Volunteers aid hurricane victims from NC to Florida
Sue Shaw, a North Carolina nurse, and her husband volunteer for two weeks, staying in campers near a tent. Paramedic Steve Watkins from Kendall, Florida, notes many injuries are minor while residents cope with boil water advisories and phone outages. Roads lack signals, workers fix lines, and locals discuss Andrew’s impact as drivers improvise.
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Sue Shaw
North Carolina
Mrs Shaw
Steve Watkins
Kendall, Fla
Florida City
Andrew
Hurricanes alter lives as Florida city rebuilds
Private funding and several high schools supply scholarship finalists amid post hurricane damage in south Florida. Students return to shifted schedules as schools share campuses and police manage traffic. Military helicopters, damaged malls, and missing roofs mark the scene near Cutler Ridge Mall and Florida City.
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Cutler Ridge
South
Florida
European leaders face Maastricht referendum risk and euro turmoil
European parliamentary and monetary union debates intensify as French voters approach a crucial referendum. Germany maintains high rates to curb inflation from eastward unification, luring investors while fears of collapsed Western European cooperation grow. A weaker pound could aid US imports but hurt exports, and exchange-rate chaos unsettles planning for businesses and workers. European Community officials urge stronger cooperation to form an economic union rivaling the United States and Japan.
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Went
Germany
East Germany
Western Europe
United States
Britain
U.S
Trade deficit in July hits 20-month high
The Commerce Department reported July's U.S. trade deficit at 7.82 billion dollars, the largest in 20 months, as exports fell driven by a drop in overseas aircraft sales. Farm sales rose 10.6 percent to 3.43 billion dollars buoyed by soybeans and wheat.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Bush
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Canada
Yukon
Officials press county waste plan in Maryland meeting
Maryland Municipal League members met at Frederick City Hall to question the county solid waste plan. Mayors pressed how recycling would function and questioned potential savings on landfill fees as state mandates push 20 percent recycling by 1994.
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Maryland Municipal League
Frederick City
Maryland
Brunswick
Richard Goodrich
Mr. Goodrich
Robert Hayes
Frederick
Paul Gordon
Union votes during store-wide slowdown at Giant Safeway
Safeway and Giant stores closed from 7 am to 2 30 pm Wednesday as workers voted. The contract preserves fully paid health care while delaying base wage increases, offering a 1.20 per hour raise over four years. Union President Thomas McNutt hailed the raise given the economy and health coverage protections.
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Safeway
Super Fresh
Brunswick
Giant
Thomas McNutt
Urbana PUD designates open space for possible district park
In Urbana along the I 270 corridor, the planning commission approved 500 acres of low density residential zoning on the west side of Ed McClain Road as part of the Urbana Region Plan Update. Greenberg Realty Co. will designate 200 acres as open space, with the area named for possible park development during the planning process. Officials stressed no full park commitment is required, calling it a “golden opportunity” for Green Valley parkland.
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Urbana
Washington
Planning Commission
Ed McClain Road
Greenberg Realty Co
Green Valley
Anderson
Campaign committees back candidates in 6th District races
FEC records show $51 in coordinated expenditures as of June in VOULNCU WV. Hattery and Bartlett campaigns report ongoing support from DCCC and NRCC with fundraising help, research, and staff. Officials say committees avoid dictating tactics, urging campaigns to run on their chosen issues amid stretched resources and many open seats.
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Voulncu
Federal Election Commission
Hattery
Nichols
DCCC
Johnson
Bartlett
Fred Hoover
Hoover
Jim Lafferty
NRCC
GOP
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Zickafooses Survey
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Frederick High School
Hamish P. Malin
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Robert A. Mynes
Singanore High School
James E. Upton
Barbara K. Wood
Alison R. Young
Joseph V. Samuel
Middletown High School
Thomas E. Jensen
Walkersville High School
State Farm
Homestead
Leisure City
Miami International Airport
Jenkins Motors
Jenkins
Urbana Pike
Rt. 355
Hayes
Middletown
Louise Snodgrass
Walkersville
Orley Bourland
Frederick County
Goodrich
Frrorrigk
Mistormar
Hosray Arty
Ion
Manny
Oriental Rugs & Gallery
East Coast
THO
Nyt
Tabriz
Sha Pha
INCE
Steae
Agence
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Saities
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