Students grill officials at Walkersville Law Day program
About 200 Walkersville High School students grilled area lawyers police and other officials during the sixth annual Law Day event. They questioned Supreme Court decisions death penalty rape murder age drinking age and Soviet espionage. Judge Edward Dwyer Jr. explained Maryland law and possible reforms while FBI agent Bob Braver described Eastern bloc security.
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Erika Barth measures softball throw at Measuring Olympics
Erika Barth uses a metric wheel to measure the distance of a softball throw during the Measuring Olympics at Valley Elementary in Jefferson as part of Math Month activities with help from parent volunteer Shari Rowlett.
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May 18 Homecoming Parade Planned for Frederick
Veterans groups organize a parade and picnic on Armed Services Day May 18. Fort Detrick units lead, with Desert Storm veterans and older generations joining. fireworks, bands, and commemorative shirts planned. Parade steps at 2 p.m. on Market Street, ending at the post main gate, followed by a Fort Detrick pond picnic and a 9 p.m. fireworks show.
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Kensington man faces new charge in assault case
Montgomery County police filed an aggravated assault charge against Willis Hougson Blackwell, who was already charged with three counts of attempted murder for an April 19 incident outside Hooters Restaurant. The new assault allegation stems from an afterhours incident at Blackwell’s Kensington home following a tavern meeting on Rockville Pike. The unnamed man awoke injured in his van on Cedar Lane with a broken nose, two black eyes, a deep lip laceration, and widespread bruising.
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Three Baltimore men charged in Gaithersburg tractor theft
Montgomery County police say Ernest Smith Ronald Maultsby and Samuel Hasee were arrested after a U-Haul truck carrying three lawn tractors emerged from Gaithersburg Ford Tractor at 700 E Diamond Ave. A gate was found cut and bolt cutters were seized. The trio face felony theft destruction of property and rogue and vagabond charges and remain jailed on 5000 dollars bail.
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