Allied planes batter Iraq as two GIs are wounded near Saudi border
Allied warplanes pound Iraq for a seventh day as two American soldiers are wounded in a clash with Iraqi patrol near the Saudi Arabia border. Six Iraqi soldiers were captured. wounded Americans were treated and returned to duty. Officials say Scud launchers remain elusive and airfields have been damaged. Iraqi oil refining capacity is said to be reduced by half.
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Scott
Iran
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Alex Harley
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Harley
London
Williams
CBS
Texas
Kuwait
Congress grows restless over pace and cost of war
Washington an AP report notes Capitol Hill unease over the Iraqi war’s pace and price. President Bush condemns attacks on Israel as terrorism and thanks Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir for restraint after a Tel Aviv Scud strike that killed three and wounded seventy.
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Frederick County sees 500 tax appeal filings over December notices
Frederick County residents filed about 500 appeals from December assessment notices, a small share of 16 000 mailed. Assessments rose an average 15.58 percent in the 1990 reassessed area covering nine districts including Middletown and Emmitsburg. Tax revenue relies heavily on property taxes, with a 40 5 percent share of local government revenue from assessments. A 10 percent cap on increases for owner occupied properties takes effect July 1 1991, replacing last year’s 15 percent cap.
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Catoctin
Thurmont
Hanvers
Myersville
Tuscarora
Braddock Heights
White
Thomas Fox
Montgomery County
Maryland
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John Ashbury
Donald O'Brien
Cullen Center
Frederick Community College
Ballenger Creek
Chesapeake Bay
Unionville
Old Mill Bottom Road
Mount Airy
General Fund
General Funds
General Obligation
Mrs Inez Winpigler dies at 76 in Frederick
Inez Huberta Winpigler known as Snookey died Tuesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital at age 76. She led C Edward Winpigler and Sons Inc and held multiple church, fraternal, and foundation roles in Frederick. Survived by 13 children, 30 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and many relatives.
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Inez Huberta
Charles E
Sonny
Peggy Winpigler Jr
Hubert L
Eleanor ‘Sis’ Winpigler
David E
Carole Winpigler
Judith E
E. Kenny Rice
Adrian L
Betty Winpigler
Cynthia D
Paul Ropp Jr
Pamela I
Gary W. Martin
Ramona Y Ridgely
Bion K. Winpigler
Shawn R
Becky Winpigler Sr
Coral A. Keller
Frederick
Walkersville coach Dave Miller earns 300th win in boys hoops
Walkersville High School boys basketball coach Dave Miller reports his 300th victory as the team, with progress and season context, is highlighted on the sports page. The weather section notes increasing clouds and light snow chances, with temperatures in the 30s to 40s across the region.
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Maryland
Walkersville High School
Dave Miller
Ten Million Sought for Frederick County Projects Budget
Governor Schaefer asks the Maryland General Assembly to fund over 10 million dollars for Frederick County capital projects in FY1992. The plan totals 815.5 million statewide for public works, with Frederick’s largest item a 3.8 million elementary school.
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General Assembly
Frederick County
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Victor Cullen
Schaefer
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Linear Park
Victor Cullen Center
Sabillasville
Juvenile Services Agency
Cullen
Cullen Center
Charles H. Smelser
Frederick Carroll
Del
Anita Stup
Surplus stores see brisk business after Gulf War onset
Military surplus shops in Maryland and West Virginia report strong sales since the Gulf War began. Gas masks are selling out in some locations while buyers purchase flags water purification tablets maps desert camouflage uniforms and Desert Storm T-shirts. Marcy Sawyer of GI Joes Military Surplus in Charles Town notes unprecedented demand as families seek readiness and warns initial stock of 14 gas masks is nearly exhausted.
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Middle East
Marcy Sawyer
GI Joes Military Surplus
Charles Town
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