USS Wasp Scrapped After Decades of Service
The aircraft carrier USS Wasp is headed for the scrap yard at Quonset Point Naval Air Station after 28 years of service. Decommissioning marks end of a ship that fought in the Pacific including Iwo Jima and Guam and supported the Cuban blockade in 1962. The vessel will be towed to Boston for scrapping, with 500 to 600 crew and former crew expected at the ceremony.
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Quonset Point
RLAPD
Wasp
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
Navy
Boston
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Guam
Wake Island
Philippines
Caribbean Sea
Cuba
Crow's Nest Lodge Bows To AQC Burning Request
The Thurmont area campfires at Crow's Nest Lodge will be limited by the Air Quality Control agency after resident complaints about smoke. Lodge manager George Gernand agreed to curb fires and wood sales during poor air conditions. Kenneth Gunn of Emmitsburg received a violation for burning garbage and on site litter. a 30 day reinspection is planned.
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Crow’s Nest Lodge
AQC
County Air Quality Control Agency
Thurmont
Baltimore
Catoctin Mountains
Paul Beale
George Gernand
Gernand
ACC
Kenneth Gunn
Emmitsburg
Bremer Pretrial Arguments Set
US District Court in Baltimore scheduled a Friday hearing on pretrial motions in the case against Arthur H. Bremer. Bremer faces state and federal charges for the May 15 attack on Gov. George Wallace, with trials set for July 12 and July 17 and mental health testing ordered at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital.
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Baltimore
Edward S. Northrup
Arthur H. Bremer
Milwaukee
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Bremer
Benjamin Lipsitz
Lipsitz
James M. Kramon
Kramon
Maryland
Prince Georges County
Ralph Powers
Baltimore County
Towson
Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital
FBI
Nine City Police Officers Charged With Offenses
Police report shows nine individuals charged Friday and Thursday for traffic and other offenses. Names include Carl D. Whitney Betty J. Crampton Alfred H. Hummel Gregory A. Timpson Oscar E. Summers Dunbar H. Stewart David L. Delair James W. Fultz John G. Huff with charges ranging from assault and battery passing bad checks failure to carry registration non support and intoxicated driving and pending trial or bonds set through July. Additional details list ages and addresses for each.
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Carl D. Whitney
Taney Avenue
Whitney
Betty J. Crampton
Hagerstown
Alfred H. Hummel
Hamsville
West
Gregory A. Timpson
Mr. Airy
Court House
Timpson
Oscar E. Summers
Yamsville
Summers
Dunbar H. Stewart
John Hanson
Stewart
David L. Delair
Waltersville
Thuemont
Delair
James W. Fultz
Baltimore
Lewistown
Fultz
John G. Huff
West South Street
Huff
Feds Crack Down On Fireworks
Federal inspectors posing as tourists patrol Midwest and Southeast highways this Fourth of July weekend seeking bootleg fireworks. In prior crackdown, more than 80 seizures and one plant shutdown occurred, with FDA agents uncovering hidden supply chains and targeting manufacturers, sellers, and middlemen. States cited include Missouri Tennessee Ohio Wyoming South Carolina Alabama Georgia Louisiana.
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Washington
Midwest
Food and Drug Administration
Dale C. Miller
FDA
Bureau of Product Safety
Miller
Missouri
Tennessee
Ohio
Wyoming
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Sludge Clouds 35 Mile Schuylkill River Reach
Federal officials report six million gallons of oil sludge coated the Schuylkill River from Douglassville to Philadelphia after Hurricane Agnes. EPA head calls the spill the worst seen. crews use booms and nets to protect water intakes as long term cleanup is planned.
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Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
Environmental Protection Agency
William Ruckleshaus
Ruckleshaus
Schuylkill
Douglassville
EPA
Terry Fabian
State Water Quality Management Bureau
Norristown
Oil Reclamation Company
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Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
James A. Lovell Jr
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Feds
Earth
H. Lester Schurr
Berks Associates
Tank L
Reay
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Sears
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West Patrick St. Frederick, Md
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