Saudis fund school annex amid annexation fight in River town
Petitioners report over 1000 signatures opposing the annexation of 1100 acres south of town including the Polo Grounds. Saudi embassy rep and Clyde Sorrell defend quiet philanthropy, while Saudis pledge development via county channels if annexation fails. Plans include 1800 student academy, theological school, housing, and sewer water allocations totaling 5.0 million.
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River
Hughes Roads
Clyde Sorrell
PTA
Milmoe
Potemra
Darryl Kuka
Sorrell
Mount Vernon
County Officials Pressure Decisive Action on Courthouse Project
Commissioner Bruce Reeder warned about money and urged the new county board to act in December, prioritizing commitments. Commissioner Sue Ann Yingling echoed cost concerns, saying rising costs force early decisions for the incoming board, and called courthouse funding a crucial issue.
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Bruce Reeder
Sue Ann Yingling
Parents urged to attend meetings on school overcrowding
Parents urged involvement at the local level as a committee studies the overcrowding issue through December. The group will draft a recommendation, hold hearings, and present a proposal to Superintendent Dr. Daniel Gadra in April, after which the school board will decide next steps. The next meeting is 7 p.m. Wednesday at New Market Middle School.
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Barnes
Daniel Gadra
Gadra
New Market Middle School
Middletown Defers Church Street Speed Increase
Middletown Town Council rejected a state request to raise Church Street speed from 25 to 30 mph, opting to wait for SHA proposals with acceleration and deceleration lanes. The council also turned down converting Locust Alley to two way traffic due to insufficient passing space.
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Middletown
Church Street
State Highway Administration
Broad Street
Main Street
Sha
Locust Alley
Prospect Street
Citying 1986 plan adds 45000 square feet office space
Citying, approved in 1986, will add 45,000 square feet of office space to the rear of the original building. Developers of the Whittier Planned Neighborhood Development on Yellow Springs Road at Christopher's Crossing also received conditional approval to construct a private swimming pool and bath house on East Greenleaf Drive.
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Ing
Whittier
Yellow Springs Road
Christopher’s Crossing
East Greenleaf Drive
Commissioners Explore Ways to Fund Project Costs
Commissioner Bruce Reeder warned against deeper cuts in the fiscal 1996 budget citing tight finances. Mrs. Yingling urged community volunteers to reduce costs, while Commissioner Gail Bowerman pushed for grants and potential rental revenue. The board voted unanimously to pursue funding options.
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Bruce Reeder
Reeder
Yingling
Gail Bowerman
Hart
Zile defense seeks disqualification of prosecutor
Pauline Zile and husband face murder and child abuse charges over the death of 7 year old Christina Holt. Her attorney alleges the state attorney’s media statements tainted the grand jury and asks for disqualification and dismissal of the indictment.
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Pauline Zile
West Palm Beach, Fla
Miami
Elis Rubin
Mrs. Zile
Barry Krischer
Quake and tidal wave devastate Mindoro Island village clusters
A strong earthquake and a tidal wave leveled villages on Mindoro Island in the central Philippines, killing at least 45, injuring 135, and leaving eight missing. Up to 200 homes were destroyed along the north coast, with about 900,000 residents on the island and 20,000 nearby affected. Survivors fled as relief efforts began amid recent typhoon damage.
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Malaysay
Philippines
Philippine
Mindoro
Rodolfo Valencia
Glendening vows reforms amid election irregularities probe
Maryland race heats up as Governor hopeful Glendening outlines priorities on taxes education jobs and crime while forming transition committees and absentee voting reforms. Sauerbrey campaigns on irregularities alleging misuse of ballots in Baltimore and seeks access to registration cards contested by officials.
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Glendening
William Donald Schaefer
Baltimore
Carol Hirschburg
Andre Davis
Sauerbrey
Susan Smith described as devoted mother by husband
Union SC April report says David Smith told Dateline NBC he believed Susan completely and stood by her for over a week as she claimed the children were kidnapped. He described her as devoted and protective while she faced murder charges for the deaths of Michael and Alex, ages 3 and 14 months.
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Michael
Alex
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