Miss Frederick pageant to send Frederick County to Miss Maryland
In Frederick County for the first time in over 20 years a Miss Frederick contest selects a local entrant for Miss Maryland and potentially Miss America. Ten finalists vie at the Weinberg Center with tickets at 3 dollars to 2 dollars.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Maryland
Weinberg Center
Hagerstown
Atlantic City
Cochairmen
James W. Powell
LeRoy D. Fleming
Frederick Sertoma Club
Miss Maryland Organization of
Powell
Fleming
Miss Frederick
Gwen McAllister
Barbara Lee Baetz
Denise Georgantis
Susan Marie Hawkins
Tina Yvette Lee Sheree Lynn Childers
Nanette Carter
Stephanie Evelyn Davis
Sandy Deener
Jan Barrett
Sertoma Club
Ron Moss
Preservation clash over Hanson House in Frederick letters
Arthur Stine protests that only exterior walls of Hanson House will be saved amid court house plans. He cites bureaucratic secrecy, National Register status, and loss of surrounding historic streetscape on West Patrick Street, urging full restoration for future generations.
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Maryland Historical Trust
Historic
Frederick
Hanson
John Hanson
Court House
Frederick County
West Patrick Street
Fredericktowne
Frederick County Political Shift and Local News May 4
Frederick County remained in the Weller wing after the primary with Hoover winning by about 50 votes as five precincts reported. POTOMAC EDISON’s Melville F Riley and Mrs Riley returned from a Mediterranean cruise welcomed at Hagerstown Country Club. Roads crews posted high water signs after one and a quarter inches of rain pushed Monocacy River out of banks. Frederick Chamber notes local manufacturing near normal despite recession. Miss Joan Sawyer of Thurmont elected to Western Maryland College dorm council. A death-trap highway letter laments unsafe roads and urges action to save lives.
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Frederick County
Weller
Hoover
Nose
Melville F. Riley
Potomac Edison Company
Riley
Hagerstown
Welcome Home
Hagerstown Country Club
Potomac Edison
Monocacy River
Gubernatorial Race in Maryland Fails to Stir on Ollman Appointment
Maryland politics watchers describe the Ollman appointment at the University of Maryland as a bland, muted affair. Acting Governor Blair Lee III faced criticism for raising the issue while other candidates avoided direct confrontation. Senate President Hoyer and Wally Orlinsky urged restraint, and Theodore Venetoulis condemned interference. The dispute centers on academic freedom and political influence in state universities, leaving voters with a dull campaign outlook.
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University of Maryland
College Park
Blair Lee III
Hhe
Bertell Ollman
Lee
Senate
Steny H. Hoyer
Hoyer
Wally Orlinsky
Wen Pa
Baltimore County
Theodore G. Venetoulis
Blair Lee
College Pro Iinei
Venetoulis
Oilman
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Wai
Ollman
Oulmas
Massacre reports echo Cambodian purge and Khmer Rouge crimes
A chilling recounting of Cambodian Khmer Rouge purges describes officers and civilians targeted after 1975. Witnesses detail General Em San and subordinates being captured at Siem Reap, transported in trucks, and executed by hoe blows near Angkor Wat and at Wat Loley, amid a broader pattern of executions of officers, enlisted men, and civilians.
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Malmedy
Belgium
My Lai
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Cambodia
KCP
Khmer Communist Party
Em San
Siem Reap
Thailand
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Rouge
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Kompong Khei
Angkor Wat
Prey Dether
Kompong Kdei
Eller
Wat Loley
Khmer Ronge
Eleneamnl Sn 6
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Arthur Stine
Lancaster St
Baltimore
Pens
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U.S. 15
The
Joan Sawyer
Thurmont
Blanche Ward Hall
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Donald W. Kelley
Tom Stuckey
Associated Press
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