U S strike on target kills hundreds in Baghdad shelter
Allied missiles hit a Baghdad bunker used as a military command center during a 12 hour bombardment. Iraq says 500 civilians died in the blast near the Palace of Conferences, amid diplomatic moves and ongoing Gulf War efforts.
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U.S
Baghdad
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
United States
Richard I. Neal
Riyadh
Palace of Conferences
al-Rashid
Saddam Hussein
Tariq Aziz
Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Yevgeny Primakov
Kremlin
Primakov
Saddam
White House
Kuwait
Neal
Gen. Neal
City seeks ways to finish undeveloped Frederick parks
Frederick officials discuss funding options to complete parks promised for new housing developments. The Parks Committee weighs letting developers pay for park equipment with CIP repayments, possibly as tax breaks, to finish tennis courts and fields at Whitter housing park off Yellow Springs and Rocky Springs roads.
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Frederick City
Sally Murphy
Frederick
Yellow Springs
Rocky Springs
MacGillivray
Ausherman
CIP
Strine
Paul Gordon
Regional waste plan outlined in four county study
A 1000 page regional solid waste disposal study from the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority details a regional landfill incinerator and related facilities for four counties. The $280,000 report, presented to Frederick County officials and shared with Howard Carroll and Washington counties, favors a regional landfill in the I-70 corridor of eastern Frederick County and notes plans for RDF processing.
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Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority
Frederick County
Howard
Carroll
Washington County
Frederick County Public Works
Wayne Keeler
Arson Fire Triggers Two Month Roof and Office Reconstruction
Gov Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick faces a two month finish for the construction phase after an arson fire hit the North Market Street building. Morgan Keller Inc. will replace the roof and rebuild offices while the district considers upgrading the intercom, sprinklers, and instructional materials during repairs.
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Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
North Market Street
Frederick
David Markoe
Area I
Morgan-Keller Inc
Frederick County
Edgar Larson
School board proposes 1.1 million in cuts to fund budget gaps
Frederick County School officials presented a package totaling 1.8 million in reductions to balance a projected revenue shortfall. Among items is delaying Brunswick High School track renovation and deferring nonessential expenditures as the board seeks county approval and considers impact on field trips, libraries, and equity.
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Frederick County
Ron Sundergill
Noel T. Farmer Jr
East Church Street
Winchester Hall
Hal Keller
Anthony Gough
PTA
Farmer
Ptas
Kevin Castner
Sue Rovin
WV Guard 167th Tactical Group First to Gulf
West Virginia National Guard unit 167th Tactical Airlift Group, based in Martinsburg, announced it was the first to deploy to the gulf. About 150 members hail from Frederick County, with 132 called to active duty so far and some heading to the Middle East. A week earlier, 28 service members departed with 4 snub-nosed C-13 aircraft.
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Martinsburg
W.va
West Virginia
Saudi Arabia
167Th
West Virginia National Guard
Frederick County
Gulf
Edward W. Dockeney
Middle East
167Th Tactical Airlift
Gulf war veteran Sgt Jim prepares for third tour
Sgt Jim of Martinsburg a Gulf War air medic with the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight talks between training about gulf experiences. He notes this war differs from Vietnam, citing waiting for a war as a key difference and highlights hug therapy as a morale booster. Festivities in the gulf included a dance band during Christmas and New Year.
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Jim
Martinsburg
Gulf
Vietnam
167Th
Dairy Maid expands business to Japan’s Okinawa plant
The Dairy Maid Dairy in Frederick wins a 22.5 million contract to operate a milk plant in Okinawa, Japan, supplying milk and related products to over 55 000 armed forces personnel. James A. Vona says the firm bid on the plant, which is about 30 years old, and he and his brother Joseph will hire two managers for the operation.
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Dairy Maid Dairy
Frederick
Okinawa
Japan
James A. Vona
Pacific
Vona
Joseph
Joseph Vona
Weather update and notices from the News Post
The weather report covers rain and cooling tonight with upper 30s lows and a mild Thursday with showers and highs in the upper 40s. Western Maryland weather and map are on Page eveninZ. Dating services note traces to town matchmakers of the 18th and 19th centuries. For Gulf crisis updates call News-Post Sound Source at 95-2633 and enter code 6009.
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