Kosovo airlift plan sparks NATO risk debate
Private Moldovan pilots will fly humanitarian food drops into Kosovo at Milosevic’s and NATO’s risk. Air Force generals question trust in Serb restraint while State Department says Yugoslav military will be informed. Cohen meets EU defense ministers as NATO plans widen target set.
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War hero recalls daring WW2 action and leadership
Veteran recounts full automatic fire, pinned down snipers in coconut trees, close combat that shattered his eardrum, and a hospital return where a doctor called his wound a million dollar injury. He won the Silver Star and Purple Heart at Camp McCoy before resuming life in Frederick, praising Captain Thornton Jones as a fearless leader.
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Mr Fogle
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Fredenck
Veterans recount Pearl Harbor memory and WWII service
Veteran Woods recalls enlisting after Pearl Harbor, training recruits at Camp Craft South Carolina, and serving in England where a near ear shot left him partly deaf. He earned a Purple Heart, later built a family with college funds, moved to Frederick in 1979, retired as a general sales manager, and now enjoys driving, ballroom dancing, and aging World War II films that he says help younger generations appreciate the era.
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Inventor pursues J-Slings for the disabled market
Mc Smith cites limited small-batch capability at a center that will produce a new J-Sling device for the temporarily disabled. John White says the center plans a $45 per piece price to hospitals and sports teams, with a June batch target and a patent in progress.
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John White
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Frederick County
Good Sam Campers Bring Patriotism to Memorial Weekend
Maryland Good Sam Chorale led patriotic songs at the Frederick fairgrounds with a focus on U S Armed Forces music though the Coast Guard was skipped. Local families from Southern Maryland and guests from Pennsylvania join Samborees, with Doyle and Barbara Rich planning a cross country American road trip from New Mexico to Arizona. The event runs through Monday and includes performances by Britt Small and John Cullum, reflecting a family tradition that draws aging supporters like Manon Whiteman.
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Good Sams
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Hellen
Rockies
Maryland
Doyle
Barbara Rich
Jacobus
Fire kills and traps drivers in Tauern tunnel in Austria
A massive tunnel fire in western Austria's Tauern road tunnel near Salzburg killed one person and left many still trapped after hours. Dozens injured, at least three missing, as heat and smoke filled the main north south artery linking Germany, Austria and destinations in Italy and the Balkans.
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Balkans
Bronze JFK casket sunk in Atlantic 9000 feet deep
Documents due Tuesday at the National Archives reveal a bronze casket carrying President Kennedy was dropped from a military plane into 9000 feet of water off the Maryland-Delaware coast while old weapons dumps existed. The finding closes a long mystery but fuels theories of concealment.
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Assassination Records Review Board
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Hall
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