Iraq denies new peace dialogue as war threat looms
Iraqi diplomats return from postings after Saddam said he was ready for serious dialogue but linked any settlement to a Kuwaiti pullout and an Israeli withdrawal. Kuwait’s foreign minister dismissed peace efforts as too late and warned only military force could remove Iraq from Kuwait.
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Saddam Hussein
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Saddam
Kuwait
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Gulf
United States
Sheik Sabah Al-Ahmed al- Sabah
Beijing
Sheik
U.N
Baghadad Anead
Cie Ueanne
United Nations
City eyes annexation to widen Butterfly Lane project
Frederick County officials consider annexing a finger shaped section of Butterfly Lane off Mount Phillip Road to connect four septic systems to city water and sewer as Monarch Ridge developer Winchester Homes plans widen from two to four lanes. Residents complain of being sidelined as changes erode their longtime rural character.
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Butterfly Lane
Frederick County
Frederick
Mount Phillip Road
Monarch Ridge
Winchester Homes
Himes Avenue
Rand Weinberg
City Water and Sewer Service
Raymond Crowe
Hillcrest Orchards
Mr. Crowe
Rickey Wisner
Monarch Ridge Road
Frederick City
Gorbachev’s nominee wins on second ballot
Mikhail Gorbachev’s choice for vice president, Gennady Yanayev, survived a first vote rejection and won on a second secret ballot in the 2,239‑member Congress of People’s Deputies. Yanayev, a 53 year old Communist bureaucrat, will head the new office amid an undefined power scope in the reorganized Soviet government.
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Congress of People’s Deputies
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Gennady I. Yanayev
Tass
Yanayev
Interfax
Yanayey
Congress
Mr. Gorbachev
U.S.S.R
Elections Commission
Mr. Yanayev
Communist Party
Komsomol
Oleg Bogomolov
Yuri Kalmykov
Mrs Smariga 4-H leader dies after long civic service
Mrs Helen Smariga a longtime Frederick County 4-H leader and civic activist died Monday Dec 24 in North Fort Myers Fla She directed the Horse and Pony and Summer Camping programs for over 25 years and held roles in church youth groups Mothers Clubs PTA and local Republican politics Born in Ingram Pa she lived in Maryland 44 years before moving to Florida Survived by husband Julian and many children grandchildren and siblings with relatives across Maryland and Florida
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Meie Npiladliga
Julian E. Smariga
North Fort Myers
Fla
Libertytown
Laurel
Smariga
Frederick County
PTA
Maryland
Robert E
Frederick
John
Braddock Heights
Michael
Middletown
J. Alexander
Los Angeles
Joseph
Fort Lauderdale
County Anticipates Snow Disrupting Holiday Tournaments
The county braces for 3 to 4 inches of snow before Friday morning as the National Weather Service forecasts a SW moving storm. A winter storm warning is in effect for Frederick County with schools closed and possible widespread snow, then changing to freezing rain or sleet after about 1 a.m.
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Mau
Frederick County
Bill Miller
National Weather Service
Maryland
Baltimore
After-Christmas brisk sales and slim profits noted
Stores across Frederick report brisk post holiday business with profits despite deep discounts. Afterthoughts and Woolworths cite narrow margins, while managers like Jennifer Sipe and Robert Harris emphasize planful buying and year round sales. Pet shop Docktor Pet notes ongoing discounts and a 50 percent puppy margin amid exchanges and refunds.
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Frederick
Jennifer Sipe
Woolworth’s
Robert Harris
Harris
Docktor
Sandi Bollner
Mandy
Churches Offer Cold Weather Shelter In Frederick
Three downtown Frederick churches will host a rotating cold weather shelter for men not eligible for Beacon House or Faith House sessions. Police will transport guests. Salvation Army, Evangelical Reformed Church and Frederick Presbyterian Church participate. County funds support security and bedding while social services coordinate with Health Department and local shelters.
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Frederick
Frederick County Local Services
Frederick County
Carol Springer
Social Services
Pierce C. Stine
Frederick City
Beacon House
Evangelical Reformed Church
The
Salvation Army
Frederick County Health Department
County Director of Public Safety
Wenner
Seabee Survives Guam Typhoon During Desert Shield Wartime Duty
Frederick resident Petty Officer Christopher Gilbert of the 23rd Reserve U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion faced a Pacific typhoon on Guam while replacements for personnel bound for the Persian Gulf awaited orders. The storm battered the island December 21, isolating units for days before cleanup and rebuilding began. Gilbert described the experience, noted morale dips among first foreign tour vets, and praised a timely care package from his grandmother that boosted spirits.
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U.S
Persian Gulf
Frederick
Christopher Gilbert
U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
The
Seabees
Saudi Arabia
Guam
South Pacific
Gulf
Gilbert
Covington
U.S. Naval Station
United States
Winter Storm Expected Snow and Freezing Rain In Western Maryland
A weather notice forecasts 3 to 5 inches of snow tonight then a transition to freezing rain or drizzle with lows near 3. Friday brings a 50 percent chance of freezing rain or rain early, then mostly cloudy and milder with highs in the low to mid 40s. Western Maryland map reference on page A-Z.
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Maryland
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Julia Robb
News-Post
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Eleanore Stein
Jeanne Bussard
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