Razing of Old P O Continues Amid City Dispute
Demolition at the Frederick post office site faced clashes over barricade permissions as Mayor Ronald N Young and Postal Service counsel clashed with police over street obstruction. Barricades were removed then repositioned with police guidance while workers proceeded with removing the granite front stone and placing boards along the sidewalk.
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Ronald N. Young
Postal Service
William B. Neel
Young
Neel
Frederick City
Post
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States urged to raise drinking age to 21 nationwide
The NTSB mailed letters to 35 states urging a 21 year old drinking age citing alcohol related traffic deaths. Fifteen states already ban sales to under 21. Government data show over a third of last year's 25 000 alcohol related fatalities involved ages 16 to 24. James Burnett called it a national tragedy and scandal.
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James Burnett
NTSB
Japan and Norway vow to defy world whaling ban
Brighton England AP reports Japan and Norway, leading whaling nations, pledge to continue commercial hunts despite the International Whaling Commission vote to end all commercial hunting. Japan cites whale meat as part of the national diet while the decision follows a vote Friday.
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Japan
Norway
Brighton
England
International Whaling Commission
First Haitian detainees freed by judge’s order at Krome
Seventeen Haitians, among the first freed under a judge s order, stepped out of the Krome Detention Center to cheers and hugs. Raoul Felix 42 said he could now see a horizon beyond the gates as families waved flowers and welcomed the group. The release marks the start of up to 1000 refugees freed under the same order, per Immigration and Naturalization Service officials.
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Miami
Raoul Felix
Krome Avenue Detention Center
New York State
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization
Service
Beverly McFarland
Hughes to consider jobless benefit changes in Maryland
Maryland Governor Hughes plans a meeting with labor officials and legislative leaders to discuss the loss of extended unemployment benefits and the potential need for a special session of the General Assembly. U S Senator Mathias agreed to arrange the talk early in the week.
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Annapolis
Vsions
Maryland
Oate
General Assembly
U. S. Sena
Charles McC. Mathias
Local Briefs and Opinion Snippets Highlights
News-Poat writer Jey Pittman covers activities of the local Battered Spouse Program. Demet Larebrejeels investigates Tahar Secretary Ray Donovan at the Whine House. Asteruy Barrigna cautions the space race remains unresolved for the United States. David analyzes the colorful language of soda jerks. Murray Obderman surveys AT.
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Jey Pittman
Tother
Demet
Special Traffic Enforcement Unit to patrol U.S. 15 in Maryland
Maryland State Police unit will patrol U S 15 from the Pennsylvania line to the Virginia line to curb fatal crashes and DWI offenders. Commanded by Tie Donald Bartels, the team works with Operation Spider and the local DWI program during late evening to early morning hours Tuesday through Saturday.
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Maryland
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Donald Bartels
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Tregoning
U.S 15
PLO accuses Israel of sabotaging talks in Lebanon
The PLO blames Israeli air raids in west and south Beirut for undermining efforts to gain U.S. recognition. Israel says strikes target cease-fire violations by PLO and Syria. U.S. envoy Habib met Assad in Damascus while Syria demands Israel pull back siege forces as a condition for sanctuary talks.
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West Beirut
U.S
Reagan
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Beirut
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
United States
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Mahmoud Labadi
Associated Press
West
Labadi
Washington
Roger Edde
Lebanon Movement
State Department
Edde
A Department
Arafat
Hafez Assad
Damascus
SANA
Assad
Conflicting testimony opens Cooper trial
The trial of Kevin Cooper opened after conflicting testimony about alcohol use at the time of a Christmas Eve head on collision that killed five members of a Clarksburg family. Witnesses differed on whether Cooper smelled of alcohol, while a waitress testified he drank nine beers in four hours. The case was moved from Carroll County to Talbot County to seek an unbiased jury.
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Cooper
Martha Proctor
Clarksburg
Maryland
Neva Utz
Deborah Glacken
Carroll County
Donald J. Gilmore
Talbot County
Truck stop hearing slated Monday in new courthouse
The fate of a truck stop at New Market may be decided Monday in a court hearing before Montgomery County Judge David L. Cahoon in the new Frederick County Courthouse complex courtroom No 2. Atlee is Carden Investments plan to build a six acre site on Md 144 and Md 73 amid protests from New Market citizens and opposition from the Maryland Department of State Planning. About 350 residents have filed a protest petition while supporters say the stop serves a large community need and fits the neighborhood character.
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New Market
Montgomery County
David L. Cahoon
Frederick County
Atleee
Carden Investments
MD. 144
MD. 73
Peyton Paul Phillips
Concerned Citizens
Maryland Department of State Planning
Caréen
Iran may accept mediation amid war talks and clashes
Iran signaled openness to mediation only if terms follow its war ending conditions. Foreign Minister Musavi spoke after meeting with Ayatollah Khomeini, while both Iran and Iraq reported heavy fighting near Basra with each side claiming battlefield gains.
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Mir Hussein Musavi
Tehran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran
Iraq
Basra
Iranian East
Weather outlook Western Maryland and Beaches Weekend Warmth
A weak front has moved south with showers, followed by sunshine. Western Maryland regions expect partly to mostly sunny, near 88 today, highs near 90 Sunday, mild nights. Ocean Beaches stay warm and humid with afternoon thundershowers likely, weekend highs in the 80s. Winds easterly today turning south Sunday, drying conditions improving.
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Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
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