Freight rail strike shuts down lines coast to coast
Freight railroads shut down nationwide as a Machinists union strike against CSX disrupted service. Amtrak halted most passenger runs, with limited service from Washington to Boston where Amtrak owns the track. Transportation Secretary Card urged quick congressional action to prevent economic injury as unions pushed for talks.
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Amtrak
Maryland
Florida
Virginia
Congress
Transportation
Andrew Card
House Energy and Commerce Transporation
Bush
Conrail
Machinists Union
CSX Transportation
Linda Ross
CSX
Association of American Railroads
AAA
Edwin L. Harper
Commute Disruptions Amid Rail Strike Fears In Maryland
Heavy traffic and bus shortages marked Brunswick area roads as rail workers planned to strike. MARC offered limited service from Brunswick to Shady Grove while Amtrak action loomed. Commuters expressed fatigue over recurring strikes and planned carpooling or driving despite plans to run buses.
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Brunswick
MARC
CSX
Shady Grove
Metro
Rads
Maryland
Frederick
Montgomery County
River Road
Mass Transit Administration
Marc Line
Amtrak
Brunswick Station
Barbara Thomas
Charles Town
Wva
Washington, D.C
MTA
Randy Hilton
Brian Robertson
Harper's Ferry
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Hilton
Way files $14M suit against Perot and committee members
Frederick County volunteer coordinator for the Draft Perot Committee Lawrence A. Way filed a $14 million defamation suit in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court against H. Ross Perot and five parties connected to the Perot campaign. The suit alleges members spread false rumors that Way was a Ku Klux Klan member and threatened a fellow volunteer. Way claims damage to reputation, business contacts, and revenue.
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Frederick County
Draft Perot Committee
Texas
H. Ross Perot
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
State Perot Committee
Way
Ku Klux Klan
Perot
County Perot
Mr. Way
Mr. Perot
Joan Vinson Stallings
Hal Kass
Judge ends SLAPP libel suit against recycling opponents
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Mary Ann Stepler dismissed the multimillion dollar libel case filed by Charles E. O'Brien Jr. against opponents of Free State Recycling as a public policy protection, ruling O'Brien a public figure and that the statements were not proven false. The suit, linked to an unsigned letter accusing Free State of wrongdoing, aimed to chill dissent and sought to tie Free State to an out of county trash dumping firm. The decision marks a landmark rejection of a SLAPP suit in Maryland with an appeal possible.
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Point of Rocks
Frederick County
Mary Ann Stepler
Charles E. O'Brien Jr
Free State
O’brien
Free State Recycling Systems Inc
Carl Benna
North American Housing Corp
Point of
Geous
Maryland
Quinn
Ralph Gordon
Mr. O'Brien
Mr. O’brien
Stepler
O'Brien
Gordon
Rabin vows to push for peace after stunning victory
After defeating Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin of Labor pledged to push for Arab peace and autonomy within nine months while halting settlements. The result reshapes coalition talks and risks shifting U S policy amid Middle East talks.
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Shamir
Israel
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Bush
Middle East
Jerusalem
PLO
Jordan
Lebanon
Egypt
Meretz
Likud
Labor
Residents discuss emergency plan near new Twin Ridge School
Residents voiced concerns at the Tocal Emergency Planning Committee hearing about Meyers Liquid Fertilizer Co near Mount Airy and the updated plan for emergency response should a fire or gas leak occur. Officials said the plant stores 30,000 gallon anhydrous ammonia tanks and toxic pesticides, but has an excellent safety record, with plans to review the facility with LEPC and Frederick County authorities in the coming weeks.
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Tocal
Meyers Liquid Fertilizer Co
Mount Airy
Meyers
Bill Angstadt
Angstadt
Frederick County Board of Education
LEPC
Frederick County Commissioners
Daniel Gadra
Maryland
Weather forecast for Western Maryland and page notice
Scattered showers and thunderstorms end by midnight then partly cloudy tonight with lower to mid 60s. Thursday partly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid 80s. Page note mentions Western Maryland weather map and a bread button feature.
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Maryland
Fighting in Moldova raises fears as Slavic separatists resist
In Trans-Dniester Moldova clashes resume between Moldovan troops and Slavic separatists in Bendery and Dubossary. About 8,000 refugees have fled the region since fighting intensified this year, with more than 3,500 leaving since Friday. Georgia also reports a coup crackdown as Eduard Shevardnadze seeks to restore order. Russia denies direct involvement, though some units are said to have acted independently.
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Moldova
Trans-Dniester
Nina Kolova
Odessa
Ukraine
Viktor Birukov
Georgia
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Eduard Shevardnadze
Mr. Gamsakhurdia
Boris Yeltsin
South Ossetia
North Ossetia
Russa
Russia
Romania
Red Army
Yeltsin
Soviet Union
Trans-Dnester
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Perot Petition Committee
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Mr. Kass
Karin Laub
Chaim Herzog
Israel TV
Inside the News
Frederick News Post
Tae
Bendery
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Dniester
Tren
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