Seaborne aid network revived as Kismayu port reopens
U S Marines and Belgian paratroopers seized Kismayu port and airport reopening a key gateway for famine relief. French and U S troops in Mogadishu and Baidoa came under fire with no French casualties reported. A UN child agency spokesman noted aid deliveries resumed as a first truck convoy reached Baidoa amid ongoing clashes.
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Kismayu
Somalia
U.S
Fred Peck
Kenya
Mogadishu
Baidoa
Foreign Legion
Mark Thomas
United Nations Children’s Fund
Col. Peck
United Nations
Walkersville youth dies in accident
A 16 year old Walkersville resident, Thomas W. Rutherford Jr., died in a Saturday night one vehicle crash on Devilbiss Bridge Road near Dublin Road. He was pronounced dead at Washington County Hospital after a state police helicopter transported him from the scene. Rutherford did not have a driver's license, and deputies said he lost control on a curve causing the truck to strike an embankment and a utility pole. The crash raises Frederick County road fatalities to 33 this year.
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Walkersville
Devilbiss Bridge Road
Dublin Road
Thomas W. Rutherford Jr
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Frederick County
Bradley Baxter
Rutherford
Dfc
Baxter
Edward J. Daugherty dies in Frederick at 84
Edward Jacob Doc Daugherty 84 of 919 Motter Ave Frederick died Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Husband of Kathryn Mercer Daugherty he was born April 6 1938 in Gettysburg PA. A ham radio operator trumpet player and youth advocate he held leadership with Optimist Club Chamber of Commerce and Elks Lodge. He served in the State Guard during World War II and coached a Little League team. Continued on Page A4.
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Edward Jacob
Doc” Daugherty
Motter Ave
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Kathryn V. “Katz
Mercer Daugherty
Gettysburg
Charles N
Mary Maud Loi Daugherty
Daugherty
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Old Comrades
North End Civic Association
Harris and Filler
Price Electric Co
State Guard
7Th Battalion
Inside The News Weather Brief Briefing
Partly sunny today with highs in the mid 40s. Partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows near 30. Partly sunny on Tuesday with highs in the 50s. See Maryland weather and map on Page A-2. Side dishes play important roles at the Christmas table. See Page es
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Maryland
Santa receives mixed bag of letters from hopeful children
A North Pole mailbox overflows with Christmas letters including requests for large gifts and charity. Terry from Samsville asks for his family to win a contest and help others, while Bethany Hagerstown and Rebecca Funkstown seek information about Santa and ballet. Jeffrey Henley Frederick asks about elf names and sleigh logistics, plus what reindeer eat. Teressa Barton Hagerstown wishes to help the homeless. Tiffany Schade Morgantown asks for Salvation Army aid. Karen Biddinger Frederick hopes her grandmother improves, others note toy desires and charitable wishes as lists grow long.
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North Pole
Santa Claus
Terry
Samsville
Santa
Bethany
Hagerstown
Ruldolf
Rebecca Brooks
Funkstown
Jeffrey Henley
Frederick
Henley
Jeffrey
Teressa Barton
Tiffany Aleta Schade
Morgantown
Salvation Army
Tiffany
Karen Biddinger
Hugh
Ant
Holiday portrait fiasco with three year old Ryan Skinner
A Sears portrait session for Ryan Skinner, age three, ends with a stubborn refusal to sit still. Photographer Tonya Ahalt improvises with toys and background changes while Ryan’s mother, Sue Skinner, recalls a previous failed visit and notes the child’s dislike of a red backdrop.
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Tonya Ahalt
Sears Portrait Studio
Alyssa Skinner
Santa
Ryan Skinner
Ryan
Sears
Ms. Ahalt
Sue Skinner
Alyssa
Mrs. Skinner
No white Christmas forecast for Frederick County
Forecasters say the region will remain cloudy through Wednesday with only partial clearing on Christmas Day. National Weather Service meteorologists note only about 19 hours of sun at Washington National Airport this month, while a psychologist links prolonged cloudiness to mood and melatonin levels.
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Frederick County
Washington National
Mike
Lockhart
Amet Figueroa
Pacific Northwest
Gulf of Mexico
Spelunkers Trapped Five Hours Near Chambersburg Pa
Two Frederick residents were trapped for about five hours in a cave near Chambersburg Pennsylvania while exploring with a third person. The group was roped together in a narrow shaft and endured 30s temperatures before rescuers arrived. They carried food water and lights and credit the cave rescue system for the outcome.
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Frederick
Chambersburg
Bnan Snyder
Allison Hazen
Snyder
Fred Townsend
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Edward Daugherty
Inside the News
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Julia Robb
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Estes Lockhart
Ms. Hazen
Mr. Snyder
Mr. Townsend
Townsend
Shippensburg Area
Hazen
Enite
Embhes
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