Point of Rocks Flood Threat Sparks Evacuations
The Potomac River surged through Point of Rocks with waters rising several feet above Md 28. Roads closed as residents evacuated and double safeguarded in a Red Cross shelter at St Luke's Church. The river expected to crest at 37 feet by Thursday midnight, echoing past Agnes flood levels and drawing sightseers amid rising 12 inch hourly increases.
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Potomac River
Point of Rocks
MD. 28
MD 28
Red Cross
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Ballenger Creek Pike
Don Webb
Riverside Grocery
Point of
Seaway canal repairs inch toward opening amid storms
More than 120 ships queued to pass Welland Canal blocked by a collapsed lock wall. Officials cited record rains and high winds curbing repairs but aimed to open the canal with a bandage solution so cargo moves before winter closure.
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Thorold, Ontario
St. Lawrence Seaway
Welland Canal
Ontario
Gail Bush
Senate panel backs Pentagon bill with Star Wars funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a Pentagon spending bill at 299.6 billion for the current year, allowing inflation-based rise from last year’s 292 billion. It sustains Star Wars funding at 2.9 billion and funds chemical weapons development for the Army, while House action and later floor battles loom.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Pentagon
Defense Department
Senate
House
Reagan
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Appropriations Defense Subcommittee
Mittee
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Johnston
Ernest Hollings
DS C
Hollings
Soviet Union
Stevens
Congress
Young Wins Fourth Term As Frederick Mayor In Tight Race
Frederick voters re elected Mayor Ronald N. Young to a fourth term and kept two incumbents if the aldermen. Republican newcomers Jon Kreissig and William Lee Jr led the aldermen contest with about 2,700 and 2,653 votes respectively. Absentee ballots and recounts loom as Democrats hold a slim edge in the council, while Lane’s campaign emphasized fiscal restraint and city issues.
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Frederick City
Ronald N. Young
City Election Board
Jon F. Kreissig
William O Lee Jr
Donna J. Lane
Tane
James M. Murphy
C Arlene Phillips
Murphy
Phillips
Betty A. Floyd
Artie R. Esworthy Jr
Allen G. Merchant
H. Thomas Summers
Lee
McMurray S&j
Young
GOP
Partican Cumnart Baesidhie
Lane
Election results listing candidates with vote totals
The record lists several candidates with party affiliations and vote totals in a local election. Notable entries include Jon Frederick Kreissig R 2713 and William 0. Lee Jr. R 2653, with other candidates James M. Murphy D 2410 and Betty Floyd D 2324 among tallies.
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Jon Frederick Kreissig
William 0. Lee Jr
James M. Murphy
Betty Floyd
C. Arlene Phillips
Artie R. Esworthy Jr
Allen G. Merchant
H. Thomas Summers
James S. Grimes
Steven T. Swank
Narrowing Gap Seen In U S Soviet Geneva Talks
In Geneva AP reports that U S chief arms negotiator Max Kampelman said there is some narrowing of positions after the third round as both sides put forward proposals. He warned against predicting outcomes of a Reagan Gorbachev summit while noting a serious constructive mood.
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Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
Max M. Kampelman
Kampelman
Reagan
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Brussels
Paul H. Nitze
United States
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