Egypt accuses Libya of planning hijack of jet
Egypt’s Radio Cairo claims Libya planned and funded the Egyptair 737 hijacking. A government statement cited an unidentified Arab country’s role. Defense Minister Abu Ghazala said there is some evidence Libya was involved but offered no retaliation plans. 60 people died in the hijacking and raid.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Egyptair
Malta
Abdel-Halim Abu-Ghazala
Abu Ghazala
Hosni Mubarak
Mubarak
Alexandre Belonogov
Muammar
Khadaty
County considers uniform water sewer rates for all systems
Frederick County commissions vote 3-2 to hold a public hearing on spreading uniform rates across county owned water and sewer systems. Lake Singanore remains excluded from the consolidated system. The plan would allocate debt for capital improvements across all local systems, aiming to smooth future bills though countywide costs rise with new projects.
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Frederick County
Sterling B. Bollinger
J. Anita Stup
Lake Singanore
Galen R. Clagett
Harold K. Keller Jr
Lawrence W. Johnson Jr
Johnson
Arapaho Consortium launches ship to airfield project
Representatives from six firms and the Norwegian government launched the Arapaho Consortium project at Gateway Industrial Park to convert merchant ships into floating airfields for helicopters and VTOL aircraft. The plan could employ up to 350, with a contract possible within 120 days and modular container systems enabling 12‑hour conversions.
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Hagerstown
Gateway Industrial Park
Fairchild
Arapaho Consortium
Beverly B Byron
Maryland
Angus L. McLean
Cereberonics Inc
Frederick considers ordinance to end duplicate erosion inspections
Frederick's Board of Aldermen weigh an ordinance to shift erosion control inspections from state to city hands at new construction sites. City engineer Richard D. Parks says it provides full city jurisdiction without extra cost and reduces duplication as the Public Works Department will conduct inspections. The measure, prompted by a state regulation, aims to keep rainwater runoff from eroding neighboring land and is slated for Dec 12 adoption.
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Frederick
Board of Aldermen
Richard D. Parks
State Water Resources Administration
Parks
Public Works
Public Works Department
WRA
Farmer defends crop after truck wreck on U.S. 15
Joe Linthicum of Gaithersburg reported a dump truck crash north of Frederick when a tire blew out on U.S. 15. He saved 400 bushels of corn, shoveled it to a loader, and delivered to a Walkersville mill, criticizing state aid and fire department actions while noting only the cab was damaged.
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Joe Linthicum
Gaithersburg
U.S. 15
Hayward Road
Jeff Taylor
Frederick
Linthicum
Long Corner Road
State Highway Administration
Fire Department
Walkersville
Spate of spy arrests labeled coincidence by DOJ official
The Justice Department and federal sources describe four spy arrests in five days as coincidence with more planned. The cases involve alleged spying for Israel, China and the Soviet Union, plus a swap with Ghana. FBI heads say the pace may vary but is a result of high priorities and counterintelligence budgets. Pelton and Howard were named as former U S intelligence personnel connected to the espionage cases.
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Washington
Justice Department
Navy
CIA
National Security Agency
Israel
China
Soviet Union
United States
Ghana
Stephen Trott
Department
FBI
Trott
Tame
U.S
Vitaly Yurchenko
KGB
Yurchenko
NSA
Ronald William Pelton
Annapolis
City Weather Outlook With Cooler Highs This Week
Occasional rain and chilly conditions linger with daytime highs between 48 and 54 degrees and overnight lows in the 40s. A weather map accompanies Western Maryan Weather on Page 2A. In Sec B35, agriculture stories offer insights for the agri business community. A Cervantes quote about integrity is cited.
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Maryan
Atlantis to lift off for space station test mission
Cape Canaveral prepares for a near dark launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at 7 29 p m EST with a crew of six men and one woman for a test flight to deploy satellites for Mexico and Australia and a plan to assemble 99 aluminum struts in orbit for future space station construction The mission aims to demonstrate techniques for building a large permanent station while NASA contracts total about 30 million dollars for the delivery services.
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Fla
Space Shuttle
Atlantis
Liz
Scott Funk
Shuttle
NASA
South Carolina
Cuba
Tampa
Miami
Mexico
Africa
RCA American Communications
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rodolfo Neri
Jerry Ross
Sherwood Spring
United States
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C. Kurt Holter
ED Waters JR
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United Chem-Con
Raufoss Ammannissonfabrikker
Lyon Shipyard
MKI Ltd
The
Water Resources Administration
U.S. Sod Conservation Service
Susan
Nicol News-Post
Michael J. Sniffen
Associated Press
Sey
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Ytata
Miguel de Cervantes
Howard Benedict
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