Frederick area veterans honored at Vietnam memorial vigil
In Frederick and Washington a candlelight vigil honors Vietnam casualties as 57 049 names are read at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Nearly 30 Frederick area natives are listed among the fallen with ranks and death dates, including Army, Marine, Air Force and Navy personnel from Frederick and nearby towns. A Frederick memorial service is planned at Memorial Park and the old courthouse, led by Francis Scott Key Post 11, American Legion.
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United States
Mation’s
Frederick
America
Washington
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Frederick Area
William E. Zimmerman Jr
Army
D.C
New Memorial
Federal Land
Lincoln Memorial
Vietnam
Memorial Park
Old Courthouse
Francis Scott Key
Tentative pact reached between city and FOP officials
Frederick city officials and the Fraternal Order of Police announced an agreement in principle on a new contract after a late afternoon closed session. Major Young said key points remain but the rewrite should be finished by week’s start. Police Chief Ashton and IUPA official Keilholts welcomed the move as productive progress toward addressing longstanding concerns.
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Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Frederick
Mayrton N. Young
Richard J. Ashton
Jeffrey Keilholts
International Union of Police Associations
IUPA
City Treasury Report Declares Excellent Shape in Maryland
Annual financial report states the city's treasury in excellent shape with Maryland officials led by Mrs. Rice noting continued strength. The document, still to be submitted in the competition year, highlights sales of beads reaching about 16 million dollars and mentions a bead chartet tied to a modest rate adjustment.
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Maryland
Columbia launches to space on flawless Cape Canaveral flight
The shuttle Columbia carries four men and two satellites on a flawless liftoff from Cape Canaveral at 7:19 a.m. The mission, NASA’s fifth successful launch, aims to deploy the first satellite and inaugurate a space commerce era. Crew includes Vance Brand, Robert Overmyer, William Lenoir, and Joseph Allen.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Mission
NASA
Cape
Kennedy Space Center
Vance Brand
Spateship
Pooi Robert Overmyer
William Lenoir
Joseph Allen
Brand
Overmyer
Lenoir
Allen
America
Reagan laments Brezhnev death and seeks improved US Soviet ties
President Reagan expressed condolences on Leonid Brezhnev’s death and stated the United States’ desire to work toward a better relationship with the Soviet Union. He sent a message to Vasily Kuznetsov, pledging cooperation and noting Brezhnev as a major global figure. Brezhnev died at 75 in Moscow, with Tass reporting the death after a sudden illness.
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Washington
Reagan
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Brezhnev
United States
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Supreme Soviet
William Clark
White House
Tass
Larry Speakers
Moscow
Words of wisdom from NNvian fever at dea Wiles Haclitt
English writer 1778 189 with fragmentary note on a nationalist thinker. The unclear OCR evokes a historical name and a possible literary reference but lacks readable context or concrete events.
Brezhnev Dies at 75 After 18 Years as Soviet Leader
Leonid I. Brezhnev, who ruled the Soviet Union for 18 years and guided detente with the West while elevating nuclear parity with the United States, died at age 75. Tass cited a sudden death at 8 3 am, with official notices noting long illness and possible heart trouble. An obituary and state funeral plans followed as Andropov was named to lead preparations.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
United States
Brezhnev
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
East Bloc
Prague
Dawe Abint
Som Maees
Richard M. Nixon
Red Army
Afghanistan
Poland
Tass
Communist Party
Anad
Yuri V. Andropov
Red Square
Stalin
Second youth charged in city chase crash
Frederick police charged 18 year old Donnell H. Jones with theft theft by possession authorized use and tampering in a high speed chase and head on crash with a police cruiser on South Market Street. A juvenile passenger in the stolen vehicle faces 10 counts and is detained at the Maryland Training School for Boys. Sgt Hart hospitalized in stable condition after the crash that also injured Pvt Hawker.
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Frederick City
Frederick
South Market Street
Donnell H. Jones
Pennsylvania Ave
Sere
Richard J. Ashton
Jones
Ashton
Maryland Training School For
Baltimore County
Maryland
MD. 355
Barbara A. Dorsey
Truck City
Mount Olivet Cemetery
William L. Hart
Pvt
Diane L. Hawker
Sgt
Hart
Maryland Institute For Emergency Medical Services Systems
Baltimore
Hawker
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Parks director seeks 27 percent boost to parks budget
The Frederick County Parks and Recreation Commission proposes a 27 percent increase totaling about $127,000 to raise the department budget for fiscal 1904 to roughly $1.681 million. The plan includes a $15,000 state education grant and $19,000 to cover recreation class costs, with major rises for motor pool and capital outlay. Construction plans for the Teacre Middletown Community Park, adjacent to Middletown High School, include facilities and access to school parking, with work expected to start next summer.
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Frederick County Parks and Recreation Commission
Parks Commission
Gilbert L. Kingsbury
State Department of Education
Kingsbury
Teacre Middletown Community Park
Middletown High School
Middletown Commonity Park
Monocacy River
The
Park Commission
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William J. Christman II
Gaithersburg
Wilson Lee Cook
AC Gary Wayne Cosgrave
Charles Richard Dale
Harry Leon Ecton
Boonsboro
Clayton Eugene Fraley
John William Graser
Charles Walter Harbert
Brunswick
Everett Eugene Justice Jr
Mount Airy
Ronald Michael Kenny
Harold Franklin Kline
Cpl
Franklin Joshua Krants Jr
Sar Kenneth Lionel Krom
Walkersville
Robert Henry Lerner
Ijamsville
Richard Woods Mehan
Woodsboro
AIC
Frederick Richard Neef
Germantown
John Francis Plunkard
James W. Prather
James Paul Purkey
HM Robert Earl Smith Jr
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Stephen Eugene Sroka
Robert Leroy Willard
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