John Georgants Dies After Open Heart Surgery at 17
John Georgants longtime county chief deputy and former D C police veteran died Friday after open heart surgery at age 17. He served nearly 20 years in law enforcement, earned the Policeman of the Year Award in Washington, and was active in Frederick County community and church life. He is remembered for dedication to public service, cooperation with federal agencies, and ongoing police work with his family in Middletown Valley.
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Charles DeGaulle
France
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Ethiopia
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Crime prevention and sit backers push for action nationwide
Exchange Club of Frederick launches a year long crime prevention campaign to convert sit backers into doers. National president Jack A. Pirrie stresses simple citizen steps to cut robbery and injury risk and directs readers to contact Crime Prevention for a Personal Action File.
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Service Club
Jack A. Pirrie
P.O
Toledo
Ohio
The
Exchange Clubs of America
First anniversary supper of the Men's Club noted
More than 300 attendees heard Rev. Charles D. Shaffer YMCA official and remarks from Rev. Dr. U S G Rupp H Noel Haller J Murray Cronenburg and Byron A. Winebrenner as new president. Kitchen and social rooms were enlarged with new equipment. The Star Team of the Y faced defeat in a Junior Cage League game against Studebaker.
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Guess
Evangelical Lutheran Church
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YMCA
U. S. G. Rupp
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J. Murray Cronenburg
Byron A. Winebrenner
Studebaker
Nash
Lincoln
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Chrysler
Star
Mills Comeback Hints Amid Fanne Foxe Saga In Washington
Washington insiders report Rep. Wilbur Mills plans a political comeback despite public taunts from Fanne Foxe. Mills faces renewed attention after past scandals and an ongoing Masonic expulsion battle while his backers push for a continued public role.
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Bob Owens
Mills
Fanne Foxe
Arkansas Grand Lodge
Lee Overstreet
Wilbur
Poison Parathion Poisoning Expands Across Fields
The column recounts multiple Parathion poisoning incidents including a 3 year old boy's death in North Carolina after a sprayed tobacco field incident and a Florida field sprayed near a bus stop. Eyewitnesses describe pipe systems used as showers for workers and children. EPA funding for pesticide training is delayed while farmers retain influence.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Russell Train
EPA
Southeastern General Hospital
Lumberton
N.C
Florida
Congress
White House
Tivoli Center Proposed as Frederick Arts Space Debate
Letters urge using the Tivoli theatre at Monument Road Myersville Md as a performing arts center rather than building new facilities at Frederick Community College FCC. Authors warn against public funds and bureaucratic cost overruns while praising Tivoli’s features and potential downtown renewal. A second letter opposes Assembly Theater on FCC campus, warning it would become community property and increase debt through clever school fundraising tactics.
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Frederick Community College
Frederick
FCC
Hood College
Hood
Winchester Room
Whoa and Whoas echo in town over planned FCC theater
The piece questions a twenty thousand dollar figure amid a half million facility cost claim and argues for locating a community arts center properly. It critiques education funding and calls for honesty about costs while referencing local venues and a potential Hood College collaboration. It also notes tax issues and rental strategies.
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