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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1978
Page
2
The August 23, 1978 issue questions the number of U S senators and discusses plans for another Senate Office Building. It notes taxpayers balk at overrun costs like the Rayburn Building and even floats constitutional changes to cut the Senate to 50 members. Editorialist Don Graff of NEA provides observations on resources and related concerns.
Congress backs energy conservation with a solar heating system planned for the Rayburn House Office Building. Ninety hundred collector panels will feed a 36 000 gallon hot water storage system at an estimated cost of 1.4 million dollars. The system could supply 46 percent of heating needs though a windmill remains an optional backup.
A summer travel boom fueled by low-cost European flights leaves thousands of homebound Americans stranded at major hubs. Gatwick and other airports face overcrowding as slower air traffic and scarce transatlantic seats force travelers to wait days or a week for U.S.-bound flights, turning “mass travel” into a mess rather than mass access.
An Orthodox Jew was banished from a Westchester County courtroom during a damage suit when he refused to remove his yarmulke. Judge John Marbach held the act contempt of court, a ruling later reversed by an appeals court which ordered a new trial.
A reader from Frederick welcomes Birthright while praising Planned Parenthood and social services counseling. The letter discusses abortion costs and options, then shifts to a citizen’s critique of NIH DNA recombinant research and a long list of local business sponsors for a city playground carnival.
Approximately 100 children attended a local event as the Hagerstown Hubs crushed the Hanover Raiders in Hagerstown. Frederick County planning officials urged road safety upgrades and the county rescue squad demonstrated disaster techniques at Federal Civil Defense HQ in Olney. Quotes from James P. Devereux and Charles F. Kettering frame the piece.
Washington column cites a congressional report alleging the Pentagon has known for years that U S naval vessels are vulnerable to cheap clever attacks. Old ships with weak shielding and exposed electronics risk power loss and mission failure after shocks or near misses.
A reflective column criticizes modern youth as cynical and materialistic while clinging to past freedoms and security. The author contrasts demands for benefits, zoning, and social programs with national debt, declining GNP, and wasted time. He cites a media voice from Mount Airy and notes his ties to local builder history.
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