Quakes Hit Near Pinatubo Volcano Amid Landslide Fears
Series of moderate quakes near Mount Pinatubo spurred mass evacuations and raised landslide fears. Ash clouds rose six miles, refining impacts across Tarlac Pampanga. at least 5 tremors woke sleepers, 39 missing, and Clark Air Base evacuated. U S troops moved to Guam. Philippines debits include 4.7 million in crop losses. plus Alaska Valley Valdez quake reports.
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Philippines
Mount
Pinatubo
Tarlac
Pampanga
U.S. Air Force
Clark Air Base
U.S
United States
Subic Bay Naval Base
Cebu
Guam
Mount Pinatubo
Olongapo
Subic Bay
Louella Vizcoche
Navy
Cmdr
Kevin Mukri
Luzon Island
Ed Barcelona
Angeles
Philippine
Fairbanks
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Valdez
Charlotte Rowe
Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Adak
Anchorage
San Francisco
Vance Hears Call for Broad Involvement in Montgomery Schools
Dr. Vance outlines a plan to energize school leadership by making teachers policy partners and stresses a systemwide climate encouraging innovation. He warns reductions may threaten the district but remains committed to keeping Montgomery County's schools high achieving. He advocates demographics driven flexibility, early childhood education, and cross-cultural approaches, while avoiding public spats with the board.
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Vance
Montgomery County
Board of Education
Dispatch
Volunteers Reopen Western Maryland State Parks for Tourism
In Western Maryland volunteers promote park tourism by reopening sites such as Dan's Mountain Calvert Cliffs Morgan Run Susquehanna Janes Island New Germany and Tuckahoe while four parks including Gathland Washington Monument Cedarville and McKeldin remain closed. Verna Montgomery led 30 volunteers at Tuckahoe raising about 1000 through bake yard and craft sales and local donations to fund park maintenance.
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Maryland
Dan’s Mountain
Allegany County
Calvert Cliffs
Calvert County
Morgan Run
Patapsco Valley
Carroll County
Susquehanna
Harford County
Janes Island
Somerset County
New Germany
Garrett County
Tuckahoe
Caroline
Queen Anne’s County
Gathland
Washington Monument
Washington County
Cedarville State Park
Prince George’s
Charles
McKeldin
Verna Montgomery
American Legion Hall
Centerville
Mount Airy weighs two classes for home occupations
Mount Airy Planning Commission voted to send a proposed two class home occupation ordinance to the town council for review. The major class would allow up to two non resident employees, one sign, limited visitors and parking, and no nuisance factors. the minor class would restrict the business to the home's occupants only with no extra parking. Commission chair Frederick Goundry urged caution about enforcement.
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Mount Airy
Commission
Frederick Goundry
Ms. Merten
Seccesion plans threaten Yugoslavia turmoil in Balkans
Croatian and Slovenian lawmakers prepared to vote on legislation to secede immediately from Yugoslavia, signaling a split after referendums showed overwhelming support. The Western republics move against Serbia’s hard line leadership, risking further unrest as ethnic Serbs in Croatia oppose independence and violence escalates across the region.
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Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Serbia
Croatia
Slovenia
Baltimore youths stopped for driving suspected stolen car
Several Baltimore area youths were apprehended early Tuesday near Myersville by Maryland State Police. Police said the vehicle they were driving was stolen after being stopped for flashing lights. No further information was available at presstime.
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Baltimore
Myersville
Maryland
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FIC
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P.O
JeHerson
Lutheran
Brotherhood
Ftex
Frederick
Walkersville
Burger King
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Grove RD
ASH Guarantee
Miic
Bausch and Lomb
PNET
Brehiy
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