Fire log and prize news from Bancroft Prizes
Fire calls reported in a 12 hour period ending 10 p m Thursday include building and house fires on Ballenger Creek Pike All Saint s Street Dill Avenue Hoff man Seacrist Road and two others with multiple agencies responding Ambulance calls numbered Emergency 24 Routine 3 Bancroft Prizes New York AP were awarded at Columbia University Suzanne Lebsock for The Free Women of Petersburg and Kenneth Silverman for The Life and Times of Cotton Mather with Norton and Harper & Row publishers and prize money an unspecified amount
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Juniors
Citizens Truck Co
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NEW York
Columbia University
Suzanne Lebsock
Virginia
Kenneth Silverman
Cotton Mather
Lebsock
Petersburg
Norton
Dr. Silverman
Harper & Ae
Fair weekend ahead with lingering clouds from Plains storm
High pressure over the Appalachians brings fair conditions and cool nights in Western Maryland with frost. A developing Great Plains storm heads toward the Great Lakes, increasing clouds late weekend with showers unlikely until Sunday night or Monday. Travel areas from New York to Scranton remain mostly sunny, with yesterday's temperatures listed for several Maryland towns.
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Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
New York
Salisbury
Richmond
Roanoke
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Oakland
Westminster
Snow Saturday over northern region forecast by weather office
The National Weather Service expects snow on Saturday across much of the northern part of the country. Rain is forecast in the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest, and from the Midwest to western Pennsylvania.
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National Weather Service
Pacific Northwest
Southwest
Midwest
Pennsylvania
Middletown Girl Struck by Pickup While Crossing Road
Middletown Middle School student Julie Kathleen Quinn, 11, was hit by a southbound pickup on Holter Road near Deer Spring Road while crossing to catch a bus. She suffered a broken leg and other injuries, treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. driver John Stephen Brown, 34, was not charged.
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Julie Kathleen Quinn
Deer Spring Road
Miss Quinn
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Middletown Vol. Fire Company
John Stephen Brown
Myersville
Dan Quinn
Bussard Road
Tfc
Gail Treglia
Shepard declares bid for Congress in Maryland race
Retired Foreign Service officer William Shepard of Potomac announced his candidacy for the Eighth Congressional District at Montgomery County Republican candidates meeting. He resigned from the Foreign Service to run as Rep. Michael D. Barnes departs to run for Senate. Shepard seeks debates with rivals and appeals for bipartisan support, facing Montgomery County Delegate Constance Morella in the Republican primary.
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Foreign Service
William §. Shepard
Potomac
Congress
Montgomery County
Shepard
Michael D. Barnes
Constance Morella
Flooding disrupts commutes from Point of Rocks to Washington
Potomac River crest near Point of Rocks as water levels rose in the Washington area causing traffic jams and road closures. U.S. 15 bridge reopened with debris cleared. Md routes and high water restricted boating along Monocacy River. MARC buses replace Brunswick line. veterans day federal rail service paused. Park Police closed Parkway sections and flights remained on schedule at Reagan National amid rising Potomac.
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Point of Rocks
Washington
Frederick County
Virginia
U.S. 15
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Monncacy River
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Brunswick Line
Dickerson
Kathy Kujawa
State Railroad Administration
Martinsburg
W.va
Harpers Ferry
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Faith Assembly of God Church
MD. 17
MARC
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George Washington Memorial Parkway
Washington National Airport
U.S
David Hess
Rock Creek Parkway
Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Maryland and Pennsylvania Lottery Draws Thursday Night
Maryland Daily Lottery produced 8 1 5 and Pick Four 2 8 5 8. Pennsylvania Daily Lottery number 6 4 3. Pennsylvania Big 4 61 52. District of Columbia Lucky Numbers 3 3 4 and D C 4 with a typo Uesedo.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Barrisburg
Washington
District of Columbia
D.C
Uesedo
Snow Drives Winter Weather Alerts Across Northern States
Snow piled in northern Rockies passes as winter storm watches stretch from the Black Hills to surrounding plains with up to a half foot forecast. Great Falls Montana logged 2 inches in six hours and travelers face Cascade mountains advisories. Rain and snow mix span western reaches, with highs from the 20s to 80s nationwide and temperatures noted from Minot to Corpus Christi.
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Desert
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Minot
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