Gorbachev seeks U S assurances on Europe and trade
Moscow reports that Mikhail Gorbachev will demand U S guarantees this weekend that reform in Eastern Europe is not exploited by the West. He also seeks progress on arms control and aims to improve Soviet American trade ties during their Malta summit with President Bush.
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Moscow
Mik Gorbachev
Bush
United States
Sey Gutelle
Gorbachev
Mr. Bush
U.S
Malta
Wen
Reagan
Geneva
Romania
Europe
America
Belknap
Novisti
Foreign Ministry
Gennady I. Gerasimov
Hatzer Named Frederick County Administrator in Decisive Move
Dawn Hatzer will leave Rawson where she serves as town administrator to become Frederick County Administrative Officer. She will start December 26 with a salary increase from 28 751.80 to 43 047. The county commissioners selected her from 108 applicants. she holds a master's in public administration and a BA in political science. Her duties will cover budgeting planning and zoning and more, though she may not have direct supervision of police.
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Rawson
W.va
Frederick
Dawn Hatzer
Ms. Hatzer
Frederick County
Ms. Hatter
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Scouts Work to Untie Christmas Trees This Week
Nathan Stone, Brian Dwyer, and John Cahaney along with Troop 274 scouts struggle to untie needles from pine branches as they prepare Christmas trees early this week. The group works to remove sharp points from the trees, aiding their charitable display.
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Nathan Stone
Brian Dwyer
John Cahaney
Boy Scouts
Troop 274
Mayor Gordon vows to tackle drug problems at meeting
Mayor elect Paul Gordon told about 20 residents at Taney Apartments that he will seek solutions to city drug issues. The session at John Hanson and Taney Apartments, often a gripe session, focused on ongoing drug dealing despite police efforts. Police Chief Maj. Richard J. Ashton urged community support, noting arrests alone won’t solve the problem and that a 24 hour patrol would help only with more residents’ cooperation. He cited past attempts at a Neighborhood Crime Watch, explaining required resident participation of 65 percent and possession labeling.
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Taney Apartments
Ofice
John Hanson
Taney
Mr. Gordon
Maj
Richard J. Ashton
Frederick City
Ashton
Man charged with killing son freed on bond
A Yellow Springs man accused of murdering his sleeping 23 year old son was released on a $40,000 bond secured by the family home. George Prentice Bristow 65 on Walter Martz Road is charged with first degree murder for a Nov 4 shooting that killed Prentice Jon Bristow.
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Yellow Springs
George Prentice Bristow
Walter Martz Road
Prentice Jon Bristow
Mr. Bristow
Schaefer targets drug users with license suspensions plan
Governor William Donald Schaefer unveiled a package at the Drug Summit to suspend Maryland drivers licenses and professional credentials for drug users. He seeks General Assembly action, proposes a total drugs budget of 83 million with 70 percent for education and treatment and 30 percent for enforcement, and calls for mandatory fines to fund education and treatment.
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Baltimore
William Donald Schaefer
General Assembly
Schaefer
City condemns two West Sixth Street houses
City building inspectors condemned two occupied houses on West Sixth Street after finding them unsafe and unsanitary. At 24 and 26 W Sixth St the homes lack heat and need plumbing and electrical repairs. Officials called them fire hazards and noted electrical danger. The 24 W Sixth St property had recent occupants while 26 W Sixth St was still occupied when posted at 4 p.m.
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West Sixth Street
Tate
Frederick
Sixth St
Michael Blank
W. Sixth St
City inspectors try to work with owner before condemning homes
West Patrick Street properties face condemnation after owner David Yinger was unreachable and electrical issues persist. Potomac Edison cut meters to both residences to prevent further risk as tenants prepared to move out amid code violations and prior unsafe wiring. The house tied to the woman and child was condemned last December and rented again in violation. Continuous repairs and safety checks remain ongoing as officials seek compliance.
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Blank
David Yinger
West Patrick Street
Yinger
Potomac Edison
Inside The News Weather Update
Partly sunny and much colder today with highs in the upper teens or twenties. Tonight clears and turns very cold with lows around the 20s. Thursday looks mostly sunny and chilly with highs near 40. Western Mini weather and map on page A-2.
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Sam Yu
Timothy Jacobsen
Prospect Park Plaza
Fredericktown Bank
Gordon
Sixth Street
Debbie Bowie
George Dorsey
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Maryland
Tim
Kenneth Oland
Mossburg
T Ruth Bristow
Joshua Lee Roberts
Melanie L. Biffle
Fred
Susan C. Nicol
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