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5 Useful Things To Know Today: Oct. 6

Five things to get you through your Thursday.

1. The spring-like weather continues for another day with sunny, clear skies and a high of 67 degrees.

2. Have a young child in MCPS? , set to be implemented into some kindergarten, first, and second grade classes this year.

3. High school football comes to you a day early as county teams take the field tonight due to the start of Yom Kippur tomorrow evening. and are both on the road, visiting Blake and Whitman, respectively. Check back with Patch later today for game previews.

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4. In case you missed it: The Montgomery County Council is taking steps to cut back on capital spending.

5. On this day in history: "The Jazz Singer," the first full-length talking picture, starring Al Jolson, debuted in 1927. In 1979, president Jimmy Carter welcomed Pope John Paul II as the first Pope to visit the White House.

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