Israel raids two Shiite villages in south Lebanon
An Israeli force backed by Cobra gunships burst through UN barriers and stormed two Shiite villages in south Lebanon in a narrow, limited operation to target Katyusha launchers and guerrilla nests after rocket attacks. Two Israeli soldiers were killed, three wounded, four guerrillas killed, with injuries to two UN peacekeepers, four guerrillas, and five civilians.
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Tyre
Lebanon
U.N
South Lebanon
Israel
Moshe Fogel
Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee
Yossi Sarid
Yair Tzaban
Israel Radio
Hood College to Cut Salaries and Jobs to Fight Budget Gap
Hood College will trim salaries by 5 percent and eliminate about 20 staff positions starting July 1 as a one time measure to offset anticipated reductions in state aid for the 1993 fiscal year. Most cuts come from retirements with some layoffs. extended benefits will be provided to affected workers. President Martha Church aims to restore full salaries when conditions improve.
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Hindman
Church
Way Station lays off eight workers in Frederick
Way Station, a treatment and rehabilitation center for serious mental illness, laid off eight workers this week to offset a $100,000 budget shortfall after the state stopped funding for some services. CEO Grady O'Rear said the loss slows expansion, noting the agency grew from 20,000 to about 4 million in funding as it serves 200 people, with Medicaid paying 87 percent of care.
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Way Station
Frederick
Grady O’rear
Tena Meadows O’rear
FCC readsies contingency budget plan for 1993
Frederick Community College trustees approved two operating budgets for 1993 one based on full funding and another contingency plan if state budget cuts occur. The board also altered FCC President Lee Betts contract to one year while maintaining his 84774 salary. The plan notes full funding totals 13 million with 3.9 million from the state and the contingency budget limits spending to 11.8 million. Betts warned of uncertainty while faculty say staff are stretched and the board approved filling staff positions.
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Frederick Community College Board of Trustees
FCC
Lee Betts
Indoor Gardening Tips Highlight Page A2 Greenhouse
Weather outlook for Maryland shows a partly cloudy night with lows in the lower 30s and a mild Friday with highs in the mid 50s. The issue also features gardening guidance on indoor cultivation and a complete Academy Awards listing on Page B4.
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Maryland
Andenstatenkei
Muddy work as plumbers labor through deep trench
Four feet remain to reach the bottom as Jeff Wiles and Dave Gebhart of Walter W. King Plumbing and Heating slog through waist deep mud. They labor to install or repair piping in a challenging trench, showing determination and teamwork in a tough site.
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Jeff Wiles
Dave Gebhart
Walter W. King Plumbing and Heating
Planners push cuts in county school capital budget
Frederick County plans a $94.7 million six year school capital program with three new elementary schools one middle school and one high school plus renovations including Gov Thomas Johnson High School but plans delay land purchases additions and a Hillcrest area elementary school and a Middletown area elementary school while warning growth will outpace seats. Dr Daniel Gadra notes spacing and portable classrooms strain capacity and opposes delaying renovations and middle school addition projects.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Thomas Johnson
County Planning Commission
Daniel Gadra
Southeast County Area
Brunswick Area
Middletown Area
Gov. Thomas Johnson
Kemptown
Windsor Knolls
Hillcrest Area
Gadra
Myersville
Walkersville Middle School
County reviews pared down capital budget in Winchester hearings
Frederick County's proposed capital budget totals about 49.8 million, lighter than this year. The Planning Commission approved the plan with some later-year project delays due to budget constraints and a debt study, sending it to county commissioners for public hearings at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Winchester Hall.
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Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Sheriff's Office
James Shaw
Planning Commission
Commission
Fredenck Community College
FCC
John Larson
Pete Adcock
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
Bureau
Old Mill Bottom Road
Frederick centers join effort to aid former Soviet republics
Frederick Surgical Center and Frederick Memorial Hospital plan to donate supplies under Operation Provide Hope. 11 to 40 large boxes of sutures bandages and surgical equipment will be offered from 915 Toll House Ave. The program coordinated by the American Hospital Association aims to ship medicines bandages and other items to CIS republics hit by upheaval.
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Frederick
Soviet Union
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick Surgical Center
Barbara Smith
Commonwealth of Independent States
Toll House Ave
Ms. Smith
Kenneth Coffey
America
Neal Neuberger
American Hospital Association
Maryland
Maryland Hospital Association
Neuberger
Mr. Neuberger
Unemployment claims rise in first week of February
Washington AP reports 452,000 Americans filed first time jobless claims in the week ending early February, up 18,000 from the prior week’s revised 434,000. Analysts expected a modest drop, cautioning against reading too much into a single week while watching the four week trend.
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Washington
Labor Department
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