Disaster Among Those Aboard The American Jet
Aboard American Flight 191 were several publishing trade figures headed to an American Booksellers Association convention. The jet carried 258 passengers and 13 crew with 4 Playboy affiliates among the dead, including Sheldon Wax and Judith Wax. Eyewitnesses described a flaming crash at O’Hare as FAA investigators reviewed tapes and a temporary morgue formed at the American hangar.
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American Booksellers Association
Playboy Magazine
Sheldon Wax
Judith Wax
Amerien Airlines
Pamnear
Sttandanta
Art Jackson
Walter Lux
Tempe
Ariz
Air Force
American
American Airlines
O'Hare
Wilson College Granted Reprieve Amid Board Shakeup
In Chambersburg Pennsylvania Franklin County judge ordered Wilson College to stay open and removed two trustees including president Dr Margaret Waggoner and Bryn Mawr chief Dr Mary Patterson McPherson The ruling enjoins closing the college and directs board renewal to prepare for fall term Students and Save Wilson Committee celebrated the decision while faculty exit rumors loom as the institution struggles with enrollment and staffing.
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Chambersburg
Wilson College
Franklin County
Save Wilson Committee
John Keller
Margaret Waggoner
Mary Patterson McPherson
Bryn Mawr College
Philadelphia
Waggonter
Presbyterian College For
Wilson
Keller
Dr. Waggoner
McPherson
Cfer
Willson Codge
Waggoner
Limited openings in MoniCo camps for summer days
The Montgomery County Department of Recreation Area offers limited openings at Camp Big Woods in Damascus Regional Park for 5 to 7 year olds and Camp Meadowside near Needwood for 6 to 8 year olds. Two week sessions run June 5 to August 3 at Camp Big Woods, and a single session August 17 at Camp Meadowside. Activities include crafts, woodcraft, hiking, and trips. Transportation from multiple upper county pickup points. Fee is $65 per two week session, includes transport and trips. To register call the Recreation Area V1 office at 840-2033.
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Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Camp Big Woods
Camp Meadowside
Damascus
Smith Outdoor Education Center
Needwood
Annel Mere
Recreation Area
Disaster aid loans sought for Westminster properties
Gov Hughes asked SBA officials for low cost disaster loans for Westminster tornado damaged properties. The request followed a civil defense report listing 214 businesses damaged 109 homes two churches and a religious store with repair costs estimated at 824000 dollars. SBA approval anticipated late next week or early June 3 week.
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Annapolis
Harry R. Hughes
Westminster
Vernon Weaver
Small Business Administration
SBA
Jinny Friedlander
Hughes
Maryland Civil Defense
Robert Brooks
Civil Defense
Friedlander
Recognition night honors Howard Community College nursing grads
Howard Community College held its eighth annual nursing recognition night on Friday May 1. Nursing graduates donated more than 600 dollars to the college educational foundation from an auction of an embroidered quilt. Recipients of associate in arts degrees and certificates of proficiency joined more than 200 graduates at the commencement on Sunday.
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Howard Community College
Helen Ruby Jones
Columbia
Keunegienuerie
Joan Catherine Betacchia
David William Blakemore
Lisa Nesbitt Brachman
Erica M. Chamness
Barbara Marie Eddins
Regina M. Eschan
Katherine M. Gargiulo
Maureen Katharine Goldrick
Bette Winterberg Gressie
Karen Ann Harris
Linda R. Holt
Robin Lansdale Johnson
Alice Loen
Janice Welch Lordan
Marilyn §. Mayer
Laura Dine Prushansky
Kathleen Anne Reilly
Jacqueline Kim Schiffer
Valerie Joan Sehriver
Janet MacKenzie Shinskie
Mary Carlynne
Grief Support Group to Offer Sessions
Point of Rocks grief support group會 hosts sessions for those who lost a loved one or know someone in need. Meetings start 7:30 p.m. Wednesday May W at Saint Luke's Lutheran Church Ballenger Creek Pike Point of Rocks Ballenger Creek. No charge, open to all, sponsored by Resthaven Memorial Gardens with Jill Cody M A of the Counseling Center of Frederick. contacts Carmen Anderson and Pastor Denny Jernigan for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point of Rocks
Saint Luke's Lutheran Church
Ballenger Creek Pike
Carmen Anderson
Denny Jernigan
Spenkelink Execution Witnesses Death Chamber Scene
In the death chamber Episcopal priest Rev Tom Feamster spoke of just and merciful punishment while the unseen executioner, hooded, watched from behind a partition. A doctor checked for life signs at 10 18 as the chair's occupant, John Spenkelink, was declared dead after the initial surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Feamster
Spenkelink
Brierton
John Speakelink
Policy debate over Appalachian Trail land taking fuels Maryland rumors
Washington report outlines NPS land acquisition policy shifts and Maryland rules as rumors of trail condemnation swirl. Officials stress no condemnation underway while redefining eminent domain use and last resort condemnation.
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Washington
Maine
Georgia
Maryland
National Park Service
Smokey the Bear
NPS
Park Service
Dave Ritchey
Ritchey
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Parks Subcommittee
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Jackson
Mathias
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Westminster Properties
Carroll County Bureau
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Carolyn A. Unger
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Sharon Jean Donovan
Helen Marie Cox Fringe
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Lynda Helen Sloper
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