James A Grove Leads Frederick Blood Program Spotlight
James A Grove, known for community service with the Frederick Lions Club and as a retired postmaster, celebrates the Frederick County Red Cross Blood Program reaching a goal of full blood coverage for residents in any hospital accepting replacement blood. The program began its 17th year on July 1 1978, honoring Frederick County’s strong blood donation record.
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Grove
Frederick
Frederick County
Red Cross
National
American Red Cross Blood Services
United States
Frederick County Red Cross Blood Plan boosts replacements
A Frederick County Red Cross Blood Assurance Group Plan, supported by 140 local organizations, provides blood replacement for members and many relatives. The 1978 79 goal is 6 220 units, relying on current donors and 800 lapsed donors to renew plus new community participants.
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Frederick County
Red Cross Blood Assurance Group
United States
Red Cross
Frederick
Carter era drug scandal unfolds with probes and marriages
Washington probes consider turning over to the Justice Department over a 1970s NIDA grant tied to a multimillion dollar project that funded a Hong Kong honeymoon for Dr. Mendelson and Nancy Mello amid questions of impropriety. The report also outlines an Energy Department education critique and a large Vasquez Herrera smuggling network moving illegal aliens from Mexico and Central America to the U S with high payouts and cross border routes.
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Washington
Carter
Peter Bourne
White House
Robert du Pam
National Institute On Drug Abuse
NIDA
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Justice Department
Nixon White House
Bourne
DuPont
John Mendelson
McLean Hospital
Belmont
Mass
Mendelson
Nancy Meilo
Nancy Mello
Malliaravian
Melto
Hong Kong
Mello
Melle
Dr. Mello
Dr. Mendelson
Mason
Vasquez-Herrera
California
Mexico
Central America
Sn Upglare
Bahamas
Florida
Colombia
U.S
Vancouver
Canada
el Paso
Juarez
Job Corps
Clearfield
Utah
Letters to the editor praise FCC soccer wall as community project
A reader writes of a new soccer skill rebound wall at Frederick Community College built as a community project. The wall aids practice in kicking, heading, and trapping with minimal maintenance, outlines a goal for accuracy, and was funded by local donations allowing completion at FCC’s expense. The letter thanks contributors and volunteers.
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Frederick Community College
FCC
Community honors build of a soccer rebound wall
The piece credits Charles F Bowers and Dave Chapin for concrete gifts and safe scaffolding support from Bob Peel Fort Detrick and Gastley’s Junk Yard for the project at Frederick Community College Ve-Tech. Artie Exworthy Jr FCC head coach and instructors are thanked for leadership. The article also thanks Frederick County Commissioners for Day Camp funds enabling mainstreaming and youth involvement with disabled children.
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Bob Peel
Fort Detrick
Picketing Planned Parenthood Aired With Protests and Context
A 1978 News American report discusses Shield of Roses picketing Planned Parenthood on N Howard St. Protesters, including sit ins and a door attempt, frame the action as prayer. The piece contrasts abortion with Planned Parenthood services such as fertility counseling, cancer screenings, menopause care, VD clinic, and contraception, noting rising contraceptive use and sterilization trends in 1877.
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Planned Parenthood
N. Howard St
Shield of Roses
Howard Sr
Ing
News American
GAO proposes its own 1040 form for clarity
The GAO suggests a redesigned Form 1040 with easier filling, more space, clearer sections and bolder lines. The move sparks competition with the IRS, seen as potentially easing taxpaying, though not miraculous or enjoyable.
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Internal Revenue Service
General Accounting Office
IRS
GAO
Annual picnic and livestock show at Em community event
The Em community association hosts the August picnic in Witsburg with livestock poultry exhibits and a baby beef show by Emmiteburg. A livestock judging contest is planned alongside the events. The Chambersburg Maroons beat the Hagerstown Hubs 12 to 5, narrowing the Raiders lead to a half game as Hagerstown errors aid the home side.
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Em Community Association
Witsburg
Emmiteburg
Chambersburg Maroons
Hagerstown
Descendants of Brandenburgs Hold Fifth Annual Reunion
Twenty years ago the descendants of William and Rohann Brandenburg gathered at Wolfsville picnic grove for the fifth annual reunion with a record attendance of 101. Emroy presided as the meeting opened after lunch. the Wamsville Woman's Society of Christian Service met in Parish Hall with 13 members, called to order by vice president Mrs. Irving DeGrange. A directive from the Post Office noted that sending dead fish through the mail is not accepted, not as a gag but to replace deceased fish. The 00 to 500 H Club will meet at Paul G. Gelsbert’s farm near Urbana for the annual campfire, while Older Youth committee members planned the affair at Miss Janet Hobbs’s West Third Street home.
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William and
Rohann Brandenburg
Wolfsville
Emroy
Wamsville Woman's Society of Christian Service
Irving DeGrange
Post Office
Paul G. Gelsbert
Baker Valley Road
Urbana
Janet Hobbs
West Third Street
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James A
Jimmy) Grove
Jimmy
Lions Club
Frederick, Md
Jack Anderson
Energy Department
America
James C. Kellett
Robert Mason
Department of Energy
Charles F. Bowers
Dave Chapin
Bob Bowlus
M.J. Grove Lime Co
Flintkote Co
Gastley
M ‘Stull
Vo Tech
Sam
Dave Clark
Don Neel
Artie Exworthy Jr
Jerry Blank
Hood
Heed College
Favors Eyoreee Rowe
Airy
Mea
Tms
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