Governors chase four escaped death row inmates in cross state hunt
In Warrenton North Carolina authorities press a two state effort to recapture four escapees from Mecklenburg Correctional Center led by Derick Peterson and Earl Clanton Jr. Two men were captured Friday in a Warrenton car wash and will face extradition to Virginia. four remain at large after fleeing with a stolen pickup believed used in the escape. Hundreds search as tips stretch from Portsmouth Virginia to Spencer North Carolina.
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Warrenton
Virginia
North Carolina
Mecklenburg Correctional Center
Russ Edmonston
State Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
Derick Lynn Peterson
Earl Clanton Jr
James and
Linwood Hrnley
Lem Tuggle Jr
Willie Leroy Jones
Portsmouth
Spencer
Iran declares day of mourning and claims wartime victory
Across the region Iran announces a day of mourning for about 600 civilians killed or wounded in an Iraqi bombing raid and says its forces beat back a further Iraqi air attack. Saudi pilots reportedly downed at least one Iranian warplane as U S officials confirm involvement while editorials praise the Saudi move as self defense. In Nicaragua, Ortega mobilizes the nation for defense amid planned offensives to quell rebel units near Ocotal. In India, a major raid on the Golden Temple in Amritsar leaves hundreds dead or injured and authorities seize weapons. The U S state department accuses the Soviet Union of worsening human rights abuses in a new report to Congress.
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Ocotal
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Jose Francisco Guerrero
Republican Nationalist Alliance
Jose Napoleon Duarte
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India
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Punjab
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Sunderji
Soviet Union
Andrei Sakharov
Gorky
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Madrid
Inside The News Rez Democracy Quote
A fragmented quote from Theodore Parker appears in Inside The News Rez, contrasting opinions on equality and democracy. The misread line hints at the reformer’s belief that governance should recognize every person’s equal value rather than boast superiority.
Gettysburg Hospital deploys mobile cancer-detecting unit
Doug Tallman reports on a new mobile cancer detection equipment unit at Gettysburg Hospital. The feature highlights how the unit will expand access to early screening for residents, with hospital officials citing improved outreach and potential saved lives.
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Doug Tallman
Gettysburg Hospital
Weather outlook for the southeast with hot humid conditions
A high pressure system keeps hot humid weather across the southeast for several days. In Western Maryland the forecast is mostly sunny with possible late day storms and highs around 90. Maryland mountains stay mostly sunny with a chance of late storms, highs in the mid 0s. Farm forecast shows southwest winds around 10 mph through Thursday and dry conditions. Yesterday temperatures ranged from the mid 40s in Frederick to the upper 80s in Cumberland and Westminster.
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Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Maryland Mountains
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Oakland
Westminster
David Lesher
Commissioners weigh 60 bed Montevue facility plan
Frederick County Commissioners consider a 60 bed Montevue Home as planned by the Montevue Home Planning Committee. The design proposes 80 square feet per resident plus 35 square feet of living space, sharing facilities with Citizens Nursing Home and Couzens, under county policy and admin oversight.
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Citzens Nursing Home
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Crozens
Judge Bennett seeks 30 extra days to answer charges
Judge Stanley Y Bennett asks the Maryland Court of Appeals for 30 more days to file written arguments in a case arising from allegations by the Commission on Judicial Disabilities. The panel says he forged Judge Mary Ann Stepler's signature on a report reversing a driving sentence for Randy M Demaris, then 16. Bennett argues double jeopardy since a 1982 grand jury declined to indict on related matters.
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Annapolis
Robert C. Franke
Bennett
John Wheeler Glenn
Baltimore
Judicial Disabilities Commission
Court of Appeals
District Court
Mary Ann Stepler
Randy M Demaris
Demaris
Stepler
Marion W Rice
Brunswick Mayor Orndorff seeks second term in four year run
Brunswick Mayor Jess D. Orndorff announced Tuesday that he would seek another four year term, the first candidate for the August 7 municipal election. He said work on Martins Creek sewer and water systems, the C&O canal project, B&O Railroad renovations, and the long delayed middle school project must be completed, noting 19 years of service.
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Jess D. Orndorff
Orndorff
Martins Creek
C&o
B&o
Omndorff
County Board Hikes Dog License Fees and Tightens Licensing Rules
On Tuesday the Frederick County Board amended the dog ordinance. Fees for spayed female and neutered males rise from $2 to $7, and unsexed dogs from $4 to $4 remains, while blanket kennel licensing jumps from $25 to $10. The county attorney and Humane Society were tasked to strengthen enforcement and consider adding cats and other pets to the ordinance.
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Sterling FE Bollinger
Weboard
Attornhey
Mondale claims victory in Democratic delegate race
Walter F Mondale nears the 1967 delegate majority after wins in New Jersey and West Virginia while Senator Hart dominates California and others. Mondale predicts an official nomination claim at noon, as Hart racks up strong delegate gains in California, New Mexico, and South Dakota.
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Len Gary Hart
California
Mondale
Jim Johnson
New Jersey
West Virginia
Hart
Pennaries
New Mexico
South Dakota
Reagan Traces Normandy Valor On D-Day Forty Years On
President Reagan visits Omaha Beach at Pointe du Hoc to mark the D-Day invasion anniversary. He recalls U S Rangers scaling the cliffs, vows to avoid war, and urges Soviet leaders toward reconciliation as he honors World War II veterans and the wartime alliance. The ceremony echoes calls for nuclear restraint and lasting peace.
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