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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1968
Page
2
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The analysis notes 52 million eligible voters stayed home while Nixon won 325000 more popular votes than Kennedy. It highlights Nixon support among small towns, suburbs, farms, and middle incomes securing 302 electoral votes. Humphrey's strength in large cities and low income areas produced 91 electoral votes. Wallace drew 9.65 million votes affecting Nixon’s southern lead. The Negro vote favored Humphrey nationally but split locally to back Republicans in Congress and governors. Republicans gained Senate and House seats and five governorships, suggesting Negro voters can shift parties.
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee report urged that future U S overseas commitments require Congressional approval beyond executive action. The piece notes Cold War precedents in Korea and Vietnam, warns against diluting American power, and urges President-elect Nixon to find a middle ground respecting treaties while leading the free world.
The report from Lloyds Register of Shipping notes 337 ships and 832,809 tons lost in 1967. Fifteen ships vanished without a trace, marking a century of high maritime losses and prompting calls for better maintenance and navigation standards worldwide.
Stewarttown residents unveiled proposals to pool vacant land into a single tract for housing and rehabilitation of existing homes. They seek low interest federal loans and private endowments to fund construction while resisting sale or condemnation pressures from nearby Montgomery Village.
Washington reports banks boosted minimum corporate loan rates from 6 1/4 to 6 1/2 percent amid rising prices and Federal Reserve policy. Higher money costs reflect lenders funding needs and anticipated slower demand. Economists see a potential 1969 recession, with experts debating timing and policy impact.
A reader asks which currency denomination bears a picture of the White House. The answer is the $20 bill.
December 10, 1918 report notes mayor Lewis H Fraley expects to deliver 126 Christmas baskets to the poor funded by 42 dollars raised so far. Also covered: bridge collapse near Petersville, job fears for war heroes in Tris County, Lt Edgar Eyler killed in action, and a 1948 update on Carroll Parkway extension plan.
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