Baltimore Delegate Finds Rudeness Across Races in Job Survey
Baltimore House delegate Troy Brailey reports widespread discourtesy from both black and white employees and employers during a survey on helping needy people find work. Wearing plain clothes, he observed delays and cold treatment at welfare, employment, DMV, and store counters, noting affluence can dull courtesy and urging impartial respect across all communities.
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Troy Brailey
House of Delegates
Baltimore
Brailey
Human Relations Commission
Baltimore City
Department of Social Services
General Assembly
Employment Security Administration
Department of Motor Vehicles
Baltimore Community Relations Committee
America
Nixon weighs Calley case as calls for justice clash with public passion
Observers urge restraint as President Nixon hints at final decision on Lt William L. Calley within the military justice context. Debate centers on possible sentence reduction or pardon, amid opinions on process, morality, and the My Lai incident's broader implications.
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William L. Calles
Nixon
Passion Calles
Calley
My Lai
Leto
la. Calley
Lai
Counties clash over school plan and beer tax in 1971 session
Maryland counties voiced frustration at aid limits and state control as the governor pushed school construction funding. The beer tax fizzled in a cliffhanger vote amid fears of tax shifts, while cuts hit local programs. Amid gains in medical and higher education aid, counties warned of a growing state role and potential property tax reliance.
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Annapolis
Frederick Carroll
Charles H. Smelser
Edward P. Thomas Jr
Mandel
Blair Lee II
Maryland
Frederick
Board of Public Works
State
Natural Resources Police
Citizens Nursing Home Boards
Election Board
State Election Board
Governor's Youth Advisory Council
Baltimore
Washington
Letters to the Editor on belief and moral life
A reader defends diverse beliefs against church based judgment. Emphasizes trust love and truth as core values. Argues moral character comes from open mind and heart, not church attendance. Highlights marriage and parenting as based on love and understanding rather than church ritual. Thanks God and cites Christian qualities of love and kindness.
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Darlene Hoff
Jesus
Chautauqua Plans For 1921 Announced And Memorial Day Preparations
The 1921 Chautauqua schedule for June 22 28 includes religious services lectures and entertainment. Francis Scott Key Post of the American Legion plans a Memorial Day parade from the Armory to Mt Olivet Cemetery with floral tributes. Mrs F L Stoner led an Art Club tour detailing Barbary Coast Tripoli Sahara and related discussions. Also notes bids for parking lot renovations on South Court Street and a 30th anniversary for the First District Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs in Frederick with events at the Masonic Temple featuring Governor Theodore R McKeldin as speaker.
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Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Armory
Second
Market Streets
Mt. Olivet
F.L. Stoner
Art Club
Barbary Coast
Tripoli
Sahara
Frederick Art Club
Thank You America from a Canadian Friend
A Canadian reader expresses deep gratitude to the United States for its technological advances and moral leadership. The note praises American innovation from the moon landing to the safety razor and zipper, honors wartime aid and Vietnam solidarity, and extols freedom, faith, and individual liberty. The piece ends with reflections on beauty, harmony, and the value of education and mentorship.
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America
Vietnam
White House
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West Germany
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South Court Street
W. Raymond Walker
Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs
Winchester
Theodore R. McKeldin
Columbia Lodge
Joe Eisenhauer
Lincoln
Patricia Young
Vancouver
B.C
Canada
Louis Pasteur
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