MontCo Fair crowns 1981 king and queen at parade
In Gaithersburg the Montgomery County Fair will crown a king and queen for its 33rd year. At 7 p.m. a parade of floats and marching units will lead to the grandstand as teen contestants ride in antique cars. A three judge panel finished interviews Friday to determine the winners. Queen contenders include Carol Irvine Linda Robinson Joyce Stiles Kathy Becker Lori Rau Laura Tessier Allison Holder Laurs Ann Money Mary Beth Davis Karen Runkles Janet Marie Stiles Diane Lehm and Trish Dowling. King hopefuls include Joe.
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Montgomery County
Carol Irvine
Linda Robinson
Joyce Stiles
Kathy Becker
Lori Rau
Laura Tessier
Laytonsville
Allison Holder
Laurs Ann Money
Potomac
Mary Beth Davis
Karen Runkles
Janet Marie Stiles
Damascus
Diane Lehm
Brookeville
Trish Dowling
Darnestows
King
Joe
Fair honors six winning families at Family For A Day event
The 4 H office urges fair officials to crown both king and queen to avoid discrimination. Six winning families will be honored from nearly 1000 contestants in the Family For A Day contest with free admission rides dinners and prizes. Families from Rockville Gaithersburg Laytonsville Silver Spring attend, as volunteers from six churches run food booths offering chicken and country ham dishes.
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Wayne Rivers
Rockville
Peter Barbers
Gaithersburg
John Knabs
William Fehlbergs
Laytonsville
John Rogers
Silver Spring
Paul Andres
Hood College Opens 88th Academic Year Convocation
Hood College will open its 88th academic year with a 7 p.m. convocation at the Hudson Outdoor Theatre on Sept. 1. Dr. Martha E. Church will welcome attendees and award an honorary Doctor of Science to Dr. Janet A. Parker of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Christine A. Young announces convocation honors and Hood Scholars. Classes begin Sept. 2 for undergraduates and Sept. 9 for graduates.
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Hudson
Martha E. Church
Liberal Arts College
Hood
Christine A. Young
Church
Janet A. Parker
Medical College of Pennsylvania
Parker
Frankford Hospital
St. Christopher's Hospital
Women’s Medical College
Social Security cuts off checks for felons in prison
The Social Security Administration says it has cut off disability payments to 1900 prisoners in the past year and aims to halt checks for 1000 more felons. A broad prison records search under a new law targets disability payments to incarcerated offenders including convicted murderers like David Berkowitz.
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Social Security Administration
Social Security
David Berkowitz
New York
Sam
Rhoda Greenberg
Office of Disability Programs
Baltimore
Congress
G. William Whitehurst
Libyan pilots on targeted mission in Gulf of Sidra clash
Secretary Haig cites tapes and radio exchanges indicating Libyan pilots were on a targeted mission when they attacked U.S. jets in the Gulf of Sidra. He warned that the United States will deter similar provocations and called Libya’s actions a premeditated test.
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Haig
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Rioters Storm Iranian Embassy in Sweden Occupation Ended
Riot police raided the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm’s Lidinga island suburb to end a 30 student occupation that held the ambassador and his wife hostage. No one was hurt as officers reestablished control. 30 students were arrested. The group, linked to Peykar and Fedayeen, demanded immediate political prisoner releases, an end to executions in Iran, a Swedish protest, and an international judicial delegation to Iran to investigate prison conditions.
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Sweden
Tras
Lennart Lindgren
Associated Press
Iran
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Lidinga
Norway
Tehran
Oslo
Sunny Warm Weather Across Western Maryland and Coasts
Weather briefing shows sunny, warm, and dry conditions through Wednesday across Western Maryland including Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington counties with daytime highs in the low to mid 80s and nights near 60. Mountain regions and Ocean City area expect similar warmth with highs around 90 and upper 70s to 80s, water temperature 70. Drying conditions remain excellent today and Tuesday, with light spraying winds under 10 mph and continuing good conditions through Thursday. Temperature readings from yesterday list Frederick 81 Hagerstown 53 Westminster 52 Gaithersburg 53 Leesburg 44.
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Pauline E. Dorsey 72 Woodsboro resident dies after long life
Pauline E. Dorsey aged 72 a Woodsboro resident and widow of former Frederick County Commissioner and Woodsboro Mayor Lawrence A Dorsey Sr died Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born February 21 1908 in Thurmont she was daughter of the late Howard W and Adz E Bussard. She attended Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church and served as cemetery board secretary. Survivors include son Lawrence A Dorsey Jr deputy states attorney and daughter Doris D Remsberg principal of Rock Creek School.
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Woodsboro
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Lawrence A Dorsey Sr
Frederick County
Thurmont
Howard W
Adz E. Sweeney Bussard
Mt Hope Cemetery Board
Woodsboro Livestock Sales Inc
Lawrence A Dorsey Jr
Doris D. Remsberg
Braddock Heights
Rock Creek School
Reagan to inform Congress on AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia
President Reagan prepares formal notification to Congress announcing plans to sell Fire Airborne Warning and Control System AWACS aircraft to Saudi Arabia. Secretary Haig says the move aims to advance U S policy as Congress returns from vacation for review. Notification is procedural with a 30 day review after an initial 0 day informal period beginning September 9.
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Reagan
Congress
Saudi Arabi
Alexander M. Haig
Lewis frames air controllers strike as U.S. business
Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis rejected an appeal by the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers to reopen talks. He said the issue is strictly U.S. business and that negotiations will only occur with controllers who remain on the job. The federation urged a negotiated settlement after the walkout by about 12,000 U.S. controllers.
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Drew Lewis
U.S
International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers
Amsterdam
Reagan
Lewis
NBC
Meet the Press
Esskay workers vote to accept pay cut at Baltimore plant
Esskay meat packing workers including meat cutters and Teamsters voted about two to one to accept wage and benefit reductions to save jobs. Union leaders could void the pact if non union pay cuts were not matched or if the independent packer moved from Baltimore. About 700 UFCW Local 117 members and roughly 100 Teamsters voted, with other bargaining units aligned.
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Esskay
Washington merry go round and other viewpoints
Investigative columnist Jack Anderson questions reports about Adm. Hyman Rickover and a near sank incident. Weather observer David Lesher forecasts a week of fair and warmer weather. Julian Bond weighs federal budget cuts and potential government impacts. Ed Rochette discusses a famous penny linked to William Saroyan. Louis Rukeyser and John Cunniff offer finance and market notes. Sears introduces a new logo, the Bragein Dragon.
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Colum
Sears
Inside The News 44 ROE Beware of the fury of a patient man
A compact line from John Dryden is quoted warning against the wrath of restraint in a patient man. The aphorism appears as a decorative inscription in the publication’s feature box.
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