AMVETS lead Memorial Day observances in Frederick
Memorial Day events begin Friday May 30 with a three day weekend in Frederick County. AMVETS Post 2 sponsors ceremonies at Memorial Park and will present two Vermont granite monuments honoring Korean War and Vietnam era service. Mayor Ronald Young and AMVETS lead dedication of inscriptions. Del Raymond Beck to speak at Mount Olivet Cemetery Memorial Day service hosted by Francis Scott Key American Legion Post 11.
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Frederick County
Gary Hammond
Downtown Merchants Association
Memorial Park
Second
Bentz Streets
Frederick Amvets Post 2
Frederick
Amvets
Howard Cline
Harold Lenhart
Ronald Young
del. Raymond E. Beck
Congress
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Francis Scott Key American Legion Post
MontCo Eyes Basic Skills Program For Low Scorers
Montgomery County School Board votes 6 0 to offer four week intensive basic skills programs for students with low scores on the 1978 79 tests. Poolesville Takoma Park and two Silver Spring Rockville schools will host sessions with no extra cash outlay. Transportation, supplies and staff reallocation funded from existing accounts.
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Rockville
Poolesville
Montgomery County
Elizabeth Spencer
Takoma Park Junior High
Frank Snyder
Glenallan
Silver Spring
Rocking Horse Road
Kenneth K. Muir
J. Edward Andrews Jr
Three Frederick County Men Injured in Three-Car Crash
Three Frederick County residents were hurt Wednesday afternoon in a three car crash on Old Frederick Road. Daniel P. Orem Jr., 31, crossed the center line and hit John J. Mock, 26, then struck Irvin Tokar, 39. All three were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mock suffered head injuries but was listed in satisfactory condition Thursday. Orem was charged with failure to keep right, negligent driving, and license suspension. Tokar and Orem were released after treatment.
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Thurmost
Old Frederick Road
Hunt Club Road
Schoming
Tic
Ed Crouse
Bill Green
Frederick County
Daniel P. Orem Jr
Stevens Road
Thurmont
John J. Mock
Link’s Bridge Road
Orem
Irvin Tokar
Thur
Mont
Th. Ed Crouse
Mock
Tokar
Woodsboro
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Consumer group OCJ faces money crunch despite expanded reach
The organization formed in 1975 to oppose PE rate hikes and assist customers across Maryland and neighboring states. Despite rapid chapter growth in Frederick, Washington, Montgomery, Howard and Carroll counties and parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, OCJ struggles with finances as attendance at meetings dwindles from about 625 after a PE rate hike to around 150.
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OCI
Rickard
OCJ
Frederick
Washington
Montgomery
Howard
Carroll
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Rupli
Congress
Gilchrist vetoes buying Potomac Horse Center
Montgomery County Executive Charles W. Gilchrist vetoed the $1.1 million Potomac Horse Center purchase, citing cost, limited public use, and potential county ownership risks. The veto blocks a 4-3 council vote to buy and keep the facility leased to the current owner, with projected earnings questioned by planning officials.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Charles W. Gilchrist
Potomac Horse Center
Esther Gelman
Royce Hanson
County Planning Board
Gilchrist
Frederick
Stretch) Harting
Trim
Charles Maier
Reef
Montgomery
Maier
Little Bennett Regional Park
Hanson
Little Bennett
Gaithersburg-Germantown
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Darlene Wiles
MontCo
Andrews
City
Mary G. Williams
Board of County Commissioners
Young
Maryland Municipal League
Marian L. Greenblatt
Baker Junior High
Damascus
Gaithersburg
Richard J. Stevenson
Fox Chapel
Germantown
Diamond
Tehran
The
Associated Press
U.S
Mashhad
Iran
Pars
Carter
Carer
Satan
United States
West Gulf
Fradarch Towne Mall
Covey’s Wine
Ae i
U.S. Marine Corps
Wilbur Sze
SANYO
E. James Sayer
Planning Board
ONKYO
Lee
Golden Ear
E. Patrick St
S. Market ST
Maxwell Ave
Weinberg Center
IBASF
Parsons
O' Aadabilol
Campus
Wales
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