Linda Boyer rises as Mount Airy mayor after tight win
Linda Boyer barely beat Dixon by 15 votes in Mount Airy and faced early council tension. She built a voter turnout drive from discarded materials and door-to-door outreach, while planning for growth with new water and sewage facilities and a groundwater protection ordinance.
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Boyer
Dizos
Mount Airy
Dixon
Council
Molesworth
Hobbs
Mount Air
Osvonal
Molehills
Linda
Lowe
Gaithersburg
Rockville
Tomillfinals
Salvage crews prepare to hoist sunken Zeebrugge ferry
Offshore salvage teams with divers work on the 7,951-ton ferry lying on its side off Zeebrugge. About 50 workers weld hoisting points as cranes and pontoons from Rotterdam prepare to right the vessel before pumping water and towing it to Zeebrugge harbor. The ferry, en route to Dover, rolled onto its side after water flooded the hull Friday night.
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Dirk Kaakebeen
Smit Tak
Kaakebeen
Rotterdam
Zeebrugge Harbor
Zeebrugge
Dover
England
Debates Over Timely Notification and Presidential Discretion
The article records disputes over what qualifies as timely notification for covert operations, noting Carter era debates on whether 48 hours or a longer window should apply. It cites Cooper’s memo defending presidential judgment and discusses longstanding Congress vs. executive tensions on foreign policy powers and notification timing. The piece links to a ferry disaster, with survivor and victim details, including ship doors, investigations, and a crewman’s alleged guilt.
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Cooper
Congress
Executive Branch
Carter
Congressional
Two Thurmont Women Injured In High Speed Crash
Two women ages 19 and 21 from Thurmont were seriously hurt Sunday afternoon when a pickup slid off Fish Hatchery Road at high speed, struck a parked car and objects, then rolled end over end. Stacy Lantz was thrown through the windshield and airlifted to Washington County Hospital in serious condition. Lori Sweney suffered a broken back and was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital in stable condition. Driver Allen Hurley, 21, of Sabillasville, faces DWI reckless driving and speeding charges. The investigation continues.
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Thurmont
Fish Hatchery Road
Frederick County
Israel probes and spy case fallout sparked by Pollard link
An indictment of Sella on espionage charges drew U S anger over his four day earlier promotion to Tel Nof air base command. Shamir mourned the removal of Eitan from intelligence activity while cabinet ministers debated the Pollard affair in an inner forum.
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U.S
Sella
Tel Nof
Rafi Eitan
Pollard
Eitan
Israeli Chemicals Co
Eliakim Rubinstein
Amnon Rubenstein
Judicial Commission of Inquiry
United States
Rubinstein
Abba Eban
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Israel Army Radio
Defense Ministry
Israel
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News of the World
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Paul Ellis
Stanley
Alles Hurley
Stacy Lantz
Washington
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Dunit
Farmers and Mechanics
F&m
Carmen
Frederik Trwar
Ammwrck
Bromwick
Emannsburg
Thorment
Libertytown
City
Ren Bowker
Fouttam Renk
Bathers Ile
Dary
Amaee
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