.
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Murray
Utah
Nishi
Kemmerer High School
Salt Lake County
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Alta
Mandel offered work-release job at Baltimore City Hall
Former Maryland Gov Marvin Mandel, on weekend of near-freedom, has been offered a work-release role as temporary budget analyst by Mayor Schaefer. George Piendak calls Mandel an expert on state budgets. Mandel was released from federal prison and must reside at a Baltimore halfway house until December 20.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
William Donald Schaefer
Mandel
City Hall
George A. Piendak
Bureau of Budget and Management Research
Piendak
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Reagan
Montague the Mouse Returns for Christmas Assist
The well loved Montague the Mouse returns as Santa's helper in a festive note. Columnist Jack Anderson questions US aid to Bangladesh and its impact on the poor. Western Maryland Weather notes November 1981 was unusually dry. Style Stuff reports Snow Ball was a formal affair for only half the attendees.
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Montague the Mouse
Santa Claus
Washington
Jack Anderson
Bangladesh
Maryland
News-Post
David Leaher
Maritn Stup
Inside The News T Enjoy Convalescence
Notable quote from George Bernard Shaw on illness and recovery. The line highlights convalescence as a purposeful part of illness, attributed to the Irish playwright born 1850. The fragment appears as a quotation item in a larger page.
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George Bernard Shaw
Return to pork barrel system would defeat purpose of DOT
Maryland legislators fear a shift toward funding by specific projects through the Transportation Trust Fund, risking a pork barrel era. The article cites DOT glitches and the Toll Authority as examples of autonomy complicating legislative oversight, with Sen. Cade challenging autonomous moves by DOT during a Joint Oversight Committee hearing.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Department of Transportation
DOT
General Assembly
Transportation Trust
Maryland Transportation Authority
Toll Authority
Joint Oversight Committee On Transportation
State
Department of Fiscal Services
Jack Cade
Ranne Arundel
Cade
Baltimore
Maryland Trans
Ceremonies honor Pearl Harbor dead in Frederick County
Mount Olivet Cemetery hosted a wreath laying ceremony by veterans groups to honor Americans killed in the December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. Col George E Chapin Jr urged that such an attack could not recur given today’s forces while Carl Lenhart moderated.
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Ft. Derrick
George E. Chapin Jr
Mount Olivet
Col. Chapin
Pearl Harbor
Carl Lenhart
Marine Corps League
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
America
Frederick
Virginia Cha Wins Maryland Junior Miss Title 1982
Virginia Cha of Frederick County was named Maryland's Junior Miss 1982 at Randallstown Senior High School after winning the county title in June. The award includes a full college scholarship to one of seven colleges and a $500 wardrobe, plus a $200 savings bond for the creative and performing arts division and a $300 cash scholarship for poise and appearance. Cha performed Beethoven's Rondo a Capriccio, Opus 129, No. 181 on piano. First runner-up was Bernadette Anne Johnston of Howard County, with contestants Laura Anne Keagy, Melissa Anne McFarlane, and Jean M. Hendricks.
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Frederick County
Virginia
Maryland
Randallstown Senior High School
Bernadette Anne Johnston
Howard County
Laura Anne Keagy
Anne Arundel County
Melissa Anne McFarlane
Montgomery County
Jean M. Hendricks
Charles County
Country
House battle over foreign aid bill unfolds in Congress
In Washington a budget accord appears near, but House Democrats push President Reagan to win Republican votes for the foreign aid appropriation. Reagan plans a letter to members while Haig addresses GOP lawmakers as the aides seek broader GOP backing. Democrats say the effort needs Reagan’s direct lobbying. A separate authorization bill also faces a tough path on the House floor.
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Washington
House
Reagan
GOP
Senate
Congress
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Clarence D. Long
D-Md
Appropriations
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sunday sales boom as Frederick County keeps open
Shoppers packed Frederick County stores on the second Sunday of the Christmas countdown amid a temporary change in state blue laws. Eleanor Bromfield of Routzahn's said gates were better than last Sunday while Colonial Jewelers reported brisk business. Stores advertised events including an estate jewelry sale and sidewalk weekend, with door prizes, refreshments, and a festive scene featuring Santa and a balloon gorilla named Ping-Pong.
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Frederick County
Eleanor Bromfield
Routzahn’s
Frederick
Colonial Jewelers
Fran Sewell- Rosenauer
Rosenauer
East Patrick Street
Weather Summary for Western Maryland and Maryland Mountains
Western Maryland counties expect mostly sunny skies with highs in the 40s to near 50 and mild tonight. Maryland Mountains stay partly cloudy, with highs around 50 and lows in the 20s tonight. A system brings rain or snow Wednesday, with continued cooler conditions statewide.
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leenburg
David Lesher
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Kemmerer
Schaefer
Inside the News
Jack Alderton
Robert C. Reid
Frederick News-Post
Virginia Cha
Linda Gregory
Newe-Post Family
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