Talks near as U S and Iraq press for pause in crisis
As Geneva talks loom the United States and Iraq hold firm positions with Saddam Hussein not conceding Kuwait and U S officials saying no negotiation. France hints at a separate peace push if talks fail while security actions and flight suspensions rise across the region.
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Tariq Aziz
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Baker
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Baker-Aziz
Michel Vauzelle
Francois Mitterrand
Baghdad
Mitterrand
U.N. Security Council
Germany
European Community
Dumas
Middle East
Israel
Hussein
Farmer correct call to close Frederick County schools
School Superintendent Dr Noel T Farmer canceled classes for the day after 5 45 am assessment with transportation director Dan Garrett and other officials. Weather and road conditions prompted a unanimous decision to close, aiming to protect thousands of students and avoid burdens on working parents.
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Dan Garrett
Garrett
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Mr. Garrett
Farmer
Snowstorm Returns to Frederick Area With Up to Four Inches Expected
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Frederick County predicting up to 4 inches more snow today from a southwest low pressure system. A recent storm dumped about 4 inches by 2 p.m., with higher accumulations east of Frederick and lighter amounts to the west. Westminster saw 7 inches, while Hagerstown had 1 and Cumberland 2. County officials closed offices at 1 p.m. as the state police activated then lifted a snow emergency. Police and sheriff reports cited about 20Auto accidents and one injury to a snowplow driver knocked from his truck near Myersville. A vehicle rolled off U.S. 340 near the Potomac River bridge. a fallen tree was reported in Monrovia and Unionville as utilities struggled with the heavy wet snow.
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Army may use Fort Detrick labs for anthrax vaccine
The Army plans to announce using cancer research facilities at Fort Detrick to produce an anthrax vaccine for soldiers in Saudi Arabia. Officials confirm discussions but provide no details, with several agencies declining comment amid snowstorm related postponements. Col. Ronald Williams notes high priority on vaccines for anthrax and botulism since Desert Shield.
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Fort Detrick Army Garrison
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Cancer Research and Development Center
Middle East
Ronald Williams
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Anxious Parents Await Jan Fifteenth Iraqi Withdrawal Deadline
Bud and Dee Faulkner in Mount Airy worry as the UN demands Saddam Hussein withdraw Iraqi troops from Kuwait by January 15. The couple’s son Jeffrey, a 20-year-old Army soldier in Saudi Arabia, sends a brief update as the deadline nears and families monitor CNN for news.
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Dee Faulkner
Middle East
CNN
Faulkner
Parents Fear for Daughters Amid Middle East War News
Randolph Butler of Burkittsville voices worry as his daughter, 22, sergeant and medical hygienist, serves in a MASH unit in the Middle East arriving Christmas Eve. Butler, a 23-year Marine retiree, volunteered for possible duty unseen. Ruth Grob and Jean Stevens, News-Post employees, discuss sons in Saudi Arabia and mutual support.
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Burkittsville
Middle East
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Hussein
Reeder Yingling to get more office space in Winchester Hall
Frederick County commissioners approve about 350 to move a sprinkler head relocate electrical outlets and paint an exterior wall expanding offices for Reeder and Yingling to about 144 square feet each. The plan aims to improve efficiency and introduce county computers and electronic mail for improved public service.
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David Gray
Bruce Reeder
Sue Ann Yingling
Ron Hart
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Ron Sundergill
Gail Bowerman
Mr. Gray
Mount St Mary's Jim Phelan to coach 1000th game
The News reports Jim Phelan of Mount St Marys will celebrate coaching his 1000th college basketball game. The milestone highlights Phelan's long tenure and impact on the program as the Page section notes.
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