Winter ice wanes as cold snap ends by Tuesday
The region braces for a sharp cold spell with overnight lows near 10 to 15 degrees and highs around 20 degrees or more below Sunday. Meteorologists expect the cold to last only into late Tuesday. Park officials report unsafe ice on Cunningham Falls Lake and slow progress skating at Pinecliff Park and Collar Taba, with ice thickening hampered by fluctuating temperatures.
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Seree Wate Menet Tree
Hapegg Rae
Maryland
Cunningham Falls
Cella Duby Liddle
Thurmont
Cunningham
Bill Miller
Miller
Pinecliff Park
Earl Eyler
Frederick
Bob Strine
City Public Works
Strine
Culler Lake
U S warships escort merchant ships near Iran
An American cargo ship intercepted and searched by the Iranian Navy reached Fujaira Port as U S warships were reported shadowing other American vessels in Gulf sea lanes. Officials cited safety, with the ship’s 43 crew and captain Robert Reimann aboard, and noted no arms were found aboard.
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Associated Press
Fujaira
United Arab Emirates
U.S
George Quincey MMI Suel
Vibe Ue 19
Arlulesident Taylor
Robert Reimann
Malcolm Stafford
Fujaira National Shipping Co
Taylor
India
U.S. Navy
Gulf Sea
Libya
Reagan
Rome
Vienna
United States
Anais Aasktey Almmenh
Sadid
Iran
Islamic Republic
Incusa
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Lhe
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Persian Gulf
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Gulf of Oman
Fujairah
Oman
White House
Peter Roussel
Camp David
Maryland
United Nations
Rajaie- Khorassani
Iraq
Mee Vaukeio Mle KU Gee
Richard Tarrow
Heating Neglected At Clarksburg Farmhouse Fire
Montgomery County investigators probe the Clarksburg home at 22901 Slidell Road after a weekend fire killed six people. landlord Harry Leet did not install heating and the house had only two wood stoves with no central system. Fire officials seek to identify the stove’s maker and determine illegal tenancy and safety code violations. Four others escaped as carbon monoxide levels were reportedly very high. victims include Robert Barnhouse and his relatives along with Joan King and Beverly Seabolt among the seriously injured. Continued on Page A3.
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Ruth W. Ellis
Montgomery
Rockville
Harry M. Leet
Clarksburg
Carvel Harding
Slidell Road
Barnhouse
Harding
Leet
Board of Appeals
Glenn Barnhouse
Lett
Boyds
Consumer Products Safety Commission
State Medical Examiner's Office
Robert Barnhouse
Glenn
Michael
Joan King
Robert
Ren
Regina King
Samantha Seabolt
Beverly Seabolt
Washington Hospital Center
Shady Grove Hospital
Ms. Smith
Braches
Leah Ahio
Wood Stove Safety A Life Saver
With rising energy costs residents heat homes with wood stoves. Modern airtight stoves save fuel but pose hazards. An explosion in a stove Sunday morning may have caused a fire that burned two Clarksburg houses and killed six people. State fire officials cite eight 1984 fire deaths nationwide from improper stove installation. Frederick County fire companies report chimney fires over the past two months, many from creosote buildup. Green wood and cold chimneys worsen creosote. creosote deposits are common in stoves.
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Clarksburg
Marsdars Vile
Frederick County
Jim Mor
Fierce street battles in east Beirut escalate clashes
In east Beirut the Lebanese Forces say they seized two districts from Amin Gemayel's Phalange in a renewed Christian power struggle. Hospitals report five militiamen dead and 14 wounded. A fuel dump near the harbor was set ablaze and civil defense units were urged to contain the fire.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Amin Gemayel
Phalange Party
East
Gemayel
Voice of Lebanon Radio
Maryland cold front brings gusty winds and sharp temp drop
A stony cold front sweeps Maryland early today, bringing gusty winds and sharply falling temperatures. Clearing and very cold tonight with lows around 10 to 18. Mostly sunny but cold Tuesday. Western Maryland Weather map on page. AZ
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Maryland
Wis
City plans first Frederick County home for handicapped children
Community Living Inc seeks to open Frederick County's first residential unit for disabled children with a state grant. The home in west Frederick will house three youths ages 10, 13, and possibly 17, all with physical handicaps and mental retardation. The program totals about 47 000 dollars for six months and aims to provide a family setting while parents gain relief from caregiving burdens. The children will attend Rock Creek School, and officials expect a waiting list to form as demand grows.
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Community Living Inc
Frederick County
State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Frank Smith
Community Living
West Frederick
Smith
Rock Creek
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Ran
Clarksburg House
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Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association
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