Fort Frederick 200th Anniversary Pageant in Hagerstown
Fort Frederick, built in 1756 on the Potomac near Clear Spring, will be honored May 13 to 15 with three days of ceremonies and pageantry. The fort served as a key supply base for British campaigns against Fort Duquesne and sheltered hundreds during Indian raids.
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Butler Urges Protests Against Russia for 1956 Olympics
Senator John Marshall Butler urged a strong U S protest to exclude Russia from the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games calling Russia goon squads and flagrant rule breaking. Col Eddie Eagan cautioned against blocking Russian participation while aiding American athletes in Melbourne. A Smithsburg boy suffered a cut hand from a penknife during a farm visit and received stitches at Waynesboro Hospital.
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