U S forces intercept hijackers on Egyptian airliner in Sicily
Navy jets from the carrier Saratoga and Italian troops met an Egyptian Boeing 737 carrying four Palestinian hijackers over the Mediterranean. The plane landed at Sigonella near Catania where the suspects were seized for trial in Italy. Leon Klinghoffer had been killed on the Achille Lauro. Italy will prosecute. extradition talks followed with the United States.
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Sicily
U.S
Reagan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Achille Lauro
Egypt
PLO
Port Said
Leon Klinghoffer
New York City
Israel
Aho
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Saratoga
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Sigonella
Bettino Craxince
Washington
Italy
Craxi
Associated Press
Carabinieri
Giulio Andreotti
United States
America
George Shultz
Andreotti
Mohammed Abbas
Palestine Liberation Front
Hani al Hassan
Yasser Arafat
al Hassan
Arafat
Senegal
NATO
Carroll Creek bids come in low for Phase 1 contracts
Seven firms attended the bid opening in Frederick city hall for Phase 1 of the Carroll Creek project. Low bid came from Congel Palenscar Inc of Liverpool NY at 2 636 588, with three bids under 3 million. Additional bids for eight stations were accepted, and a final award is expected by late next week after engineers review.
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Carroll Creek
Frederick
Liverpool
New York
Congel-Palenscar Inc
Nikirk
Court
Market Streets
Market Street
Flippo Construction
Forestville
Dewey Jordan, Inc
Maitland Brothers Company
Gettysburg
Richard F. Kline
Freder
County seeks authority for special tax districts
The Frederick County Commissioners will ask the General Assembly for the power to create special taxing districts to fund areas that request enhanced services. The plan centers on Lake Linganore to rehabilitate water and road systems without burdening nonresidents, via earmarked funds. The request was approved 3-1, with Commissioner Clagett in opposition.
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Frederick County Commissioners
General Assembly
Galen R. Clagett
Sterling E. Bollinger
Public Works
Lawrence W. Johnson Jr
Lake Linganore
Linganore
Charles C. Smith
Police chief in Emmitsburg quits amid politics claim
Emmitsburg police chief Thomas Keilholtz resigns after nearly four years citing continual interference of politics in law enforcement. He notes changes in town needs and says officers should focus on curbing drugs and drunk driving. His successor faces further scrutiny after an officer's police powers were suspended following an October arrest by Wayne Moore.
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Emmitsburg
Hagerstown
Thomas
Keilholtz
Wayne Moore
Robert M. Preston
Moore
James C. Craig
National Fire Academy
Craig
Frederick HDC approves glass addition to DiFrancescos
Frederick City Historic District Commission approves a glass enclosed front addition to DiFrancescos Restaurant after the designer notes it is not a greenhouse. The plan aims to brighten the dark storefront though concerns arise it may look too integrated with the main building. About 80 percent of the front wall would be opened once constructed.
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Frederick City Historic District
DiFrancesco
Commission
Irene Kirilloff
Howard R. Stepler
Stepler
Kirilloff
Reagan declares Puerto Rico disaster area after Mameyes slide
President Reagan proclaimed parts of Puerto Rico a federal disaster area as authorities search for hundreds buried in the Mameyes shantytown mudslide. Governor Hernandez Colón and national guardsmen pursued evacuation and a plan once floated to create a mass grave to prevent disease, later reversed amid protests. Elsewhere Isabel weakened to a tropical depression striking the Florida Georgia coast with rain and surf, while South Africa faced anti apartheid unrest as fires and arson erupted with 1000 plus people detained and several deaths reported.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Ronald Reagan
Caribbean Island
Rafael Hernandez Colon
Mameyes
National Guard
Hernandez Colon
Island
Jose Capena Thompson
Commonwealth Health Department
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
Isabel
Florida-Georgia
Brunswick
Miles Lawrence
National Hurricane Center
Coral Gables
Hurricane Center
Ron Waterman
St. Augustine
Johannesburg
South Africa
Port Elizabeth
Cape Town
Durban
Orange Free State
Partly cloudy weekend forecast for Western Maryland
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers today. Highs reach 64 to 68 and overnight lows 40 to 46 in Western Maryland. A weekend events roundup appears in area coverage. The page also notes map on Page peeneevenee and business and classifieds sections. "One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after" is quoted from George Herbert.
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Maryland
Peeneevenee
George Herbert
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Marbro Company, Inc
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