Optimism grows for release of Lebanese hostages
Peggy Say sister of Teri Anderson and Ferial Polhill Lebanese wife of captive Robert Polhill expressed renewed hope amid Tehran Beirut statements on freeing Western hostages. They cited comments by Iranian officials and Hezbollah spiritual leader Sheik Fadlallah as supporting progress toward release.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
U.S
Lebanon
Peggy Say
Teri Anderson
Middle East
Associated Press
Anderson
Beirut
Ferial Polhill
Robert Polhill
Beirut University College
Hezbollah
Party of God
Say
Cadiz
John Paul II
United Nations
Polhill
Tehran
Sheik
Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah
Pothill Fadlallah
Frederick census push expands include walk in center and Fun Run
Area officials plan walk in centers at community spaces to help residents fill census forms. A Fun Run on April 28 at Baker Park, sponsored by the Frederick Steeplechasers, will award prizes for walking or running 1 990 miles. Census officials emphasize privacy and aim to count every person to maximize federal funding for local programs.
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Spurrier
Potomac Edison Co
Frederick
Strober
Census Bureau
Enrile Arrest Sparks Philippine Political Tensions
Supporters of the failed coup accuse the Aquino government of mismanagement and corruption. Vice President Salvador Laurel condemned the arrest as an attempt to stifle opposition, while he and Enrile had formed the Nacionalista Party after breaking with Mrs. Aquino. The crisis follows her anniversary speech denouncing Enrile, who helped order martial law during Marcos era. Aguinaldo, a former lieutenant colonel, was suspended for 60 days after promising to send tanks and artillery to Manila to back the coup.
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Aquino
Salvador Laurel
Enrile
Laurel
Nacionalista Party
Marcos
Benigno Jr
Mr. Aguinaldo
Manila
Mill Bottom project lines up with town sewage plan
Ridge project completion would place the area in the natural drainage zone for Mill Bottom Road and trigger federal rules to connect if capacity exists. Discussion focused on measuring sewer flow, with the town using individual building meters while county officials favored a single Mill Bottom Road to town meter to track total discharge. The issue remained unsettled after the meeting.
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Mill Bottom Road
MontCo Schools Delayed After Vandalism At High School
MontCo delayed opening as buses ferried elementary students home first then returned to Richard Montgomery. Fire officials reported a trail of broken glass, smashed panels and doors, broken display cases, overturned trash cans and ransacked store. No suspects named, fire marshals probe clues.
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Richard Montgomery
Angela Withers
Maryland National ATM denied for second time in Mount Airy
Mount Airy planning commission denied Maryland National Bank's site plan for its ATM at 1310 S Main St citing inadequate traffic circulation, backups on South Main Street, and insufficient parking. The panel noted the bank installed the ATM without town approval and continued action on Parr's Ridge Library plan and Summerwood subdivision approvals with conditions.
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Goundry
American Legion Post
Prospect Road
Summerwood
Village Oaks Drive
Sunset Avenue
Commission
Parr’s Ridge Library
Ridge Avenue
Merridale Boulevard
Golden arches height sparks Emmitsburg debate
Mayor Robert Preston says McDonald's seeks 40 foot arches off U S 15 on Md 140 to be highway visible. County planner Jim Dugel urges delaying decision while the ordinance is researched. Planners also consider rezoning South Seton Avenue parcel from R-1 to R-2 to permit about 140 homes near single family homes and the town park.
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Emmitsburg
McDonald’s
Town Planning Commission
Robert Preston
U.S. 15
MD. 140
Preston
Jim Dugel
Seton Avenue
R-1
R-2
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Kir
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MHIC
Maryland National
Eugene L. Klupt
DDS
Monther
EL. Klept
J. Feinsoh
DMD
M.D. Ipa
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Quality Care Dental Plan
Visa
MasterCard
Ernst & Young
Kiplinger
Fredericktown
Retirement Securiy
Emplinger Organization
Conrad & Associates, Inc
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
Mercame
North Market Street
Patrick Street
Fredericktown Bank
Prospect Plaza
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Jefferson Street
Amber Meadows
Thomas Johnson Drive
FDIC
Glade Towne
Glade Boulevard
Walkersville
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