Our salute to military bands at the Weinberg Center
The U S Army Ceremonial Brass and Percussion Ensemble performed to packed houses in Frederick attracting two standing ovations. Capt. Deitrick Jr. and Col. Eugene Allen led a program mixing Bernstein and other works, inspiring local youth and earning warm town support for this first-class military concert series.
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United States Army Band
Weinberg Center
Frederick
U.S. Army
Arlington National Cemetery
Pershing
National Cemeteries
White House
David H. Deitrick Jr
Army Field Band
John Philip Sousa
Leonard Bernstein
Deitrick
Eugene Allen
Army Band
Col. Allen
Capt
Middletown High School
Capt. Dietrick
Linganore High School
Meachum thanks readers amid column dispute over mayor
Roy Meachum reflects on reader response and die-hard critics while defending his call for Mayor Ron Young to disclose funding sources for a planned restaurant. He notes Downtown redevelopment, rising rents, and the White Swan shutdown as context for public scrutiny and urges constructive dialogue.
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Sharon
Ron Young
Louisiana Purchase
Historic District Commission
R.S. Jilly’s
Market
Patrick
White Swan
Hagerstown
West All Saints Street
Love and death in Baalbek and a reporter on danger
Barbara Newman, a Western correspondent for ABC News 20/20, traveled into Baalbek the terrorists' stronghold to pursue a journalistic coup and to learn who killed Bashir Gemayel. Her journey intertwined a perilous mission with a personal quest to uncover the truth behind Gemayel's 1982 assassination.
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Washington
Barbara Newman
Hell
Baalbek
Jack Anderson
Ayatollah Khomeini
Newman
Earth
Ayatollah
Associated Press
Terry Anderson
Wnt
Bashir Gemayel
ABC
Lebanon
Gemayel
Beirut
Elie Hobeika
New Seagrave 500 Gallon Pumper Placed in Service
Fifty years ago a new Seagrave 500 gallon pumper arrived for county service and faced formal tests. The sealed body design includes inside pumps ladders and heated seating for firemen with drivers in a closed cab.
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Seagrave
Independent Hose Company
Letter slur parade targets mayor and a columnist
A reader attacks Roy Meachum for slurs against the mayor, mocking his column. The letter urges replacing him with a Bridge column or retirement, joking about a Timex and suggesting employment selling lunch meat. It depicts Meachum as a venomous fishmonger and mockingly references Donald Duck.
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Roy Meachum
Roy
Donald Duck
Reader Letter Defends White Line at Intersections
James Alexander Frederick complains editorials urge ignoring the stop line at intersections. He urges sticking to the white line for safety and lawfulness, citing Carroll Creek projects and a long reflection by SCOTT C. CUMMINGS about Agnes and Carroll Creek in Frederick.
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Tom
Frederick City
Jack B. Kussmaul
Frederick
Carroll Creek
Agnes
Carol
Montgomery Village
Refund Request Sparks Local Tension Over Loretta Lynn Show
A Frederick Fair ticket holder reports rude refusals to refund $96 after Loretta Lynn cancelled due to illness. He cites a lack of notice by Frederick Post ads and criticizes James E. McClellan and staff for sarcasm. The letter also calls for reader input on possible joint action.
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Loretta Lynn
Frederick Fair
James E. McClellan
Frederick Post
McClellan
Appreciation for Eddie Guariglia at Frederick Fair
Mr and Mrs Charles W Hahn of Union Bridge thank Eddie Guariglia for cheerful and efficient help at the Frederick Fair. They credit him with making the fair better and praising the Frederick County spirit as shown in Tuesday's Frederick Post Family section.
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Winchester
Ball
Frederick County
Charles H. Collins
Southey T. Nottingham
Reich’s Ford Road
Frederick
Frederick Post
Eddie Guariglia
Mrs
Charles W. Hahn
Union Bridge
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Damascus
Bekaa Valley
Valley of Death
Chartouni
Sam Nunn
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Usited Feature Syndicate, Inc
Veene Teun
News-Post
Granville M. Smith
Gas House Pike
City Hall
Board of Aldermen
Elmer St. C. Maxwell
Edward J. Smith
Waverley
Maryland
Charles E. Collins
James Alexander Frederick
The
Scott C. Cummings Frederick
Brian Dyker
Dickerson
Walkersville
Sabiliasville
Sabillasville
Donna B. Dewees Sabillasville
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