Mailbox vandalism spikes in county as explosions rise
State police report at least 20 mailboxes damaged or destroyed this month, many in the eastern county along Md 75 80 Md 32 Bover's Mill Road and Big Woods Road. Lt. Samuel R. Dorsey vows intensified patrols and charges for destruction of property and possession of firecrackers if found.
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Samuel R. Dorsey
Dorsey
Maryland
Virginia
Dorseys
New Market
Bover’s Mill Road
Big Woods
Temperature Tumbles To 20 Degrees
The weekend cold snap sent temperatures plummeting to 20 degrees with a 41 degree high on Sunday and a 22 degree overnight low. The forecast shows continued cold and sunny weather with highs near 30s to mid 40s and lows in the 20s, while precipitation for the month remains well below normal at about .7 inches versus 2.95 inches.
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Train Jumps Track and Naphtha Tanks Explode Near Waynesboro
Two railroad tank cars loaded with petroleum naphtha exploded and burned after a derailment on the Reading Railroad near Waynesboro Pennsylvania. Firemen from Waynesboro and Greencastle fought the blaze to prevent further explosions as several cars burned and some fields were scorched. Most cars were empty or loaded with cement, and one caboose remained on the tracks.
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Waynesboro
Franklin County
Greencastle
Reading Railroad
Altietals
Grover C. Shew
West German Nationalists win Bavarian state votes
West Germany's ultra nationalist National Democratic party surged in Bavarian elections, increasing pressure on the Christian Democrats and Socialists to form a new national government. The outcome fuels debate over a revised election law to prevent the NDP from entering the Bundespresident and Bundestag via proportional representation, with talk of a majority rule shift to block gains in a federal vote.
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Bonn
West Germamys
Christian Democrats
Oro
National Democratic Party
Bundela
National Democrats
In Bundestag
Rezoning Hassle Could Hit Frederick County
The issue mirrors last week's Montgomery County clash where a lame-duck council moved to dispose of rezoning applications amid opposition. Outgoing commissioners Renn and Dorsey call it unethical, but warn such backlog could recur. Frederick County leaders seek a stated swearing-in date to avoid similar backlogs and ensure only routine matters are handled by outgoing boards.
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Montgomery County
Frederick County
A. Irvin Renn
Lawrence A Dorsey
Dorsey
Charles E. Collins
Wallace E. Button
Hutton
Sioner
Russell Z. Horman
Santa Claus Plans City Visit Friday Night in Frederick
Santa will appear at 6 p.m. Friday at Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ on West Church Street as part of the downtown Christmas lights ceremony. Sponsored by the Frederick Downtown Merchants Association, he will give nets to children up to 10 with an accompanying adult. He then tours Frederick daily from 2 to 3 p.m. on weekdays and Saturday mornings, greeting shoppers and children outside the Frederick County National Bank. City workers set to switch on the new Christmas decorations at 7 p.m. Friday with remarks by Mayor John A. Dar and music by Abddletosn Thgit School Band on the church steps.
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Santa Claus
Frederick
Santa
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
West Church Street
Dbo
Frederick County Natioonal Bank
Souare Commere
Smd
John Aobert Vaiar Derr
Wil Ogdas
Atte Pyangehboal
Christmas Messages From Home For Frederick Servicemen
Se rvicemen overseas will hear voices from home via three Red Cross tape recorders in Frederick County as families and sweethearts record three minute messages at the Red Cross office on South Market Street. The program features cheerful notes from wives mothers and loved ones describing Christmas hopes and family news.
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Red Cross
Frederick County
South Market Street
Electrical Engineer Killed In Car Crash
The Price Electric Company chief engineer Peter Terzian 38 of Rockville died when his southbound car crossed the median on Interstate 70 near Urbana and struck a northbound truck driven by Moran Burdette Perry 26 of Frederick. Perry was in poor condition with a fractured skull at Washington County Hospital. The crash occurred at 3 10 pm Saturday at Interstate 70 and Maryland Route 80. Trooper Donald Bartgis investigated. Terzian had been chief engineer since 1964 and is survived by wife Alice and three children.
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Price Electric Company
Frederick
Urbana
Peter Terzian
Rockville
Moran Burdette Perry
Perry
Biggs Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Tergian
Donald Bartgis
Terzian
Price Electric
Mary
South Carolina
Alice Terzien
Kenneth G. Johnson
Dickerson
Monocacy River Bridge
Johnson
Enemy Dead Reported At 102 In Central Highlands Clash
U S air cavalrymen of the 1st Cavalry Division engaged a surrounding North Vietnamese force in the central highlands near Plei Djoeng. The unit reported 102 enemy dead after reinforcements and air strikes, as heavy fighting continued. Ground actions were light elsewhere with Korean marines claiming 91 Viet Cong killed near Quang Ngai City in a two and a half hour battle. B52 bombers carried out three raids in War Zone C Tay Ninh, followed by 1200 U S troops landing within 1500 yards of the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Cavalry
Plei Djereng
South China Sea
Quang Ngai City
South
Viet Nam
Tay Ninh
U.S 25Th Infantry Division
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