Five slain in Georgia burglaries shock rural towns
Police theorize an escaped prisoner or mental patient may be linked to two rural Georgia burglaries that left five people dead including an eight year old girl. Victims include Alice Watts and relatives in Dearing and Hattie Watts Ricky Watts in nearby areas. two men found shot near Midville. Authorities caution the crimes are related and likely by a nonlocal suspect.
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Thomson, Ga
Georgia
Alice Watts
Dearing
Hattie M. Watts
Ricky A. Watts
McDuffie
William Swan
Swan
Midville
Alan Butler Reeves
Alan Shirley
Ringgold
Reeves
Burke County
Gregory Coursey
Phil Peters
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Peters
Tobacco Country
Savannah River Valley
Weather Brighter Outlook Amid Rain Past Weekend Losses
Weather continued on page A-1 notes eastern shore corn prospects and moisture, while western Maryland receives well above normal rainfall. Maryland police report five highway deaths over the weekend, including a Ridgely Ave crash injuring several and fatalities in Salisbury, Crownsville, and Faser. An Irish Festival drew thin crowds. fireworks were postponed. Tonight clears with near 60s lows. highs near 90s, isolated storms possible Wednesday to Friday. An 11-foot Bengal tiger exhibit from November 1967 is shown at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Moyer
Maryland
NWS
Baltimore
Loch Raven
Liberty
Ridgely Avenue
Anne Arundel County
Thomas J. Rawlings
Oxon Hill
Rawlings
Catherine Rawlings
Thomas
Quentin
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Anne Arundel County General Hospital
Salisbury
John D. Stephens
Roberta Marshall
Severny Park
Ane Arundel General Hospital
Crownsville
Essex
Faser
Robert F. Tekel
India
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
Byron Opposes Social Security Cuts
Rep Beverly Byron of the 6th District reiterates opposition to proposed Social Security cuts. She defends keeping benefits intact while tackling the system's finances. The budget bills address Social Security while trimming adult student and minimum benefits, though July 1982 cost of living increases are retained. Byron vows to ensure beneficiaries receive entitled support and keep the system functioning.
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Beverly B. Byron
Senate
Byron
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Long Meadow Drive
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Yellow Springs Pike
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al Palsy Organization
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Regi
United Cerebral Palsy Organization
GMFC
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Brightseat Rd
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Mali
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U.S. RI
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Frederick Fairgrounds
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James W. Misner
Misner Tile & Carpet
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