Federal trial opens for heroin smuggling ring
Federal investigators tie Frederick Maryland to a multi million dollar international heroin network with couriers importing 10 to 15 kilogram packages. A Linden Hills couple Afsar Bahadur Kahn and Paula Marie Weller face conspiracy charges after a December 9 1983 raid on their Chestnut Street home. Jurors sworn as opening statements begin in a five day trial.
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Planners back 93 new homes near New Market
Frederick County Planning Commission approves three New Market area rezoning requests from agricultural to residential use with phased development. The 91 acre Ross Hilton site allows 65 lots at 20 per year, and a 1 acre tract owned by Thomas L Matan will host 70 dwellings phased at one third per year. Ongoing traffic concerns noted amid hearings.
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Rosenstock de annexation moves through county plans
Frederick County Planning Commission backed returning the 677 acre Rosenstock farm to county control if Frederick City wishes to rejoin it. The city had annexed the land last October and now proceeds with de annexation. The commission voted 5 0 1 with Wilbur Ford abstaining and Bryan J Moore absent.
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Kabul reports Afghan posts under siege amid border clashes
The Afghan government radio said three strategic posts Barikot Bangash and Chamkani are besieged by rebels with Pakistan accused of aiding the guerrillas. Western sources say Soviet air assaults on Chamkani and Barikot failed to lift beleaguered troops as reinforcements arrive.
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Valentine kiss at East Frederick Elementary School
A kindergarten teacher at East Frederick Elementary School, Janice Barsotti, gave Sam Burke a Valentine's kiss after reading a card from him. Garyle searches for the correct heart shaped mailbox for his Valentine as photographer Richard T. Meagher captures the scene.
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Captured journalist Levin escapes in Baalbek
Beirut based journalist Jeremy Levin, CN N Beirut bureau chief, escapes captors according to Beirut radio and Syrian sources. AFP photos show Levin tired but in good health at a Syrian intelligence office in Baalbek with a note to his wife.
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AFP
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Jeremy Levin
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Clare Moss
Washington
Anonymous gifts reach Maryland mayors again with a twist
Maryland mayors report receiving packages containing a single one dollar bill and jewelry, echoing a 1983 spree that sent two one-dollar bills in colored paper from a Baltimore address. The sender remains unidentified, with several city leaders listing similar deliveries in 1984 Florida and now a renewed pattern in Maryland.
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Coal slurry pipeline debate revives in General Assembly
Robert Reid reports in Inside The News on renewed talks about a coal slurry pipeline in the General Assembly. The column notes a life wisdom line on performing publicly and learning as you go.
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Ssmuel Butler
Reagan sees milestone in Hussein Arafat peace effort
Administration says Jordanian Palestinian pact marks progress toward a peace plan in the Middle East. Reagan calls it a milestone on a road with more to achieve as Shultz notes details are fuzzy. PLO acceptance of land for peace hints at UN 242 elements and possible talks with Israel, despite Israel’s opposition.
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