Commemorative stamp honors John Hanson
A 20 cent stamp marks two centuries since John Hanson was elected first president of the Continental Congress. The first day of issue ceremony at the Weinberg Center featured Postmaster General William Bolger and dignitaries including Senator Mathias and Swedish Ambassador Wachtmeister. Glenn C. Michel told Rotary Club of Frederick of Hanson's path from Kent Island to the presidency, noting his Swedish heritage and relation to Frederick’s John Hanson.
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Frederick
East Patrick Street
Thureday
John Hanson
John Young
Laura Lee Ritter
Martha Klipp
Branda Carter
Weinberg Center
Continental Congress
C. Kurt Holter
William Bolger
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias
Louis Goldstein
Count Wilhelm Wachtmeister
Rotary Club of
Glenn C. Michel
Hanson
United States
Johann Prince
Kent Island
Chesapeake Bay
Mulberry Grove
Weat
Charles County
Samuel Hanson
Princess Diana pregnant with first child next June
Buckingham Palace announced Princess Diana is expecting a baby next June. The Queen was informed by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The child would be second in line to the throne after Charles. Diana, in excellent health, hopes to continue public engagements despite possible curtailment.
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London
Diana
Prince Charles
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Prince and Princess of Wales
Duke of Edinburgh
Charles
Wales
Absentee ballots keep city election standings intact
Unofficial absentee counts show no change in mayoral or alderman results. Mayor Ronald N. Young remains at 441 total with 138 new votes, while John F. Lewis holds 2,545 after 105 more absentees. Aldermanic totals shift slightly but ranks stay the same, with Murphy at 3,128 and Sum mers at 2,878. Cy Bartgis adds 129 to 2,867. Mer chant 2,783. Phillips 2,766. Official results due Friday. Young notes upcoming transition to a Democratic board and calls the effect a team effort rather than reaction to national politics.
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Board of Supervisors of Elections
Ronald N. Young
John F. Lewis
James M. Murphy
Thomas Summers
Calvin
Cy” Bartgis
Allen G. Merchant
C. Arlene Phillips
Young
Inside The News Conformity Jails Freedom and Growth
A pointed reflection cites John F Kennedy warning that conformity in media suppresses liberty and stunts progress, underscoring the danger of uniform thought in a free society. The quote frames journalism as a potential constraint on development if unchallenged.
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John F. Kennedy
U. S
Shuttle Columbia Delayed After Hydraulic APU Issue
The shuttle Columbia faced a week or more delay as launch teams drained propellants and technicians inspect clogged filters in the hydraulic power units after a malfunction occurred 31 seconds before a planned launch. Astronauts Engle and Truly rehearsed landings as weather and Hurricane Katrina loomed, with NASA weighing filter replacement or system reservice as options.
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Fle
Columbia
Shuttle
Joe Engle
Richard Truly
Kennedy Space Center
Ksc
NASA
Cuba
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
School Board Reorganizes CIP Priorities and Policy
Frederick County Board of Education approved a trainer reorganization of the capital improvements program elevating portable classrooms to fourth and New Midway Elementary renovations to fifth while vo tech addition shifts to sixth. IAC funding requires Maryland Vocational Technical Education signatures. instructional materials guidelines were revised amid public opposition with displays at Frederick Community College.
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Frederick County
IAC
Vo-Tech
Daniel Gadra
Frederick Community College
Sue Anne Yingling Named to Frederick County Board of Education
Mrs. Sue Anne Yingling of Rosemont was appointed by Governor Harry R. Hughes to replace William G. Linehan as chair of the Frederick County Board of Education. Her term runs until July 1964. A Frederick County native, she is a Brunswick High School graduate who studied at Frederick Community College and has been an active lobbyist for educational issues in military and civilian sectors.
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Sue Anne Yingling
Rosemont
Frederick County
Yingling
Frederick
Brunswick
Poland and Solidarity seek national understanding amid economic crisis
Poland's leaders including Lech Walesa and Wojciech Jaruzelski signaled openness to Solidarity joining managing the faltering economy. Solidarity demands a social economic council to control employment, rationing, and food distribution as the talks aim at a broad platform for dialogue and policy.
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Poland
Solidarity Labor Federation
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Communist Party
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Jozef Glemp
Its
Country Commission
Hussein says door open for peace settlement
King Hussein of Jordan after three days of talks with U S officials says a Middle East peace settlement based on a Saudi proposal remains possible though Israel rejected it. He denies a $400 million US missile package and says Jordan will buy some Soviet defensive weapons.
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Jordan
Hussein
U.S
Middle East
Israel
United States
Brawl at Maryland Prison Ends With Inmate Standoff
In Hagerstown Maryland seven guards and one inmate were injured after inmates at the Maryland Correctional Institution armed with makeshift weapons barricaded a dormitory in a 12:30 a.m. disturbance. The prison's tactical unit deployed chemical gas to force the inmates out, said Superintendent James Tinney.
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Hagerstown
James Tinney
Tinney
Today’s Highlights From The News Pages
News posts highlight odd calls to the paper as Jill Wood reports. Paul Means questions the share of political donations spent on administration. Robert Wagman notes foreign policy disarray. Hugh Mulligan announces Shakespeare rewrite winners. Paw Aurandt adds The Rest of the Story. Jack Anderson recalls a reporter’s trek to interview an Afghan mullah. A zoo lunch book raises questions about animals.
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Jill Wood
Paul Means
Robert Wagman
Hugh Mulligan
Paw Aurandt
Washington
Jack Anderson
National Zoo
Weather: showers through Friday then fair, cooler weekend
Western Maryland counties report showers today and tonight ending Friday with highs today and Friday in the 50s and lows around 50. Saturday and Sunday bring sunny cool weather with highs in the 50s and lows upper 20s to mid 30s. Maryland Mountains see showers today and tonight then clearing Friday with highs in the 60s and lows around 40. Weekend stays fair and cool.
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Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
David Les
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