Students set fire to cars and buildings in South Africa
In a black township south of Johannesburg about a thousand students attacked a high school and vehicles triggering clashes with police. Tear gas and rubber bullets were used as armored units moved in. no casualties reported yet.
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South Africa
Orange Free State
Johan Fouche
Welkom
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Thailand
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Cambodia
Phnom Mark Hoean
Phnom Malai
Phnom Mark Hoeun
Retiring health-care supervisor leaves 45 years of service
Gwen McEntire interviews Thelma Miller, a health-care supervisor retiring after 45 years in the field. The forecast predicts rain and warmer temperatures tonight with a chance of Snow Tuesday afternoon.
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Hollow Road
US 40
C. Kurt Holter
Gwen McEntire
Thelma Miller
Seven face drug charges in Frederick County sweep
Seven people were arrested and drugs and paraphernalia seized after raids in Frederick County. Three men were nabbed after a cocaine deal at Frederick Towne Mall parking lot. Barry Morse Thomas Otts and Ronald McNeill were charged with possession of cocaine and intent to distribute along with marijuana.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Frederick City
S Warsiend
Fahd urges U.S. to take active role in Middle East policy
King Fahd meets President Reagan at the White House in Washington seeking a more assertive U.S. diplomacy toward Israel and Palestinian concessions including Jerusalem. Officials caution Arab unity is uncertain, with Jordan’s King Hussein and PLO leader Arafat split on negotiating paths. Fahd’s visit tests Saudi influence amid oil-price shifts and ties as a major U.S. trading partner.
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Reagan
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United States
Middle East
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Hussein
Jordan
U.S
Associated Press
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Arafat
George P. Shultz
Caspar W. Weinberger
Jerusalem
Egypt
PLO
Saudi Kingdom
Washington Post
Washington Times
Cancun
Mexico
Amarigas
Statlers Gilley head entertainment at fair
The Great Frederick Fair schedules a 123rd event from Sept 17 to 21 with two tractor pull nights starting Sept 16. The Statler Brothers perform Wednesday, Mickey Gilley and Reba McIntire headline Friday, Hell Drivers and Charlie Pride on Saturday, with Nichol's Brothers and Billy Webb presenting afternoon grandstand acts. Tickets go on sale in July as officials plan a bigger, better fair.
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Great Frederick Fair
James E. McClellan
Statler Brothers
Mickey Gilley
Reba McIntire
Joseph Free
Montevue Residents Await New Day Room And Modern Facility
Frederick County officials have toured Montevue and urged replacement of the aging home built on 76 acres to serve the insane, needy and sick. The planned facility near Citizens Nursing Home would open in 1985 pending state approval, with no barred doors or eyes on residents. The current building houses 44 people in five floors, meals are family style, and residents pass time watching TV and playing bingo as aging infrastructure leaks drafts and pilots struggle to stay lit.
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Frederick County
Citizens Nursing Home
Montevue
Potomac Edison seeks 36 million rate increase in Maryland
Potomac Edison filed with the Maryland Public Service Commission for a base rate rise of 36 million dollars, about 15 percent, to cover higher costs and its share of the Bath County Pumped Storage project. The move would raise residential bills by one cent per kWh, with average monthly bills up about 5.10 dollars for typical 500 kWh users and about 20.84 dollars more for 2000 kWh heating customers, and would take effect 20 days after filing unless the commission delays.
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Maryland Public Service Commission
Maryland
Elmer Kaelin
Potomac Edison
Bath County
Bath
Public Service Commission
Allegheny Power System
Monongahela Power
West Penn
Virginia Electric Power Company
VEPCO
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Inside the News
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Eee & Pally
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