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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
2
A historian recounts how the first two proposed amendments in 1789 were rejected and the Bill of Rights survived. The piece notes Congress repeatedly raised salaries, most recently in 1964, and a 1970 commission may urge substantial increases for lawmakers and officials. It reflects on profits versus salaries and questions why the early offer was refused.
The article weighs the Cleveland racial violence episode, noting the ambush killed three police and left seven militants dead wounded or jailed. It cites leader Fred Evans, likens tactics to Viet Cong methods, and warns against letting fanatics steer race relations and destiny.
A Frederick County letter praises Eric Olson for sincere intelligent and courageous views on the nation's welfare and the free press. The writer values Olson's contribution and hopes readers value free expression even amid disagreement.
A Frederick County youth poll shows Nixon leading among Frederick's students with Humphrey weak support and Wallace testing strong, while voters debate whether a running mate should win big northern cities or blunt Wallace. The decision remains unsettled as Nixon weighs city appeal versus conservative appeal.
A compilation of dated remarks from Pope Paul VI Hugh Moore Brother Lawrence Huff Mike Mansfield Margaret Truman Daniel and Governor Claude Kirk critiques birth control conventions politics and party tickets. The sources reflect diverse views on church policy political events and leadership rhetoric.
A violent thunderstorm disrupted the county leaving more than 2,500 telephones out of service and sparking three barn fires and one house fire. Over 2,000 people attended the Manor Woods picnic near Buckeystown, where war stamps sales ran high despite the downpour. Road-crossing eliminations were planned while a Monocacy bridge project was denied. City clerk notes lighter July August work except for marriage licenses. deeds and mortgages filed fell while marriage licenses rose.
Twenty years ago events in Frederick featured Frances Scott Key as a seven year old at a ceremony with Mayor Lloyd C. Culler. A commemorative stamp milestone passed one million sales with a single buyer purchasing 70 000 stamps for 2100 dollars. Lucy Monroe sang the National Anthem at the Key Monument rededication in Mount Olivet Cemetery. VFW Post John R. Webb defeated Baltimore Bendix Radio Team 11 to 0 in the Maryland State Softball Championship opener.
Washington analysis notes the United States faces an uncontrolled economy with wage and price pressures from steel contracts, rising living costs, and a record federal deficit. It warns of potential recession risks, credit constraints, and policy uncertainty as a new administration approaches.
The column mocks partisan labels and political platforms as crude carpentry. It jokes that the town’s only nonpartisan figure is the traffic offender nabbed locally, while the paper’s own shop is blamed for daily newspaper woes and the missing funnies.
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