Long Meadow Drug Store Bomb Scare Revealed as Prank
A bomb scare at People's Drug Store in Long Meadow Shopping Center led to a 90 minute evacuation and search by City Police, store personnel, and fire units. Det. Lt. Grayson Wigfield identified the caller as a prankster and noted the toy bomb with a red fuse in a children's game. The store reopened at 5:30 p.m. No bomb was found.
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CE Richardson
City Hall
Grayson Wigfield
People’s Drug Store
Long Meadow Shopping Center
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Co
Wigfield
People’s
Alan
Long Meadow
HJC Announces Over 100 Courses for Second Semester
Hagerstown Junior College reveals a complete schedule for the January start at the Robinwood Drive campus. More than 100 courses are listed with early and late registration through January 30. One course surveying carries an extra fee. Saturday morning sessions also offered. separate evening schedule available.
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Hagerstown
Robinwood Dr
Creager
drop in Greencastle and Waynesboro Christmas mail volume
Greencastle reported 12 120 fewer pieces of mail and Waynesboro 30 382 fewer cards and letters this Christmas season. About 400 fewer packages were delivered in Waynesboro. Postmaster Lloyd M Rowe Jr credited early mailing and ZIP codes, while Mail Superintendent Robert O Bouder cited higher postal rates as reducing volume and improving addressing.
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Waynesboro
Outer Space
U.S
Greencastle
Lloyd M. Rowe Jr
Robert O. Bouder
Youths Held For Stealing Charity Box
City police arrested two juveniles for taking a charity collection box from Coach's Supply Co. at 25 N. Potomac St. They chased the pair who were seen racing with the box. The youths were handed to juvenile authorities after being linked to thefts in Hagerstown and Monmitsburg as officers expanded the probe. In other news Sen ator-elect Charles McClain Mathias Jr. announced 11 nominees from the Sixth Congressional District for attendance at U S Service Academies for 1969 including Gregory Cummins Sharpsburg Steven Diehl Hagerstown Michael Henderson Ijamsville Timothy McAllister Catonsville Robert Rice Em City Police said the two juveniles admitted to the box theft and implicated themselves in related robberies. The list includes Melvin Main Jr Baltimore Robert Myers Jr Hagerstown Francis Ryan Emmitsburg and Joseph Walker Hagerstown nominated for the U S Military Academy in New York.
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Washington
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
United States Service Academy
Gregory W. Cummins
Sharpsburg
Steven L. Diehl
Hagerstown
Michael David Henderson
Ijamsville
Timothy J. McAllister
Catonsville
Robert S. Rice
Coach's Supply Co
N. Potomac St
Eterna
Earl Williamson
City Detective Bureau
Monmitsburg
Daviel J. Whaley
Charles W
Young Jr
Baltimore
S. Potomac St
U.S. Air Force Athorities
Colorado
Melvin H. Main Jr
Robert E. Myers Jr
Francis X. Ryan
Emmitsburg
Joseph H. Walker
U.S. Military Academy
New York
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Fountain Head Rd
Long Meadow Drug Store
Donald Hamberger
Hagerstown Municipal Airport
Gage
Hamberger
HJC
Max E. “Creager
Greencastle and
Rome
Mathias
WJEJ
EMC Corp
Door Buster
Pyle
Neg. Ovr
Burma
Maer Ut
Vy Price
Weega
5. S. Kresge Company
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