Air bags and safety belts in cars face mixed reception
The piece traces air bag adoption from skepticism to partial rollout, noting cost and driver side deployment limits while stressing belts remain essential. It cites a NAOPC briefing on air bag dangers to children in front seats and recommends rear seats for kids, buckled belts for all, with long term tech solutions taking time.
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National Safety Council
National Automotive Occupant Protection Campaign
NAOPC
Reaching out for help on sex education concerns
Geraldine O Lloyd argues for community action and school involvement in sex education. She criticizes critics, urges unbiased, open discussion, and suggests parents, PTA members, and teachers engage with teens to address the crisis and build a supportive village.
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Daley era politics and the 1968 convention remembered
A reflective look at Chicago politics under Mayor Richard J. Daley, tracing dominance, patronage, and fear tactics that stifled reform. The piece contrasts Daley’s power with his son Richard M. Daley, who later led as a different kind of mayor. It highlights ethnic biases, police surveillance, and the wartime protest era’s impact on governance.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Ilinois
Paul Simon
J. Edgar Hoover
Richard M. Daley
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Frederick native returns to War Department post
CAPTAIN William H. Haller Sr of Frederick has returned from three years overseas to accept a War Department post in Washington. He will work on the orientation program for American troops stationed with the Armies of Occupation.
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William H. Haller Sr
Harry Haller
Frederick
War Department
Washington
Dole Seeks Change Across Social Security to Education
John L. Ditman recalls a political cartoon while describing Bob Dole's platform. He notes proposals to fix Social Security Medicare and education, balance the budget via a constitutional amendment, and tax cuts ranging from 15 to 50 percent. He questions the feasibility and tone of the campaign.
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Bob Dole
Dole
Secretary of Agriculture
Editorial Letter Criticizes The Frederick News-Post Crawford Visit
A reader laments the Aug 22 Crawford visit editorial as biased and asks for straightforward political journalism. The letter questions candidate coverage, campaign funding, and whether the piece served voters or editorially favored Steve Crawford or Roscoe Bartlett in Maryland's Sixth District.
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Steve Crawford
Roscoe Bartlett
Crawford
Democratic Central Committee
Maryland
Ellicott City
Congress
Letters to the Editor to sneer and then sort of leave the room early
Reader DAVID L. LANGSTON critiques a local discussion as he sneers at points raised in a meeting and quietly departs before conclusions, signaling disengagement from the civic debate.
Abandoning our children in a letter to the editor
A reader argues abortion marks a cruel abandonment of children and links it to secular society, economic strain, and bureaucratic taxes. The writer contends policy swings worsen conditions for families and urges a God-centered, moral society to uplift children as central to national being.
Uncompromising political loyalty letter sparks debate
The Frederick News-Post letters page features S Alex Bradford’s Aug 13 critique arguing for rigid political loyalty and condemning liberal ideologies. The correspondence frames ongoing tensions over party allegiance and perceived abrasiveness in political discourse.
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Frederick
Democratic Party
Uncompromising loyalty tag in Rasbury letter on Bartlett
Andrew M of Rasbury writes that tempered contempt in amazement at a political party and its followers who refuse to judge the results of their own actions equates to uncompromising political loyalty and a pledge to vote for Rep Bartlett.
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Rep. Bartlett
Utica Picnic Alive and Well Denounces Negative Image
Ronald G Montgomery defends the Utica Picnic against a negative article by Julia Robb. He cites church outreach by Mrs Putman and volunteers of all ages working together to support the event and dismisses claims of decline.
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St Paul's Lutheran Church
Utica
Julia Robb
Ms Robb
Ocean City
Ms. Robb
Letters to the Editor guidelines at The Frederick News Post
The Frederick News Post invites letters exclusive to the paper, signed with the writer’s home address and both home and business numbers. Letters may be abridged for space, and poems or copies addressed to others are not published. Address and contact details provided for submission.
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Frederick News Post
News Post
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