Reagan sweetens out to assist AWACS sale
President Reagan seeks Senate support for an eight point five billion dollar AWACS arms package to Saudi Arabia by offering Israel radar jamming equipment. Sen. Larry Pressler shifted to backing the sale after a phone pledge, while Sen. Edward Zorinsky and others remained opposed, leaving a closely divided vote outlook weeks before a final decision.
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South Dakota
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Defense
Maxwell Raab
U.S
Italy
Raab
Nebraska
Edward Zorinsky
Zorinsky
Art Jaeger
Jaeger
Rudy Boschwitz
Minnesota
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Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Jesse Helms
South Carolina
Richard G. Lugar
Indiana
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Kansas
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Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Alan Cranston
California
John Glenn
Ohio
Joseph R. Biden
Delaware
Paul $. Sarbanes
Maryland
Pauli E. Tsongas
Massachusetts
Christopher J. Dodd
Connecticut
Mine disaster in Japan leaves 29 dead, many trapped
In northern Japan near Yabari City, 80 miners were inside a coal mine when lethal gas seeped in. Officials reported 29 deaths and nine hospitalizations with about 80 still unaccounted as the mine remained in confusion about casualties. A miner described a sudden surge of white coal dust and worsening breathing as others collapsed.
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Japan
Yabari
Hokkaido Island
Kyodo News Service
Kyodo
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Hokkaido Colliery and Steamship Company
Sudan leader hints at Libyan commandos invasion
Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiri told Al Ahram he is seriously considering a defensive plan to move operations into Libya to avenge Libyan attacks. He claimed he could deploy 500 to 600 commandos inside Libya to die in action, potentially targeting Tripoli or Khadafy's home.
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Libya
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Poland freezes prices after Solidarity demand ends strike risk
In Warsaw the Communist government granted a price freeze on staples gasoline alcohol and vegetables after six hours of talks with Solidarity ending a strike threat. The move delays a broader plan while negotiations continue and includes a purge of Bogdan Lis for calling for defense cuts.
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Poland
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Independent Union
Communist Party
Bogdan Lis
Independent Labor Federation
Fect
Swadley elected Maryland State Grange Master
John O. Swadley was elected Master of the Maryland State Grange as C Rodman Myers steps down after four years. The 107th session at the Sheraton Inn Frederick continues through Saturday with resolutions on lower interest rates fuel tax farm aid and school lunch programs. Myers praised Grange leaders and noted farmers face low prices for wheat corn beef and other commodities amid a budget balanced Reagan era backdrop.
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Maryland
Sheraton Inn-Frederick
C. Rodman Myers
Thurmont
Richard T. Meagher
Washington County
Maryland State Grange
Myers
Grange
Rmers
The
America
United States
Three District men arrested for bank robbery at Jefferson
Three males from Washington D C were arrested Thursday by Maryland State Police in Rockville in connection with the armed robbery of the Maryland National Bank branch in Jefferson. Kevin Moberly Erick Barrett and Larry Hagens are charged with armed robbery under Title 18 U S code 2113 A and D and face up to 25 years or a 10 000 dollar fine.
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Maryland
Rockville
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Erick Barrett
Larry Hagens
Washington, D.C
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Thurmont Bank
Evergreen Point
Ray Sprague
FBI
Baltimore
U.S
Edwin H. Miller
Hagerstown
Sprague
J. Frederick Motz
A.S
District of Maryland
Barbara
Sale
Miller
Washington County Detention Center
U.S. Marshal's Office
Edwin D. Hegarty
State Police Safety Enforcement Division
Tpr
R. C. Honeycutt
Tfe. J
Frederick
Wolfe
Voters Guide and Profiles Highlight Election Coverage
Walter Williams analyzes union tactics while Lucian Warren profiles a jailhouse lawyer. Smithsonian writers discuss Yorktown’s significance. Frederick News-Post offers a voters guide for the November 3 election. Entertainment reporter Mike Spaur visits Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Molly Dunham notes most county athletes remain academically eligible for high school sports.
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Walter Williams
Lucian Warren
Smithsonian
David Maxfield
Janet Decosmo
Yorktown
Frederick News-Post
News-Post
Mike Spaur
Pennsylvania
Bushwalter's
Howdowntown
News-Poat
Molly Dunham
Fall Weather Persists With Showers Possible Next Weekend
Weather bulletin notes fall conditions remain through Saturday with increasing cloudiness and a chance of showers Sunday and Monday. Western Maryland counties expect partly cloudy, highs in the 40s, 30s at night. Shenandoah and Maryland Mountains see near 60 today, lower Saturday. farming conditions dry, winds 10 to 15 mph today, easing Saturday. Data from Frederick 63 38, Hagerstown 66 36, Westminster 49 37, Gaithersburg 4 36, Leesburg 65 37.
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Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Shenandoah
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David Lesher
Yinger Appointment Rejected Over Need for Background Info
At Thursday's meeting of Frederick's mayor and board of aldermen the motion to appoint Yinger to the Recreation Commission failed 3-2 with no discussion. Aldermen Stull and DeLauter and Bartgis voted nay citing lack of background information and delay. Murphy urged public opinion, saying opposition should have been voiced during discussion.
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Richard Yinger
Frederick City
Calvin
Cy” Bartgis
Lincoln S. Stull
Claude R. DeLauter Jr
Stull
Recreation Commission
DeLauter
Yinger
Bartgis
Murphy
Grimes
Planners weigh Brunswick New Market rezoning bids
Frederick County Planning Commission spent hours reviewing a CIP funding approval and proceedings on a 97.44 acre rezoning near Md 80. H F Payne Construction seeks 3 acres general commercial and 94.54 acres residential split into 40 lots, but staff recommends denial due to plan conflicts and traffic, with some residents opposing. The panel urged reconsideration when facilities align.
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Brunswick
New Market
Board of Education
Planning Commission
MD. 80
Howard Payne
Representiog
H. F. Payne Construction Co
Algo
Green Valley
David Gry
Payne
Fords of Wisdom Proclaimed by Twain Quotation
A Twain quotation warns that seekers of motive or morality in his narrative will face penalties, asserting no plot exists and promoting banishment for moral readings, attributed to Samuel Clemens, the American author born 1835.
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Samuel Clemens
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