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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1969
Page
2
A fragment from The News of Frederick Maryland notes the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press membership. It mentions rates and postal classifications for a Friday edition dated April 4 1969.
A year after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was killed in Memphis tensions rose in Frederick and the nation. The piece details community efforts toward racial dialogue, six focus areas housing jobs finance education police relations and legal rights and notes increased white involvement and business group participation.
The Easter Seals Society expands from hospital care for crippled children and adults to a broad program of rehabilitation and public funding. It highlights the new Easter Seal Center at Frederick Memorial Hospital and calls for continued support from Frederick County residents as needs grow nationwide.
In Athens Greece a formal system trains professional waiters teaching courteous service and dining room procedure. Waiters are considered right in service standards, reflecting a national push for skilled hospitality staff.
An emissary of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Society tracks Edward O Mara in Uganda Africa. The 68 year old leopard skin clad tribesman is said to have won Britain s most cherished decorations from colonial days and was invited to a London reunion of heroes with leopard skin attire.
A reader recalls a 21 month Peace Vigil at Fort Detrick protesting germ warfare and questions the current danger of bacteriological research. The letter cites Nobel laureate J D Watson and Khrushchev to challenge defense arms and urges broader peace efforts and rethinking military programs.
Fifty years ago the News-Post notes an aphid outbreak threatening apples after thin frost. A dirt road between Ceresville and New Windsor prompts a road resurfacing request to the State Roads Commission. The late John Simmons property at 25 27 North Market Street is sold to Charles Kefauver and Frank Shapiro who plan remodeling after Western Union vacates the site.
A Lewistown gang of 18 year old youths admits a robbery linked to the Gulf Service Station near Taneytown. Luther Jacob Hahn of Emmitsburg and two others escaped injury when their car was struck by a passing freight car at Camp Ritchie crossing, suffering $300 damage. Frederick landowners oppose renewing lease for Veterans Housing site as delays hit construction plans. Frederick Aldermen vote to reinstate Daylight Saving Time starting April 24 at 2 am.
The piece analyzes North Vietnam's narrowing bargaining position at Paris as Moscow and Beijing clash. It notes Hanoi's attempt to stay neutral amid Soviet Chinese hostility and warns that losing either ally would hinder war efforts while the United States seeks quicker peace.
A collection of light local anecdotes and quips about bath time fears, etiquette on elevators, Easter preparations, old timers recalling water heaters, adult movie audiences, budget constraints, and a mischievous Easter bunny. The pieces mix domestic humor with nostalgic references and nonsensical lines.
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