Soviet attache slain in Beirut amid kidnapping crisis
Beir ut authorities identify cultural attache Arkady Katkov among four Soviet Embassy staff abducted in west Beirut. A gunman group threatens to blow up the Soviet Embassy within 48 hours while shots are fired at Katkov, who was found near Cite Sportif stadium with a close range head wound.
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Lebanon
Ahmed Harati
Associated Press
Arkady Katkov
Igor Mazourov
Katkov
West Beirut
Valery Mirikov
Oleg Spirin
Nikolai Sversky
Cite Sportif Stadium
Islamic Liberation Organization
KGB
Harati
American University Hospital
Spirin
Sversky
Tripoli
Tawheed Islami
Islamic Unification Movement
Syria
Moscow
Middle East
Soweto School Boycott Expands Amid Apartheid Tensions
Tens of thousands of Soweto high school students defied government orders and stayed away from classes as Cape Town pupils also boycotted. Police used tear gas outside Meadowlands high school while rioters in Johannesburg pelted a bus. President Botha blocked debate on repealing the Group Areas Act, signaling ongoing racial policy disputes. Nelson Mandela's health steered attention as Ismail Ayob announced prostate surgery within two weeks.
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South Africa
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P.W. Botha
National Party
Fort Elizabeth
Botha
Ismail Ayob
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
African National Congress
Woman walks dog in light June rain on College Avenue
June Sill and her dog Sally stroll along Frederick's College Avenue despite Wednesday showers. The forecast calls for similar wet weather over the next several days. Photo by C Kurt Halter.
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Sally
College Avenue
Frederick
Kurt Halter
Bennett Disbarred for Forgery by Maryland Court
The Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred former Frederick District Court Judge Stanley Y. Bennett after the bar association sought discipline. Bennett had previously been removed from the bench in 1984 for forging Judge Mary Ann Stepler's signature to alter a traffic sentence related to a political supporter's grandson. The court ordered Bennett barred from practicing law and to pay all court costs and transcript tests.
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Atorri
Caw
Frederick
Stanley Y. Bennett
Bennett
Maryland Bar Association
District Court
Mary Ann Stepler
Stepler
William W. Wenner
Gangs riot in London and Liverpool rock streets
Gangs mostly of black youths clashed with police in London and Liverpool early today in racially mixed districts. Three people were slightly hurt in Liverpool. Five were arrested in Peckham as flames burned four shops and a car was set ablaze in London.
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Liverpool
Scotland Yard
Peckham
Soviet arms proposal falls short for Geneva summit breakthrough
Washington officials call the Soviet package an improvement yet insufficient to yield an arms control agreement before Reagan and Gorbachev meet. The plan proposes a 50 percent cut in nuclear weapons for both sides, limits on weapon types, and bars further Star Wars work, but is seen as unbalanced and too complex to seal a deal in time.
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Reagan
Moscow
National Security Council
State Department
Mikhail Gorbachev
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Geneva
The
Strategic Defense Initiative
United States
Europe
Gorbachev
Woodsboro bypass timetable draws fire from locals and delegation
State officials briefed on a five to six year timeline for Md 194 bypass as environmental studies and rights of way processes slow progress. Woodsboro residents and Frederick County leaders voiced frustration over delays while stressing urgency of removing heavy truck traffic and related damage.
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Smelser
Transportatton
Crum
MD. 194
Thomas H. Hattery
George H. Littrell
Woodsboro
Hattery
Littrell
Jury Deliberations Resume After Jackson Plea for Life
In Upper Marlboro the jury reopens deliberations on whether Reuben Jackson will live or die for the first degree murder of Joanne Nancy Grossnickle. Jackson, 40, told the jurors he did not kill the victim and pleaded for mercy after being found guilty in July. The court offered a night recess and jurors chose to resume Wednesday morning as defense witnesses spoke.
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Reuben Jackson
Jackson
Maryland
Joanne Nancy Grossnickle
Prince George's County
Arthur Ahal
Miss Grossnickle
Grossnickle
Jesus Christ
Labor Day
Washington, D.C
Silver Spring
Bond Rhue
Jack
I Manning Parsons Jr dies former Frederick businessman
I Manning Parsons Jr 81 of Monkton founder of Parsons clothing store in Frederick died Tuesday October 1 at St Josephs Hospital Towson after a short illness. Surviving are son I Manning Parsons III daughter Martha Parsons Nelson and five grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday October 3 at St James Episcopal Church Monkton with interment in Druid Ridge Cemetery. Contributions may be made to St James Episcopal Church.
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Monkton
Parsons Slothing
Frederick
St. Joseph's Hospital
Towson
Martha Meccou Parsons
Baltimore
Mr. Parsons
I. Manning
Margaret Brian Parsons
Annapolis
Westminster
TW. Mather & Sons
St. James Episcopal Church
Monkton Road
My Lady’s Manor
Druid Ridge
Pikesville
Parsons
Monkton, Road
Inside The News Weather Update Across Western Maryland
Inside The News notes showers and a cooler day with highs 56 to 62 and lows 45 to 52. Western Maryland Weather map appears on Page A-2. An anonymous quote about a well filled house land and wife closes the item.
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