Operation Homecoming Releases Sixty POWs Names
Operation Homecoming officials released the names of sixty returned prisoners of war to the U.S. in three flights from Clark Air Base Philippines. Flight 1 landed at Andrews AFB Maryland at 5 15 pm EST Flight 2 at Maxwell AFB Alabama at 7 30 pm EST and Flight 3 at March AFB California at 3 30 pm EST. The list includes numerous service members from Navy Air Force Marine and allied personnel with destinations such as St. Albans Naval Hospital Malcolm Grow Medical Center and regional hospitals in Westover AFB and other facilities. Continuous flow details each POW by name service branch home town and intended medical facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Air. Base
Philippines
United States
Andrews Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ala
March Air Force Base
Calif
Charles P. Zuhoski
Navy
San Diego
Lt. Albans Naval Hospital
N.Y
Wallace C. Newcomb
Air Force
Painted Post
St. Albans Naval Hospital
Gerald S. Venanzi
Trenton
N.J
Russell E. Temperley
North Falmouth
Mass
Air Force Regional Hospital
Westover Afb
Thomas H. Kirk Jr
Richmond
Malcolm Grow Medical Center
Timothy B. Sullivan
Las Vegas
Nev
Boston Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Howard J. Hill
el Paso
Tex
Malcolm Grow
Kenneth R. Freenor
Hampton, Va
Malcom Grow
Robert R. Craner
Cohoes
James E. Bean
Arlington, Va
Robert C. Jones
Chatham
Dog Warden Hints Fees Fund Damages and Pet Tax Idea
The dog warden says license fees fund damages from dogs not salaries or operations. Commissioner Lewis notes possible future pet tax to curb Frederick County’s animal population. Unclaimed dogs at kennels might be bought with a $5 donation aiding a veterinarian and humane society. Laughter follows a questioned sale value. Also, Gary Dennis Podgurski recovers at home after a tonsillectomy and is a Yellow Springs Elementary student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Lewis
Frederick County
Simons
County Humane Society
Saint Bernards
Lewis
Gary Dennis Podgurski
RFD 7
Yellow Springs
POWs Flynn and Smith Freed From China After Captivity
Two Vietnam era pilots Robert J. Flynn and Smith along with Special Forces Maj. Floyd J. Thompson and diplomat Philip W. Manhard were released by the Chinese. The group, held since 1965 to 1967, completed medical and administrative procedures at Clark base hospital and were en route to further repatriation, with Hanoi pledging all prisoners freed by March 28 under the cease-fire. 439 Americans and several other nationals have been released so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Navy
Robert J. Flynn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Robert Flynn
Smith
Flynn
Thompson
Manhard
Clark
Hanoi
Vietnam
Death notices Daisy A Longbrake Petersville widow
Daisy Amanda Longbrake 91 died March 17 at her Petersville residence after a long illness. Born October 28 1881 in Frederick County she was the daughter of George Daniel and Laura Schroyer. She was the widow of Frank Longbrake. Survived by three children Virginia Cramer James Longbrake Sarah Chichirichi two grandsons and three great grandchildren. Visitation after 10 am Sunday March 18 at the late residence. Funeral at Eackles Funeral Chapel Harpers Ferry March 19 at 2 30 pm. Interment Fairview Cemetery Bolivar West Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy A. Longbrake
Daisy Amanda Longbrake
Petersville
Frederick County
George Daniel
Laura Dusing Schroyer
Frank Longbrake
Virginia L. Cramer
James F. Longbrake
Sarah Chichirichi
Charles Town
W. Va
Eackles
Harpers Ferry
Fairview Cemetery
Bolivar
Seven Charged In Unrelated City Incidents
Seven people were charged in separate incidents Friday night into Saturday morning. Ralph Ray Kolb, 17, of North Market Street, faced multiple traffic charges with a trial set for April 25 and insurance related liability. Stanley M. Zymith Jr., of Rockville, was jailed for disorderly intoxication at police HQ. Edward W. Funk, Walkersville, was charged on a warrant for assault and battery at the Holiday Inn and released on recognizance. William Burr Trail, Pennsylvania Avenue, was charged with disobeying an automatic control device, with a trial date of April 10 and $15 collateral. John L. Fox, West Eighth Street, was cited for failure to obey a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ray Kolb
North Market Street
Kolb
Stanley M. Zymith Jr
Rockville
East South
South Carroll Streets
John L. Fox
West Eighth Street
East
East Thirteenth Streets
Gregory W. McClear
Hagerstown
Rt. 40
Baughman’s Lane
Morgan Anderson
Frederick
Market
Patrick Streets
Harper Rankin dies at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick businessman and former Lonaconing mayor Harper Rankin died Friday at Frederick Memorial Hospital at age 27? actually 87. He was born November 23, 1888 in Lonaconing and moved to Frederick in 1929 where he ran the Frederick Paint and Glass Store until 1956. He was a life member of Georges Creek Lodge AF&A Masons 161 and Walkersville Volunteer Fire Co. Surviving are his wife Loretta, a daughter in Florida, three grandchildren and a great grandchild, plus siblings in Lonaconing. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Smith Fadeley Keeney Basford Funeral Home with interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorials to Salvation Army or Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Harper Rankin
Brooklawn Apts
Loretta Mertel Rankin
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Lonaconing
James
Annie Scott Rankin
Scotland
Rankin
North Market Street
Georges Creek Lodge
Af&a Masons
William Howlett Rankin
Smith, Fadeley, Keeney and Basford Funeral Home
Etchison’s
East Church St
Mt. Olivet
Salvation Army
Presbyterian Church
County faces control over grant money and staff payroll
Rock Creek Dorsey presses for county say in grant priorities and staff payroll. Roff cites state Grant Review Committee as final authority, with county advisory and regional health leaders shaping recommendations. Budget, caseloads, and Jeanne Bussard Workshop grant approved. CEO phaseout prompts broader funding aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey
Roff
John A. Derr
Health Department
Charles G. Spicknall
State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Rock Creek Center
Rolf
Fox
Frederick Memorial Hospital Discharges List Names Residents
Hospital discharge tally from Frederick Memorial Hospital in the last 24 hours includes Rev. James McBride John Vacca Mrs. Susan Hann Mrs. Frances Welty Mrs. Catherine Woodyard Mrs. Faye McKay Christina Hylan Mrs. Wilma Quinn Mrs. Yvonne Huffer Franklin Notnagle all of Frederick along with Mrs. Helen Fry Tuscarora Austin Fogle Woodsboro Christopher Grigsby Ernie Pope Sandra Martin Mrs. Sandra Greear Mr. Airy Mrs. Nellie Colliflower Mrs. Lucy Gladhill Middletown Mrs. Bessie Palmer Vienna Va Mrs. Irene Martin Thurmont Philip Linthicum Jr Gaithersburg James Bourland Victor Domine Walkersville Mrs. Erma Murphy Mrs. Mable Duke Ijamsville Mrs. Donna Burtt Jefferson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Memorial Hospital
James McBride
John Vacca
Susan Hann
Frances Welty
Catherine Woodyard
Faye McKay
Christina Hylan
Wilma Quinn
Yvonne Huffer
Franklin Notnagle
Frederick
Helen Fry
Tuscarora
Austin Fogle
Woodsboro
Christopher Grigsby
Ernie Pope
Sandra Martin
Sandra Greear
Airy
Nellie Colliflower
Lucy Gladhill
Middletown
Bessie Palmer
Vienna
Irene Martin
Thurmont
Philip Linthicum Jr
Gaithersburg
James Bourland
Victor Domine
Walkersville
Erma Murphy
Mable Duke
Ijamsville
Donna Burtt
Jefferson
Glass bottle collection center to open at Glade Valley Grange
The Glade Valley Grange Youth Committee will run a glass bottle collection at the Grange picnic area on Biggs Ford Road by the Monocacy River. It will operate 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and accept all glass bottles and jars, clean and color separated, no metal caps. Citizens urged to support the environmental effort and curb litter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glade Valley Grange
Monocacy River
Biggs Ford Road
Glade Valley Grange Youth Committee
Shepley
Bingo game to pay Stevensville light bill local tale
Stevensville Md residents organize a bingo fundraiser to settle the towns overdue electric bill to Delmarva Power and Light Co with lights at risk of being shut off if payments remain unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevensville, Md
Stevensville
Delmarva Power and Light Co
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Thomas V. Parrott
Dalton
Maxwell Afb Hospital
Leo G. Hyatt
Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Hospital
William M. Hardman
Longwood
Jacksonville Naval Hospital
Bobby R. Bagley
Sumter
S.C
Kenneth Fisher
New York City
Wilson D. Key
Vernon P. Ligon Jr
Melbourne Beach
Guy D. Gruters
Sarasota
Carl D. Chambers
Yuba City
David Grant Air Force Medical Center
Travis Afb
Larry EB. Carrigan
Scottsdale
Ariz
March Afb Hospital
Charles R. Tyler
Mesa
Jay C. Hess
Bountiful
Utah
George E
Claremont
Robert W. Barnett
Hawthorne
Dwight E. Sullivan
Charles R. Gillespie Jr
Miramar
Bathoa Naval Hospital
Earl G. Lewis Jr
Balboa Naval Hospital
Richard E. Smith Jr
March Jard Hospital
Robert L. Stirm
Foster City
David Grant Medical Center
Richard A. Dutton
North Las Vuegas
Claude D. Clower
Carl W. Lasiter
Myron L. Donald
Ossining
I King
East Patrick St
Harper Rankin
H. B. Duvall, Inc
Frederick, MD
Smmrais Mort Ferafancad Pinewrere of Chitin
Frederick Towne Mall
Rock Creek
Connie Schlegel
Patna
Phillips 66
Blue Ridge Oil Company
P.O
Pho
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