Trains collide and politics mix in scattered world news
AP dispatches report two Amtrak workers killed in a downtown McBee crash with a tanker, a San Jose freight derailment injures no one, and a sweeping set of global briefs on air bag rules, population growth, Beirut embassy bombing, Taiwan mine rescue, and the Dikko kidnap case.
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Amtrak
McBee
D.C
San Jose
Calif
Southern Pacific Co
Gerry Hubbard
Beirut
Lebanon
Libya
Sadr Brigades
Imali Mousaadi
Taipei
Taiwan
Mei-shan
Frederick readers hear yard sale pleasures and holiday plans
Frederick column notes family host Hochstetter shares yard sale joys while Gail Cisswa covers upcoming Christmas Show. George Bushwaller is named grand winner at Frederick County Chili Recipe Cooking Contest last week for a traditional authentic Mexican recipe. Other summer recipes noted.
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Frederick Hochstetter
Gail Cisswa
George Bushwaller
Frederick County
Weather forecast for multiple regions with heat and storms
Yesterday's clouds gave way to hot air expected to persist for two days. Partly sunny and hot across several areas with possible afternoon or evening thunderstorms and highs around 90s to mid 100s. Tonight will be warm and muggy with lows in the high 60s to mid 70s. Winds southwest around 10 mph through Thursday with scattered afternoon storms likely in isolated areas. Temperature readings from Frederick Cumberland Hagerstown Oakland Westminster and nearby towns show varied values.
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Washington
Waryland Mountains
Frederick
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Oakland
Westminster
Navid Leecher
New jail dedication set for August in Frederick County
A $64 million Frederick County Detention Center, first conceived in 1976 after extensive meetings and planning, will be dedicated on August 3. An open house will allow the public to tour the new facility, featuring a framed sketch at the entrance and a potential photo of the old jail for contrast.
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Frederick County
Adele
Libertytown Elementary School
Frederick County Board of Education
C. Kurt Hotter
Improvements at Libertytown Dal Administrator Visit
Libertytown dal administrator David Mooxzes eyes a late month dedication for the new center. Despite delays, officials plan to finalize locking mechanisms, electrical work, and control center setup while noting furniture and fixtures remain undelivered.
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Dal
David Mooxzes
Frente
Dirgzen
Gat
Snes
Mondale fights for party unity ahead of convention
With five days to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Mondale works to unite his party as rivals Hart and Jackson pursue independent paths. Hart vows to stay in the race and name potential running mates, while Jackson meets with Jewish leaders amid criticism of Mondale’s vetting. A Mondale aide remains confident the convention will be unified, despite pressure over the vice presidential search.
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San Francisco
Walter F. Mondale
Gary Hart
Jesse Jackson
Hart
Reagan
Mandate
Barbara Jordan
Mondale
Jackson
Bumpers
Los Angles
Tom Pradivs
Philadelphia
Wilson Goode Mondale
Foley
Kev Jackson
CBS News
Judy Goldsmith
Nationa Organization For Women
Kathy Matson
Theater Wormers Polite Caucus
Eam Adh
Rainbow Coalition
Tanetheless
Colorado
Severath Womet
Noane
Stacy
Youth dies in auto accident near Good Intent Road
A 17-year-old Union Bridge youth, Gary Alan Sweet Jr., died at the scene when his Mercury Cougar left Good Intent Road, hit a sign post and tree. Passenger Darrel Wayne Weeshaar, 15, was injured and flown to MIEMSS in Baltimore, listed in critical condition. Weeshaar attends Francis Scott Key High School. officer Tor David Broadwater led the investigation.
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Union Bridge
Good Intent Road
Gary Alan Sweet Jr
Main Street
Houck Road
Darrel Wayne Weeshaar
Box
Maryland
Maryland Institute For Emergency Medical Services Systems
Miemss
Baltimore
Weishaar
Francis Scott Key High School
Sweet
Tor David Broadwater
Walt Neufeld
Medical leave denied for USAMMA employee
Fort Detrick officials denied a leave of absence for Brenda Dinkle a supply clerk at US Army Medical Material Agency who sought travel to California for experimental treatments at the Walker Institute in Los Angeles. Spokesman Norm Covert cited overwhelming workload and management objections as reasons for the denial.
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Fort Detrick
California
Brenda Dinkle
Walker Institute
Los Angeles
Loewe Decifort
Norm Covert
Ma Pinkle
US Army Medical Material Agency
Usamma
Covert
Major battle over coal slurry pipeline in Maryland
A legislative clash emerges in Annapolis as Appalachian coal producers allied with electric utilities push a coal slurry pipeline from Kentucky and West Virginia through Maryland to Baltimore and the port for export to Europe. Subcommittee hearings feature railroads and utility firms arguing costs and rights of way, with officials projecting price lower fuel bills but warning of market impacts by 1990.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Rostra
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Baltimore
Specra Jnt
Stummer
Orea
Hur
Baltimore Gas
Kleetric Company
Virgina Fleetite Power Company
Chesapeake Way
Michael Loftus
Eastern Coal Transportation Conference
Loftus
Son Jobo
Rambacnus
R-Allegany/ Garrett
Grates Feklind
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Lambeth Magistrates Court
Dikko
Shapiro
Nigerian Foreign Ministry
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Inside the News
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Funeral Ass Life
Douglas Jerrold
Lisa Farhstein
Libertytown
Unity Tackson
Don Foley
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