Shevardnadze resigns over hard liners in Gorbachev era
Moscow AP reports Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze resigns blaming party hard-liners for pushing President Gorbachev toward dictatorship. Gorbachev expresses shock, notes plans to elevate presidential power, while parliament votes to urge him to stay. Possible successor Yevgeny Primakov eyed. decision deemed irreversible by officials.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
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Congress of People’s Deputies
Shevardnadze
Husband charged with wife's murder in Mount Airy
Edwin F. Downs Jr. 30, was charged with first and second degree murder and related counts for the shooting death of his wife Anne Rita Downs 30 in Christy Acres. The couple’s three children ages 8 4 and 7 months were unharmed and staying with grandparents in New Market. Downs is held without bail in Carroll County Detention Center with a bail review slated.
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Maryland
Westminster
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Carroll County Detention Center
Carroll County
Washington Post
Wayne Moffatt
Barry Lease
Tony
Jeff
Rebecca
New Market
Frederick man faces possible Christmas release on bond
Donald Leroy Stone, 25, whose 25 year sentence for assault with a gun barrel and head injuries to co worker Sean William Beck was reversed by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, may be released on bond as he awaits further action. Beck, 24, of Middletown, died after the June 9 1988 beating. Jurors had convicted Stone of assault with intent to maim but acquitted him of other charges.
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Anne
Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Donald Leroy Stone
Frederick County
Sean William Beck
Mr. Beck
Middletown
Stone
Frede rick officials weigh curb on newsboxes in historic district
City officials and newspaper representatives met to discuss reducing newsbox proliferation without infringing free speech. A volunteer system could ease regulatory tension while preserving First Amendment rights. Current downtown boxes number about 15 with proposals to limit to four per corner, or eight in some intersections, in uniform multiunit displays costing about 275 dollars each.
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G. Bernard Calland Jr
Historic District Commission
Callan
FCC to Adjust Class Sizes Amid State Budget Delays
Frederick Community College moves to cut spring costs as state budget talks drag. President Dr. Lee Betts says administrators will teach one course for free to save 25,300, while minimum class size rises from 13 to 15. Decisions hinge on State Board formula, with briefing set to announce initial steps.
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Executive Branch
Dan McConochie
Lee Betts
Betts
Santa Visits Detention Center Brightens Christmas at Jail
Frederick County Adult Detention Center staff and Salvation Army join area churches to bring holiday cheer to inmates and their children. Santa officer George Frye wore velvet and beard, greeting visitors and handing out 69 gift bags. Chaplain Ray Dawson says the effort helps ease separation and low mood during the season. Cookies from churches totaled 1,420 dozen varieties, part of the annual program now in its fourth year.
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Frederick County
Salvation Army
George Frye
McDonald’s
Santa
Dawson
Not business as usual at Fort Detrick labs
US Army Medical Research and Development Command chief Maj. Gen. Richard T. Travis says care for Desert Shield troops remains top priority while labs face resource cuts and administrative realignments. He plans project acceleration and a postwar vision, with consolidation and streamlined command to follow, as Berlin Wall events trigger spending and reorganizations.
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Fort Detrick
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Germany
Army
US. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Heidelberg
City workers in Frederick face March drug testing plan
Frederick officials proposed random drug tests for most city employees including alcohol, with the mayor and five aldermen in the program. Testing would cover cocaine marijuana and other substances at about 36.75 dollars per urinalysis, with confidential results and treatment via an employee assistance program.
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Gordon
Sootts
N. Lynn Tillery
Douglas Magaha
Magaha
Tillery
Rand Weinberg
Monarch Ridge
Butterfly Lane
Mount Phillip Road
Himes Avenue
Winchester Homes
Weinberg
Weather Outlook for Western Maryland Tonight and Friday
Cloudy conditions prevail with light rain chances tonight and Friday. Lows settle in the mid to upper 30s, while Friday brings continued cloud cover and rain with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Weather map and region details appear on the Western Maryland page.
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