Iraq will use POWs as shields at target sites
Iraq announced it scattered prisoners of war to civilian, economic and education targets in a move likened to earlier use of hostages as human shields. U.S. officials condemned the tactic as a war crime and potential Geneva Convention violation while allied airstrikes continued on strategic sites across the region.
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Saudi Arabia
United States
Britain
Italy
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Dick Cheney
Cheney
David Craig
Nicosia
Baghdad
Navy
Jeffrey N. Zaun
Jeff
Zaun
Calvin Zaun
Cherry Hill
N.J
Washington
State Department
John McCain
R-Ariz
Vietnam
Kuwait
Sermons In Frederick County Focus On Gulf War Hostilities
Grace Episcopal and other Frederick County churches address the Gulf crisis as congregations seek comfort and guidance. Pastors urge prayer for those serving, call for informed empathy toward opponents, and warn against polarization while reflecting on biblical themes and the Northern press coverage.
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Gulf
Richard G. Diffenderfer
Grace Episcopal Church
New Market
Columba Gilliss
Frederick County
Diffenderfer
First Church of the Nazarene
Frederick
God
Gilliss
United Nations
Court funding dips and rising crime strain Maryland courts
Courts in Maryland and Frederick County face growing population pressures and a surge in drug cases while funding shrinks. The state legislature weighs money-saving measures such as six-person juries in civil cases, higher thresholds to request civil jury trials, and larger District Court jurisdiction to manage demand.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Robert C. Murphy
Montgomery County
Calvert County
Maryland Judiciary
War's outbreak keeps Derrick chaplain busy
Derrick, a chaplain, stays on the move as war presses on. He may arrange transport for a wounded soldier, then comfort a distraught parent, and later tend to a grieving group. His day intertwines prayers with aid in a frontline setting.
Weather and court figures blend in Maryland district notes
Partly sunny with snow flurries and freezing temps give way to a colder night as officials note a rising drug crisis. Chaplain Ray Woodall of Fort Detrick offers prayers for families with husbands in Saudi Arabia amid wartime strain.
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Maryland
Saudi Arabia
Ray Woodall
Fort Detrick
Woodall
Mount Tops Marist and FCC Beats Montgomery College Rockville
In area basketball action The Mount defeated Marist and FCC defeated Montgomery College Rockville. See page for full reports and statistics.
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Mount Tops Marist
FCC
Montgomery College- Rockville
Hood professor cites Baltic turmoil in Soviet tour
Hood College professor Dr. Leonard Latkovski told about 50 at Frederick Community College that Baltic disruptions threaten the Soviet Union. He warned of a possible empire collapse or military dictatorship, citing Moscow’s intimidation and a vacancy in information as tanks attacked Vilnius. Latkovski toured the Soviet Union with Hood and Gettysburg students for three weeks and urged the world to know what is happening.
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Michael A. Cross
Glade
Leonard Latkovski
Soviet Union
Baltic
Frederick Community College
Persian Gulf
Col
Dr. Latkovski
Baltics
Moscow
Riga
Latvia
Lithuania
Vilnius
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