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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1984
Page
1
AP dispatch reports a freight train struck a passenger train carrying about 1,500 vacationers en route from Belgrade to Koper and Pula. Death toll estimates vary from 20 to 30 with dozens more injured as rescue crews search wreckage across three cars.
The Yomiuri Shimbun cited a confidential US report claiming the Soviet Union could, within two or three days, neutralize NATO forces in Europe using a rapidly expanding chemical arsenal. It said 300,000 tons of nerve agents and other chemical munitions could target air bases, missile bases, ports, and communication centers, leaving nuclear retaliation as the West’s only option.
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A high pressure system keeps southeast US summer heat, with plenty of sun and a slight late afternoon storm risk. Western Maryland counties expect highs 87 to 93, warm nights near 72, continuing hot through Sunday and Monday. Maryland mountains stay warm, Ocean City forecasts near 90s with 1166 water temp. winds SW 10 mph, dry conditions good to excellent.
A wrecking move on Frederick Maryland’s 60 year old post office sparked a federal study that could affect about 1700 U S post offices. Preservation groups press for protecting historic buildings while officials balance architectural value with real estate use.
Jefferson County sheriff and state police identified four inmates who escaped a three story Jefferson County jail after overpowering a guard at the cellblock, with two remaining inside. Among the fugitives are Gary Wilson of Rawson, Ohio, noted as paroled from a West Virginia penitentiary for forgery, and other escapees linked to charges of escape and forgery while authorities investigate details near Charles Town Races and Fort Meade connections.
Mondale says Geraldine Ferraro is the right vice presidential pick, drawing broad praise as he angles to underscore a message for Democrats. He plans to shift DNC leadership, replacing Charles Manatt with Bert Lance to shore up the party in the South while Ferraro campaigns with him across California and heads to the Democratic Convention.
Emmitsburg native Mondorf and Bowie neighbor Crowe split a 19 000 ranch house and will collect 50 000 yearly for 20 years from a Maryland lottery win. Mondorf, born in 1918, is a former sports star and Hall of Fame member who plans a Germany trip, Oktoberfest, and European travels after taxes.
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