Marines ready to leapfrog into famine belt
In Mogadishu Marines prepared to move into the famine belt as gunmen fired on helicopter patrols. French troops clashed at a road checkpoint while American and French forces assumed command of the Somali capital and planned the main mission to guard food shipments to starving Somalis. A global air bridge sent hundreds more Marines toward Somalia as Operation Restore Hope progressed.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
U.S
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Ali Mahdi Mohamed
Ismail Kittani
U.N
Baidea
Baidoa
Victor Tanner
Unicef
Greg Horton
Foreign Legionnaires
City seeks 1500 restitution at Menon sentencing
State plans to seek a 1500 dollar restitution plus jail time for Bal Menon, former city inspector, tied to bribery schemes. The city may drop a civil suit against contractor William Shook if restitution is granted, with Shook's immunity not protecting the city. The case reflects ongoing corruption prosecutions in Frederick County state court.
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Bal Menon
N. Lynn Tillery
Frederick County
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Menon
Julie Stevenson
Tillery
William Shook
FBI
U.S
Long-range PUD project nears reality in Urbana
Ward Development Corp told the planning commission that water and sewer could reach the 1,100 acre Urbana planned unit development within three years. They outlined preliminary phase 2 plans for 709 acres northeast of Md 355 and Md 8, but the commission deferred action pending details on public dedications and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance compliance.
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Urbana
Ward Development Corp
Planning Commission
MD 355
MD 8
Accidents, snow hit Frederick County in first storm of season
A dawn snowfall prompted Frederick County to activate its snow emergency at 6 30 am causing highway restrictions for non tire equipped vehicles. Police and highway crews battled crashes from U S 15 to Md 26 as drivers slowed, left long distances, and waited for plows. Officials warned of worsening conditions if temperatures fell.
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Frederick County
Henry Pilch
Maryland
Frederick Barracks
U.S. 15
Todd Rude
Frederick City
Bob Melrose
The
National Weather Service
Mr. Melrose
Weather Service
Frederick
Windsor Knolls Middle School music costs questioned
Frederick County Board of Education approves opening bidding for Windsor Knolls Middle School slated to open in 1993 with music department funding pegged at 162 475 for 107 items. Debate centers on music’s priority over science math and language arts amid large computer and AV equipment expenditures.
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Windsor Knolls Middle
Frederick County
Harry deMoll
deMolf
deMoll
Green Valley
Windsor
Urbana land use plan debated at county hearing
Lawyers and property owners packed Winchester Hall for a public hearing on the Urbana regional plan a 20 year land use guide for the southeast county The plan approved by the planning commission awaits county commissioners action It envisions a planned unit development northwest of Md 255 and Fingerboard Road adding about 3700 homes and designates the I 270 Md 335 corridor as the county future largest industrial area Major road improvements include three new interchanges on I 270 Attendees expressed rezoning concerns and questions about commercial shifts and rural area changes The planners defended changes as updating zoning not spurring new development with several landowners and officials urging careful public facility planning
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Winchester Hall
Urbana
Planning Commission
MD. 255
Fingerboard Road
MD 7
Bob Spalding
Montgomery County Planning Department
Damascus
Steve Leonard
MD. 80
Penn Shop Road
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Leonard
Seymour Stern
Stern
AIDS awareness grows as Brunswick student reveals infection
Six years after the Ryan White case spurred AIDS education, Brunswick High School confronted a new disclosure when Candy Gibson, 77, announced she has HIV from a blood transfusion eight years ago. Officials note community support, while preparing for possible reactions as parents and health officials monitor the case.
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Vicim Ryan White
Indiana
Fredenck County
Brunswick
Candy Gibson
Maryland
Ryan White
Melan Whitheld
Brunswick High School
Snow accumulates with morning start and mixed precipitation
A brief weather note reports 3 to 5 inches of snow accumulation starting in the morning with highs in the upper 30s. Rain tonight followed by snow showers Friday with highs near 40. Maryland weather map reference on page. sports section notes Lancers Knights Cougars Lions win in girls basketball on page 2.
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Maryland
Lancers
Knights
Cougars
Lions
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Sheriff's Office
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Windsor Knolls Middle School
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Ronald Sundergull
Sue Waterman
Urbana Civic Association
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