Hood College Commencement Draws 2000 Spectators
Hood College marked its 90th commencement with over 200 undergraduates and 100 graduates receiving degrees. Barbara Bush delivered the keynote, receiving an honorary Doctor of Humanities for her Reading is Fundamental work. Honorary degrees were also given to Grace Hopper and Finn M. W. Caspersen. Local residents earned various bachelor’s and master’s degrees, with several graduates listed among summa cum laude and cum laude honorees.
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Hood College
Hardy
Barbara Bush
United States
Bush
Grace Hopper
Finn M. W. Caspersen
Beneficial Corp
Stritch
Mount Vernon
J. Ray Ramsburg III
Thurmont
Katherine C. Swire
Fredrick
Reagan cites U S school failures in Seton Hall address
President Reagan told Seton Hall University graduates that U S schools are not doing the job and that American students compare unfavorably with peers in other industrialized nations. He urged merit-based pay for teachers to raise quality and noted declines in SAT scores and minimal course requirements, despite some outstanding schools and educators.
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South Orange
N.J
Reagan
America
Seton Hall University
U.S
Meretu Mie
Personal profile Mary Fouche profiles Virginia Byerly pace setter
Frederick High girls win regional track title highlighted by intense sprinting and strong team performance. Virginia Byerly is featured as a key figure shaping local athletics and inspiring younger runners through dedication and achievement.
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Mary Fouche
Virginia Byerly
Hcenew
Frederick
Quote from Hazlitt on wishing for what is right
A fragmentary quotation from William Hazlitt the English essayist notes that if people had desired what is right they might have achieved it long ago. The line reflects on human aspiration and justice.
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William Hazlitt
Abduction suspects face seven charges in Maryland case
Olon Hill Jr. and Jimmy Edward Simpson, sought nationwide in a Taneytown pharmacy abduction and clerk kidnapping, are jailed in Westminster on 750000 bail each facing seven state counts. They waived extradition from Harrisburg after initial hearings and surrender at a Gettysburg area home.
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Olon Hill Jr
Jimmy Edward Simpson
Taneytown
Carroll County
Westminster
Yaneytown
Bruce Moore
Maryland
Harrisburg
U.S
J. Andrew Smyser
Simpson
Hill
Moore
Thelma Doxten
Patricia Hively
FBI
Tennessee
Hut
Pennsylvania
Orrtanna
Gettysburg
Dauphin County
Andrew Manning
Baltimore
Manning
Mally
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Mrs. Hively
Hill and Simpson
Tpr
Edward Hermomin
Eastalco expansion premature says chief executive
Eastalco Aluminum Co. chief executive Peter Aylen said Friday that Alumax Inc has acquired Howmet Corp assets from Pechiney Ugine Kuhlman and that an expansion story in a Baltimore paper was premature. Aylen noted plans have been discussed since 1978 but no progress toward a new pot line has occurred due to power constraints.
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Eastalco Aluminum Co
Howmet
Alumax Inc
Baltimore
Peter Aylen
Alumax
Prc
Howmet Corp
Pechiney Ugine Kuhlman Corp
Eastalco Opera
Aylen
Maryland
Eustako
Mount St Mary's College marks 175th commencement
Frederick County prepares for graduation weekend as Mount St Marys College hosts 11 a.m. Sunday exercises with investigative columnist Jack Anderson delivering the address in a ceremony that will confer more than 300 degrees across area colleges. Frederick Community College also holds commencement at 6:30 p.m. Sunday with Seymour Stern speaking.
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Frederick County
Jack Anderson
Mount St Mary’s College
Anderson
Washington
Washington Press Corps
Frederick
Seymour Stern
Frederick Community College
Stern
Frederick County Bar Association
Archeologists unearth Frederick past along Carroll Creek
Soil Systems and Virginia firms spent three weeks excavating six Carroll Creek sites in Frederick to reveal industrial and Black community history. Findings include the Asbury Methodist Church site dating to 1818, Kunkel tannery remnants, nearby dwellings, and the Peter Baer Brewery era. The work supports themes from origins of Carroll Creek industry to Black residents.
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Carroll Creek
New
Frederick
Soil Systems
Virginia Archeological Firm
Charles D. Cheek
Cheek
Asbury Methodist Church
Kunkel
Peter
Baer Brewery
City Spring
Washington Tavern
Sun Systems
Weather Update for Western Maryland and Surrounding Areas
A weak cold front brings a mix of clouds and possible storms through the weekend. Western Maryland counties including Carroll and Montgomery expect warm humid conditions with scattered showers and storms. highs in the 70s, lows near 60, gradual clearing Monday and cooler, drier air to follow.
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David Lesher
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Damascus
Paula J. Puglisi
Tuscarora
Frederick City
Virginia Bowers Bachtell
Diane M. Becheler
Philip W. Bowers
Susan Castle
Jerry Mark Cline
Ann
Commito
Bowers
Inside the News
Boyd Smith
C. Kurt Holter
Hood
Martha E. Church
Barbara Pierce
Wayut Muvery
Eastalco
ED Waters IR
News-Post
Ferndale
Wash
Eastalco Co
Amax Inc
Mitsui & Co. Ltd
Nippon Steel Corp
Tokyo
Bellimara Sem
Aysen
FCC
Karen Gardner
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