Judds and Tom T Hall to close Great Frederick Fair
The 124th Great Frederick Fair wraps with two grandstand shows by The Judds and Tom T Hall at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Tickets remain at the fair office. Weather today mostly cloudy with sun, 75 to 80, tonight 62 to 86. Events still include junior dairymen judging, dairy show herdsmen award, and the English horse show. Local FFA members compete in regional livestock events with Heather Frey winning dairy top honors.
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Frederick Fair
the Judds
Tom T. Hall
J. Kenneth Kefauver
Fair Board
Timonium
Tillis Keeps Toes Tapping At Fair Show
Country singer Mel Tillis kept toes tapping and faces laughing at the fair Friday night. The 54 year old performer joked about his stutter, turning it into a centerpiece of his humor and career. He described how singing helped him overcome speech issues and become socially accepted, later becoming a trailblazer for handicapped entertainers on television. Tillis noted he rarely stutters now and continues to perform widely. Continued details on Page 4.
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Mel Tillis
Tillis
Johnny Carson
Fairgrounds
Florida
Gubbie
Western Macylaw sports teams sweep on the road
County high school football squads travel and win on the road in a clean sweep. The weather outlook notes cloudiness with sun today and warmer humid conditions Sunday and Monday. A quoted remark on modern paintings appears among the page items.
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Iron Page
Bel
Daniloff Case Dominates US Soviet Talks at State Dept
Washington AP reports high level talks on arms control and human rights were interrupted by the Daniloff case. President Reagan pressed Eduard Shevardnadze to release the detained American journalist as Rosanne Ridgeway and officials waited in separate rooms.
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Reagan
Eduard Shevardnadze
Shevardnadze
State Department
Rozanne Ridgeway
George P. Shultz
U.S
White House
Donald T. Regan
News & World Report
Nicholas Danilofé
Today
Daniloff
Moscow St
Mikhail Gorbachev
Geneva
Gorbachev
Senate approves deficit bill with warnings and caveats
The Senate passed a deficit-cutting package aimed at avoiding Gramm Rudman cuts. It would raise user fees, boost IRS enforcement, sell government assets including Conrail, and raise penalties for tax evaders while preserving Social Security COLA and farm advances. Critics call it smoke and mirrors though it promises to drop 1987 deficit below Gramm Rudman limits.
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Senate
Bob Dole
House
Reagan
Conrail
Howard Metzenbaum
D-Ohio
Peter Domenici
R-N.m
Pentagon
Domenici
Gramm-Rudman
Congress
Social Security Trust Fund
Internal Revenue Service
Typhoid fears ease in Montgomery County area
No new typhoid fever cases reported in Montgomery County with one suspected child case dropped after tests showed food poisoning masking as typhoid. Health chief Dr. Swetter plans stricter pre employment disease screening and a county council briefing forthcoming. McDonalds in Silver Spring is suspected source. six confirmed cases were dining at the Georgia and Ellsworth Avenues location.
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Rockville
Silver Spring
Donald Swetter
Donna Bigler
William E. Hanna Jr
Swetter
County Board of Health
Henna
Dennis Ave
McDonald's
Georgia
Ellsworth Aves
McDonald’s
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Summers
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Richard R. Powell
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Marold Coffin
Export-Import Bank
Rural Development Insurance Fund
Small Business Administration
Federal Energy Regulatory Administration
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