First U.S. troops join cyclone aid mission in area
A U.S. transport plane delivered five UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 73 personnel chiefly Blackhawk crews and medical teams. Lt. Col. Tom Elizey said the unit will survey the cyclone zone and move material, with an expected three weeks on site. CARE provides 55,000 tons of wheat as part of a $7.2 million aid effort via embassy channels and nonprofits.
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U.S
Army
Tom Elizey
St. Augustine
Fla
Ellzey
CARE
United States
Fire rescue training uses pulleys to aid difficult saves
In Altoona based FIRES led rescue instructors demonstrate pulley aided techniques for steep or remote rescues. Local team members Claude Droneburg and James Main plan extra classes to train others while relief efforts continue amid cyclone damage in Bangladesh and weather warnings for the region.
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Kunkle
Henke
Altoona
Mr. Masser
Baker presses for Moscow talks amid Middle East peace hopes
U S officials say a Moscow meeting with Gorbachev could be set once progress is made on a treaty to cut non-nuclear weapons in Europe and missiles. Baker met with Bessmertnykh to urge Israel and Arabs toward negotiated terms while Syria wants UN involvement and US Soviet mediation. Assad seeks Golan Heights recovery. Shamir resists outsiders in talks. All parties accept a peace conference should be based on two UN Security Council resolutions.
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Bush
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Moscow
Baker
Europe
Bessmertnykh
Israel
Syria
United Nations
Assad
Golan Heights
Yitzhak Shamir
Shamir
U.N
Jerusalem
U.N. Security Council
EMS Open House Showcases Rescue Units and Kids Area
EMS activities center on a family friendly open house with rescue units from Emmitsburg Thurmont Graceham and Blue Ridge Summit forming a team to free accident victims. An area for children under seven will teach what to expect including blood pressure checks CPR and Heimlich maneuver demonstrations. A groundbreaking in Clear Spring starts at 10 30 a m with a noon parade and 1 to 5 pm EMS displays plus a Maryland EMS video barbecue and crafts fair.
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Joe Pelkey
Cochairman
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Graceham
Blue Ridge Summit
Pelkey
Clear Spring
Washington County
Maryland
Kurds reject return amid stalled relief effort
Army Captain Joseph Wood bury reports an eight-truck U N convoy delivered 128 tons of wheat flour rice vegetable oil and other supplies to Dohuk for about 18 000 people. Kurdish leaders demand autonomy or allied protection before refugees return as 250 000 remain in Turkish camps and 1 million Iraqis fled to Iran after a Shiite uprising. Col. Dick Naab remains hopeful a solution will emerge.
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Joseph Woodbury
Silopi
Turkey
U.N
Dohuk
Anatolia News Agency
Iran
Iraq
Fazal Merani
Kurdistan Democratic Party
Baghdad
United Nations
Dick Naab
U.S
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Dhaka
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Azizul Hossain
Hossain
Bay of Bengal
Hafez Assad
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Frederick Produce CO. Inc
Sth
Frederick, MD
East Street
Frederick Produce
Army Navy Marines
AIR Force Coast Guard
Fred
Little Charlie’s Cheese
Hormel
Ala Henri
Wee
Dacary
Fordhook
Lecano Chorals
Farr
Cash & Carty
Fire Company
Carnival
Frederick
News-Post
Patricia Rice Frederick Clothing
Cathy Struder
Long Meadow Furniture Sales
Routzahn
Robert Tobery
Routzahn's
Wendy Riggs
Clarence Dickison
Charles F Summers
Charles’ Contracting, Inc
Frederick County
Charles’ Contracting
Charles F. Summers
J Mt. Olivet Bhd. Frederich, MD
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