Arms sale to Jordan blocked by pro Israel lobbying forces
The column argues the Reagan administration blocked a planned 431.9 billion sale of air defense to Jordan after Senate leaders warned they could defeat a veto. It contends Israel’s pro-Israel lobby can derail US Middle East policy, preventing evenhanded mediation and peace aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of State
Department of Defense
Kingdom of Jordan
US Armamakers
State Department
Israel
Middle East
George Shultz
Senate
Reagan
Jordan
White House
Robert Dole
Foreign Relations Committee
Richard G. Lugar
Indiana
Shultz
House
Mr. Shultz
Hussein
Mosy
Pentagon
Defense Department
Saudi Arabia
Hyasein
Washington
Frederick County wage fights tied to Civiletti funds and politics
Frederick County educators battle over a 6.5 percent raise linked to Civiletti funding. The dispute involves the school board, the Frederick County Teachers Association, and county commissioners. Equity demands have sparked tension, with accusations against Commissioner Charles Smith and concerns over future elections and budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Frederick County Board of Education
Frederick County Teachers Association
FCTA
Frederick County
Civiletti
Maryland
Annapolis
Baltimore City
Montgomery County
University of Maryland
Winchester Hall
Teachers’ Association
Maryland Lawmakers Hear Call for Truck Load Covers
Letter writer urges passage of HB1244 and 1245 to require covers on truck loads on Maryland highways. Cites public demand, political pressure from residents, and past resistance from trucking interests. Mentions nearby political figures, school board battles, and a statewide rally on Feb 24 1988 supporting anti abortion funding limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Montgomery County
Frederick
An-napolis
Iranian role in 1979 Islamabad embassy attack revealed
CIA vault evidence ties Iranian agitators to the November 23 1979 sacking of the U S Embassy in Islamabad led by a Pakistani mob spurred by Soviet disinformation about U S involvement in the Grand Mosque seizure. Accounts link Iran to both public and covert agitation and identify an Iranian agent among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIA
U.S
Islamabad
United States
Grand
Mecca
Chancery
Pan Nanagy Spree Wen
KGB
Israel
Tehran
Iran
Pakistan
Ayatollah Khomeini
Puzdle
Charles Kapar
Agency For International Development
Kapar
Maukaeseee Prdaeegee O
WPA Works Progress Projects Begin in Westminster
The Westminster town council announced WPA projects totaling 23485 dollars to start as weather allows. Longweir Avenue and North Street will be extended, a new intersecting street opened, and sewers laid. The high school is under construction with a 30 foot road and retaining walls. Forty Frederick workers shovel snow while 160 WPA workers were idle after being released from road cleanup. Oyster boat captain Andrew Crockett was turned back by ice and fog while attempting to aid Tangier Island residents. E. W. Stript remains missing after going toward Smith Island to establish communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Westminster
Longweir Avenue
North
Warman
Revle
Pee Salder Babylon
Longwell Avenue
North Re
North Sineet
Crown Alley
Frederick City
Andrew Crockett
Tangier Sound
Crisfield
Tangier Island
Lewis Williams
Disaster Relief Committee of the
American Legion
E.W. Stript
Smith Island
Stript
Brunswick Mayoral Runoff Victory and Swearing In
Acting Brunswick Mayor Jess B. Orndorff defeated James L. Bryan by 575 to 418 in a special mayoral election and was to be sworn in at the Frederick County Courthouse by Clerk Ellis C. Wachter. Dr Geneva Flickinger spoke at the Founders Day PTA banquet, outlining education leadership and her tenure at Frederick High and Hood College. Distinct guests and hunt club figures attended a social event at Mealey's Hotel with notable masters and hosts identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Jess B. Orndorff
James L. Bryan
Frederick County
Ellis C. Wachter
Geneva Flickinger
Parent-Teachers Association
Calvary Methodist Church
Frederick High School
Hood College
Ray Smith
PTA Council
Mealey's
Gilmore
Flautt NT
New Market Hounds
Wilbur J. Hubbard
Hubbard
Kent County Hounds
Oliver C. Goldsmith
William Bryson
Howard County Hunt Club
High school pages debate queen votes and stepfamily help
Letters discuss homecoming queen selections causing jealousy among girls. Karen asks about family troubles and suggests Stepfamily Anonymous, with Dr. Wallace naming Stepfamily Association of Americas and contact details. Tom defends Fairfax High School football program citing study hall and GPA rules for eligibility and praising coaches as mentors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wallace
Stepfamily Anonymous
Karen
Petaluma
Calif
Stepfamily Association of Americas
Allegheny Ave
Baltimore
Wallace
Fairfax High School
Los Angeles
Tom
Marysville
Fairfax High
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Bob Martin
Frederick, MD
Christian Science Moniitor
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Roy Meachum
Abca Eels
Boka
Sterling Bollinger
Galen Clagett
Charles Smith
Smith
Clagett
House of Delegates
County Commission
County Board of Education
Ida G.ruben
Civic Center
Phyllis Schlafly
Congressman Henry Hyde
State House
Maryland General Assembly
Baltic Reyes Bate Civic Center
Family Protection Lobby
Right To Life of Maryland
Concerned Women For America
Marjorie Cole
Church Circle
Suite 158
Berry's
Jack Anderson
By Jack Anderson and
Dale van Atta
Provocateur
Gramm- Rudman
Agriculture Department
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Mengele
Embu
Brazil
Josef Mengele
Distin Bic
Justice Department
Association of Forensic Pathologists
Tuck
Bob Haldeman
United Feature Syndicate
Lac
Newes Post
Robert Wallace
D. Copley News Service
East Liverpool
Ohio
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