Saddam says rebellion crushed and plans cabinet reform
President Saddam Hussein said Shiite rebellion in the south was crushed and Kurdish challenges in the north near collapse while Arab diplomats spoke of a technocrat cabinet to broaden Iraq's political system. Rebels claimed Karbala and Najaf faced savage bombardment with hundreds killed as Ad-Dawa Party urged wider defections.
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Iraq
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Saddam
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Basra
al- Amara
Nassiriya
Karbala
Najaf
Hilla
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Kuwait
Ad-Dawa Party
Iraqi Government TV
Maryland House approves 65 mph rural speed limit bill
Maryland House backs a plan to raise the interstate rural speed limit to 65 mph on 160 miles of I 95 I 83 and I 70 while preserving 55 mph in urban segments. Governor Schaefer opposes the measure and may veto though an executive order could keep the lower limit. The bill moves to the Senate as a presidential primary date change also advances.
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Maryland
House
Senate
William Donald Schaefer
David Iannucci
Schaefer
Maryland panel backs tougher California auto emission rules
A Maryland House panel approved a bill to substitute federal standards with California’s stricter auto emissions. The measure advances to the House floor 174 to support, aiming for 1996 implementation and possibly 1994 start. Del. Frosh said meeting the Clean Air Act requires action to avoid lost federal aid and tougher industry penalties.
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House
Maryland
California
House Environmental Matters Committee
Del
Brian E. Fresh
Montgomery
Mr. Frosh
Catoctin Furnace restoration to begin
Work to stabilize walls at Catoctin Furnace in Cunningham Falls State Park begins Monday. The $474,000 project will reinforce retaining walls and repaint the wall and furnace stack, with an expected finish by early July. The site will be closed to the public.
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Catoctin Furnace
General Assembly
Cunningham Falls
Pat Plocek
U.S. 15
Plocek
Jeff Bird
John W. Brawner
Phoenix
Judge Wenner Returns to Bench After Accident
Judge William Wenner, 60, returns to his Frederick office after a traffic crash and months of tests and therapy. He recalls a doctor telling him he would not return, then chose to pursue recovery by resuming work on March summary cases and filing opinions. The plan is to return full time in May if approved by the chief judge.
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William W. Wenner
Wenner
Court of Special Appeals
Judge Wenner
Frederick
Sailor welcomed home by Maryland first graders
Ship Serviceman Norman Jefferson, father of Alesha Jefferson, ends his Persian Gulf tour in Hillcrest Elementary Frederick Maryland. 20 first graders greet him with a parade and letters, learning details about USNS Comfort and its crew.
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Frederick City
Persian Gulf
Norman Jefferson
Alesha Jefferson
Ann Thomas Palmer
Carla
Seaman Jefferson
Frederick
Usns Comfort
Mr. Jefferson
Thomas Palmer
Hillcrest
Op Force battles ROTC unit at Fort A.P. Hill drill
At Fort A P Hill Virginia the Op Force paramilitary group staged a mock battle with 30 ROTC cadets in sub freezing woods. The exercise pitted about 60 Op Force members against James Madison University ROTC in two skirmishes, using blank and replica weapons while police and safety measures remained in place.
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U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
ROTC
U.S
Op Force
National Guard
Rick Allen
Tim Thompson
Aberdeen
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington, D.C
Allen
Frederick
James Madison University
Harrisonburg
Lenny Charles
Charles
Op Forte
Inside The News Fair Tonight Weather Snapshot
Weather brief notes a low around 25 with increasing clouds and a chance of rain on Sunday. Mentions Western Maryland forecast and a national map on page.
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