Who drafts Frederick County Home Rule charter draft board
Frederick County prepares for a November charter vote and debates selecting a five person drafting committee. The League of Women Voters urges broad citizen input and democratic selection beyond the county commissioners slate. Citizens are urged to file nominating papers to join the drafting board and ensure wide representation from civic groups and individuals.
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Frederick County
Board of County Commissioners
League of Women Voters
Board of
County Commissioners
Rat Population Explosion in Montgomery Townhouses
A Montgomery County health officer ties a townhouse rat infestation to resident carelessness with trash and food. He notes high holes and panicked residents, urges secure lids, proper cleanup, and barred food waste to stop the infestation, warning rats carry disease and bite risk for children.
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Frederick County
Montgomery County
H. Clayton Ervine
Burnt Mills
White Oak
Ervine
If We Can’t Beat the Bugs We’ll Eat Them
Dr Howard A Schneiderman dean of UC Irvine School of Biological Sciences argues insects can help solve hunger and pests. He proposes using insect meal to fortify bread as a protein source, likening it to fish meal.
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Howard A. Schneiderman
School of Biological Sciences
Irvine
University of California
Dean
Natural law and universal rights echo in shoplifting case
A Washington judge weighs a novel defense claiming Article 23 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights justifies a 19 year old laborer’s theft of a $12 sweater to feed his newborn daughter. The piece draws parallels to Patrick Henry’s 1774 stance and to Antelope era jurisprudence as it questions if destitution can excuse crime.
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Continental Congress
Philadelphia
United Colonies of America
Massachusetts Bay
John Adams
Adams
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
Virginia
United Resistance
Middle Colonies
Deep South
Thomas Paine
Congress
George
Washington
America
Kann
United States Senate
Great Britain
Africa
United States
New Orleans
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Welfare Department
United Nations
History twist from a conference on nuclear weapons
Don Oakley reports on Dr. Sidney Peck of Case Western Reserve University who claims Japan has strong antinuclear sentiment and asserts the U S dropped Hiroshima and Nagasaki to establish Pacific dominance and deter Russia. Peck warns of nuclear use if Vietnam withdrawal fails, criticizing wartime decisions and urging history be clarified.
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Japan
Sidney M. Peck
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
New Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
United States
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Pacific
Asia
Peck
Russia
Yalta
Roosevelt
Churchill
Joe Stalin
Germany
Manchuria
Stalin
Indochina
Ground Zero
Saigon
Farmer's picnic at Merryland Track draws 2000 crowd
The first farmer's picnic at Merryland Track yesterday drew about 2000 attendees and ran smoothly as plans for a repeat event next year were already underway. A local man known as Jack the Ripper was questioned by Sheriff Wertenbaker in a courthouse murder inquiry and released. State hunting season prep includes a summary of laws and notes 600 wardens overall. A voter registration surge added 254 names to Frederick County rolls with party splits of 140 Democrats and 112 Republicans. Tenants on South Bentz Street received a court ordered clean up or shut up notice. Junior firemen won 9-5 over Sears Storemen to advance to municipal softball finals.
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Merryland Track
Jack the Ripper
William Wertenbaker
Buckeystown
Frederick County
Board of Election Supervisors
Winchester Hall
South Bentz Street
Police Health Department
C. E. Easterday
Reno Six
Sears Storemen
Baker Park
Faculty Factor in Campus Upheaval
NEA Washington Correspondent surveys 72 protesting faculty, noting age spread and wide field representation. One fifth in psychology philosophy English modern languages and physical sciences. minimal law and government presence. Some members hold socialist or communist affiliations, but no coordinated movement emerges. ideas travel with itinerant demonstrators rather than a single plan.
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Washington
NEA
Vietnam
Communist Party
Socialist Workers Party
Young Socialists Alliance
Progressive Labor Party
American Youth For Democracy
Labor Youth League
Socialist Club
Students For Democratic Society
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