Dubious Victory for Carroll County Education Seat
John Lewis, the first Negro nominated by the Carroll County official convention for a Board of Education vacancy and later appointed by Governor Mandel, asks the governor to withdraw his name amid harassment and threats. Lewis charges racism influenced opponents, while supporters note a history of public service and a failed attempt to rescind the appointment despite reports from state police.
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John Lewis
Offical
Board of Education
Marvin Mandel
Lewis
Jaycees
Carroll County
Tye
Parent
Eisenhower Endowment Gifts Gettysburg Hospital Lounge
Mrs Mamie Doud Eisenhower widow of former President Eisenhower has given a sizeable endowment to Annie M Warner Hospital in Gettysburg in memory of her late husband. The south wing solarium will be named The Eisenhower Lounge with a commemorative plaque to follow. The hospital board and administrator praised the Eisenhower family for long standing contributions to the hospital’s building campaigns.
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Frederick County
Annie M. Warner
Gettysburg
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
David Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhowers
Army
Walter Reed Medical Facility
Washington
Eisenhower
James E. Bangerd
Maryland sales tax receipts surge in July reports
Comptroller Louie Goldstein cites Maryland July sales tax receipts up 15.49 percent to a high of 21,187,915, beating June predictions and last year’s 18,345,778. Cigarette tax also climbs 1.61 percent to reflect July gains. The note includes commentary on regional economics and a quip from Brookneal, Virginia.
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Louie Goldstein
Goldstein
Maryland
Nation's 200th Birthday Spurs Talk on Constitution Rewrite
On the eve of the nation’s 200th birthday, discussion rises about rewriting the Constitution as Congress sends amendments to the states. The piece reflects on the charter’s origins, compromises, and the role of interpretation by the Supreme Court in an era of limited population and regional focus.
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Congress
Shays
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Georgia
Middle States
House of Representatives
Senate
Gulf of Tonkin
Johnson
Nixon
Appomatox
Moses
Washington News: Agnew Censorship Claims Spark Debate
A column questions Liberal charges that Vice President Agnew would censor media and control the press. It argues Congress and the courts hold FCC power, notes Nixon sends Agnew to Asia to reassure allies, and urges reevaluation of constitutional powers amid wartime realities and potential revisions.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
United States
Spiro Agnew
Capitol Hill
United States Senate
Confederacy
Httle
Alec Stephens
Georgia
Jefferson Davis
Richard Nixon
August 31 1920 Market Street pike talks eyed by chamber
Reading from the Files of the News Post notes ongoing efforts by the Chamber of Commerce to convene a meeting between the State Roads Commission and the Market Street pike turnpike directors to address state takeover. It identifies this as the last toll gate in Maryland and mentions Ford Tractor field day in Frederick with 34 dealers and Frederick Motor Company as local HQ.
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Market Street Pike
Chamber of Commerce
State Roads Commission
Turnpike Company
Maryland
Frederick County
Ford Motor Company
Washington
Ford
Frederick Motor Company
Readers dispute campaign finance and states rights in Maryland
Two letters to the editor debate political lines. One criticizes a California raffle linked to gun manufacturers and the Corrupt Practices Act, urging gun control distinctions between sportsmen and manufacturers. The other urges Maryland voters in 1970 to resist federal overreach, favoring states rights supported by governors and leaders in several Southern states.
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Tydings
National Target
California
Jack Anderson
Maryland
Washington
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
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Ike
Jeremiahs
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
Illinois
Vienna
Val Hymes
Brookneal
Union Star
Jack Frymier
Ohio State University
Raprefachive
Rae
By the
Way
By David Lawrence
Asia
America
South Vietnam
Guam
News-Post
Frederick
Harold Ahalt
LeRoy Ahalt
Chauncy Ahalt
Middletown
Hauver
Walkersville
New Midway
Eugene Pruitt
Fishing Creek
Frederick Fair
Webster MacCartee
Edward Derr
Christopi Ierr
Davis
Jefferson Blvd
Frederick, Md
James Alan Bean
Bearys Worl
Joe Namaths
Nlewapa
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