Berlin Wall’s opening seen through a former border child
Hood College German professor Almute Wedekind recalled growing up beside border guards and barbed wire eight miles from the East German edge. Her family stayed in Goettingen until after the war, and she came to the United States in 1959. She noted daring escapes by air, river, and raft as East Germans sought freedom, while students asked about Europe’s future amid Friday’s discussion.
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Almute Wedekind
Garges Cesmann
Hood College
Berlin Wall
Russia
Germany
Dr. Wedekind
Goettingen
United States
West Berlin
Purdue University
Europe
Berlin Wall Opens as Guards Shake Hands Across Border
Workers punched through the barrier as border guards from two nations met at a gaping hole and exchanged handshakes in a ceremony marking the opening of the West East border. Thousands of East Germans surged across, celebrating newfound travel freedom after decades of confinement. Kohl and Krenz discussed economic ties by phone amid reforms, amid fears of a mass brain drain in East Germany.
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Berlin
Berlin Wall
West Germany
East Germany
ADN
Helmut Kohl
Communist Party
Egon Kren
Krenz
Skeleton Found In Frederick City Watershed By Hunter
A hunter found a human skeleton buried in woods about 900 feet off Righthand Fork Road four miles from Mountaindale in Frederick County. Police, medical examiner, and state crime lab investigated. no clothing, no trauma, likely male, death not yet determined and foul play not suspected.
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Frederick City
Sgt
Maybush
John Estep
Chelpenham
Mountaindale
Frederick Memorial Hospital
State Crime Lab
Gambrill Park Road
Baltimore
Frederick High Prepares Fence for Intra-City Game
Frederick High School custodians Harry Ziegler and Frank Soper install a temporary fence around the football field as they finalize preparations for the annual intra-city game at 2 p.m. against cross-town rival Governor Thomas Johnson High School.
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Frederick High School
Harry Ziegler
Frank Soper
Frederick High
Thomas Johnson High School
Accidents claim 2 victims in Frederick County
Two crashes on US 15 near Angleberger Road leave Madeline Hamblin 63 of Baltimore dead at Washington County Hospital and Stephanie Chime 21 of Myersville killed earlier. Barbara Hill survives after being ejected from the same van. husbands suffer minor injuries. Police seek driver of a red Ford Maverick seen fleeing the scene.
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Pridaw
Inrewadyhoe
Ute
Stephanie Melissa Chime
Myersville
Shookstown
Tom
Angleberger Road
Madeline Isabeil Hamblin
Baltimore
Fridz
Washington County Hospital
Barbara Hill
Hamblin
Hill
Jeff Bartlett
Frederick County
U.S. 15
Beth Dearden
Sabillasville
Ms. Dearden
City election tilt not predicting county race gains
Frederick County officials say Republican wins in last week's city vote do not guarantee a county commissioner trend next year. They cite voter desire for change, party labels' limited local impact, and note several joint city county projects in progress as reasons for a mixed political outlook.
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Frederick County
Paul Gordon
Ronald Young
Mr. Gordon
Carroll Creek
Grossnickle
Young
Bollinger
Smith
Stup
Getting the best out of bad students
Dr. Herr of James Madison University argues prevention brands success by how youths are treated. He says smart kids are praised while not so bright ones are criticized and rarely called on, with polite girls favored and minority students overlooked, as he outlined in Frederick at a conference on youth behavior disorders using cartoons to illustrate his points.
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David Herr
Dr. Herr
James Madison University
Harrisonburg
Frederick
Herr
Sheraton Law
Frederick County teens reach national FFA stage in Kansas City
Anne Kemp of Mount Airy and Angela Page of Dickerson earned national finalist honors at the 62nd National FFA Convention in Kansas City. Kemp placed second runner up in Prepared Public Speaking while Page was a finalist in agricultural sales and service proficiency. Kemp’s eight minute talk on water quality drew on USDA and soil conservation sources.
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Kansas City
Farmers of America
Frederick County
Anne Kemp
Angela Page
Kemp
United States
Miss Page
Iowa
FFA
Europe
Walkersville
Greg Stull
Miss Kemp
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Annapolis
Frederick Vo-Tech
Chesapeake Bay
Patchy Clouds Give Way To Sunshine In The Lieghtweather
Patchy clouds clear to sunny mild conditions on Sunday with mid range temperatures across Western Maryland. Map page notes regional forecast and ad insert.
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Maryland
All streets lead to Frederick in a South Dakota visit
Connie Groop editor of a Frederick South Dakota weekly newspaper and her group toured Frederick Maryland noting the town’s landmarks including City Hall. The visitor party included Dale Groop Ellen Alisha and friends Gerri and David Nickles of Washington DC.
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Frederick
Connie Groop
South Dakota
Maryland
Group Impression
City Hall
Group
Dale
Ellen
Alisha
Gerri
David Nickles
Washington, D.C
Groop
Mrs. Groop
Connie
Dale Groop
Frederick City
S.D
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Sterling Bollinger
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Karen Gardner
Jacqui
Inside the News
Hetin
Frederick News- Post
Fredericks
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Oklahoma
Colorado
Stadt Plete
Jaceters
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