Refugees storm Prague embassy as clashes injure several
About 250 East German refugees burst past police lines and stormed the West German Embassy in Prague injuring several. East Germany halted visa free travel to Czechoslovakia to curb the exodus while hundreds more gathered outside and some inside the grounds. West Germany had earlier allowed about 7,000 East Germans to emigrate after camping at embassies in Prague and Warsaw, with authorities seeking a solution to the crowded situation.
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Wits Uivuaaudeur II
East Germany
East Berlin
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West Germany
West German
Foreign Ministry
Peter Rothen
Assuntinu
A Ad Donn
West
Warsaw
Red Cross
Murder trial testimony begins in Sexton case
Prosecution and defense clash as John Paul Sexton faces first degree murder charges for the killing of Singanore High School classmate Marc Daniel Uher. Prosecutors allege a robbery and shooting near Md. 80 and Thurston Road, with the suspect claiming an accidental shooting during an unsupervised youth robbery. Trial jurors selected. about 60 witnesses expected. Sexton to testify along with character witnesses.
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Singanore High School
Marc Daniel Uher
Uher
Frederick County
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Sharon Bettinger
W. Lynn Carr
Nikirk
Sexton
Grossnickle
Grossnickie
Urbana
Exxon
Kenneth Morgan
Richard Hilton
Mr. Sexton
MD. 80
Thurston Road
Mr. Uher
Lake Linganore roads tax gains tie-breaking support
Frederick County commissioners approved including a Lake Linganore special roads tax in the county package for the 1990 Maryland General Assembly session. Commissioner Mark Hoke broke a 2-2 tie, backing the plan on the condition Eaglehead Drive be improved by Jan 1 1990, or the proposal could be pulled.
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Frederick County
Mark Hoke
Maryland General Assembly
Hoke
County Commission
J. Anita Stup
Lake Singapore Association
Grant
Frederick City
Lake Linganore Association
Lake Singanore
Eaglehead Drive
Frederick County approves water conservation pilot plan
Frederick County Commissioners vote 3 to 2 to start a voluntary water conservation pilot in Waterside, Cloverhill, Glade Manor and Dublin Manor. Homeowners will place two toilet tank bags and leak dye tablets to save water and sewer capacity at Frederick City plant. A public works review and fuller cost study were requested.
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Cloverhill
Frederick City
Glade Manor
Dublin Manor
Walkersville
Frederick County Public Works Department
County Water and Sewer
Gary Hill
County Water and Sewer Department
Hill
Charles Smith
Richard Grosspickle
Gordon Keeps Busy Knocking On Doors In Frederick May Campaign
Paul Gordon the Republican candidate for mayor has knocked on about eight thousand doors since May and describes a grassroots campaign style. Incumbent Ronald Young, sidelined by a back injury, has also done some door knocking. Gordon and his wife Rita say supporters have organized informal gatherings in living rooms and city meetings to promote his platform.
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East Third Street
Frederick
Ronald Young
Gordon
Rita
Mayor Young predicts four of five aldermen win door to door effort
Frederick Mayor Ronald N. Young told the United Democrats that four of five aldermen will win in the November city election. He criticized The News-Fest for subterfuge issues such as Carroll Creek and the baseball stadium and praised candidates who knock on doors. He predicted incumbents Kreiaig and Lee reelection and challengers Murphy and Magaha winning. He blamed opponent Paul Gordon for party-switching and warned voters to participate, then noted plans to publish his own newspaper.
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News-Post
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Board of Aldermen
Young
United Democrats
Frederick County
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Jan Kreiaig
Wiliam Lee
Sally Murphy
Paul Magaha
Paul Gordon
Carroll Creek
Frederick Keys
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Ouir
Fred- Times
Maude
Frederick Crts
Unis
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