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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
2
The notice outlines pricing for single copies and subscriptions including monthly and annual rates, lists mailing and postal information, and notes AP news use rights. It identifies the Great Southern PTG & MFG Co at 100 Cast Patrick Street and 177 Frederick, Md 21701, and mentions the Associated Press.
The Frederick Chapter of the NAACP promotes an economic boycott targeting local businesses to highlight discrimination against Negroes. Community leaders formed dialogue groups after MLK Jr.’s death, now organizing task forces on housing education jobs police relations and financing to address racial inequality.
Campaign finance costs are estimated between 250 million and 300 million with claims of incomplete reporting laws. The piece notes presidential race spending around 100 million and adds 30 to 35 million for nomination processes. It also mentions school strikes causing longer school days to recoup lost pay and make up time.
A reader challenges the NAACP boycott list naming Sam or Joseph D Baker of Baker Kefauver Inc Frederick Maryland while others defend action against Wallace and call for cleaner front yards. The letter includes local figures and a note about article coverage of TJHS and local theater guests.
Washington reports indicate Hanoi has increased sea shipments to South Vietnam after a bombing halt. U S agencies say vessels reach secluded coastal points, unload at supply dumps, while patrols off North Vietnam have been reduced, hindering effective interception and tracking of incoming arms and materiel.
In Frederick, December 6 1918 Franklin D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the Navy will give a feature address at the City Opera House with Mrs Roosevelt and arrival planned for early afternoon. The Kaiser's Finish dramatic feature continues at the Opera House promising strong emotion. The Christmas basket fund received a five dollar anonymous donation today. December 6 1948 Christmas decorations appear as holiday season starts and merchants report early shopping is steady. Twenty three buck deer were killed as hunting opens in Frederick County per Lewistown station. A $1000 bequest to Montevue for Negro patients is under discussion with local residents. Brunswick police patrol car and a school bus sustained minor damage in a collision with an unattended police car.
Nixon as president would avoid warlike moves and favor multilateral security pacts. He supports regional arrangements in the Americas and Asia, with the U S assisting but not leading unilateral action. He seeks Moscow talks with the Kremlin and a U S Arab outreach while promoting nuclear desalting plants to boost water, land, and jobs.
A fragmentary column pokes fun at weekend yard work and railroad wishes. It mentions belly laughs on the street, nature boys mowing, and a quip about weather forecasters. The piece also riffs on a “boring society lion” and the origin of the diamond trade with a prehistoric tie to the sword word mine.
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