Refugees flood into West as trains carry East Germans
East German refugees overwhelm border towns and Prague embassies in a mass exodus toward West Germany. In Hof 7600 arrived on eight trains after hours on the rails, while Prague and Warsaw embassies filled with hopeful escapees. Police clashed with crowds, and officials in Bonn announced 600 asylum seekers would also emigrate. The exodus follows East Germany’s border closure with Czechoslovakia to halt the flow. Continued on Page A-7.
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Murder Trial Video Shows Teen’s Body Near Urbana Field
Jurors view a silent videotape and autopsy photos of Marc Daniel Uher as John Paul Sexton, 17, faces first degree murder, armed robbery and felony theft charges. Prosecutors seek life without parole if convicted. Defense says shooting was an accidental discharge.
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Edwin F. Nikirk II
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Urbana
Robert R. R. Roberts
Frederick County school enrollment rises despite high school shortfall
Frederick County public schools show 26,173 students on the rolls as of last Friday, up 439 from September 1968. Elementary gains 453 offset by 142 high school losses. middle schools grow 167. special programs drop 33. Predictions mostly accurate, with high school intake slightly under forecast. Plans for new schools proceed as land is sought south of Frederick for a future high school.
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Dan Gadra
Noel T. Farmer
Frederick
Voter signup deadlines for Frederick City election
Frederick voters have until 4 p.m. Friday to register for the Tuesday November 7 election. As of September 30, 16,206 residents are registered, including 6,400 Democrats 6,260 Republicans and 1 46 independents. Registrar Ruth Bien Jacobs notes registration has been steady but not busy and cannot say which party leads recent gains.
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Ruth Bien Jacobs
Two more landfill sites surface in Frederick County
Emmitsburg and Woodsboro enter the running for a new Frederick County landfill as Ski College Mountain and Woodsboro farmer Marvin Wilt propose buying land. Wallace Shank offers a 500 acre site near Emmitsburg for 2.4 million. Commissioner Bollinger questions price. Existing sites Keith farm near Ladiesburg and LeGore Quarry north of Woodsboro remain under review.
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Thomas Keith
Carroll County
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College Mountain
MD Public Television reviews alternative sites for Urbana tower
State officials agree to explore sites other than Urbana Lake park for a 500 foot tower to improve signal in Frederick, Montgomery, and Carroll counties. Maryland Public Television and the Department of Natural Resources will work with civic groups. final lease decision rests with the Board of Public Works. The project cost is about 1 million dollars and faces concerns over visual impact near Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Weather and sports brief with mixed clarity
The page reports mostly sunny and warmer conditions with highs near 70s, fair and mild tonight with lows around 54, and rising Friday temperatures into the lower 70s. It also notes early wins for the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants in sports.
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