Two local rail lines may close
The Chessie System signals possible closure of the Western Maryland line through Frederick County and a Baltimore and Ohio spur to Mt Airy within three years. ICC rules require notice of abandonment plans, with the Chessie filing over 1 695 miles of track and Conrail over 2 500 miles. Local users fear service cuts as agencies map regional rail futures.
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Chessie System
Maryland
Frederick County
Baltimore & Ohio
Mt. Airy
ICC
Chessie
Conrail
Commission
Baltimore and Annapolis
Glen Burnie
Western Maryland
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Union Bridge
Randy Boone
Joseph Quinn
Lehigh Company
E. R. Lichty
Stabbing Death in Brunswick Leaves Man Charged
A 22 year old West Virginia resident was arrested in Brunswick on murder charges in the death of James JL. Rumer 35 of Brunswick whose disappearance followed a May 5 fishing trip. Charles Grant Stack Shenandoah Junction WV was arrested by Cpl. Victor E. Wolfe. The murder took place near Rusherman Road with Rumer's body found decomposed Wednesday morning.
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West Virginia
James JL. Rumer
Brunswick
Potomac River
Charles Grant Stack
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
Victor E. Wolfe
Rusherman Road
Rumer
C&o Canal
Vance Says Broad SALT Framework Agreed With Gromyko
Secretary of State Vance announced a general agreement with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko on a common framework for a new SALT I treaty. The plan envisions a three tier approach with temporary restraints on missiles and bombers, a three year protocol, and a conduct statement to guide future reductions. Negotiations will continue in Geneva Washington and Moscow with monthly reviews and careful preparations for a fall Middle East peace conference.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Vance
U.S
U.S. Senate
Washington
Moscow
Middle East
Carter
Rabies Clinic Set For Frederick County Residents
Health officials announced rabies vaccination clinics on June 12 and 19 at Frederick Shopping Center from 2 to 4 pm. Cost is $2 per dog or cat. owners must bring a responsible person. The program is in cooperation with local veterinarians and targets dogs and cats.
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Frederick
Robert T. Dutrow
Martha Schipper
Frederick County
Maryland
Dutrow
United States
Angry crabs close I-95 near Elkridge Maryland
About 7,200 snapping crabs and 337 pounds of crabmeat spilled when a pickup truck overturned on I-95 near Elkridge. A 13 year old passenger, Daniel Roberson of Crownsville, was ejected and treated in fair condition. Police valued the loss at roughly seven thousand dollars and a health inspector ruled the crabmeat unsafe to eat.
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Elkridge
Interstate 95
Here
Daniel Roberson
Crownsville
Fair
Frank Moran
Howard County
Mondale in Belgrade Talks with Tito Amid Health Update
Vice President Walter Mondale, recovered from a gastroenteritis attack, met four hours with Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito at Belgrade's White Palace. He later dined with Stevan Doronjski, while Tito and aides asked after his health and a doctor team was recalled to confirm no serious illness. Mondale's European swing includes meetings with Vorster in Vienna and a London-bound end to a 10 day, five nation tour.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Walter F. Mondale
Josip Broz Tito
Mondale
Tito
White Palace
Doronjski
Veselin Djuuranovic
Milos Minic
John Vorster
Vienna
Austria
Vorster
United States
South Africa
South-West Africa
Namibia
U.N
Rhodesia
London
Rocky Ridge Post Office Meeting Aims to Save Local Office
Rocky Ridge residents gather at the Fire Hall for a Tuesday evening session with postal officials and angry customers over a rural route change. Organizer Charles Mumma recalls last year’s public effort, aided by Congressman Byron and Senator Glenn.
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Rocky Ridge
Charles Mumma
Goodloe E. Byron
J. Glenn
Begin asserts West Bank as inseparable part of Israel
Menahem Begin, elected Likud prime minister, declares the West Bank Judea and Samaria an inseparable component of Israeli sovereignty, setting a collision course with the Carter administration which seeks a withdrawal from occupied territories. Begin says he will explain his views to U.S. leaders and the public next week.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menahem Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
Carter
Begin
Likud
Jordan
United States
Washington
U.S
Judea and
Samaria
Kaddam
Ee Judea
Irael
Weather notes and forecast with scattered showers
Warm Monday through Wednesday with highs near 80s and mountain rain chances. Mostly sunny today and Sunday with fair nights, low around 60. Nighttime lows mainly in the 60s and a near zero chance of rain through Sunday.
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Maryland School For the Deaf
Paul Boyland
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Huck Finn
Becky Thatcher
Culler Lake
Terri House
Schipper
Inside the News
Hershey
Lindbergh
FCC
Samuel Butler
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