Remembering VJ Day War-weary World Embraced Peace
Frederick area veterans recall August 14 1945 when Japan surrendered ending World War II The memories span decades with stories from Robert Bennington in Manila and JoAnn Bennington in Washington DC about war end celebrations and the toll of casualty reporting.
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Frederick-area
Japan
Manila
Robert Bennington
Mountainberry Circle
Frederick
Bennington
JoAnn Bennington
Washington, D.C
War Department
Army
Air Corps
Felix Strengthens as East Coast Monitored
Hurricane Felix neared Bermuda and aimed toward the U.S. East Coast prompting flight cancellations and advisories. One drowning occurred in North Carolina while officials warned residents to seek safety. National Weather Service urged monitoring as Felix’s core could reach the coast by night.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Felix
Atlantic
Britain
North Carolina
National Weather Service
U.S
Carolinas
Index Youth Page Note Printing Recycling Message
The Frederick News PY Post prints portions each day on recycled paper. It emphasizes 100% recycled material and the newspaper’s recycling commitment.
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Frederick News PY Post
Tha
Aloo Ig Recyclabia
Casinos push Maryland gambling legalization appeal
Casino supporters urge broader outreach beyond lawmakers to win Maryland gambling approval. Washington consultant Les Francis says industry needs organized citizen backing. Harrah’s and others hire Baltimore PR teams to rally business allies and testify at state task force hearings as voters show mixed signals.
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Maryland
Missouri
Washington
Les Francis
Francis
Baltimore
Parris Glendening
General Assembly
Florida
Colorado
Rhode Island
All Saints Street remembered as black life center in Frederick
Frederick residents recall All Saints Street as a thriving black district with restaurants doctors offices and shops led by former city alderman William Lee during a Delaplaine exhibit tour. He notes the street housed a church Mullinix Park and long-running Black businesses before civil rights reforms shifted the community.
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All Saints Street
Frederick
William Lee
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Smithsonian
America
Lee
Snowball
All Saints St
All Saints
William Grinage
Donald Bayton
Mullinix Park
Broadway
Lincoln High School
Opera House
Kids Day at John Hanson Apartments Education Fair
Melba Rollins a Frederick resident and volunteers spent Saturday afternoon hosting Kid's Day at John Hanson Apartments for about 75 children. Participants answered educational questions for prizes while enjoying hot dogs ice cream and entertainment including a makeup table reading table and donated books.
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Frederick
John Hanson
Melba Rollins
Latanya Sadler
Reva Harris
John Hanson Apartments
Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs At Cunningham Falls State Park
Youths participate in the Maryland DNR program Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs at Cunningham Falls State Park near Thurmont. In five weeks this summer instructors teach water safety environment and fishing while offering an alternative to drugs. Lewis Johnson III, 10, of Emmitsburg shows a caught fish as peers watch.
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Thurmont
Cunningham Falls State Park
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
DNR
John Fradiska
DNA
Cunningham Falls
Lewis Johnson III
Emmitsburg
Maryland
Department of Natural Resources
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Nancy Luse
News-Post
Philippines
Aberdeen
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Pentagon
Gen. Macarthur
Ori
Timothy Jac
Kers
East Coast
Mickey Mantle
The
Associated Press
Julia Robb
W. All Saints
First Missionary Baptist
Greyhound
Old Hill
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
Court Streets
Baker
Hanson
Bill Green
Leslie Fe, Koasoff
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