Iraq says air navy destroy four oil tankers near Kharg Island
Iraqi forces report destroying four oil tankers and commercial ships near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf at 3 a.m. Saturday. The attack south of Kharg involved jet fighters and navy craft returning to base. Kharg Island is Iran’s main oil export terminal in the gulf.
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France to withdraw from Lebanon by month end
In Beirut fighting left 28 people dead as Druse fighters gained the upper hand over Sunni militiamen in two days of street battles. France announced its troops would leave Lebanon by March 31, to be replaced by Lebanese authorities. About 110 wounded were reported as Druse and Mourabitoun clashes continued before a cease-fire set for Friday night.
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Soviets refuse to meet Reagan envoy in Moscow
Soviet officials declined to receive a private envoy bearing a personal message from President Reagan to President Chernenko during a two week old visit. Lt Gen Brent Scowcroft led the mission and reported no contact or explanation from Soviet authorities. The Times cited administration officials noting the unusual refusal in strained relations.
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State of emergency reimposed in Chile by Pinochet
Interior Minister Sergio Onofre Jarpa announced a 90 day state of emergency after bombings cut central Chile’s power. Opposition groups call a national protest demanding Pinochet’s resignation. Sixty two demonstrators died in protests last year amid crackdowns.
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Four NJ barroom crew charged in pool table rape case
In New Jersey Conrad's Bar Wanaque, 4 tavern managers and two bartenders were indicted for sexually assaulting a 20 year old woman on a barroom pool table. An attorney claimed the incident occurred and that the woman may have encouraged participation. The case echoes earlier Massachusetts trials where a jury found four men guilty of aggravated rape in a pool table incident at Big Dan's in 1983.
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Weather map and words of wisdom quote by Orville Wright noting aviation pioneer history.A parrot remark highlights talkativeness over flight in a kingdom of birds.
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Weather outlook for Maryland and hills region
A high pressure system brings fine early spring weather across the eastern United States today. Showers return late Sunday as a storm exits the lower Mississippi Valley. Western Maryland counties enjoy sunny, mild today with highs mid 50s, cloudy Sunday, showers possible, highs upper 50s. Maryland mountains expect sun then showers late Sunday, highs near 50, lows near 30. Temperatures yesterday across Frederick, Cumberland, Hagerstown, Oakland, Westminster ranged from 30s to 40s.
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Frederick loses expected windfall from federal grant
Frederick officials say a federal entitlement grant of 369000 falls far short of the city’s historic small cities development aid. City Housing Director William duBell notes the change ends annual applications and guarantees funding for three years, reducing headaches but lowering dollars and flexibility.
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Sea Stallion crash kills 29 Marine crew in Korea
In pre-dawn weather a CH-53D carrying 18 Americans and 11 South Koreans crashed on a rugged mountainside near Pohang during Team Spirit 84. All aboard are believed dead, with investigation ongoing and next of kin notified.
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Brunswick woman dies as car bursts into flames
Diane Marie Gouker, 21, of A Street Brunswick, died when the vehicle she rode in caught fire on Md 34 near Keedysville after engine trouble. The driver Geoffrey N. Borah, 24, of Leesburg escaped injury as the car burned. An autopsy was ordered.
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Funds sought to clean Key statue at Mount Olivet grave site
Frederick's Mount Olivet Cemetery seeks funds to restore the bronze 9 ft statue of Francis Scott Key and tarnished plaques marking his grave and that of his wife Mary Taylor Key and infant children. Superintendent Ron Pearcey applied to the Maryland Historical Trust for a 1986 capital grant, with a decision due in early 1985 by the state assembly.
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