International Newspaper Carrier Day observed in Frederick
The Frederick News Post and The News join national observers to honor newspaper carriers. Ronald Reagan’s message praises carriers for building responsibility and citizenship, noting their odd hours and weather work. Readers are urged to thank their carriers Saturday and recognize their vital role in distributing information.
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Frederick Post
The
News
News-Post
Ronald Reagan
Frederick
Church leaders blamed for ending hunger strikes in Northern Ireland
A Catholic Review piece in Baltimore defends the Church hierarchy for ending the hunger strike in Ulster’s Maze prison, arguing bishops and priests saved lives and should be credited for peace efforts amid ongoing sectarian conflict. It questions IRA claims and urges continued reconciliation and restraint.
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Irish Republican Army
Hierarchy
Alister
Maze
IRA
Sean McManus
U.S
Bobby Sands
Tomas O’faich
Armagh
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Ireland
The
Catholic Review
Baltimore
Export Grain Bank urged to end cheap US wheat policy
Readers argue that the United States sells grain to foreign markets at well below production costs, subsidizing rivals and harming national security. The letter writer proposes an Export Grain Bank to ensure minimum export prices, funded by the difference between free market and set minimums, with profits returned to farmers. The piece cites US exposure to OPEC and Soviet grain trades and urges congressional action.
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OPEC
America
Soviet Union
U. S
Russia
Afghanistan
U.S
House
U. S. Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Frederick Firemen Pump Water to Find West Seventh Leak
October 16 1991 Frederick firemen using Independent Hose Company pumper pumped water from a small reservoir to a larger one to locate a leak as city water supply fell. City Engineer Maxwell said pumping would stop when water dropped below leak level for repairs. The Imperial Russian violinist Alexander Kaminsky performed at First Baptist Church and would continue engagements in Washington, DC. Liberty-town Improvement Association discussed building a dam or reservoir for fire protection at the Hammaker or Joy properties. decision expected within a week.
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Frederick
West Seventh Street
Independent
Maxwell
Alexander Kaminsky
First Baptist Church
Anna
Kaminsky
W.C. Royal
Washington, D.C
Nicholas II
Russia
Libertytown
Egyptian arms deal tied to Mubarak and Ghazala
Washington column traces a covert 1978 79 shipping contract for American arms to Egypt tied to Ter sam and Palestinian backers. It implicates Hosni Mubarak Defense Minister Abu Ghazala and Gen. Kamal Hassan Ali in a web of secret approvals forged to favor a Palestinian linked firm, with payments and potential diversions noted amid scrutiny by U.S. officials.
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Washington
Egypt
CIA
Pentagon
U.S
Anwar Sadat
Dale van Atta
Indy Badhwar
Middle East
Sadat
Hosni Mubarak
Abu Ghazala
Mubarak
Tergar
Ali Sharafa
United Arab Emirates
Cairo
Sabet
Tersam
Ghazala
Defense
Army-Navy
Ali
Madison
Department of Energy
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Martin Luther King
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Carol Krimm
Jim Weaver
Oregon
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PeSeymast
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Bruce Crum
Harmony Grove
Frederick County Civil Defense
George J. Stup
Stup
Civil Defense
Jack Anderson
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