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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1966
Page
4
The piece notes the start of July 1 for Medicare and highlights Title XIX which funds states to help families unable to pay medical bills. It argues the clause could broaden public health coverage, extending care beyond relief recipients and prompting demand for a national health service.
The National Industrial Conference Board survey tracks shifting income and age structures in American households. It notes fewer families under 3000 dollars yearly, more earning over 10000 dollars, and a growing middle to upper class share by 1975, with overall family numbers rising and poverty shrinking as families become younger and wealthier.
A Berry's World reader protests press explanations about a fatal fire at 24 26 West All Saints Street. The letter describes the building as over 10 000 square feet with 40 occupants across 2 3 4 and 5 room units, privately powered and stair access, and disputes claims of overcrowding while noting two occupied apartments.
A Frederick resident discusses crowded apartments, rental values, and tenant satisfaction before recounting a mattress fire on the second floor that reignited in the alley. The blaze, worsened by kerosene drums, destroyed the building, but early explosions and fire company proximity helped residents escape. The author, Gilmore R Flautt Jr, urges careful fact checking before public criticism.
National Scene notes that top Democrats stay calm as they plan for the November elections. White House polls show presidential support in several districts, with Massachusetts and New Jersey surging, while the South lags. Senate prospects remain tight with no broad anti administration trend evident, and House losses feared at 30 to 35, or fewer by some observers.
The Maryland State Firemen's Association executive committee met in Frederick to wind up the present administration and prepare for the Havre de Grace convention. Visitors toured the city on the Junior Hose wagon and praised Frederick Fire Department equipment. Meanwhile about 100 Frederick county farmers planned legal steps to protect milk interests and boycott White Cross Milk Company by withholding shipments. Mayor Gittinger invited Frederick residents to join tomorrow night's daylight saving meeting amid strong opinions pro and con. Hood College Cooperative Government Association installed new officers with Miss Lashinsky as president and Miss Latham as vice president.
The Frederick County school program led by the Earth and Space Science Laboratory and Outdoor School is nominated for the 1966 Pacemaker Award. Maryland educators praise the county’s expansion of educational services from pre school through community college, with a focus on quality teaching and smaller class sizes. The Pace maker jury will select Maryland’s top entry, with Parade Magazine announcing the awards.
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