Girls win National Spelling Bee as Stephanie Petit seizes title
Stephanie Petit, 13, an eighth grader from Bethel Park Pennsylvania, spellbound the National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling dyscalculia and the winning word guilloche to defeat runner-up Rachel Nussbaum of Ithaca New York. The triumph comes as Pennsylvania sent the largest delegation, and Petit will appear on national television after meeting President Reagan.
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Rachel E. Nussbaum
Ithaca
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Stephanie
Reagan
Nancy
White House
Rachel
Pittsburgh Press
Alex J. Cameron
University of Dayton
Ohio
North America
Pennsylvania
Jon Pennington
Shiremanstown
Middletown High Earns National Award For Academic Improvement
Middletown High reported sharp gains in college preparation and grades with more than half the student body on honor roll and strong AP enrollments. The school will attend a White House reception, joining Poolesville, Stone Ridge, Farquhar, and two Baltimore schools honored in the same program.
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Middletown
Usis
Riley
Middletons
White House
Washington
Montgomery County
Poolesville
Senor
Stone Ridge Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Bethesda
William H. Farquhar
Olney
Baltimore
British diplomat released after abduction in Iran
London reports Britain's No. 2 diplomat in Iran Edward Chaplin aged 36 has been freed after six armed men abducted him in Tehran. He was stopped on a Tehran highway and later returned to his family, according to the Foreign Office.
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Britain
Iran
Tehran
Foreign Office
Edward Chaplin
Chaplin
Christopher MacRae
British Broadcasting Corp
Nicola
Edward
MacRae
City budget hike targets police pay and growth needs
Mayor Young proposes a 20 percent starting police raise to 18 820 for city residents and 18 420 for out of city officers, with at least 10 percent raises for others. Plans also add staff for planning, engineering, and fire marshal offices to handle growth, plus a nearly 7 million allocation for water system improvements and new ambulances.
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Tim Ayers
I Frederick
Young
Frederick County Builders Association
Kreissig
Patrick Street
County officials weigh new education funding deals
Commissioners, the board of education and the FCTA debate options for funding agreements and improved communication. No student protests were reported, but Yellow Springs Elementary parents delivered a petition urging more education funds. North Frederick Elementary principal Kyle Pritts joined the protest with a sign.
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Board of Education
FCTA
Yellow Springs
Kyle Pritts
North Frederick
Pilots see no trend in crashes at Frederick airport
The Frederick airport data shows most crashes involve small general aviation planes used for instruction and pleasure. NTSB figures note 2,568 general aviation aircraft losses nationwide with 58 fatalities, while large and small commercial carrier crashes tallied 156 deaths. Luce of the Frederick Airport Association compares car crash rates to aviation risk.
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NTSB
U.S
Wealrest
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