Martial law grips Poland as strikes clash with troops
Reports from BBC and Western diplomats say Soviet aircraft may have landed in Poland while regime forces move to crush independent labor strikes. Warsaw, Gdansk, and other cities see tanks, troops, and riot police securing plants as Solidarity leaders are detained and much of industry halted. Walesa messages urge restraint to protect the nation's moral spirit.
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BBC
Warsaw
Independent Labor Movement
Solidarity Labor Federation
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Snowstorms Close Schools Across Maryland Area
Frederick County students had a snow day as five inches of snow blanketed the region. Schools in Frederick and neighboring counties closed due to slick roads while a countywide snow emergency plan remained in effect. Crews plowed and salted from early morning as power outages affected 400 to 500 customers and weather officials warned of more snow before the storm eased.
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Frederick County
Carroll
Washington
Montgomery
Harford
Howard
Frederick
Baltimore
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Calvert
Caroline
Cecil
Charles
Garrett
Kent
Prince George's
Queen Anne's
County Roads Department
Frederick City
Robert L. Strine
Department of Public Works
Strine
Potomac Edison Co
Raymond L. Sandower
Sandower
Maryland
Washington County
Hagerstown
National Weather Service
Baltimore-Washington International
Wilmington
Del
Israel moves to solidify Golan annexation amid regional strikes
Arabs on the Golan Heights stage a three day strike protesting Israel's annexation as Defense Minister Ariel Sharon tours northern bases. Gen. Raphael Eytan returns from Cairo. Syria seeks UN sanctions while the United States weighs a veto or possible support for a resolution.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Golan Heights
Ariel Sharon
Galilee
Raphael Eytan
Cairo
Syria
Damascus
U.N. Security Council
U.N
United States
U.S
Watt may inherit expanded energy empire after DOE plan
Interior Secretary James Watt could gain a larger portfolio if the Energy Department is dismantled. White House concerns focus on political fallout from shifting energy authority to Watt, already a target of environmentalists. Energy Secretary James Edwards confirmed the plan was among two options shown to Reagan at a Cabinet Council meeting.
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Washington
James Watt
Department of Energy
White House
Watt
Reagan
Interior Department
DOE
James Edwards
Cabinet Council On Natural Resources and Energy
Judge's wife reports recovery from kidnapping in Baltimore
Jo Anne Miller wife of U S District Judge James R. Miller Jr said she is fine after an October 10 kidnapping and assault in a fashionable Baltimore area. The FBI is offering a $10000 reward for the suspect who allegedly abducted and assaulted her to seek retribution for the judge's actions in court. FBI Special Agent Edward D Hegarty said she was held for a few hours before release.
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Baltimore
FBI
Jo Anne Miller
U.S
James R. Miller Jr
Edward D. Hegarty
Plane strikes car during emergency landing in Glen Burnie
Pilot Robert E. Fairley, 40, sustained leg injuries after his small plane clipped a car while attempting an emergency landing on a boulevard in Glen Burnie Maryland. Authorities said the two car occupants were uninjured and the crash was caused by engine problems. Fairley had departed from Baltimore Washington International Airport about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday en route to Columbus Ohio.
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Glen Burnie, Md
As Pike
Robert E. Fairley
North Meet 4
Maryland
Dan McCarthy
Fairley
Baltimore- Washington International Airport
Columbus
Ohio
Survivors, bodies recovered from bombed Beirut Iraqi embassy
Police rescuers working by torch light recovered three bodies and six survivors from the rubble of Iraq's demolished Beirut embassy. Iraqi Ambassador Abdul Razzak Mohammed Lafta remained missing. The five story building was demolished Tuesday, possibly by the driver of a bomb filled car. Baghdad Radio blamed organs of the Syrian and Persian regimes for the explosion.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Torch Light
Iraq
Abdul Razzak Mohammed Lafta
Baghdad Radio
Notable cabinet member praises and shopping tips mix
Lucian Warres lauds Donald Regan as an effective treasury secretary and cabinet member while Robert Heid mulls writing a book about corporations. Graff analyzes Libya's strengths and weaknesses. Howard Siner profiles a world champion helicopter pilot. Abed Lorde questions show business prospects. Kathryn Jenkins from the Extension Office offers leftovers saving tips. Last minute shopping ideas from food notes mix with stray mentions of pigs and odd phrases.
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Lucian Warres
Donald Regan
Treasury
Robert Heid
Cos
Graff
Libya
Howard Siner
Abed Lorde
Kathryn Jenkins
Tella
Tritt takes position with state BoE
John E. Tritt was named Assistant State Superintendent for Administration and Finance by the State Board of Education during a Wednesday meeting. He will leave 23 years with the Frederick County Board of Education to join the state level post, expressing honor and eagerness for the new opportunity.
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John E. Tritt
State Board of Education
Tritt
Frederick
Frederick County
Inside The News Mark Twain Quote Note
A brief feature presents Mark Twain crediting kindness as a mood booster. The entry highlights a famous quote about cheering others to lift oneself, noting Twain’s role as a U.S. writer and his 180th anniversary context.
Tourism Council seeks support for third information center
The Frederick County Tourism Council board plans to petition legislators for funding a third information center on U S 15 near the Maryland Pennsylvania line. Estimated cost is about 1 million dollars. If state landscaping and access support fails, a private site with a proven track record may be chosen. Tourism growth and a national policy boost the venture’s rationale.
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Tourism Council of
Frederick County
U.S. 15
Maryland-Pennsylvania
Perry Beckley
Beckley
Department of Transportation
Frederick
Sonia Maher
Charles Mathias
Joanne Benedict
U.S
Benedict
Ronald Reagan
United States
High court asked to rule on suit over Central Alarm center
Maryland's Court of Appeals is asked to review a year long dispute challenging Frederick County's construction of a $600,000 Central Alarm dispatch center on the Montevue tract. Carroll Park Manor homeowners allege deed violations. The case was sent back by the Court of Special Appeals for further hearings.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Montevue
Carroll Park Manor
Court of Special Appeals
Court of Appeals
Lawrence E. Speelman
Speelman
Maryland Court of Appeals
Annapolis
Ship of Appellate Review
Plantiffs
Carroll Park
Circuit Court
Special Appeals Court
William W. Wenner
Elias Brunner
Pot weather and storm forecast across Western Maryland
Western Maryland counties face windy cold today with a few flurries and highs near 30 Plotted snow possible by early Thursday as a new winter storm approaches Maryland mountains expect wind and flurries today with snow likely Thursday Yesterday’s temperatures show notable swings across Frederick Hagerstown Westminster Gaithersburg and Leesburg
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David Leaber
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