Release of ten allied POWs includes six Americans in Baghdad
Iraq freed ten allied prisoners of war in a symbolic gesture, among them six Americans led by Spc. Melissa Rathbun Nealy and Lt. Jeffrey Zaun. The group were transported to the Jordan border with Red Cross escorts after a brief hotel handover in Baghdad.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
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Cherry Hill
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Wigger
Angelo Gnaedinger
Middle East
North Africa
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Paris Match
Saudi Frontier
U.S
Zaun
Cocciolone
al- Rashid
Novotel
Gnaedinger
Fighting in Basra reports amid anti-Saddam unrest
Reports from refugees in Iran said Basra saw fierce clashes between Republican Guard units and anti-Saddam fighters aided by displaced locals. Claims include the deaths of Basra’s governor and mayor and Udai Hussain, with Iran and Damascus sources noting heavy weaponry and explosions heard near Khorramshahr.
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Cyprus
Basra
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Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
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Iran
Saddam
Udai
Islamic Republic
Damascus
Syria
Khorramshahr
Dently
U.S
Baghdad
Traq
Revolutionary Command Council
Baath Party
Bayan Jabr
Iraqi Supreme Shiite Islamic Council
Harder peace if Saddam stays in Baghdad
Top U S officials say they can live with Saddam in charge but warn harsher terms if he refuses to surrender. Bush advisers discuss ceasefire, prisoner exchanges, and renewed efforts toward Arab-Israeli peace while Iraq accepts UN reparations and renounces Kuwait. Baker Scowcroft and Sununu weigh power, asylum and accountability as postwar strategy solidifies.
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Iraq
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Saddam
Basra
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White House
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NBC
Meet the Press
Brent Scowcroft
ABC
David Brinkley
United States
the Pease
Scowcroft
Maryland Recycling Efforts Grow Quietly Across Counties
Maryland faces steady progress as more than 20 percent of residents participate in recycling under the 1988 act. Frederick County opens new satellite centers and reports nearly 1,200 tons kept from landfills, while markets for recyclables evolve. Aluminum dominates as a profit source, with glass and plastics facing flatter demand.
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Maryland
Robert Perciasepe
Frederick County
Reich’s
Ford Road
Thurmont
Middletown
Brunswick
New Market
Linda Norris
Frederick
Norris
Hardest job of our careers death notifications by police
Police officers face the hardest part of their work when informing survivors of a death. Maryland State Police trooper Scott McCauley describes the emotional toll and recalls his first notification seven years ago. Training emphasizes face to face notices and support from chaplains, priests, and family doctors, with care to release names only after next of kin are informed.
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Maryland
Scott McCauley
Robert McAffee
Frederick Barracks
Pikesville
Greg Eyler
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Eyler
Richard J. Ashton
Frederick City
Tic. McCauley
Th. McCauley
Burnis Barrett
Sheriff’s Office
Robert NeAffee
Manes
Montgomery County
Tom Long
Cpl
Paul Gerstner
Remem
Frederick native Claire McCardell helps shape American fashion
Frederick native Claire McCardell founded the women’s sportswear movement in American fashion. Weather outlook notes mostly cloudy skies tonight with sprinkles or flurries, a late clearing, cooler lows in the lower 30s, and diminishing winds. Tuesday brings partly sunny and mild conditions with highs in the 50s.
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Frederick
Claire McCardell
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