EC and GATT leaders seek to avert looming trade war
Brussels reports a mounting crisis as the United States imposes 200 percent tariffs on European wine and farm products in retaliation for EC farm subsidy cuts. GATT schedules an emergency meeting to defuse tensions while EC promises possible sanctions. France disputes drastic cuts, fearing smallholder ruin. British officials warn the clash could snowball, risking jobs and global markets. Major and Delors hold urgent talks to restart negotiations with Washington.
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Michael Heseltine
John Major
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Jacques Delors
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London
City OKs abandoned vehicle ordinance
The Board of Aldermen passed a new abandoned vehicle ordinance allowing removal of derelict vehicles from private property. Debated over two months, it responds to many cluttered alleys and lots, with 140 such vehicles noted in a city tour. Owners have 10 days to fix violations or face fines up to $100.
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Frederick high school grid teams clash in season finale
In Maryland the Frederick and Thomas Johnson high schools meet in a season-ending football game at 2 p.m. Saturday. The weather looks cloudy with breezy conditions and highs in the 50s as readers are urged to check the sports page for details.
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Frederick and Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick County Schools seek more male minority teachers
The Frederick County Board of Education hired 169 new teachers in 1991 92 but struggles to recruit male and minority candidates. Only 39 of the new hires are men and 15 are minorities with just one minority man. Starting salaries are 24286. The district reports 44 percent of all teachers are black and 389 are male. Continued on Page A.
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Patricia Custer
Earl Robbins Jr
Maryland
Unidentified man killed in Myersville car crash
A man driving a Mercury Topaz on U S 40 in Myersville died in a one car crash reported near 9 a m Friday. The vehicle struck a bridge abutment and veered off the road, landing on its top after climbing a steep embankment. The car, a Virginia registered rental, had no witnesses. U S 40 was closed for about two hours.
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Brennan
Virginia
Potomac Edison seeks rate hikes to fund Clean Air Act costs
Potomac Edison Co customers in Maryland could face up to 6. reach per month in new charges as the Hagerstown firm files for two rate increases. A 46 cent per customer surcharge would accompany a base rate rise eyed for February 1993. Public hearings set for November 24 in Frederick to discuss the base rate hike that could add $5.63 to the average residential bill, with an overall projected rise to about $68.44 after surcharges.
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Bartlett nips 6th District with 19000 vote landslide
Roscoe Bartlett won Maryland's 6th District by about 19000 votes over Democrat Tom Hattery amid a rough race. Hattery blamed Bush's district lead and Perot voters for the loss while Bartlett credited his summer attack-based momentum and expense-record scrutiny as turning points in the campaign.
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Lafferty
Cause of illness at plant checked
UNION BRIDGE An official from the Maryland Department of the Environment says the chemical causing illness among six Lehigh Portland Cement Co. workers may not be identified for days. Five fell ill during oil sample work from a tanker and a sixth in a separate area. All were treated at Carroll County General Hospital and released. The plant, idled for maintenance, plans to reopen this weekend.
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