Back To The Jungle The Nation's Washington Crime Debate
Report from the Woeshian Cits Comet meeting notes rising crime trends in Washington City. Chief Wilson calls for court and correction reforms to curb offenses including rapes homicides and robberies while urging stricter private defense weapon policies amid public safety concerns.
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Conmerens
Washington
Jerry U. Wilson
Rhau
Bay
Supreme Court
House Select Committee On Crime
Wilson
Cour
Washinton
Mearsty
Washinton City
Cone
Speer Reappointed Leader Of Frederick County Planning Commission
George A Speer has been renamed to a five year term as president of the Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission. He has led the office since 1 year after Daniel Wicht stepped down. The commission’s decisions shape the county’s growth from rural to suburban and urban areas, with implications for future generations.
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George A. Speer
Frederick County
Board of County Commisioners
Board of Education
Speer
Young Planning and Zonin Commission
Ihad
Libanu
FCC chief urges broader press control
Kenneth A. Cox of the Federal Communications Commission suggested Congress could extend equal time and right of reply rules to newspapers, after the Supreme Court upheld the fairness doctrine. He warned that unchecked authority moves toward government control of press content across radio, TV, and print.
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Washington
America
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Kenneth A. Cox
American Har Association
Dallas
Tex
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Equal Time for Dissent in Press Not Feasible Says Editor
Analyzing proposed federal oversight of press content, the piece argues that mandatory equal time for all viewpoints is impractical due to volume of letters and newspaper space limits. It cautions FCC power could threaten press freedom and cites Supreme Court rulings upholding editorial control and a longstanding voluntary code of ethics.
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Express
American Press
Federal Communications Commission
American Society of Newspaper Editors
FCC
Supreme Court
Louisiana
High Court
Nixon plans broad OEO reforms and new brainpower push
NEA Washington report outlines Nixon administration plans to shrink OEO by dropping Job Corps and Head Start, repurpose it as a pilot agency, and attract NASA style innovators to tackle poverty. It flags bringing poor and affluent together, easing prejudice, and expanding participation while avoiding disruption to existing programs.
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Nea
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Illinois
Donald Rumsfeld
OEO
Earth
NASA
Space
Oro
OEQ
Ic Gates
Mewsnoner Feterprye Arya
President Hoover Implements Personal Salary Reduction
The text notes Herbert Hoover reducing his own salary amid pressure from the cabinet and nine members to accept similar cuts. The article implies a general response to financial strain within the administration and mentions Newtonio as an associated context.
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Herbert Hoover
Netonio
Bys Vee
Capnet
Meeting aims to revive Frederick scouting program
A meeting last night discussed reviving the Frederick Boy Scout Movement in coordination with YMCA leaders. After debate the group decided to call no meeting and pursue joint efforts to boost local scouting activity. Purse total for the fair prizes tops 1201 with 18 races set over four days under National Trotting Association rules. The Arora District welcomes home its Yanks with a supper at Burdett’s Hall while the Yellow Springs band plays in celebration.
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Frederick
Ymca Sush
Frederick County Agricultural Society
National Trotting Association
Test Arora
Burdett
Yellow Springs
Valley Branch Railroad Ends After 1997 Start
Brief history notes the Valley Branch of the H and Railroad ran on wooden rails drawn by horses since 1897, ending its service with a last run on a Sunday. The Canton battle outlook shifts as Communist forces advance toward Kukong from Tayu in the Kan river valley. New Windsor switches to dial telephone service, adding 560 new phones at noon, replacing 30 legacy lines, with $90,000 investment in new equipment and wiring.
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Canton
Tayu
Kan River
Defense Ministry
Kukhong
Kukong
New Windsor
Nixon Finger Tests Wind Blowing Out of Red China
U S diplomacy, largely inactive since Vietnam, resumes momentum through Asia visits and Romania. Nixon seeks broader cooperation with Moscow and Peking while maintaining U S treaty commitments in Asia and exploring nonaligned security options amid regional shifts.
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Red China
U.S
Nixony
Moscow
Russia
Asia
Romania
United States
Vietnam
Far East
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CENTO
Japan
Philippines
China
Southeast
South Asia
Leonid Brezhnev
Indira Ghandi
Washington
Peking
Bucharest
Albania
Thailand
Taiwan
South Korea
South Vietnam
Laos
Manila
Asi
Hospital radio failure harms patient care in idle town
In a quirky column the author laments broken hospital radios and mocks a town’s odd health culture. He notes doctors’ midweek off and the joke that patients are labeled for show as a remedy to illness.
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