Collision and conviction in a Christmas Eve Route 27 crash
Kevin Cooper was convicted on five counts of auto manslaughter after a Christmas Eve collision on Route 27 near Mount Airy in Carroll County killed five members of the Proctor family. The jury found negligence influenced by alcohol though not intoxication. The piece notes the broader toll of drunk driving, citing government figures and a marked drop in highway fatalities attributed to tougher laws and anti drunk driving campaigns.
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Kevin Cooper
Proctor
Cooper
Mount Airy
Carroll County
Massachusetts
John Volpe
Richard
Martha Proctor
Thomas Hickman
Route
Mothers
the Sun
Baltimore
Proctors
Mary Proctor
The Kevin Cooper verdict and public mood on drunken driving
The Baltimore News American reflects on Kevin Cooper's drunken driving verdict. It contrasts personal tragedy with accountability, argues prevention over punishment, and notes a shift in public attitude toward harsher laws after a Christmas Eve crash that killed five Proctor family members.
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Fic BA
Maryland
Kevin Cooper
God
American
Baltimore
Arafat and PLO in Lebanon a flawed view of struggle
The writer challenges pro PLO heroism in Beirut, arguing the PLO arrived as intrusive trespassers and caused extensive damage. He portrays Arafat as a skilled fraud directing a diverse, often rival, movement with links to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, while noting Palestinian arms stockpiles and Soviet ties.
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Beirut
Yassir Arafat
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
PLO
United Nations
Strewe
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Middle East
West
Abdulla Muhamad Badaqani
Mailiteen
East Germany
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Polisario
Local Frederick County Events Highlight 1962 Campaign Drive
The Frederick YMCA faced fundraising woes amid rising gas prices and high interest rates. Rev Charles D Shaffer proposed a yearly fund drive. Frederick County 4 H youths hosted a campfire and the Young Democratic Club planned a large barbecue at Deibert Null farm. J Harold Hooper listed as Hood College VP and treasurer was named Frederick County campaign manager for Congressman Mathias Jr to organize districts for a strong Republican turnout.
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Frederick
Young Democratic Club
Frederick County
Deibert Null
Goodloe E. Byron
J. Harold Hooper
Hood College
Cha! McC. Mathias Jr. Hooper
Readers weigh soap operas and Stern in letters column
The writer objects to soap operas for fostering anti social youth but oddly endorses Howard Stern. They argue both entertainment realms have a place and urge parents to scrutinize their children's viewing or listening choices.
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DC 101
Howard Stern
Mr. Stern
Mr. Richard
Reader letter on soaps stirs debate over reality versus fantasy
A montage of letters from Thurmont and Gaithersburg argues soap operas insult morality and distract from real life. Contributors praise Mr Hager’s view that watching soaps harms family life and social well being, while urging a return to reality and less primetime soap exposure.
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Jamez Hager
Mr. Hager
America
ACLU flier attacks New Right and Religious Right
Phyllis Schlafly highlights an ACLU summary attacking the New Right on morals, abortion, crime, and federal power. The document calls for funds to oppose these goals and accuses the movement of seeking to weaken federal courts, revive HUAC, and restrict parental controls.
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American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
America
House Un-American Activities Committee
HUAC
House
Congress
Playboy Foundation
Baldwin
Harvard
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Montgomery County
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