Veteran recalls D Day chat with Ike from Ohio
LeRoy Perry of Frederick recalls jumping into Normandy on June 6 1944 with the 101st Airborne. He describes a wartime chat with General Eisenhower hours before the invasion and reflects on the gun he used a grease gun. He survived with medals and a parachute souvenir.
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Ike
LeRoy Perry
Normandy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Perry
Yellow Springs Road
Frederick
Eisenhower
Mr. Perry
Gen. Eisenhower
Ohio
101St Army Airborne
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
England
France
Helicopters Seen With White House Officials After Golf Outing
Local golfers reported two presidential helicopters over Holly Hills Country Club on Tuesday. White House confirmation cited a first helicopter launching from the clubhouse and a second joining in formation, with one returning to Washington. Aide resignation and reprimands followed, while training missions explained the second chopper. Taxpayer costs cited at 2380 dollars per hour per helicopter.
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Holly Hills Country Club
White House
Washington
Bill Warner
R.W. Warner, Inc
Frederick
White
Associated Press
News-Post
Skip Lawrence
Photo of copter shoots Frederick newsroom into media frenzy
The Frederick News-Post spent Friday answering phones and filming Skip Lawrence's helicopter incident as cameras swarmed the newsroom. Staffers described a party atmosphere that disrupted regular work while Lawrence avoided complaints and hoped for normalcy next week.
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Frederick Cablevision
Powell
Mr. Green
Lawrence
The
News-Post
Green
White House
Three Sets of Twins Born Within 24 Hours at Frederick Memorial
Three pairs of fraternal twins arrived within a 24 hour span at Frederick Memorial Hospital this week. Erika Lauren and Jordan Cassandra Goodman were born Tuesday to Kim and John Goodman of New Market at 1 51 PM and 3 01 PM. James Tyler and William Sherman Wigfield followed for Rosemont parents Karen and James Wigfield with births 11 53 PM Tuesday and 2 40 AM Wednesday. James Wilfred III and Johnathan Wesley Kidwell Jr. were born Wednesday to Catherine and James Kidwell Jr. of Hagerstown at 8 43 AM and 8 45 AM. The hospital reports three sets of twins, a first for staff, with no family history of multiples. The twins join an older brother Spencer as the Goodman family celebrates a third birthday for him.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Erika Lauren
Jordan Cassandra Goodman
Kim
John Goodman
New Market
James Tyler
William Sherman Wigfield
Karen
James Wigfield
Rosemont
James
Pam Thaneemit
Goodman
Erika
Jordan
Karen Wigfield
James Tyler Wigfield
Catherine Kidwell
Hagerstown
James Wilfred Kidwell
James Wilfred Kidwell Jr
Johnathan Wesley Kidwell
Thomas Johnson Softball Wins State Title Over Mount Hebron
The Thomas Johnson softball team defeated Mount Hebron Vikings to claim the state softball championship. The brief weather box notes clear, cool tonight with 50s and sunny warmth Sunday with lower 80s. Sports section on B-1 provides the score.
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Maryland
Thomas Johnson
Mount Hebron Vikings
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