Cubs Rise to First as Daylight Playoff Hope Looms
The Chicago Cubs surge to the top of the National League standings, ahead of the Mets, with only about two dozen games left. The piece notes their daylight-only home games at Wrigley Field, lacking night lights, a charming quirk amid a season of growing optimism.
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Cubs Fight TV Over Daylight World Series at Wrigley
TV demands night games to maximize $40 million in ads for the World Series. Cubs fans oppose daylight play and demand traditional timing. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn rules for daylight viewing if Cubs win the NL flag, favoring baseball's core interests.
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Reclaiming Special Interest From Narrow Greed
John E. Jacob argues that the term special interest has been misused to smear public good advocates. He contrasts private greed with efforts like civil rights, labor, and social reform, warning that labeling broad movements as special interests distorts language and harms national progress. He cites Orwell’s 1984 to urge reclaiming the term for private greed.
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Citizens Against Waste declare nationwide deficit warning
Washington columnist Jack Anderson warns of a growing federal deficit. He cites rising interest costs, potential $2 trillion debt, and higher mortgage rates harming exports and jobs. He proposes a nonpartisan grassroots protest led by Citizens Against Waste to pressure Congress for spending restraint.
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Calls to halt progress in Frederick amid development boom
Doris Grice of Rock Creek Drive argues that rapid building of landmarks destroys countryside, farms, and neighborly ties in Frederick. She fears open spaces and mountainsides vanish for quick money, asking when enough is enough and where food will come from as landscapes become housing zones.
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Frederick coldest in Maryland at 42 degrees
August 31 1934 in Frederick the temperature dipped to a low of 42 degrees the coldest reading in the state overnight. Retail sales for Frederick city and county totaled 39 268 000 for the past year. Dr Melvin E Lea spoke to the Lions Club on Love is a Burden mixing humor with history. Mrs Vallie Rae Coulombe placed second in the National Country Music contest in Warrenton Virginia with judges including George Crump Richard McGrath and Connie B Gay. Don Wilson news columnist joined Northern Neck Broadcasting of Virginia as air personality and news editor.
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