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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1984
Page
1
In Beirut mortar and machine gun fire killed six and wounded 13 across the green line and in Druze hills as rival militias met in Lausanne for reconciliation talks. The toll followed a day with 20 dead and 85 wounded, amid broader regional shifts and a U.S. military presence in the city.
Washington AP reports the National Association of Conservation Districts urges Congress to reject Reagan plans to cut over 250 million from the Agriculture Department budget. The group seeks a 20 percent increase for 1984-85, boosting Soil Conservation Service funding to 746.3 million from 601.8 million.
James Leland Avent, 35, a fugitive who escaped from a Maryland jail with eight inmates in 1982, was captured in Brooklyn by U.S. marshals on a tip and ordered held on $25,000 bond in U.S. District Court after a 6 a.m. raid.
The piece mirrors a Lincoln quote about voting strength over performance art, framing civic power in elections through historical reference. It emphasizes ballot significance and democratic participation without detailing events or dates.
A brief look at last week’s weather and a forecast for the upcoming week appears in Western Maryland Weather. A two part series by Marg Fouche examines teen personal crisis in a separate feature.
A high pressure system along the East Coast moves offshore today. A developing Texas storm brings mixed frozen precipitation late tonight. Western Maryland expects sun then clouds, 35 to 40. tonight, snow then sleet and freezing rain, Tuesday rain with near 32 tonight and 40s Tuesday. Driving conditions may be difficult early Tuesday. Maryland mountains see snow and sleet tonight, then rain Tuesday, highs in 30s today and near 50 Tuesday. Yesterday temps: Frederick 43, Cumberland 39, Hagerstown 37, Oakland 24, Westminster 40.
County residents urged to renew by March 20 to ensure processing at the Glen Burnie MVA office, with last minute options at Winchester Hall and Delphey’s Sport Store. Officials report rising renewals daily as the deadline nears, and Bicentennial tags are currently unavailable for at least 60 days.
The South focused campaign day as Gary Hart faced attacks from rivals who call him naive and inexperienced. A Georgia poll tied Hart with Mondale 34 to 35 percent. Hart canceled a Massachusetts swing and pressed southern voting states ahead of Super Tuesday.
In Lausanne Lebanon the national reconciliation conference opens with starkly different reform proposals. Rashid Karami rejects a Swiss style federal plan, while Amin Gemayel seeks progress toward ending nine years of civil war. Security at the Beau Rivage Hotel includes sandbags and police as delegates meet amid ongoing fighting along Beirut's Green Line.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on Edwin Meese III for attorney general this week, with Republicans leaning to approve. The full Senate debates a constitutional amendment allowing school prayer, while defense, tax, and farm policy matters fill the agenda as House and Senate panels push deficit cuts and aid programs.
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