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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1969
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR item from The News Frederick Maryland dated Thursday April 23 969. Contains garbled phrases about people and places with unclear action or outcome. Readable names not evident. appears as damaged local notice or brief item.
The article discusses educators facing libel risk over a questionnaire from the Committee of Concerned Parents at Thomas Johnson High School. Maryland State Teachers Association official warns that third party submissions may invite libel suits, urging a direct, frank inquiry to uncover the school's disciplinary and educational crisis.
Examination of the first five Frederick County bills approved by Governor Mandel shows two liquor oriented measures. One allows county outlets to stay open until 1 am, up from midnight, and the other raises the population unit for Class A beer licenses to one per 1,800 residents from 1,500. Both shifts boost license value and industry revenue, illustrating the liquor lobby’s influence in Frederick County.
The Maryland Department of Education report shows Frederick County ranking 16th of 24 units for 1967 graduates entering degree programs, up from 20.5 percent in 1958 to 29 percent in 1967. County enrollment rose 31.8 percent and graduates 80.9 percent. two thirds stayed in-state for college. Medal of Honor recipient David C. Dolby plans a third Vietnam tour to stay at the front.
An item notes veterans from Europe and camps in America receive help finding jobs, with a committee of local businessmen formed to assist soldiers and their families. Frederick area summer events are announced with Heights Pavilion opening early and dance lovers urged to plan. County high school baseball league scheduling collapses amid heavy rain and flooding.
The News-Post files April 1 recounts a fatal crash on Route 2 about a mile north of Chaksbugs where twenty residents of Silver Spring were killed when their car struck an army tractor trailer. Middleboro near Gaithersburg reports the first local death from lipbtiaing this season as volunteers identify the cause. Orchard owners note frost spared most fruit crops with only slight damage to some varieties in low-lying areas.
An NEA report notes a Pen tagon officer praising American Indian guerilla tactics as historically effective while suggesting lessons for modern conflicts. The piece dramatizes Pentagon discussions and a fictional Apache advisor in a speculative tone about strategy and deterrence.
National Library Week opens April 20 highlighting new frontiers in book access. Ute Public Library in Brooklyn places books in beauty parlors and taverns while Chicago Public Library buses in schools to promote reading and borrowing. Book mobiles expand nationally and internationally including dog sled delivery in Canada and service extensions along the Gulf Coast.
A satirical dialogue features generals and officers debating strategies from ambushes to de escalation. The mock exchange parodies war planning and Indian warfare lore, blending World War II and Vietnam era imagery with absurd ideas about coups and counterinsurgency.
The consolidation of 50 state agencies under two executives will reshape local services when new departments of Natural Resources and Health Mental Hygiene begin July 1. The plan aims to improve county reach, pooling resources, and spreading specialized staff while preserving merit system protections.
A famous Bible used for the first presidential oath is reported to be owned by a Masonic judge in New York City. The artifact features a frontispiece portrait of King George I of Great Britain.
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