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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1969
Page
2
Daily brief from The News of Frederick Maryland dated August 4 1969 highlights local items and notices. Scattered paragraphs summarize community events civic updates and short notices typical of a midweek paper.
Nancy Blanks, director of the Community Action Committee, reports threats and bomb hoaxes against her home and office. Neighbors harass her family, with vandalism and school insults. She vows to continue her work despite threats and calls for police action against the minority causing the harassment.
Dr. Irving Perlstein reported at the American Therapeutic Society meeting in New York that some obesity may stem from the body’s antibodies blocking thyroxin transport, causing fat storage despite normal appetite. Experts stress that treatment requires case-by-case diagnosis, plus exercise and proper diet.
The plan reduces civilian employees by 6100 and military personnel by 14900 abroad to cut costs and ease tensions. Areas affected include regions outside Vietnam Korea and NATO commitments. About 160000 overseas military personnel fall outside the order with a total savings of 75 million in balance of payments and higher budget effects.
Readers defend Senator Edward M. Kennedy praising his character and warning against enemies. Others oppose ABM and CBW testing, urging accountability, defense readiness, and editorial responsibility. The letters reference Carthage, Urbana school concerns, and critique a July 23 editorial on Edgewood gas testing.
In Walkersville, eleven prisoners led by Norman Ogle and Walter Weinhart attempted a jail break after holding up Walkersville Savings Bank. Sheriff Charles H. Klipp stopped the plan by preventing gate and cell door lock outs. Brunswick council election today features sharp ward contests centered on the water question. Women’s Christian Temperance Union marks its fiftieth anniversary by pushing a constitutional tobacco prohibition amendment.
The Board of Education approved buying about 14 acres of land on Motter Avenue opposite Staley Park with an option on more land and ongoing negotiations. County roads in the mountainous northwest suffer from washouts after recent downpours and repairs proceed slowly. Wheat deliveries are delayed as Baltimore storage ties persist and forecasts warn of further grain deterioration if shipment is not soon.
The Kennedy case centers on Edward M. Kennedy pleading guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal auto crash in Edgar town Massachusetts. Analysts note potential political impact if he seeks the 1972 Democratic nomination and stress the broader lesson on cautious driving.
A Georgia Tech researcher develops a diesel exhaust scent like popcorn, while Cleveland’s Cuyahoga river catches fire from upstream waste. Massachusetts pesticides hearings cite Swedish data on DDT in milk, highlighting ironic harm from pollution. The piece argues pollution’s impact on health and environment is no joke.
A set of trivia questions covers the first president of 50 states Dwight D Eisenhower and Alaska Hawaii statehood during his term. It notes Hoover earned 85 honorary degrees and credits Gerhard Mercator with map making. It names Roosevelt taking oath on the White House south portico and Joan of Arc at 17 leading French victory at Orleans.
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