Melbourne fire roars through Victoria leaving many dead
A massive fire roared around Melbourne and southeastern Victoria killing at least 69 people including 12 volunteer firefighters. About 900 injured, 750 farms destroyed, 15 000 sheep and 8 000 cattle perished. Officials compare the blaze to an napalm attack as workers euthanize burned animals.
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Sydney
Australia
Melbourne
Cockatoo
Agricultural Department
Victoria
Adm
James Murray
Army pushes new nerve gas weapons program despite Congress veto
The Reagan administration launches a fresh drive for a 140 million production program to create binary chemical shells. Army officials say the two-component system is safer for soldiers and nearby civilians. Reagan urged Congress in 1982 to approve lethal gas weapons to deter Soviet chemical use.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
Army
Reagan hedges on use of executive privilege
The White House says President Reagan did not drop his claim of executive privilege though he suggested not insisting it if suspicion of wrongdoing exists. Deputy press secretary Speakes said documents would go to the Justice Department for review, not Congress, as talks continue with Rep. Levitas on a House subcommittee inquiry into the EPA.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
White House
Larry Speakes
Justice Department
Speakes
Rep
Eliott H. Levitas
House Public Works
Catholics Seek Reconciliation Amid Confession Decline
Vatican officials note more Catholics skip private confession and seek help from psychologists or astrologers. A working paper for a bishops conference argues confession meets deep psychological needs and aids personal maturity and serenity, urging renewed reconciliation with God.
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Vatican City
Arson suspected as 10 alarm Baltimore store fire
Investigators search for the cause of a 10 alarm blaze that destroyed the vacant Hochachild- Kohn department store, tied to a $250 million downtown redevelopment plan. Fire officials report the fire began at 6 a.m., raged three hours, and left the six story building smoldering with total damage around 3 million. Two security guards reported the blaze on the third floor and arson squad officers prepared to enter the wreckage.
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Baltimore
Peter O'Connor
Hochachild- Kohn
Ronald Johnson
Donald Kent
Washington Merry-Go-Round exposes Interior kill of film on wildlife
Columnist Jack Anderson reveals a supposed Interior Department bid to stop a documentary about shotgun sheds and wildlife impact. Other views survey jazz life, wage controversy, space search, and Vietnam work. Mount Olivet Cemetery coverage tops city notes. Michael Lee on TV stereo tech. Programs aim to shape youth fitness.
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Washington
Jack Anderson
Interior Department
Saseaeeeees
Paul Means
Sue Blake
Walter Willams
Tom Tiede
Hugh Misigns
Vietnam
News-Post
Frederick Hochstetter
Nanci Bross
Mount Olivet
Frederick Se
News-Post Entertainment
Michael Lee
Gail Clisna
Fair Weekend Weather Across Eastern U S
A large high pressure system brings fair, cool weather from Friday through the weekend. Western Maryland counties including Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery and Washington report partly sunny days with highs in the 40s and nights in the 20s to near 30. Maryland Mountains expect mid 30s highs with near 20 temperatures tonight. Yesterday temperatures ranged Frederick 45, Hagerstown 45, Westminster 48, Gaithersburg 44, Leesburg 44.
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United States
Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David Lesher
From the sublime to the ridiculous a noted quote
A quotation from Napoleon Bonaparte frames a contrast between high art and folly. The line anchors Inside The News as a compact reflection on taste and perception, highlighting the gap between elevated ideals and everyday absurdity.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Libya leader warns of red gulf of blood over Sidra clash
Khadafy vows to resist U S naval maneuvers in the Gulf of Sidra calling for defense of Libyan waters and skies. Reagan says no plans for invasion but U S forces may defend themselves if fired upon as Nimitz group conducts war games near Libya and Sudan.
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Muammar Khadafy
Libya
U.S
Mediterranean
Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of Blood
Nimitz
America
Libyan
Khadafy
Reagan
Sudan
Gulf
Tass
Khadaty
Sidra
Jana News Agency
U.S. Navy
Pentagon
Washington
United States
AWACS
Egypt
Indictment shows seven held on cocaine sales charge
Federal and state narcotics officers seized seven of ten wanted individuals in Frederick linked to cocaine sales. Among the indicted are lawyer Richard M. Winters and his partner Robert D. Osburn Jr. Winters faces state income tax fraud charges. former banker Larry P. Weddle, previously convicted of embezzlement, is released on bond. Several others remain jailed or released on bonds, with additional details on bonds and residences. The piece also covers a 1983 snowstorm’s impact and a forecast for warmer weekend weather and road-clearing efforts by Frederick officials.
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Frederick
Richard M. Winters
Robert D. Osburn Jr
Larry P. Weddle
Maryland National Bank
Frederick Moose Lodge
Winters
Osburn
Weddle
David Buchanan Gardiner
Charles Town
W. Va
Kirk Laverne Elworthy
Taney Avenue
Baltimore City
Bruce Thomas Joy
Grant Place
Steven Richards Smith
Wye Creek Drive
Lloyd Wesley Fuhrman
Glendale Road
Cloverhill
Frederick County
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Frederick City
Fnday Torning
Fourth Street
Bentz Street
Fifth Street
Bentz Streets
Bentz
Robert Strine
City Public
Strine
County plans ok for Urbana area open pit shale mine rezoning
Frederick County Commissioners approved Maryland Clay Products Inc. rezoning about 11.75 acres from R-1 to agricultural and agricultural to mineral mining with three conditions. The plan restricts access to buffers, bans lighting and nighttime work, and prohibits blasting. State planners require a 150 foot landscaped buffer and adjacent rural reserve zoning.
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Frederick County
Urbana Area
Maryland Clay Products Inc
Hope Hill United Methodist Church
Planning Commission
Hope Hill
Plan
Residents Press For Ban On Large Trucks In City Homes
About 10 Frederick City residents urged officials to ban trucks with a rated carrying capacity over 1 500 pounds from parking in residential areas citing noise and aesthetics. Some suggested allowing school buses to remain parked near routes to reduce security and wear, while others urged stronger enforcement of existing traffic laws.
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Frederick City
Dale Gangawere
Frederick County
Gangawere
Bob Baker
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