Parliament clears the way for Gorbachev's election
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Parliament narrowly approved an emergency election for the presidency to avoid a nationwide campaign seen as risking civil war. Gorbachev won 1,542 votes of 2,246 with 368 opposed and 76 abstentions, setting the stage for a five year term under broad powers. Dmitri Likhachev warned direct election could trigger civil strife, urging careful balance of party and state authority.
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Mikhail
Gorbachev
Kremlin
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Congress of People’s Deputies
Congress
Leningrad
Dmitri Likhachev
Likhachev
Council of Ministers
Panel backs two way Ninth Street to ease bottleneck
Frederick officials consider converting the one way block between North Market Street and Motter Avenue to two way traffic. A police survey found 79 in favor, 38 opposed, and 31 with no opinion, with 113 residents signing petitions. The change awaits a new traffic signal, budget steps, and upgrades to nearby intersections to improve safety and flow.
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Jon Kreissig
North Frederick
Motter Ave
Ninth Street
Motter Avenue
Robert Shine
City Public Works
Ninth and
North Market Streets
Strine
Market Street
West Seventh Street
County moves quickly to acquire property for school offices
Frederick County officials authorize buying on Hayward Road to house a new school board office, with deposits totaling 160000 on the Plantronics site and 10000 on the Ausherman property. The move aims to escape cramped East Church Street quarters despite downtown businessward concerns.
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Frederick County School Board
Hayward Road
Frederick County
Ausherman
Frederick Plantronics
Frederick
East Church Street
Paul Gordon
J. Anita Stup
Students map anti drug battle plan in county summit
More than 200 Frederick County students pledged to help rid their schools of drugs at Hood College in a five hour drug summit. Students from Frederick High, Middletown, Maryland School for the Deaf, St. John's at Prospect Hall and Rock Creek School proposed peer counseling, guest speakers, expanded drug education, and stiffer penalties, urging greater parental and teacher involvement.
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Frederick County
Hood College
Frederick High School
Lotoya Hall
Frederick High
Miss Hall
Frederick High Future Homemakers
America
Miss Hail
Jean Flory
Michael Gimbel
Office of Substance Abuse
Baltimore County
Middletown Middle School
Jennifer Hall
Ms. Flory
U.S. Air Force
Amy Gerstner
Catoctin High
Thurmont Middle
Jessica McIlrath
Jill Valentine
State seeks 3.3 million for Frederick jail expansion
Gov. William Donald Schaefer boosted the capital request for the Frederick County Adult Detention Center to 3.3 million, adding 1.88 million to the initial 1.41 million. If approved, the funding would cover just over half of the 6.386 million project, with local funds meeting the rest as 15 county jail expansion measures move through the legislature.
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William Donald Schaefer
Frederick County
Schaefer
Frederick
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Jurisdic
Regionwide heat wave shatters records across DC area
Forecasters report a third day of near summer heat with Baltimore reaching 73 and Washington at 69 around midmorning. Records for Thursday and Friday look likely to fall as temperatures surge into the 80s. The Baltimore area holds a 75 record for Thursday and Washington’s is 76 set in 1983, with Thursday needing a 77 to beat.
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Baltimore
Lynn Winans
National Weather Service
Washington
D.C
Barbara McNaught
Washington, D.C
Ms. McNaught
Start of Maple Syrup Season Sparks Photos and Recipes
The notice invites readers to explore the start of maple syrup season with a feature including story, photos, and recipes. It mentions Owen Veer as part of the coverage and points readers to the related page.
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Weather forecast for western Maryland warms to mid 80s
The forecast calls for fair and mild conditions with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Thursday should be mostly sunny and unseasonably warm with highs in the mid 80s. A map of Western Maryland weather appears on the page.
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Sanrge
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