Bell and History Days set to begin in Frederick
Frederick citizens prepare for Bell and History Days next Saturday and Sunday May 15 with tours from two bus routes, open homes, and craft displays at Rose Hill Manor. Committees named by Michael Croghan include hostesses, tickets, publicity, crafts, bells, transport, and tour headquarters at the Key Hotel. Special events include a Saturday night concert at the Evangelical Lutheran Church and guides from Girl Scout troops assisting at bus stops and tours. Armies of Confederate, Union, and Revolutionary War soldiers will recreate historic scenes at Rose Hill Manor and Hessian Barracks.
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Frederick
Michael Croghan
Bell and
History Days
Croghan
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Rose Hill Manor
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Moore
Hobson
Hessian Barracks
Hit Run File Opened To NAACP Agent
Frederick County State's Attorney offered to open the Eleanor Brown hit and run file to a criminal attorney chosen by the local NAACP. Assembly at the attorney general's office followed a tense meeting with the NAACP executive committee and Mrs Brown's family present. Mrs Brown died December 20, 1970 near her East Fifth residence.
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George Dorsey
Frederick County
Eleanor Brown
NAACP
Robert Rothenhoefer
Charles V. Main
Mrs. Brown
Wreath Enroute To Belleau Woods
A wreath from a Francis Scott Key Unit 11 American Legion will arrive at Orly Airport Paris tomorrow for May 30 ceremonies at the National Cemetery in Belleau Woods France. Mrs Renee Anderson of Frederick will lay the wreath in the cemetery as part of honoring U S servicemen who died in World War I. The article also notes ongoing tensions after local incidents and a police investigation with debate over sufficient evidence for arrest.
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Francis Scott Key Unit
American Legion
Orley Airport
Paris
France
National Cemetery
Belleau Woods
Frederick County
Europe
Renee Anderson
Frederick
Francis Scott Key Unit 11
American Legion Auxiliary
Maryland Campus Quiet After Curfew And Sweep
Maryland University returned to calm after a 9 pm to 6 am curfew and a police guard sweep. State Police and National Guard units had moved onto the College Park campus following student protests that included occupation of the south administration building and traffic disruptions along U.S. 1. A noon rally preceded additional demonstrations as guards policed the area, with troops stationed nearby Greenbelt State Park and several barracks sending detachments to assist before returning later Friday.
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College Park
University of Maryland
U.S. 1
Marvin Mandel
Frederick County
Maryland National Guard
Greenbelt State Park
Frederick Barracks
Hagerstown
Cumberland Barracks
West European Unity Menaced By Dollar Crisis
In Brussels AP report German and French finance chiefs clash over remedies for the monetary crisis sparked by a flood of U S dollars into Europe. West German economics minister Karl Schiller urges allowing the six Common Market currencies to float.
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Brussels
U.S
Europe
Karl Schiller
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Schiller
Giscard d’Estaing
France
Italy
Netherlands
West Germany
Frankfurt
Rogers Deepens USS Involvement In Middle East
JERUSALEM AP Secretary of State William P. Rogers has deepened America's diplomatic involvement in the Middle East in a bid to move toward Arab Israeli peace. Early returns are unclear, as the public positions of the rivals remain unchanged and the outcome will reveal itself only after his return to Washington.
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Jerusalem
William P. Rogers
America
Middle East
Washington
Mideast
Rogers
United States
Rainy Weekend Forecast Keeps Flood Watch Active
A flash flood watch issued two days ago remains in effect as rain dominates the weekend. As of 9 a.m. about .75 inch has fallen in the county with showers expected this afternoon and evening. Temperatures hover in the 60s with a warm trend into the 70s next week, and a cloudy wet Mother's Day is forecast for Frederick County. Highs upper 60s to low 70s, overnights 40s to 50s. Yesterday's high 63, low 44. South west winds 5 to 15 mph today shift to northwesterly 8 to 16 mph tomorrow. Potomac river described as cloudy and rising. Monocacy back to normal after 2 foot drop.
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Frederick County
Potomac
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