Vietnamese Orphan Benjamin Finds New Home in Silver Spring
The first Vietnamese orphan to arrive in Montgomery area was welcomed Friday by Merle and Barbara Fischlowitz on their fourth wedding anniversary. Benjamin, about two, shows poise and hunger as he adapts to life with new parents, a home on Grayson Avenue, and a future in the United States.
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Silver Spring
Montgomery
Merle
Barbara Fischlowitz
Benjamin
Tom Dooley
Barbara
Vietnam
World Airways
Grayson Avenue
U.S
Bowie
Tee
Denver
Colo
San Francisco
Beatrice Kaplan
Saigon
Peace Corps
Micronesia
An Loc
Merle Queed
Tourquoise
Ben
Washington National Airport
America
Roof ruins highlight a family's storm ordeal
Kenneth and Mary Burdette watched their two year old home lose half its roof in a fierce storm. Neighbors like Donna warned them to evacuate as debris scattered the yard. With insurance questions looming, the couple planned temporary housing while builders assessed the damage.
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Xenia
Ohio
Cape Hatteras
Florida
Frederick County
Kenneth
Mary Burdette
Sunday's Lane
Burdette
Mrs. Burdette
Mr. Burdette
Burdettes
Bethesda
Stevens and Pepe Construction Company
Mr. Pepe
Five Arrested in Drug Bust in Wheaton
Narcotics officers and vice and intelligence squad seized drugs valued at about 750000 and arrested five people on narcotics violations. Alfred D Crowell 43 of Piney Branch Road Silver Spring faced multiple charges including maintaining a common nuisance and possession with intent to distribute PCP and cocaine. The others Andrew Narel 30 of Dale City Carlos A Rodriguez 23 John M Peterson 24 and Connie J Whyte 25 were charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine. All are held on a 5000 dollar cash bond with trial set for May 19.
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Kemp Mill Road
Alfred D. Crowell
Andrew Narel
Dale City
Carlos A. Rodriguez
John M. Peterson
Fairfax
Connie J. Whyte
Piney Branch Road
Silver Spring
Crowell
University Boulevard
Zoo owner recalls near disaster after severe weather
Richard Hahn of the Catoctin Mountain Zoo reports extensive damage from a Thursday storm including toppled trees and a collapsed wall. No animals were harmed, but fish tanks lost power and emu eggs in incubators were affected. repairs and cleanup will take weeks.
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Catoctin Mountain Zoo
Thurmont
Ann Burnside Love
Catoctin
Richard Hahn
U.S. 15
Weather Bureau
Maryann Hahn
Hahn
Carroll Manor Civic Assn Elects Officers And May Events
The Carroll Manor Civic Association elected officers in March including Austin P. Renn as president and Mehr Mayne as first vice president. A walking sale is planned for May 10 in Buckeystown with items on front lawns. The Cloverettes 4H meet first Friday at 7:30 p.m. at United Church of Christ Adamstown. The Point of Rocks Raritan opposes Metropolitan Commission water rates and remodels the Community Center. The Point of Rocks Women's Club elected new officers and will dine at Betty's Restaurant on April 17 for the annual meeting.
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Gail Huseman
Carroll Manor
Point of Rocks Women's Club
Barbara Splasch
Peggy Brewer
Edna Mercer
Marge Good
Margaret Staub
Emma French
Betty’s
Frederick
Boy Scout Troop 279
Point of Rocks Community Center
Hilltoppers
Ridgeview Market
Point of Rocks Estates
Point of Rocks
Bonnie Thompson
Carroll Manor Pta
Sandy Rucosky
Betty Hering
Mary Ann Looney
Paul A. Palamara
Palamara
Indian Guides
YMCA
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Fischlowitz
Neil Sandle
Zoo
FCC
Frederick Community College
Terry Mauzy
RAY Wachter Photo Center
Market St
Bruce’ Blasch
Carroll Manor School
United Church of Christ
Hawaii
Boyer Travel Agency, Inc
E. Church St
Banff Springs
Chauteau Lake Louise E
Jasper Park Lodge
Columbia River Gorge
Spokane
Kootenay & Yoho National Parks
Emerald Lake
Athabasca Glacier
Yellowhead Highway
Kamloops
Fraser River Canyon
Vancouver
N.C
Callus
Bill Shepley
Sis
Shepley
Market St. Ederick, Md
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