Reagan gains time on AWACS sale amid Senate push
President Reagan wins a delay as House opposition sinks the eight and a half billion AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia. He presses senators for concessions and aims to salvage the deal before a crucial Senate vote. Sources cite White House lobbying, committee splits, and one senator objecting to strong-arm tactics.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Tom Griscom
Howard H. Baker Jr
Baker
Robert C. Byrd
Mexico
Prince Fahd
Five Air
Israel
Associated Press
Larry Speakes
Charles E. Grassley
Grassley
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
DeConcini
Speakes
AWACS
Dan Quayle
R-Ind
Mack
Four Suspects Apprehended in Jefferson Bank Robbery
Maryland State Police from the Frederick and Rockville barracks arrested four black males Thursday morning in Montgomery County after the armed robbery of the Maryland National Bank branch in Jefferson. The heist, around 10 am, saw employees locked in a back room as suspects fled in a maroon vehicle later abandoned off Lander Road before switching to a 1976 white Lincoln Continental. Police stopped them at Md 124 and 270. noFurther details were available at presstime.
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Sheraton Inn-Frederick
Mary Williame
Frederick County
C. R.connie Egomin
National Grange Mutual Insurance Co
Shirley Zimmerman
Glade Valley Grange
C. Kun Holter
Maryland
Frederick and
Rockville
Montgomery County
Maryland National Bank
Jefferson
Lander Road
Feds urged to recognize Civil War debt to Frederick
Maryland Senator Mathias presses the federal government to acknowledge a $200,000 Civil War debt Frederick paid to Confederate General Jubal Early in 1864. The sum, later tallying with interest to about $4 million, stemmed from a city hall ransom paid as Early moved toward Washington.
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Charles McC. Mathias Jr
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Senate
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Early
Shenandoah Valley
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Washington
City Hall
City candidates air views at Frederick forum
A candidates night at the Weinberg Center drew 70 to 80 attendees to hear ten of twelve mayoral and alderman candidates. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Chamber of Commerce and the Business and Professional Women's Club, the session covered city government changes, downtown climate, tax stability, annexation, and parking. Candidates John F. Lewis and Ronald N. Young addressed issues while Cy Bartgis pushed upgrading the wastewater plant to prevent sprawl in Walkersville and Frederick. Continued od Page A-3.
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League of Women Voters
Chamber of Commerce
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Pos
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Ronald N. Young
Jess
Young
Lewis
Calvin S
Cy” Bartgis
Walkersville
Mostly fair and dry weather across Maryland regions
Weather summary for Western Maryland Shenandoah and Maryland Mountains and Ocean Beaches. Mostly sunny today and Friday with near 70s in Western Maryland and near 60s in the mountains. Partly cloudy weekend with cooler nights, some showers possible Sunday in the mountains. Ocean City around 70 daytime with 50 night. good fall color viewing through Saturday. Temperature readings from Frederick to Leesburg reported yesterday.
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David Lesher
Saudis push plan as alternative to Camp David peace
Saudi Arabia launches a campaign for Fahd's eight point peace blueprint as an Arab alternative to Camp David after Anwar Sadat's assassination. The plan calls for Israeli withdrawal from 1967 lands and a Palestinian state with Arab Jerusalem, while Arab states would recognize Israel. PLO chief Arafat calls it a positive first step.
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Camp David
Anwar Sadat
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Paha
Fez
Morocco
Middle East
Arab Jerusalem
Syria
PLO
Persian Gulf
Mideast
Prince Fahd
al Nadwa
Mecca
al Bilad
al Yom
Yasser Arafat
Japan
AWACS planes patrol Egyptian airspace amid Mubarak cabinet swearing in
AWACS radar planes patrolled Egyptian airspace today after President Mubarak swore in his cabinet and ordered death penalties for unlicensed weapon use. Gen. Ahmed Nasser said the two aircraft entered noon to 6 p m EDT and began patrolling, with Washington coordinating the deployment to bolster Mubarak after Sadat’s assassination.
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Ahmed Nasser
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Mubarak
Anwar Sadat
Nasser
Mohammed Hakki
Washington
Abdel Halim Abu Ghazala
Highlights from Today’s Editorial Opinions and Sports Briefs
Walter Mears revisits Jimmy Carter’s public profile while Robert Lewis analyzes the grain embargo impact. Hugh Mulligan notes White House visitor demand, Don Graff critiques outside influence in boards, and David Handler chats with a Brit recreating Huck Finn’s Mississippi trip. Paul Aurandt adds context. Stan Goldberg discusses Walkersville High’s new swim team with Tom Natolly and Molly Dunham shares picks for area games.
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Jimmy Carter
Robert Lewis
Hugh Mulligan
White House
China
Don Graff
David Handler
Huck Finn
Mississippi River
Paul Aurandt
News-Post
Stan Goldberg
Walkersville High
Tom Natolly
Molly Dunham
Hurrah for revolution and cannon shots echo across Ireland
A compact fragment notes Yeats quote about revolution and cannon fire. It references poet William Butler Yeats, born 1865 and died 1939, emphasizing Irish nationalism and unrest through a vivid, period voice.
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William Butler Yeats
Yorktown Siege Part II Forces Cornwallis Surrender
The siege at Yorktown advances as Continental Army and French forces push forward at sunrise. British defenses endure bombardment from Allied artillery as Lafayette and Hamilton lead charges. By midOctober, trenches near the fortifications are captured and siege guns moved into place, while Congress in Philadelphia learns of a British fleet sailing with 5,000 troops.
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Thomas Nelson
Virginia
Cornwallis
Alexander Hamilton
Washington
Treasury
Auvergne
Auvergne Sans Tache
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