Rockville residents seek community plan for juvenile problems
More than 700 parents and youths gathered at Tilden Junior High School for a panel on juvenile problems prompted by the July stabbing death of 18 year old Stephen M Groff. Organizers urged listening, discipline, open homes, jobs and recreation. Civic leaders proposed a countywide Task Force on the Needs of Youth to coordinate efforts among families schools and government.
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Rockville
Tilden
Stephen M Groff
Tilden Recreation Center
al McArthur
Luxmanor
Tilden Woods
Walnut Woods
Old Farm
William Kaye
Trudge Johnson
Area III
Thee Crowd
Potomac
Juvenile Department
Rudolph Werner
James P. Gleason
Civic Association
Women's Civic Club survey on community barriers
The Prederck Women's Care Club begins an orientation meeting at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church West Seventh Street to map architectural barriers for the handicapped. Project chairwoman Betty McClellan says the survey runs through September 2021 with teams recording five buildings in Fresenck and reporting findings for compilation at the end.
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Prederck Women's Care Club
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
West Seventh Street
Betty McClellan
Fresenck
Golf fundraiser to aid Frederick County retarded children
The Frederick Life Underwriters Assn stages its second annual 18 hole golf championship at Holly Hills Country Club to aid mentally challenged children. An $18 entry buys 13 holes, two divisions and a buffet. proceeds benefit the Jeanne Bussard Training Workshop and Francis Scott Key Center with a $1,500 goal.
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Frederick County
Frederick Life Underwriters Assn
Jeanne Bussard Training Workshop
Francis Scott Key Center
Holly Hills Country Club
Russ Thompson
Craig Fogle
Lon Weston
Tim Noffsinger
M. Robert Ritchie Jr
Holly Hills
Ed Graefe
Thompson
Fresertk County
Frederick
VFW
Eaglehead
Nationwide Insurance Agency
W. Patrick St
Graefe
Lee Moyer
Moyer
Lincoln-Mercury
Paul Mangini
Wayne Spriggs
John Semelsberger
Frank Bidinger Jr
Brunswick Demos meet September 23
The Democratic Central Committee of Brunswick will hold its first 1975 meeting on September 23 at the Brunswick Ambulance Quarters. Charlie Green is district chairman and Josie Crewe is secretary. The meeting will cover upcoming federal and state elections in 1976 and efforts to inform voters, register new voters, and unite the party.
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Democratic Central Committee of
Brunswick
Charlie Green
Josie Crewe
Frederick County
Crewe
Tragic Night Aboard Andrea Doria and Stockholm Collision
The foggy night of July 25 1956 saw the Italian liner Andrea Doria collide with the Swedish American liner Stockholm off Nantucket. The impact killed 51 of 1650 survivors, including a mother and stepfather, while Linda Morgan survived on the Stockholm’s bow. The Doria sank at 10 09 a m July 26, 1956. Pulitzer Prize Winner, 1957.
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Belvedere
Arriverderci
Roma
Andrea Doria
New York
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Times Square
North Atlantic
Linda Morgan
Harry Trask
Boston Traveler
The road to Antietam editor's note 1862 invasion vignette
An editor's note recounts the 1862 Confederate invasion of Maryland at Antietam. Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee cross the Potomac at White's Ford, with Confederate troops encamped near Frederick and Lee’s HQ at Best's Grove while Jackson recovers from a horse accident. News captures fear, morale, and hopes for peace negotiations.
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Northern
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
North
Frederick County
Stonewall Jackson
John W. Schildt
Antietam
Schildt
Frederick
Potomac River
White's Ford
Poolesville
Maryland
Potomac
Washington
Jackson
Lee
Best’s Grove
Worman’s Mill
World Literacy Day Observed in Frederick County
Frederick County Laubach Literacy Council marks World Literacy Day on Sept 8 with an open house at the Reading Center and a free 10 hour tutor trainer workshop Oct 6 and 7. The local group notes 1718 adults in Frederick County and 559 in Frederick City aged 25 plus have less than five years of education. Nationally about 21 million adults lack sufficient reading skills.
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Frederick County
Laubach
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
National Affiliation For Literacy Advance
NALA
Laubach Literacy Internationa
Laubach Literacy
M.H. Fout
Frederick City
Louise Leonard
Lutheran Church Schaeffer Center
Circuit Court arraignments in multiple cases including Bealls
William Beall and May D. Beall of West Patrick Street were arraigned in Circuit Court before Judge Samuel W. Barrick on seven counts tied to the July 26 holdup of Sheffield's Liquors. They face trial November 13 on armed robbery assault and battery kidnapping and handgun violations. Other arraignments include Marvin Henderson on larceny charges with trial September 26, Gary Runkles on assault with intent to commit rape and related charges with trial October 29, Edwin Woodward on bigamy with trial September 16, and Glenn and Bernard Burkett on marijuana charges with trial October 10.
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William ©. Beall
May D. Beall
May Stone Horn
West Patrick Street
Iday
Samuel W. Barrick
Sheffield
North Market Street
Marvin C. Henderson
Burkittsville
Daniel C. Rupli
Henderson
Frederick
Gary A. Runkles
Thurmont
Edwin B. Wooodward
Hampton
Glenn E. Burkett
East Fourth Street
Bernard E. Burkett Jr
Waller Martz Road
Council President Undergoing Tests at Suburban Hospital
Rockville County Council President Dickran Y. Hovseplan was in the coronary care unit at Suburban Hospital Bethesda after entering Friday with chest pains. Officials listed his condition as stable and said he was resting comfortably following constant tests.
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Rockville — County
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S. Market St
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