French right gains in runoff municipal elections
In nationwide French municipal elections the right won 30 major cities from the Socialist Communist coalition, cutting back leftist gains from six years earlier. In 220 large cities the left held 120 and the right 100. abstentions in the first round gave the left a chance to slow the rightward shift ahead of 1986 parliamentary vote.
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Paris
Socialist Communist Coalition
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
Protesters dispersed by riot squads outside Gdansk shipyard
In Warsaw police used rubber truncheons to break up a 1000-strong protest near the shipyard where the Solidarity movement originated. Labor leader Lech Walesa said officers prevented him from joining the rally as demonstrators protested the trial of Anna Waletynowicz, a crane operator who helped form the union in 1980.
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Warsaw
Poland
Gdansk
Independent
Solidarity Union
Lech Walesa
Solidarity
Anna Waletynowicz
Martial law suspends Solidarity in 1961 unrest
The Communist government declared martial law on December 13, 1961 after months of strikes and political turmoil, outlawed Solidarity last October, and lifted the curfew on December 30. Protests calling Free Anna persisted monthly, drawing about 1,000 demonstrators before riot police dispersed them. authorities reported rubber truncheons and arrests without further force.
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Solidarity
Union
Gct
Free
Anna
Costly Myers murder case tops Carroll County tab
Westminister MD AP the tab for last year's murder trials of Robert Lee Myers and Daniel Chadderton runs about 180000 dollars, making the Myers case the county's costliest. Costs cover defense and jury expenses as officials note no records exist for final tallies. In another item, two Susquehanna University students were killed and a third injured in a one car crash near Glen Iron Union County. Kevin Mitchell and Gerald A Sebia were identified as the dead and Bruce Milzman was in critical condition. Police initially misidentified Milzman as dead, with later statements to explain the mix up. The vehicle went off Route 59002, down a 10 foot embankment, striking a tree. unclear driver.
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Westminster, Md
Robert Lee Myers
Daniel Chadderton
Carroll County
Myers
Chadderton
Glen Iron
Susquehanna University
Union County
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville
Kevin Mitchell
Toms River
N.J
Gerald A. Sebia
Hazleton
Bruce Milzman
Rockville
Mark Lloyd
Milton
Milzman
Sebia
Lloyd
Ocean City Blanket Law Sparks Debate on Dress Code
Ocean City officials defend a blanket ban on wearing a blanket on the boardwalk to deter shoplifting. Councilman Ed Ellis calls the ordinance unconstitutional and costly, urging its repeal. Resident Albert Peron brands it archaic and says it effectively creates a dress code.
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Ocean City, Md
Atlantic Resort
Ocean City
Ed Ellis
Ellis
North Ocean City
Albert Peron
Weather Outlook with Front Approaches
Affects include more clouds today as two weak cold fronts move in. Warmer today shifts to cooler readings Tuesday and Wednesday across regions including Montgomery and Washington counties, with highs and lows in the 30s to 40s and overnight near 40 in some areas. Temperatures yesterday ranged from the mid 50s to low 60s across Frederick Hagerstown Westminster Gaithersburg and Leesburg.
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Wrctern Marytlant
Carmin Frederick Boward
Montgomery
Washington Counties
Maryland Mountains
Frederick
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David Lesher
Montgomery students join top corporate board program
A dozen Montgomery County students enter a new educational program linking with a corporate board of directors. The initiative aims to give youths exposure to governance, finance, and strategic decision making through mentorship and hands on activities.
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Montgomery County
Washington
Int Anderson
Pamily
News-Post
Bob Leverone
Rowe Hill Manor Park
Inside The News by Shaver
Reflection piece quoting Juvenal on revenge and the idea that it appeals to small minded individuals, framed as a commentary from Shaver in an Inside The News column. The tone is analytic and epigrammatic, tying classic wisdom to contemporary behavior.
Nuclear freeze resolutions poised for House approval this week
Congressional supporters, strengthened by the November elections, forecast House passage of a mutual verifiable nuclear freeze resolution. The week on Capitol Hill centers on the weapons freeze debate, military aid to El Salvador, jobs and Social Security, plus ongoing EPA investigations after Anne Burford's resignation.
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Washington
House
el Salvador
Capitol Hill
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Anne M. Burford
United States
Soviet Union
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Freeze proposal faces uphill path amid votes and amendments
A House debate over a nuclear freeze advances after a 204-202 defeat last year. Supporters led by Rep. Edward J. Markey predict a better outcome with stronger head counts, while opponents like Rep. William S. Broomfield push amendments. The vote is set for Wednesday as lawmakers also weigh Reagan’s call for military aid cuts to El Salvador and potential 18 month limits on any freeze.
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Doug Waller
Edward J. Markey
D-Mass
William S. Broomfield
R-Mich
Tardway
Geotot League
Sovicuy
Broomfield
Reagan
John Edward Porter
A-el
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas 0. Enders
inter-American Affairs
el Salvador
House Appropriations Subcommittee On
Nominees Sought to Fill Upcoming Bok Board Vacancy
Frederick County seeks candidates to fill a July 1 opening on the Board of Education. Democrats Republicans and the PTA Council may submit names to Gov. Hughes. Public meeting planned April 6 in Mount Pleasant. resumes due March 30. Party chairs note several interested candidates with business backgrounds.
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Bok
Democratic
Republican Central Committees
County Council of
Ptas
Frances W. Ashbury
Ashbury
Boe
Harry R. Hughes
GOP Central Committee
Paul S. Stull
PTA Council
Nancy Bruce
Reeder
Mount Pleasant
Central Committee
Stull
GOP
Edward P. Thomas
OPEC awaits Venezuela OK on quota pact
London AP report says OPEC ministers seek Caracas approval on a tentative 13 nation accord to cut prices and limit output to 17.5 million barrels daily. Venezuela demands a higher quota, while Pertamina in Jakarta cuts prices by 5, signaling moves amid a fragile bid to avert a price war.
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London
OPEC
Jakarta
Indonesia
Pertamina Oil Company
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Britain
Venezuela
Humberto Calderon Berti
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Saidenay Glee de Weenyeeee
Calderon Berti
Luis Herrera Campios
U S seeks easing of Israeli demands on Lebanon pullout
Washington reports that the Reagan administration hopes to loosen Israel's conditions on troop withdrawal from Lebanon. Foreign Minister Shamir planned another Shultz meeting, with U S officials noting no clear flexibility after a lengthy session. Shamir pressed for close Lebanon cooperation before withdrawal and hinted no move toward compromise.
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Washington
Reagan
Lebanon
Yitehak Shamir
Israel
Shamiri
George P. Shultz
U S
Shultz
Elie Salem
U.S
Danas
Shamir
Smuz
Tan Maren
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