Townhouse Fire Displaces Family of Five in Gaithersburg
A family of five became homeless after an electrical short sparked a townhouse fire at 4:17 a.m. at M47 Chadburn Place. Gaithersburg and Laytonsville volunteers fought the blaze, which went from a third story window to the roof, causing about $45,000 in damage. No injuries were reported. The Red Cross was called to assist with housing and needs. The fire was under control by 4:39 a.m.
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Gaithersburg
Laytonsville
Chadburn Place
Red Cross
Policeman Giusti retires after 27 year Montgomery career
Montgomery County Police Department veteran Sergeant John Giusti retires as supervisor of the Police Records Division. A University of Maryland grad with a BS in law enforcement, Giusti served 20 years in Silver Spring before becoming a sergeant in 1972.
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Rockville
John Giusti
Montgomery County
Giusti
University of Maryland
Silver Spring
Weather Forecast Shapes Fair Weekend Across Regions
High pressure over the southeast moves east creating fair weather through the weekend. A Gulf of Mexico low near the Carolinas Sunday night brings snow south of Maryland. Western Maryland towns expect clear cool nights, sunny Sunday, increasing clouds, and chilly highs. Maryland mountains stay partly sunny and cold with daily highs in the 30s. Yesterday temperatures recorded in Frederick Westminster Hagerstown Cumberland and Oakland.
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Gulf of Moxico
Carolinas
Maryland
Carroct
Frederick
Howard
Mentgomery
Weghington Counsties
Westminster
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Oakland
David Lesher
Inmate Rescued Amid Suicide Attempt in Rockville Jail
Timothy Philip Flowers, 24, held on two bench warrants, attempted hanging with a shoe string tied to a steel bar in a jail cell. Deputies CPR’d him, he was taken to Suburban Hospital, while corrections officials note long behavioral history and a minor probation-violation charge.
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Rockville
6Th Judicial Circuit Court
Hay Kight
Timothy Philip Flowers
Kight
Flowers
Gary Blake
Blake
Mathias Gilchrist to be honored for housing work
Retired U.S. Senator Charles Mathias and former Montgomery County Executive Charles Gilchrist will be honored February 15 for efforts in fair and affordable housing. St Luke’s House and St Mark Presbyterian Church join the Housing Opportunities Commission Honor Roll.
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Rockville
U.S
Charles Mc.c. Mathias
Montgomery County
Charles W. Gilchrist
St. Luke's House
St. Mark Presbyterian Church
Housing Opportunities Commission
Sen
Mathias
Fretterd Chosen to Lead Maryland National Guard
Governor-elect Schaefer selected Brigadier General James F. Fretterd to succeed Major General Warren D. Hodges as adjutant general. At 58, Fretterd commands the Maryland Army National Guard and serves as assistant adjutant general with 35 years in service. He has earned the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, and Maryland Distinguished Service Cross.
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Baltimore
William Donald Schaefer
James F. Fretterd
Warren D. Hodges
Maryland National Guard
Schaefer
Fretterd
Maryland Army National Guard
Federalsburg
State of Maryland
NAACP aims at misplacement in special ed and housing
NAACP president Roscoe Nix accuses schools of discriminatory misplacement of black students into special education and urges parent lawsuits and advocacy. He calls for broader community outreach, alliances with Hispanic groups, housing fairness, and vigilance against national policy shifts under the Reagan administration.
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Rockville
NAACP
Roscoe A. Nix
Nix
Montgomery County
Citizens oppose Dickerson mass-burn incinerator plan
Northern Montgomery residents join Sugarloaf Citizens Association in a scientific and environmental battle against a proposed 2000 ton daily mass-burn incinerator near Dickerson. A Tuesday meeting at St. Marys Pavilion in Barnesville will feature scholars led by Dr. Paul Connett and others. County Executive Sidney Kramer backs the Dickerson site and a Jan. 20 public hearing at Seneca Valley High School will address fears of air emissions, aquifer contamination, and rural industrialization.
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Barnesville
Institute For Energy and Environmental Research
Dickerson
Connett
National Coalition On Mass Burn
Kerrie Ryde
Association
Sidney Kramer
Seneca Valley High School
Kramer
Charles W. Gilchrist
Sugarloaf Mountain
Montgomery
Frederick
Maryland
Loudon County
Montgomery County
Pepco
Gaithersburg teacher draws 1967 historic sites calendar
Ellen B Gardiner of Gaithersburg illustrates all 12 pen and ink scenes for Shady Grove Hospital Auxiliary historic sites calendar. Landmarks include Strathmore Hall Gaithersburg train station Summit Hall Rockville Civic Center and Darnestown Presbyterian Church. Proceeds aid the hospital. Calendars cost 6 50 and are available by call 9633576 or 2796111.
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Gaithersburg
Ellen B. Gardiner
Shady Grove Hospital
Strathmore Hall
Summit Hall
Rockville Civic Center
Darnestown Presbyterian Church
Carol Maryman
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