Arafat in Jordan for peace talks
PLO chief Yasser Arafat arrived in Amman for crucial talks with King Hussein on the future of their joint peace plan with Israel. Hussein, unhappy with recent events, planned a serious discussion to reassess the situation as Arafat met with Jordanian officials and aides. Egyptian officials said Arafat would also visit Cairo for talks with President Mubarak.
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Yasser Arafat
Hussein
Israel
Arafat
Cyprus
Palestine Liberation Organization
Queen Alia International Airport
Salah
Cairo
Hosni Mubarak
Beirut
Lebanon
Bekaa Valley
Damascus
Syria
Hezbollah
Party of God
Walker pleads guilty to espionage charges in Maryland case
Retired Navy communications specialist John A. Walker Jr. admitted spying for the Soviet Union for 19 years and agreed to testify against a former Navy buddy to obtain a lenient sentence for his son. Walker pleaded guilty to three counts including conspiracy and delivering national defense documents to the Soviets. His son Michael also pleaded guilty to five counts.
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Baltimore
John A. Walker Jr
Soviet Union
Walker
Michael
Ledtar
Governor Hughes treated for ruptured blood vessel in leg
Governor Harry Hughes was treated at the University of Maryland Hospital for bruising and swelling in his right leg. Doctors diagnosed a ruptured superficial blood vessel from minor trauma and advised ice, heat, and elevation before sending him home to recuperate in Annapolis.
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Baltimore
Harry Hughes
University of Maryland Hospital
Lou Panos
Panos
Hughes
Gregg Fromell
Annapolis
Pentagon finds 44 AIDS exposure cases in 62000 screened
In a three month period the Defense Department screened 62 000 military personnel for AIDS exposure and found 44 cases less than one tenth of one percent. 456 of the initially positive 500 tests were confirmed after costly follow ups. The Pentagon plans to continue mass testing of active duty personnel and reserves.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Blair Lee III dies. longtime Maryland public servant passes
Blair Lee III, 69, former acting governor of Maryland, died at home after a long lung cancer battle. He is survived by wife Mathilde Mimi Lee and son Blair Lee IV. Services set for Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring at 2 p.m. Tuesday. burial private. Lee steered Montgomery County politics since 1955 and championed farmland tax benefits and reforms.
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Blair Lee
Maryland
Mathilde Boal
Mimi” Lee
Blair Lee IV
Frederick
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Church Road
Lee
Robert E. Lee
Blaw Lee IV
Montgomery County
Maryland Legislative Correspondents Association
Salvation Army marks 100 years of service in Frederick
Frederick observes a century of Salvation Army outreach with hymns and testimony. Capt. Earl Fitzgerald notes the mission to preach and aid, with free counseling, food, clothing, utility help, and limited transport. Bell ringing begins Nov 22 to fund Christmas relief and winter efforts. Local radio partners boost drives for toys, while plans to replace the West Fifth Street building progress.
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Salvation Army
Frederick
Earl Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
William Booth
Frederick County
Hagerstown
West Fifth Street
Fifth St
Fall Halloween Weather Nears with Crisp Evenings in Frederick
Frederick County awaits Halloween with sunny days and crisp nights. Nighttime lows dip into the 30s as towns host tricks and treats and parades on Oct 31 and midweek. Activities include mall events at Frederick Towne Mall and Francis Scott Key Mall, with haunted houses across the county benefiting Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital and local groups hosting family friendly festivities.
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Frederick County
Frederick News-Post
Frederick Towne
Francis Scott Key
Frederick Jaycees
2104
South Street
Genstar
Mount Airy Jaycees
Mount Airy
Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital
Weather outlook for Western Maryland turns cooler with frost
Considerable sunshine gives way to a breezier, much cooler day in Western Maryland with highs near 58 to 64. Clear, cold tonight with frost likely in most areas, lows around 28 to 35 as a weather map appears on page 4-2. Franklin quote remarks on wealth and saving.
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