Frederick County News Highlights and Updates
In an address before the Dairymen's Association at the Courthouse LW Heaps urged local milk producers to join the State Dairymen's Association. Frederick County gardeners shared in a $375 prize distribution in the Food Administration win the war contest. Three more County soldiers were named to the Hall of Honor. Private Hugh M. Coran was killed in action, Private Nobel Waters was wounded, and Private Webb Felix was gassed. Jacob Rohrback announced the FW Woolsworth Company will lease the storeroom beside Fredericktown Savings Institute on North Market Street for a new store. December 7, 1948 saw Frederick's Streets lit with Christmas decorations until a fuse blew and city lights failed. Tex Ritter visited Frederick with a promising turnout at the City Opera House. First units in the Watkins Acres development near occupancy as heating installation nears completion. The traditional Hood College Christmas organ recital will be at Brodbeck Hall on December 10 with William Sprig performing a mix of seventeenth century carols and contemporary pieces.
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Dairymen's Association
LW. Heaps
State Dairymen’s Association
Frederick County
State Food Administration
Extension Service of
Maryland State College
Hugh M. Coran
Near Jefferson
Nobel Waters of Harmony
Webb Felix
Emmitsburg
Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
William Sprig
The News Frederick MD December 7 1968
The Frederick Maryland newspaper The News publishes on Saturday December 7 1968. It includes subscription rates by mail and carrier and notes Associated Press affiliation. The issue reflects standard postal and circulation details for the Frederick publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Southern Ptg. & Mfg. CO
East Patrick Street
Frederick
Aunt Bereau
Associated Press
Focal
AP News
Prederick
the News
Maryland
Four-Way Peace Talks Elevate South Vietnam Delegation in Paris
A South Vietnam delegation will join four way peace talks in Paris within ten days. Johnson and Thieu warn hard bargaining and fighting lie ahead. North Vietnam rejects a decisive loss, while Vietcong guerrillas persist. The talks aim to define South Vietnam and Vietcong roles, with US speaking for allied troops. A tentative path to peace remains unlikely amid stiff terms.
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South Vietnam
Paris
Johnson
Nguyen Vang Thieu
North Vietnam
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnamese
Weit
Thieu
Muyen Keo Ky
Red Side
Nixon plan draws fire from Congress on tax incentives
President-elect Nixon’s push to use tax credits to spur private investment for jobs housing and urban aid faces opposition from Rep. Mills and Sen. Proxmire who call it back door spending and doubt its effectiveness. A major political battle looms with economists predicting a slowing economy may influence the outcome.
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Nixon
Congress
Wilbur Mills
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Joint Economic Committee
Democratic Congress
Inflation resurges as cost of living climbs in November
A five or six cent rise in November pushes living costs up 0.1 percent, the sharpest monthly gain in six years. Analysts say 1951’s 5.9 percent spike led to wartime controls. officials caution that no new wage and price measures are seen now.
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Arthur Okum
Congress
Nixon
South Vietnam
Seraleee
Letters to the Editor raise Wallace petition and zoning concerns
Readers weigh in on the Wallace for President petition with ties to democracy and voters rights. A contributor questions NAACP leadership and zoning for a Mac Donalds near Good Shepherd Church, urging careful consideration by the Frederick City Zoning Commission.
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MacDonald’s
W. Seventh St
Taney
Church Council of
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Frederick City
Zoning Commission
France Sees Gold Not Cure For Crisis In Franc Debacle
NEA analysis argues gold prices failed as a universal fix as France faces monetary stress while Japan and Germany show wage and export-led resilience. It notes France's reliance on gold stocks contrasts with persistent crisis and calls for disciplined policy over gold-driven fixes. The piece contrasts U S and European experiences in currency stability and government confidence.
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Washington
Nea
de Gaulle
Paris
France
Japan
Germany
South Africa
Ty Ee Fee Etick
Christmas List and Quips from a Local Scene
A meandering note on a musician friend compiling a Christmas list and various local observations. The piece nods to alchohol driving concerns, museum art impressions, and a playful jab at a conceited coworker and a mustache at a Christmas party.
Quick Quiz on Citizenship and Geography Terms
A citizen question and answer set explaining that marriage to a U.S. citizen does not automatically grant citizenship, and that river mouths are called deltas because the Nile delta shaped like the Greek letter delta. It also notes tides arise from the sun and moon’s gravity on Earth.
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U.S
Joe Eisenhauer's Notebook Says Life’s Momentary Chance
A concise note from Joe Eisenhauer urges doing good deeds now since life is brief and one only passes this way once. It emphasizes seizing opportunities to help others before time runs out.
Reactionary views spark debate in Frederick community
A Frederick Chronicle piece critiques youth demands and beatnik culture, urging responsibility from the young and noting tension with parents and employers. It quotes Patricia Young of Vancouver praising reactionary values and calls for more defenders of tradition to curb social upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Young
Vancouver
British Columbia
Nashville Banner
Five states carved from Northwest Territory and state details
The Northwest Territory yielded five complete states Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and part of Minnesota east of the Mississippi River. The first televised U S Congress session occurred on January 3, 1947.
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Northwest Territory
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederick Falcons
IFL
News-Post
Jacob Rohrback
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Bank
North Market Street
FW. Woolsworth Company
Frederick's
Tex Ritter
City Opera House
Singing Cowboy
Watkins Acres
Berry's
George Wallace
Plumphrey
Tam
Wallace
Green
NAACP
Mr. Green
John G. Dronseburg Johnnys Market
N. Market St
Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent
Bares
By Phil Pastoret
Liszt
Joe Eisenhauer
Feacher
Ho Chi Minh
Santa Claus
Ty Thone
Woodeman
Patricia
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
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