Hood College celebrates strong class of 1991 graduates
Hood College marks the 1991 commencement featuring 271 undergraduates from 16 states the District of Columbia Puerto Rico and six foreign countries Ecuador Germany Japan Malaysia Mexico and Panama. The class includes many with Hood family ties plus 111 adult learners oldest 57 with 15 years pursuit. Internships ranged from downtown Frederick to Capitol Hill and beyond with study abroad in Austria Italy France England and Spain.
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Denise Herz
Ellen Urbanski
Mary Beth Wahl
Hetrick
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Ecuador
Germany
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Panama
Hood
Frederick
Capitol Hill
New York
Florida
Massachussetts
Orchard pest management trial cuts sprays in Maryland fruit
Orchard grower Ravenrock View in Smithsburg tests integrated pest management with target traps to time sprays. Scout Ben Harsh logs weekly bug counts, while co owner Ben Clopper notes potential saving hundreds of dollars and reduced chemical use, balancing profits with environmental aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Heflebower
Maryland
Ben Harsh
Mr. Harsh
Ben Clopper
Ravenrock View
Smithsburg
Inflation and higher rates hit rental repairs in 1960s
The speaker notes rents were flat for years until 1963 and 1964, then inflation and rising interest rates in the late 1960s increased borrowing costs for landlords. This made renovations and upkeep more expensive as work often required loans.
Black Soldiers in Glory Film Offer Lessons on History
Veterans and students discuss the Civil War role of Black troops, the 54th Massachusetts, and how the film Glory shapes memory. Re-enactors from Company B trained four weeks in Jekyll Island, while filmmakers note liberties taken for mass appeal and reveal film tricks used in battle scenes.
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Gwaltney
Reid
Ohio
Glory
Company
Jekyll Island
Charleston Harbor
Company B
Massachusetts
54Th
Sharpsburg
Morgan Freeman
Louis Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Fort Wagner
Lightning crisis hit DC area storm floods roads
The storm brought over 100 lightning strikes in parts of Washington area as traffic stalled on I-70 for hours near Frederick County. No serious injuries reported. Weather service tied the system to the Cumberland mountains, stretching from Pennsylvania to near Lynchburg Virginia with about 20 miles width. Frederick recorded 0.77 inches of rain.
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St. Albans
Washington National Cathedral
Shaver
Washington County
Maryland
T.R. Hovermale
Frederick County
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Lynchburg
Ken Shaver
National Weather Service
Frederick City
Kurdish rebels, Iraqi talks outline broad autonomy plan
Maj Ives said coalition would protest the incident to the Iraqi government. In Baghdad Barzani said rebels and Baghdad to free elections and press freedom, Saddam to prune monopoly on power and separate Baath from the state. Agreement calls for separation of executive, legislative and judiciary. Rebels to be absorbed into Iraqi military or Kurdish regional police. Negotiations continue with no final sign. Oil rights to central government. disputes over Kirkuk and regional size persist. Rebels reject timetable for elections and a choice between a new constitution or a constituent assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj. Ives
Baghdad
Barzani
Iraq
Saddam
Baath Party
Mustafa
Hussein
County budget pages outline shortfalls and new posts
Commissioners discuss budget gaps with Bridge and lab shortfalls, estimate 157000 and 197000 respectively, and note overages in new work release center. They approve four new solid waste bureau positions with a January start, grant tentative funds to nonprofits, and consider 5000 to Daybreak Adult Day Care while denying Big Brothers Big Sisters and Red Cross. They propose 2500 for Hearing Impaired and Zoo, 5000 for Housing Trust, and allocations of 5000 for Community Center and 10000 for homeless shelter transitional housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solid Waste Bureau
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
American Red Cross
Frederick County
Frederick County Housing Trust
Frederick Community Center
South Korean Protesters Burn Themselves In Massive Demonstrations
On the 11th anniversary of the Kwangju uprising, three protesters set themselves on fire in Seoul as riot police blocked 30,000 mourners from a funeral for a student killed by police. Nationwide turnout ranged to 200,000 250,000 in over 20 cities with 50,000 in Kwangju. One death and several injuries were reported among self immolations, totaling eight across three weeks.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kwangju
Yonhap
Han Kyoreh Shinmun
Roh Tae-woo
Kang Kyung-dae
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