Great Frederick farewell honors Bob Pitts in Frederick
Bob Pitts was celebrated at Coblentz Hall with a framed citation from Gov. Harry Hughes, a silver coffee pot, and a painting of the Board of Education building. The event honored his 30 years in the school system and his role as culture head, with remarks deeming him a renaissance figure and a tireless educator.
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Bob Pitts
Coblentz Hall
Trwoods
Cole
Ivan Mae
Bob
Harry Hughes
Board of Education
Richard Cullen
Robert L. Pitts
Gordon M. Anderson
Met
New York
Frederick
Camelot
Arm Markets Slaughter Prices Lead May 23 1979 Report
Market notes from Hagerstown on May 23 1979 showFed steers and heifers up to 150 higher with ranges listed for various categories including cows bulls veal calves and stockers. Pigs and slaughter hogs also show price movements and strong demand noted. Also included are a note on last week’s feeder sale and a brief mention of external developments in financing and a biographical snippet.
Buckeystown Fire and Rescue Squad Meet May 30
Buckeystown Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Inc. will hold its first organizational meeting at 8 p.m. on Wednesday May 30 in Miller Hall Buckeystown United Methodist Church The gathering aims to form committees on funding land acquisition and operations and to elect members to serve engines terms As per by laws full term officers cannot be elected until the February annual meeting The fledgling group formed last Valentine’s Day and operates with volunteers Only when a person over eighteen joins may they nominate and vote for officers The squad displays its equipment at the meeting and will sell five dollar memberships Equal opportunity is stated but there will be no ladies auxiliary. membership is voluntary for those who choose to participate.
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Buckeystown
Wilbur Ford
Silver Spring Fire Company
Jack Culler
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Culler
Entebbe raid victim Dora Bloch may be found in Uganda
Ugandan officials said they believe they found charred remains of Dora Bloch, the Jewish grandmother held after the Entebbe raid. A British-Israeli national, Bloch disappeared after July 1976 events. Authorities reported bones found near Kivuvu, with Israeli experts and Bloch’s son traveling to Uganda for confirmation.
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Kampala
Uganda
Dora Bloch
Idi Amin
Entebbe
Arua
Daniel Pierre Waltner
Amin
Waltner
Juma Ali
Bloch
Kivuvu
Jinja
Gilbert Seruwagi
Bertram Bloch
Mrs Black
Air France
Israel
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Women's Republican Club
Inverness
Tom Dowd
Rte
Audrey Pritchard
Isabelle Chisolm
American Battle Monuments Commission
New York City
San Francisco
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Presidio
Armory
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Yesteryear
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Thos Millers
Alliance Francaise
Kyoto
Yoshio Karita
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Kioshi Sumiya
Ann McClure
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Gladys Spicknall
Alliance
Feydeau
Comedie Francaise
Gladys
Frank Gellein
Kennedy Center
Drs. Schipper
Beverly
Vermont
Schippers
Jan
Prime Ofice Space
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Arm Markets
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Inter-American Development Bank
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Trygve Lie
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Remstergs Jewelry Store
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