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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1985
Page
1
In Damascus a Syrian sponsored armistice was signed by Lebanon's Shiite Amal, Druze and Christian Lebanon Forces leaders ending a decade long civil war that killed over 100,000. The pact calls for Moslem Christian parity in government and institutions with Syrian observers to supervise.
The Associated Press reports 18 dead and 121 injured after synchronized airport assaults at Rome Leonardo da Vinci and Vienna, with terrorists firing automatic weapons and tossing grenades near check-in counters. Four attackers were killed, three in Rome and one in Vienna, with three captured. Americans suffered multiple deaths and injuries. Italian and Austrian officials warn of Palestinian involvement while nationality remains undetermined.
Baker Park gulls adapt to two icy runways Culler Lake and the skating pond off West Second Street. Friday morning the Junior Fire Company flooded the area with water from Carroll Creek at 750 gallons per minute. If weather cooperates, skating for locals may return soon.
City officials suggest directing truckers away from East Church Street by using an alternate route via East South Street and Wisner to Patrick East and Market Streets. Police would request truckers disclose destinations and past routes to identify reasons for presence. Police chief says tolerance is needed as issues spread beyond Church Street.
Residents of the first three blocks of East Church petition the aldermen for a ban on trucks over three quarters of a ton to curb noise and foundation damage. The street committee will study the issue after a police survey. Clorox plant drivers near 605 E Church St have been asked to avoid the west side past Hast Street.
President Reagan interrupts vacation to record a New Year address for U.S. radio and a televised message to the Soviet people to be broadcast on New Year's Day. Gorbachev will address Americans at the same time in a historic exchange announced by both governments. The broadcasts, recorded in advance, aim to reach prime time in the United States and Moscow, with tapes distributed to networks.
Frederick County health official says state changes under a 10 point plan will largely not affect local WIC problems. funding shortages and high demand limit eligibility, with about 660 of the county's women and children enrolled versus a need of 2,839. voucher pickup is at the Frederick health office and satellite sites.
A brief literary item cites Dorothy Parker's line about idleness sorrow a friend and a foe as a reflective epigraph in Inside The News. The quotation underscores themes of human experience and resilience noted in the column.
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