Investigators allege communists sold arms to Contras through China
Congressional investigators say the Reagan administration arranged for communist nations including China and Poland to sell weapons to Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The New York Times quoted a White House official claiming Lt. Col. Oliver North urged China to supply Soviet made SAM-7 antiaircraft missiles. A Contra official said the group set up a Delaware corporation Central America Investment Corp to raise 100000 from two donors for a 1985 war bond project, canceled as U.S. aid expanded.
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Washington
China
Poland
Nicaragua
New York Times
White House
Oliver North
Contras
Central America Investment Corp
Former teacher sues Frederick County over discrimination
Lisa J. Jones, a former Frederick County home economics teacher, charges the school board, Superintendent Stuart Berger, New Market Middle School principal Wait Brilhart and county commissioners with racial and handicapped discrimination. She seeks 1 million in compensatory damages, 100000 punitive from each defendant, and a jury trial. Represented by Peter N. Man, no response has been filed.
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Baltimore
Frederick County
U.S. District Court
Lisa J. Jones
Germantown
New Market
Brunswick
West Frederick
Catoctin
Stuart Berger
New Market Middle School
Wait Brilhart
J. Anita Stup
Mark L. Hoke
Richard L. Grossnickle
Charles C. Smith
Sterling B. Bollinger
Berger
Catoctiha High School
Brilhart
Mutilated ducks found near Culler Lake
Frederick High School student Carrie Johnson and two friends found three green duck heads with severed necks along the Culler Lake path near Baker Park. A fourth duck appeared injured the day before. Wildlife officials found no bodies or remains on site. city workers reported removing remains and a sharpened stick from a live duck.
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Carrie Johnson
Second Street
Culler Lake
Frederick
Baker Park
Frederick High School
Miss Johnson
Maryland Department of Natural Resourcs
Steve Biter
Russell Castle
Castle
Damaged grave robber Wingo gets 18 months on 106 counts
In Mount Airy, 18-year-old Donald Jay Wingo was sentenced to 18 months of an eight-year term after being convicted on 106 counts for grave robbery and cemetery desecration. The remainder was suspended. The victim’s mother testified on his behalf, asking for mercy and rehabilitation.
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Westminster
Donald Jay Wingo
Damascus
Mount Airy
Wingo
Abby Knight
Knight
Luzier couple long time steady at Frederick Soup Kitchen
Chester and Ruth Luzier are longtime volunteers at the Frederick Community Center Soup Kitchen, giving about 15 hours weekly. They arrive daily between 4 and 4:30 PM, heat and serve meals, and help clean up for about three hours. The pair have volunteered for years, previously at the Senior Center and visiting VA patients in Martinsburg, WV, while being recognized by the Maryland Service Corps for their ongoing service.
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Chester
Ruth Luzier
Frederick Community Center
Luziers
Soup Kitchen
Laziers
Frederick Senior Center
Luzier
Martinsburg
W.va
Veterans Administration Center
VA Center
Anowhner
Maryland Service Corps
Chester Luzier
Paula McDonough
County employees press for pay raise similar to Board of Education
More than 50 Frederick County workers signed petitions demanding a higher pay raise. They seek a representative from each department and plan an internal meeting to discuss issues, arguing county raises of 3.6 percent lag behind the Board of Education's proposed 8 percent. The memo challenging commissioners to reclaim BOE budget control circulated at Winchester Hall.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Winchester Hall
Board of
India
Adinock
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