Farm land speculation reshapes Frederick County landscape
The piece warns that a surge of outside investors and speculators are buying up Frederick County farmland to reap tax advantages and future development value. It highlights how low farmland assessments, tax dodging tactics, and schemes like tenant farming enable profits while shifting tax burdens to ordinary homeowners, and urges legislative action. It also notes related themes of urban migration and construction pressure on land values, plus a column on Taiwan pig manure methane use.
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Board of County Commissioners
West Virginia
Phineas T. Barnum
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Can Trade Prevent Wars
Trade with communist nations may reduce tensions as the United States expands exports to the Soviet Union and Romania. Officials cite rising U S sales and credits, including ore mining and oil drilling gear, feed grains, and new Export Import Bank authorizations, hoping broader trade improves global peace.
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Nixon
Export Import Bank
Romania
Congress
Trade hopes rise as US toys with Red China and USSR
The piece argues that Red China's 800 million population and undeveloped resources could boost exports if equipment and facilities are secured. It notes American firms eyeing Kama River truck plant work, French firms winning contracts, and hopes that expanding commerce with the United States could ease tensions with China and the Soviet Union, reducing the risk of war.
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Nixon
Peking
Moscow
United States
Red China
Soviet Union
Maurice Stans
U.S
American Tool and Die
Russia
Kama River
Asia
Europe
Letter to Editor critiques judging others and cites faith
A reader argues against condemning homosexuals and urges compassion and grace. The letter recalls Romans and stresses not judging others, sharing personal experiences with acceptance, and calls for focusing on living by love. It also comments on local taxation talk and includes a brief Q and A on historical trivia.
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Baugher
Frederick Community College
Jeana
Meeting on Memorial Association designs at YMCA
Yesterday the Frederick County Soldiers' Memorial Association executive committee, led by Urner as president, heard a report from design chair Judge Worthington on three of five submitted designs. Locally, after a crusade against slot machines and punch boards, Frederick again faces a relapse with punch boards widespread and rumors of slots. a conference of city and regional attorneys is planned to decide on protesting the C P Telephone Co rate extension past December 11 with the Public Service Commission.
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Hammond Urner
Frederick County Soldiers’ Memorial Association
YMCA
Glenn H. Worthington
Theoty
Frederick
Edward S. Delaplaine
Alexander Hagner
Hagerstown
William A. Huster
Cumberland
Public Service Commission
Aiter
C&p Telephone Co
Beall Addresses Chamber Luncheon On National Issues
About 150 attendees at the Frederick Chamber of Commerce luncheon heard Congressman J Glenn Beall outline national problems and potential actions for the 82nd Congress second session. A Red Cross Bloodmobile visit at Zion Lutheran drew donors below quota. area included Middletown and nearby towns. Police report two Frederick youths charged in a series of recovered stolen autos used for joy rides.
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Francis Scott Key
J. Glenn Beall
82Nd Congress
Frederick
American Red Cross
Zion Lutheran Church
Middletown
Jefferson
Myeraville
Burkitteville
Braddock
Laughs and sob stories in a world of barbs by Pastoret
Wry quips on life and human quirks. The column pokes fun at vanity, aging, work, romance, and everyday oddities with a sharp, humorous voice. It riffs on banks, horses, bakers, shoes, and laurels to sketch a wry social snapshot.
Nixon Puts Prices Wages Onus On Labor And Industry
Nixon designs Phase I to shift wage and price decisions to labor leaders and industry reps with no veto by the Cost of Living Council. The council sets guidance to keep inflation at 2 to 3 percent by year end 1972, while boards decide individual increases.
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Nea
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Ous Mmorg
George Meany
General Electric
Ford
Wage Or Price Board
Wave and Price Board
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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