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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1983
Page
1
Fishermen off Hokkaido found a body bearing metal fragments and glass shards. Police said the remains likely belong to a child between six and eleven years old, possibly a passenger aboard the downed South Korean airliner, with autopsy ongoing.
West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher said the Soviet Union signaled a potential willingness to drop demands that British and French nuclear forces join the Geneva talks. Gromyko told him the British and French forces have two faces, strategic and medium range, a remark he called positive but awaits test in Geneva. The talks began in 1967 and stalled as Moscow insisted inclusion of those British and French systems.
In Santiago thousands defied tear gas and police clubs during the fifth Day of National Protest against Gen. Augusto Pinochet. At least two killed, hundreds jailed, scores injured as labor groups and opposition parties organize monthly demonstrations over economic collapse and political limits.
Chicago AP report states Lawrence N. Oberman, 38, indicted by a Cook County grand jury on two counts of solicitation to commit murder and one of cocaine possession after an alleged drunken bar remark. He was arrested Wednesday night with bond set at 4 million dollars. Prosecutor Daley said Oberman offered to pay money to have Harold Washington assassinated to an undercover informant named Keith Freeman.
Hector Garcia Hernandez, secretary of education and social services for PEMEX, a high ranking Mexican oil union official, was abducted from his McAllen Texas condominium by two gunmen. Three people in the home were held hostage until Hernandez arrived. No ransom demands were reported by nightfall.
The Frederick News Post sports staff previews the fall season with preseason outlooks for area football and soccer. Sonia Boin reports on a new theatre at Montgomery College while Carolyn Barranca covers drive-in movies. Matt Neufeld interviews Kerry McClurg of Playboy.
A large high pressure system along the East Coast brings fair today through Sunday. Western Maryland counties expect mostly sunny warm dry conditions with highs mid-S0s to near 90 and lows in the 60s. Saturday and Sunday turn hot and humid with 90s, Maryland mountains remain fair through Saturday, Ocean City faces weekend heat with 77 water temp. Winds shift to SW 15-20 mph weekend. overall dry conditions.
Frederick Historic District Commission rejected Bert Anderson’s plan to install iron railings and columns on a remodeled 19th century townhouse porch. Officials noted the 1706 design conflicted with the district’s historic character and cited guidelines favoring original, unobtrusive features.
County leaders foresee two additional Advanced Life Support medic units housed in fire or ambulance stations within two years. Officials say moving units and CRTs to community fire halls could cut response times and improve ALS fire company relations. Feasibility hinges on CRT training and a needed base in Frederick City due to call distribution.
Frederick County Civil Defense warns of a 29000 grant loss if a permanent location is not secured by month end. The agency currently occupies basement space in the old courthouse, which was sold to Frederick City and slated for conversion. Officials say the county can use the building temporarily but must establish permanent quarters within a year or two. Earl Bartgis, director, notes about 29000 in FEMA funds remain for renovation and equipment, awarded with the premise of a permanent courthouse home.
Rockets struck the American Marine zone at Beirut airport twice overnight, prompting bunkers and foxholes as 1,200 Marines faced ongoing attacks. No new casualties were reported, while reinforcements and artillery fire continued in nearby mountains amid renewed clashes between Christian and Druse militias. President Reagan vowed to provide whatever support it takes to shield peacekeepers.
Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov said the South Korean Boeing 747 flew near a Soviet military zone in the Sea of Japan and coordinated with an American RC-135. He asserted the airliner ignored at least 120 warning shots before a Soviet warplane destroyed it with an air-to-air missile. Washington reacted that the statements added nothing new.
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