Ceremony honors soldiers killed in nations wars in Thurmont
Memorial Day observance honored Thurmont’s war dead with about 60 attendees at Memorial Park. American Legion Post 168 sponsored the event where speakers reflected on duty and sacrifice. Wreaths honored veterans from World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam while 767 flags were placed in area cemeteries for Civil War Union soldiers, unknown soldiers, and local veterans. Catoctin High School Band played music and closed with Amazing Grace.
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Thurmont
Memorial Park
American Legion Post 168
Mark Hoke
Frederick County
Fort Detrick
Korea
Vietnam
Catoctin High School
Rioting Inmates Cause 1.2 Million In Maryland Prison Damage
In Maryland Correctional Institution at Hagerstown inmates rioted for 244 hours, damaging facilities, wiring, phones, and 2,000 window panes. About 58 injuries reported as 63 percent of the 1,600 inmates were roaming at the peak. Repairs and insurance work continue as the prison remains largely locked down with no programs.
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Hagerstown
Maryland Correctional Institution
Greg Shipley
Maryland Division of Correction
Shipley
NAACP calls for Chief Brooks resignation over Gaithersburg shooting
The Montgomery County NAACP demands Chief Donald Brooks quit and a special grand jury investigate the fatal shooting of 21 year old Rebecca Garnett by Officer Christopher Albrecht in Gaithersburg. Hanley Norment cites police behavior as out of control as Brooks faces prior criticism.
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Rockville
NAACP
Montgomery County
Donald Brooks
Grand
Gaithersburg
Hanley Norment
Rebecca Garnett
Washington Grove
Ms. Garnett
Christopher Albrecht
Larchmont Terrace
Norment
Brooks
Product placements spark FTC action over movie ads
The Center for the Study of Commercialism urged the FTC to require notices when films include paid product placements. CSC cites Ghost Pretty Woman Home Alone and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as examples with numerous brand references and calls for at least a beginning-of-film disclosure.
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Washington
Domino's
Center For the Study of Commercialism
Federal Trade Commission
Michael Jacobsen
CSC
Jacobsen
FTC
Paramount
Disney
Twentieth Century Fox
New Line Cinema
TriStar
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Boy Drowns In Rockville Pool After Opening
A 7-year-old boy, James Elijah Christian Lowery, drowned in his grandparents pool at 13508 Crispin Way in Rockville late Wednesday. Christina Swisher, 9, found him at the bottom after briefly leaving the edge to swim. He was taken to Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m. The grandmother Julia Foss was treated for stress.
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Rockville
James Elijah Christian Lowery
Crispin
Christina Swisher
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Julia Foss
Shady Grove
But the police chief faces NAACP push for input in selection
Community leaders urge a new police chief with NAACP input after a pattern of officer Albrecht shootings. The case of Garnett, described as an accident by the FOP, prompts calls for accountability while Sgt. Geehreng notes volatility among black residents in Gaithersburg area. A protest is planned outside Rockville police HQ with grand jury action pending.
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Upper County
Fraternal Order of Police
Walter Bader
Ms. Garnett
Norment
Brooks
Geehreng
Washington Grove
Set. Geehreng
Albrecht
NAACP
Research Blvd
Rockville
Dick Crane
State’s Attorney’s Office
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Bil Green
Col
Chief Brooks
Ruth W. Ellis
Montgomery
Neal Potter
Appeals Board
Hawthornes
Charles M. Anderson
Blueberry Drive
Green Valley
Lucy B. Clingan
U.S
Brethren Church Road
John Clingan
Shipley’s
Tv& Bite
Alosasey
Gibson
EIN
Frederick
Ch. i
W. Patrick St.imeel
Frederick High School
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