Arafat and Shamir Hopeful as Madrid Talks Loom
Arafat and Shamir voiced cautious optimism about Madrid peace talks while urging balanced positions. Jordan forms a 14 member delegation joined by 14 Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza, amid Israeli resistance to PLO participation.
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Benjamin Begin
United States
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Menachim Begin
Egypt
Jordan
Saeb Erekat
Erekat
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Clocks Set Back as Standard Time Returns
Area residents gain an extra hour of sleep on Sunday as standard time returns and the State Fire Marshal urges battery changes in smoke detectors. He notes about 25 to 30 percent of detectors may be inactive, stressing the safety boost from a fall ritual. Forecasters predict above normal temps and morning fog, with no major auto accident increases reported besides a deer on a highway.
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Tom Woodward
Maryland State Police
County employees reassured as Sundergill cites milder fiscal woes
Sundergill of Sundergill County circulated a memo on Oct. 22 stating jobs and salaries are not in jeopardy as fiscal troubles are less severe than in other counties. Commissioner Reeder disputes, citing a $5.8 million shortfall and ongoing proposed cuts.
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Frederick County
Bruce Reeder
Sundergill
Mark Sneadner
Diane Penn
Reeder
Sneadner
State budget cuts raise cost of subsidized school meals
Maryland families with reduced-price meals will pay 40 cents for lunch and 30 cents for breakfast starting Nov 1, double and triple the former rates. More than 37,000 children are eligible statewide, with 3,722 Frederick County applications last year for free or reduced tickets. Officials warn the higher prices may reduce participation, while the free meal program remains unchanged for the lowest-income families.
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Melissa Zieve
Maryland Food Committee
Frederick County
Food Service
Cynthia Lee
Lee
Baltimore
Patsy Blackshear
Ms. Blackshear
Sheila G. Terry
State Education Department
U.S
Free State reversal sought by Frederick County panel
Frederick County Commissioner David Gray proposes reversing the panel’s prior denial of Free State Recycling Systems Inc. permit for a Point of Rocks site. He hints at discussing the plan at Tuesday’s meeting as the board updates the Solid Waste Plan required by MDE, with a September 1995 deadline. The March vote rejected outside-haul and regional waste, favoring a local recyclables center instead.
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Frederick County
David Gray
Free State Recycling Systems Inc
Free State Recycling
MDE
Hoffmaster family enjoys new Carroll Creek park stretch
Stacey and Chris Hoffmaster circle their German Shepherd Ginger as Herbert Hoffmaster leads a walk along the newly finished Carroll Creek project section near South Carroll Street. City workers have completed finishing touches, shaping the park in recent weeks.
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Chris Hoffmaster
Ginger
Herbert Hoffmaster
Carroll Creek
South Carroll Street
Byron assuages farmers amid drought aid and policyUpshot
Rep Beverly Byron told Frederick County Farm Bureau members that Washington knows farmers’ troubles and urged use of emergency feed aid. Local official Jan Staley noted 815000 in approved aid from 100+ applications. Dairy prices slump. a 1.8 million drought package faces a Bush veto, with a dairy bill moving forward.
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Beverly Byron
Frederick County
Washington
Jan Staley
Byron
Bush
Patrick) Leahy
D-Vt
Farm Bureau
More math or science? Maryland boards clash on graduation rules
Frederick County Board of Education staff opposed state proposals for graduation changes favoring more science and four credits in math and social studies. They urged retaining three math credits to allow diverse course selection and noted emphasis on geography and economies in social studies. Public hearings are set before final adoption on November 20.
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Bodra
State Board
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