Soviet arms proposal drawn to break stalemate in Geneva
In a long letter to President Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev offers a 50 percent cut in strategic arms and signals concrete plans to table the proposal in Geneva. The move drew a warm reception from the Reagan administration, despite questions over Star Wars limits and timing ahead of the November summit.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Reagan
U.S
White House
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Geneva
Switzerland
Moscow
George P. Shultz
Vladimir Lomeiko
Gorbachev
United States
Lomeiko
Shultz
Shevardnadze
Ordinance pushes tougher waste treatment standards
Frederick adopts stricter rules to align with 1977 Clean Water Act limits. City officials warn dairy and industrial waste overloads threaten Monocacy River as a new plant nears completion in two years. Dairy Maid and Capitol Milk will be responsible for meeting guidelines.
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Frederick
Nn Aldaesan Mil Bo
Glenn L. Nikirk
City Public Works
Robert L. Strine
Monocacy River
Harvey Thomas
Thomas
Nikirk
Dairy Maid Dairy
Capitol Milk
Panama president resigns amid pressure from military
Nicolas Ardito Barletta steps down after labor business and military figures push for change. National Assembly accepts resignation and names First Vice President Eric Arturo Delvalle as successor. Delvalle vows to tackle Panama's deep economic crisis as debts reach 3.8 billion dollars with 14 percent unemployment. In separate item, FarmAid funds approach 10 million dollars for hungry families across 17 states with plans for a Christmas TV special. Willie Nelson to publish detailed FarmAid financials next week. National Council of Churches confirms 100000 dollars must aid food programs.
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Panama City
Nicolas Ardito Barletta
Panama
Ardito Barletta
National Assembly
Eric Arturo Delvalle
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Washington
Florida
Wyoming
National Council of Churches
FarmAid
Council
FarmAid Group
Jim Nicholls
Champaign
Ill
Nicholls
Willie Nelson
Carol Fouke
Weather And Local Portrait In Walkersville 50th Anniversary
Patchy fog forms overnight as temperatures drop to the mid forties, then a clear cool night. Sunday brings pleasant autumn warmth with highs near 75. The Western ride Weather map appears on Page AS Mary Mills chats with Cedric and Helen Smith, who celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The writings of Wentworth Dillon, English poet, are noted.
Gloria storms fade but damage persists along Atlantic coast
The hurricane Gloria battered the Eastern Seaboard then moved into New England, leaving more than 2.75 million without power, six dead, and millions in damages. New York and Atlantic City shuttered markets and casinos reopened after evacuation. Coastal towns faced downed trees, toppled towers, and delayed rebuilding as shelters cleared and residents assessed the cost of the near century storm.
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Associated Press
Gloria
Canada
New England
New York
Mario Cuomo
Gerald Thornton
Cape May County
N.J
Board of Freeholders
Delaware
Rehoboth Beach
Long Island
North Carolina
Gaspe Peninsula
National Weather Service
New York City
New York and American
Henry Stern
Edward J. Koch
Cuomo
Reagan
Islip
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Barnegat
Ocean City
Accokeek
Boston
County students top state and national SAT averages
Frederick County students posted higher SAT scores than Maryland and national averages in both verbal and math on 579 tests. Verbal 450 to 435, math 485 to 475, with verbal up 15 points over the state and 19 over the nation, and math up 10 over the state and 10 over the national. The district reports sustained six year improvement with minor fluctuations and about one third of county high school students taking the 242 hour College Board exam prep.
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Frederick County
Stephen K. Hess
Board of Education
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Washington
Hess
College Board
College Entrance Examination Board
Mathias retirement sparks party jockeying in Maryland politics
U S Senator Charles Mathias announces retirement prompting local praise and a GOP search for a successor. Governor Harry Hughes weighs candidacy while Democratic leaders like Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Beverly Byron offer tribute to Mathias’s three decades in public service.
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U.S
Charles McC
Mathias
Republican Party
GOP
Democratic Party
Harry R. Hughes
Paul S. Stull
Mac
Stull
Frederick
Sarbanes
Maryland
Beverly Byron
Congress
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Lisbon
Hannah Joy Allison
Mount Airy
New Market
Main Street
Hannah
Sam Yu
al News
Delvaile
Inside the News
Mary Mills
Walkersville
Cedric
Helen Smith
Anata AB
Brawn Ath Pattahirs Ettemahert
Framingham
Mass
Norwalk
Conm
Republican Central Committee
Council Street
Urbana
Paul S. Sarbanes
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