Computers move from games to classrooms in local schools
Two girls in a fast food restaurant illustrate how computer use has shifted from arcade games to everyday life. The article notes a countywide push to expand computer literacy with nine week courses for eighth graders, six electives for seniors, and pilot programs at several schools. Bell, executive director of vocational education and computer services, stresses staff retraining and the need for early user experience, citing county comparisons and state funding efforts.
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Spicer Bell
Bob
Bell
Rator
Carroll County
Frederick County
State Education Department
Frederick Community College
New Market Middle School
C. Kurt Holter
Man found innocent of disorderly conduct in district court
A Frederick man Victor L. Diggs was acquitted of disorderly conduct after no witnesses testified to a disturbance. He was also found innocent of related battery and destruction charges from the Jan. 13 1963 incident. Other district court cases resulted in guilty verdicts for trespassing, theft, and battery, while several defendants were acquitted of battery and loitering.
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Frederick
Victor L. Diggs
East Fifth Street
Fifth and Market Streets
Diggs
Stanley Y. Bennett
Court of Appeals
Bennett
John Hanson
L. Amos Genius
Asian Rescue Mission
Daryll W. Weddle
Ford Road
Roger Brown
West South
Mark D. Webber
West I Street
Brunswick
Webber
Robert F. Klipp
Maxwell Ave
North Market Street
Robert H. Thomas
Ladiesburg
Thomas
Shady Grove Metro Station Opening Delayed To 1985
Montgomery County plans a mid-December 1984 opening for Shady Grove station but delays persist amid car shortages. Friendship Heights and Grosvenor will open Aug 25, with Rockville to follow, officials say, as WMATA convoys face vehicle supply issues. Local leaders warn delays affect traffic relief expectations.
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Rockville
Shady Grove
Montgomery County
Friendship Heights
Grosvenor
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
WMATA
al Long
Long
Jay
Charles Maier
Charles W. Gilchrist
Carmen Turner
Gilchrist
Italy
Shady Grove Tours For Children And Expectant Parents
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville offers two free tours on Sunday January 29. The 2:30 p.m. Pediatric Preadmission tour helps families meet departments and staff to ease hospital stays, while the 7:30 p.m. Maternal/Child Health tour covers services and facilities with a births slide show. Reservations required. call 279-6152 for the pediatric tour or 279-6165 for the expectant parents tour.
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Rockville
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Maternal
Shady Grove
Mount Airy Library Reopens January 23
The Mount Airy branch of Carroll County Public Library will reopen at 1 p.m. Monday January 23. Overdue fines are waived for items due between December 27 and January 23. Regular hours are Monday to Wednesday 1 to 8 p.m., Thursday closed, Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Mount Airy Library
Mount Airy
Carroll County Public Library
Ween
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