Metro pret transit woes on July Fourth ride in DC area
On July Fourth a near record crowd rode Metro to the Mall in Washington and suburbs. After fireworks, a chaotic surge led to crowding at stations, blocked doors, and lawbreaking inside trains. Metro offered 75 cents fare, but officials gave limited comment on the mishap.
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Virginia
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Oak Ridge Boys
National Symphony Orchestra
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Frederick Counties
Monocacy Battle Remembered by Potomac Home Brigade
A Frederick County essay marks the Battle of Monocacy anniversary noting the Potomac Home Brigade and Maryland Union regiments defending bridges, railways, and the canal. The piece recalls civilian soldiers and the Civil War’s broader volunteer force amid the 1864 campaign near Middletown and Frederick.
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Monocacy
Frederick County
Muck
Frederick Junion
Middletown
Frederick
Maryland
Johnny Rebs
Billy Yanks
Maryland Potomac Home Brigade
Thomas Scharf
Harpers Ferry
Marylas
Twelfth Corps
Gettysburg
Cemetery Ridge
Spangler’s Spring
Culp’s Hill
Maryland Infantry
PHBE
Vermont
New York
Washington
Son Tay Raid Reassessed as Strategic Success in Vietnam
A Washington analysis reframes the 1970 Son Tay raid as a precise operation that exposed North Vietnamese vulnerabilities and demonstrated U S intelligence effectiveness. It notes limited casualties, POW handling improvements, and strategic gains despite initial disappointment over missing prisoners. The piece also recalls Civil War era Maryland home guard actions near Frederick and Monocacy.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S
Son Tay
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Hanoi
Donald T. Blackburn
Donald Goldberg
CIA
Sticks
Zoning proposal threatens due process rights in Frederick County
Letter argues county commissioners push for arbitrary regional rezoning undermining due process for property owners. It warns of staff driven rezonings without notice with scant public timing. Urges attendance at Planning Commission meeting on Thursday evening in Winchester Ball, July 1 at 7 p.m. PHILIP F. HURST Ijamsville.
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Fishing party nets 136 hardhead at Plum Point
A four hour fishing party from Damascus and near New Market caught 136 fish at Plum Point near Chesapeake Beach using Roland England's boat. The catch consisted entirely of hardheads and came from a day’s outing.
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Roscoe Purdum
E.K. Linthicum
Damascus
Roland England
New Market
Plum Point
Chesapeake Beach
England
Thanking Frederick Volunteers for Two Years of Service
Suzy Brett, Volunteerism Coordinator, bids farewell after two years thanking more than 200 volunteers from civic groups churches schools and city and county staff. She praises the efforts behind street history days and upcoming Festival of the Arts and notes the no cost concept enabled events.
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