Clinton poised to lift Vietnam embargo
Washington officials say President Clinton is ready to end the 19 year old economic embargo on Vietnam. A memo to the president endorses a consensus that the embargo should end, driven by progress on the MIA issue and urged by advisers, senators, and U.S. business interests. Secretary of State weighs in on the issue.
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Washington
Clinton
Vietnam
U.S
Secretary of State
Warren Christopher
Les Aspin
Anthony Lake
White House
Dee Dee Myers
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
James Rockwell
Chrysler Corp
Peter Rydep
Manolis & Company Asia Ltd
Ho Chi Minh City
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Winston Lard
Urbana High School may open without auditorium
Urbana High School redesigned to meet budget constraints may open without an auditorium as Frederick County officials treat the facility as base bid priority to begin construction. If bids run over budget the auditorium may be deferred or funded later by the county board.
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Urbana High School
Frederick County
Ray Barnes
Frederick High School
Singanore High School
Baltimore
Barnes
Beagle Rescued After Days-Long Frederick Chase
A 26 pound beagle eluded authorities for days in Frederick County before being rescued Tuesday. Assistant state's attorney Art Kravetz found the dog near the courthouse and rode out the flood control project to retrieve him. The beagle, thin and soaked, was taken to Prospect Veterinary Clinic for care where Dr. Kristine Wilson described him as nervous but in fairly good health. If unclaimed, the dog will remain under clinic care.
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Frederick County
Art Kravetz
Frederick
Frederick County Animal Control
Frederick City
Kathy McCormick
Prospect Veterinary Clinic
Carroll Creek
Kristine Wilson
Muldowney Declares Run Against Bartlett in Sixth District
Washington County resident Paul Muldowney 58 announced his bid for Congress as a Sixth District Democrat aiming to unseat incumbent Roscoe Bartlett. A co owner of Supreme Concrete and Block Inc for 28 years he emphasizes small business roots and fiscal conservatism while pledging focus on jobs health care and crime across the district from Ellicott City to Oakland. He previously served in Annapolis 1979 to 1986 and blames his 1986 defeat on pension reform opposed by teachers unions.
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Washington County
Paul Muldowney
Roscoe Bartlett
Muldowney
Dr Bartlett
Ellicott City
Oakland
Maryland
Hagerstown
Supreme Concrete and Block Inc
Washington
Annapolis
Bruce Poole
Weather and sports notes from The Frederick News Post
The page summarizes a cold night with lows around 15 and a partly sunny Thursday with highs near 40. It notes a Page A2 weather map and a sports brief with results from area high school basketball actions.
County OKs Detrick incinerators near Fort Detrick
Frederick County Commissioners approved Army plans for two high tech incinerators at Fort Detrick to burn medical waste. Existing incinerators will handle municipal trash. new units will reduce pollutants per pound of waste and shut down automatically if sensors fail. A resident urged a larger, distant center citing odor concerns. officials cited a 1989 odor study and ongoing mitigation.
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Frederick County
U.S. Army
Fort Detrick
Henry Erbes
Detrick
Qld Farm
William Wadsworth
Church Street
Army
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Norman Covert
Covert
Erbes
Solid Waste Management Bureau
Carroll Creek panel backs park statues of Jackson
The Carroll Creek Commission endorsed lifesize statues of Gen Stonewall Jackson and his soldiers to stand at West Patrick and Bentz streets. iron worker Pete Markey and his brother Richard proposed a sculpture costing about 290000 to 300000 dollars depicting Jackson on horse and marching troops. They aim for a human portrayal with the general tipping his hat, tied to Frederick’s 200th anniversary plans.
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Carroll Creek
Markey
City Hall
Gen Jackson
Frederick
West Patrick Street
Language barrier trials for spouses abroad at Fort Detrick
A four part series on new cultures in Frederick County explores the isolation of a wife in a foreign homeland. The piece discusses fear of unfamiliar telephones, writing checks, and medical concerns without the husband present. Gail Johnson and Kay Cajuda of the Family Support Division at Fort Detrick share insights.
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Frederick County
Nancy Luse
News-Post
Gail Johnson
New friends in Thurmont welcome Russian immigrants to table
In Thurmont ten children sit with two sets of parents for a shared meal. Gerald Kornbay leads with a prayer, Anatoly Redkovsky offers thanks in Russian, marking a friendship born from years of sponsorship. The Kornbaus recall the gift of kinship and a heart for the Russian people.
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Redkovsky
Gerald Kornbau
Thurmont
Russia
Walkersville
Maria
Denis
Anatoly
Sasha
Shiva
Valiere
Luda
Kornbay
Gerald Kornbay
Anatoly Redkovsky
Redkovskys
Kornbaus
Maria Redkovsky
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Mark Crummett
Timothy Jacobsen
Joseph Burkell
Emmy Daugherity
Thei
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Frederick News
Post
Electa Recyaleble
Detrick Incinerators
Martha Eliassen
Jackson
Ike Wilson
Kelly Hahn
Lynne Kornbau
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