Reagan wary of sending U S troops to Beirut crisis
President Reagan voiced wariness about dispatching U S combat forces to evacuate the PLO from Beirut amid Israeli and PLO clashes. He said there are reasons for optimism but cautioned Americans may be wary of the plan. He spoke aboard Air Force One returning from California as talks slow and a cease-fire took effect late Sunday.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Stanley
Hal Singer
Soviet Union
Poland
Beirut Cease-fire Holds Amid Israeli PLO Blame Game
In Beirut a U S mediated cease-fire paused the fiercest Israel PLO fighting yet as heavy shelling rained on west and east Beirut. Death toll rises with at least 52 killed and 135 wounded. both sides report casualties. The PLO accuses Israel of stalling while Habib notes talks halted by shelling near Baabda and Beirut airport.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
U.S
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Shafik Warqa
Habib
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Bassam Abu Sharif
Tel Aviv
West Beirut
Bourj el-Barajneh
U. S
Robert Dilwa
Baabda
Foreign Press Center
Hotel Alexandre
East
Two Die In Weekend Maryland Vehicle Accidents
Two people died in separate accidents on area roads. Ed ward Fitts, 29, of McClain Virginia, was killed when his 1972 Plymouth struck the Potomac River bridge on U S 340 near Washington County after apparently falling asleep. Brenda Lou Vandevere, 30, of Newark Delaware, ran into the southbound lane of U S 15 two miles south of Thurmont and was struck by a 1982 Ford pickup driven by Leslie Kidwell Jr. Alcohol was listed as a contributing factor for Vandevere. Frederick County highway deaths this year total 14.
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T. J. Slick
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Thurmont
Brenda Lou Vandevere
Narrows Road
Newark
Del
Leslie Berkley Kidwell Jr
Bull Run Post Office Road
Centerville
Congress returns to grill Shultz ties with Arab world
Washington AP report notes Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens Tuesday to question Secretary of State nominee George Shultz over his Bechtel leadership and business links with Arab states after Reagan nominates him following Haig’s resignation. Both houses back in session after July recess, plan to stay through late August.
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Shultz
Bechtel Group
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City police move to new courthouse complex in Frederick
Frederick City Police Department expects to relocate this week to a new headquarters in the West Patrick Street courthouse complex. Chief Richard J. Ashton cites triple the space, better security, and improved training rooms as key benefits. The move ends decades in older facilities and expands the evidence room and administrative offices, with public access centered at a single reception.
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Frederick Community College
Recordings May Reveal If Pan Am Crew Heard Tower in Crash
Investigators study cockpit recordings to determine if crew heard air traffic control before Pan Am Flight 75 crashed near Kenner Louisiana killing 145 aboard and eight on the ground. NTSB cites wind shear alerts but won t speculate on cause while FBI lab analyzes the black box as salvage work continues at the crash site.
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Charles Odom
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San Diego
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Barbara Dixos
Boca
Patricia Goldman
President lifts sanctions on Argentina after Falklands clash
President Reagan announced the end of economic sanctions on Argentina imposed for invading the Falkland Islands. The move ends new Export-Import Bank credits and related guarantees while Carter-era military sanctions tied to human rights policy remain. Reagan urged factions to bury the dispute and pursue friendship and cooperation.
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Reagan
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Falkland Islands
Britain
New Commodity Credit Corp
Carter
Abrecht Files for Democratic Central Committee
Charles E. Abrecht, 25, of 53 Trail Ave. Frederick, files as a candidate for the Democratic State Central Committee for Frederick County. He notes youth should engage in politics and cites prior 1901 Frederick City election loss. He serves as Francis Scott Key Fest 11 Sons of the American to a member of Jennet Fire Company and is a trained cardiac rescue technician.
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Trail Ave
Frederick
Democratic State Central Committee
Frederick County
Frederick City
Abrecht
Peitical
Rene Abrecht
Sons of the American
United County
Jennet Fire Company
Alee
Cortitad
Soviet Ustinov accuses U S of blocking talks on missiles
In Moscow Soviet Defense Minister Dmitri Ustinov says the United States blocks progress in Geneva talks to reduce medium range missiles in Europe. He accuses Washington of waging a trade and tech war to gain military edge over the Soviet Union.
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United States
Europe
Soviet Union
Reagan
Poland
Geneva
Maryland area weather briefing for today and Tuesday
Warm moist southerly flow continues through Tuesday across Western Maryland and Maryland Mountains. Partly cloudy with highs in the 80s, humidity high, and scattered afternoon thundershowers likely both today and tomorrow. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph today, then west winds on Tuesday. Drying conditions fair to good today, improving to good on Tuesday.
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Carroll
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Howard
Montgomery
Washington
David Lesher
Inside The News Honesty Is The Rarest Wealth
A compact reflection on honesty as a priceless virtue, noting its scarcity even when abundant in principle, and contrasting moral integrity with material value in everyday life. A literary nugget that underscores honesty as a form of inner wealth beyond currency.
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Josh Billings
News Post Weather Roundup In Oval Office Bugs
Investigative columnist Jack Anderson discusses electronic bugs in the Oval Office. Western Maryland weather report notes June crop moisture index showing unusually moist conditions. Gail Cissna profiles William F Hallstead and his new novel Position of Ultimate Trust.
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