Iraq embargo sparks war claims as Jordan debates flight ban
Iraq calls the UN embargo an act of war as Jordan agrees to abide by the resolution though it allows Iraqi passenger planes to land in Amman. Baghdad moves more troops into southern Iraq and Kuwait while the United States readies the carrier Independence with 70 jets to join the Gulf show of force. Oil prices surge and markets fall as the crisis narrows options and the UN enforces new checks on Iraqi aircraft.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Kuwait
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Abdul AL Anbari
Tokyo
Saddam Hussein
United States
Persian Gulf
U.S
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Strait of
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Saudi Desert
Egypt
Security Council
Civil Aviation Authority
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State board OKs extending school year in Maryland
The Maryland State Board of Education voted to add 20 days to the school calendar by 1995 96 with a gradual start five days per year from 1992 93. The plan requires legislative and gubernatorial approval and would raise costs for state and local systems. Frederick County officials weighed the higher costs and limited priority of extended days against potential learning gains.
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Frederick County
State Board of Education
Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
Joseph L. Shilling
Schaefer
Mrr
Shilling
Noel T. Farmer
Farmer
Salares
Walter Brilhart
Business Services
Brunswick Sets Special Mayoral Election on Oct 30
Brunswick council votes 3 to 2 to set a special mayoral election for October 30 after a VOCAL petition to recall Mayor Susan Fauntleroy was certified by town attorney John Tisdale. Petition total was 296 names with 188 needed. councilors discuss implications and urge a swift, decisive outcome.
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Brunswick
Susan Fauntleroy
Tom Smith
Carroll Jones
Brent Bell
Jesse Thompson
Ellwood Wineholt
William F. Woollard
Ms. Fauntleroy
John Tisdale
Tisdale
Tidale
Woullard
Mr. Bell
VOCAL
Abduction of Murphy daughter leaves gaps in memory
Caroline Murphy, daughter of Frederick City Alderwoman Sally Murphy, says she recalls little of the Saturday kidnapping during which she was abducted at knifepoint by three white men near West Third Street. Police report she was beaten, found near All Saints and South Market streets, and not sexually assaulted. investigation waits on her memory.
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Caroline Murphy
Frederick City
Maj
Richard J. Ash
Frederick
West Third Street
Ashton
All Saints
South Market Streets
Murphy
Province Too Bakery
Virginia man dies in copter crash near Braddock Heights
Thomas McFarland, 39, of Winchester Virginia, the sole occupant of a Hughes 300 C light helicopter, was killed in a fiery crash off Mount Zion Road near Braddock Heights on Tuesday morning. He was en route to Frederick Municipal Airport from Winchester when the crash occurred, witnesses reported hearing a pop and seeing the craft break apart in midair.
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Braddock Heights
Mount Zion Road
Here
Thomas McFarland
Winchester
McFarland
Frederick Municipal
Maryland
Donald L. Stevens
McFarland Mill Inc
Tfc. Stevens
Old City Hall seeks a future developer in Frederick
The old Frederick City Hall at 124 N Market St waits for a plan from a developer as the Board of Aldermen considers advertising for proposals. Great Inns of America, Annapolis based, eyes the three story building for a 62 room inn with a $5.5 to $6.5 million renovation, part of past bids and city records.
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Frederick City Hall
Jubal A. Early
N. Market St
Paul Gordon
Frederick City
Gordon
Joseph Adkins
Great Inns of America
Ray Dunn
Frederick
Baltimore-Washington
Dunn
Old City Hall
Payee
County HRC gains subpoena power after hearing
Frederick County commissioners granted the county Human Relations Commission subpoena authority to aid discrimination investigations. The measure follows a public hearing where HRC members urged the move, noting subpoenas would be used sparingly as most complaints are frivolous. The county attorney must authorize subpoenas and may attend hearings when subpoenaed information is used. Maryland officials say state use is limited and protects both sides.
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Frederick County
County Human Relations Commission
HRC
Theodore Stephens
Stephens
Jennifer Burdick
Maryland Human Relations Commission
Nadine Heusser
The
Bush open to capital gains compromise in deficit talks
President Bush may drop the capital gains tax cut from his deficit plan and accept growth incentives instead. GOP leaders, including Dole and Michel, hint at enterprise zones and other measures to win a budget deal by Oct. 1, with negotiations ongoing after an eight hour session.
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Washington
Bush
Congress
Senate
Bob Dole
White House
Dole
House
Robert Michel
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Thad Cochran
Michel
GOP
Richard G. Darman
Office of Management and Budget
Fear of intrusion outweighs residents fear of bad water
Old Mill Bottom Road residents value privacy despite visible trash and rumors of contaminated wells and inadequate sewage. Gary Duvall and others defend their peaceful stance while the Frederick County Health Department notes longstanding water and sewage issues from a survey conducted over a year ago.
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Mountairy
Mill Bottom Road
Gary Duvall
Old Mill Bottom Road
Frederick County Health Department
Health Department
Weather Outlook For Western Maryland This Week
Partly sunny mild today with highs mid seventies. Tonight clears and cools to around fifty. Thursday looks sunny and pleasant with highs in the upper seventies. Western Maryland weather map available on Page 22.
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Maryland
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Kelly Hahn
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