Walk-a-thon nets $50,000 in pledges for MOD
Curtis L Waller wins the 25 mile March of Dimes Walk at 2 50 finishing first as about 1 200 of 2 000 starters completed the trek. MOD organizers expect about 50 000 in pledges to Baltimore Johns Hopkins birth defect research with funds also aiding grants nationwide.
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Curtis L. Waller
Jim Wilson
MOD
Wilson
Pat Schoonover
Schoonover
Johns Hopkins University Center
Baltimore
State of
Maryland
Charles C. Smith
Frederick
Beau Brummel Brown
Donald Leatherman
Wege and
Shadow
Ms. Berry
Wege
Louise Russell
Judy Riffle
Ms. Riffle
D.C
Mary Ann Tyereyer
Free deck parking pushed by Downtown Frederick Association
The Downtown Frederick Association adopts absolutely free parking in the deck for shoppers. Merchants will stamp deck tickets to indicate the merchant will pay for parking, replacing the earlier park n shop plan which proved weak in use.
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Downtown
Frederick
DFA
Ellsworth E. McGaha
Parker
McGaha
Betty Wise
Mark Sneadner
Park ‘N Shop
Middletown Youth Killed in U S 40 A Wreck
A Middletown boy, Guy Frederick Aldenderfer, 15, died from massive internal injuries after a two vehicle crash on U S 40 A near Edgemont Road. Driver error and excessive speed cited as factors. Dr Alfred Thackston, 48, and companions were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Funeral arrangements listed on A-5.
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Middletown
Edgemont Road
Guy Frederick Aldenderfer
Larch Lane
Stephen R. Barry
Barry
Alfred Thackston
Rt. 5
Round Hill Road
Frederick
Tpr
E.A. Burke
Paul H. Aldenderfer
Middletown High School
Gladhill Funeral Home
Ford Reagan battle shifts to Indiana in GOP contest
Ford campaigns in Indiana seeking a comeback as Reagan rides Texas victory momentum. Reagan swept all 24 Texas districts to gain 96 delegates, narrowing Ford’s lead and signaling a robust southern strategy. Carter dominates Democratic race, with Jackson exiting andUdall and Wallace fading.
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Walter R. Mears
Ford
Indiana
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Texas
California
Kansas City
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Arm cache found in home of Frederick man charged with firearms
Frederick resident Leonard 36 faces a bond hearing before Federal Magistrate Paul Rosenberg in Baltimore on illegal possession of 69 firearms including two machine guns and large quantities of powder and ammunition seized from behind false walls in his Walter Martz Road residence. Firefighters battled a dryer fire that revealed the cache and caused extensive basement damage. Investigators say the stockpile may amount to an arsenal and will be appraised as serial numbers are checked against NCIC records.
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Ballard Leonard
Rt. 3
Frederick
Paul Rosenberg
Baltimore
Leonard
Walter Martz
U.S. District Court
Treasury Department
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco
BATF
Ro M Griffith
Leonard Rescience
Independents
Lewistown
Walkersville
Citizens Cascade
TS May
May
William D Ramsey
State Fire Marshal's Office
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Joseph Shelton
Ramsey
Restoration benefit set for B and O station May 11
Frederick groups announce a fundraiser during National Historic Preservation Week to support exterior renovation of the B&O Railroad Station on All Saints and South Market Streets. Funds target rebuilding the historic facade and reviving the square's historic activity, drawing on local heritage groups and community support.
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All Saints
South Market Streets
United States
Mountain City
Frederick
B&o
Warm Sunny Days Ahead In Frederick Area
Forecast calls for seasonable warmth through Tuesday with highs in the low to mid seventies after a 70 degree Sunday. The March of Dimes Walk-a-thon drew about 2000 walkers despite Saturday rain. Rainfall totals around the county ranged from 0.5 to 0.95 inches at Emmitsburg and the Unionville station. Overnight low temperatures near 56 degrees, with lows in the low 40s on Tuesday.
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Frederick
State Police
Emmitsburg
Unionville
G. Plitt von Eiff
Democrats balk at nominating black vice presidential pick
In a terse update from political desk, Democrats refuse to press for a Black vice president candidate. The piece notes cautious messaging and internal debates shaping the party’s path.
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March of Dimes National Foundation
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Dallas
Carter
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Morris K Udall
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Alabama
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Frank Church
Idaho
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Udall
Wallace
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Brown
Dolph Briscoe
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James M. Roberts Jr
East Church Street
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