Freedom Riders bicycle voyage marks Constitution anniversary
Four Frederick cyclists join Freedom Riders to begin a cross country trek from Libertytown to Thurmont and Woodsboro, then continue through 21 states covering 3,700 miles. Teams of two ride 18 to 24 hours daily, averaging about 200 miles, with bikes and gear supplied by major sponsors.
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Frederick
Freedom Riders
Libertytown
Thurmont
Liberty
New York
Baltimore
Woodsboro
Dowd
Aladea
Bill Paradis
Hertz Corporation
Coachmen Industries
Shimano American
le Coq Sportif
Canada Dry
AMF
Huffy Foundation
Columbia Manufacturing Co
Touche Ross and Co
Burs
Carlisle Tire
Shogun
Puch
Austro-Daimler
Cycles Gitane
Proteus
America
Neil Vinebers
Foat
PEPCO to probe Aug. 5 Buzzard Point transformer fire
PEPCO summoned the transformer manufacturer at 2 20 p m August 5 to inspect the cause and extent of damage at Buzzard Point Substation First and V Street S W The unit cost 1 million dollars and began service in May 1982 Fire produced heat and an oil flash point detonation a deformation of the steel support and a 10 foot fall of the expansion tank About 13 000 customers were without power for two hours before restoration by 5 p m The issue involves a 234 000 volt to 138 000 volt connection and the 20 000 gallon oil filled unit located at the substation
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Potomac Electric Power Co
Bustard Point
V Street
S.W
PEPCO
Siemens
Allis Manufacturing Co
Atlanta
Allis-Chalmers
Buzzard Point
Eet
District of Columbia
Bethesda
Montgomery County
Ghanaian turn to 4 June legacy amid political and economic crisis
Ghana faces a tense anniversary as PNDC leaders Railings and the June 4 coup mark a shift away from parliamentary rule. The report highlights price controls, kalabule, cocoa woes, and brain drain while noting political disillusion and the ongoing search for stability in Accra, Nkroful, and the Gold Coast era echoes.
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Accra
Ghana
Black Africa
Gold Coast
el Mina
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkroful
Aga
Provisional National Defense Council
PNDC
Daniel Aloiga Akata-Pore
Hills Limans
Wader
Mit
Seaham
Romualiie Erie
Ent
Rureker
Peoples’ Defense Committees
PDC
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Frederick County
Mary Margrabe
Patiss
Appalachians
Thomas Beatty
First Continental Congress
Georgia
AL Lealugion
Culerd
Massachusetts
Cornwallis
Great Britain
John Hanson
Continental Congress
United States
Congress
Confederation
Annapolis
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
George Washington
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Herbert A. Mieberg
Brooklyn, N.Y
Nieberg
National Economic Review Committee
Foed
Frederick, d
Angueiz
Market Street Seloon
H. Market St
Hickory Fry Furniture Company, Inc
Hickory Fry Factory
Sania San
Babe Ruth
Cline
E. Patrick Street
Visa
Mastercard
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