Post Office Improvements Urge Action for Emmitsburg and Frederick
A long awaited Emmitsburg post office approval renews calls for wider Frederick upgrades. The Frederick facility, now a sectional center, faces crowded conditions, rising zip code mail, and a 1937 expansion that has not kept pace with growth and Christmas rushes. Local officials urge Congress leadership to fund minimal improvements and better lighting and operations.
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Emmitsburg
Frederick
Hagerstown
Baltimore
General Services Administration
Congress
Senate
Women drivers under 35 equal to men study says
The Federal Bureau of Public Roads cites a national highway study showing women match men behind the wheel up to age 35 but may have higher accident rates with age. The agency warns one survey won’t settle the debate and questions how many women over 35 were found.
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Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau
How to tell the sexes apart in modern society
Berry's World notes rising sameness between genders due to equal rights and conformity. Readers offer fresh isues for distinguishing sexes, including behavior during luck in games and small personal habits.
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New York
The Gender of the Sexes Growing More Mysterious
A humorous meditation on gender roles and stereotypes as the author notes how clothing, habits, and behaviors blur lines between men and women. Examples include a Poor Man’s in a gin game, a Boy Scout aiding the old, or a visiting Scotsman in skirts.
Moderate forces unite to challenge GOP leadership in party battle
A Chicago gathering of veteran party professionals from ten states fuels moderate efforts to oust National Chairman Dean Burch. Governors rally to push for change while 132 committee members loom as the final tally. Leaks, resignations, and misgivings ripple through Burch’s camp as moderates intensify behind the scenes.
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GOP
Dean Burch
Chicago
Goldwater Country
Denver
National Committee
Burch
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Dwight Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Ation
Purch
Fifty Years Ago News Highlights From December 11 1914
The U S press bureau reports German cruiser Nurnberg sunk after escape from Falkland Islands action on December 8. A bull injured three horses near Urbana when it charged, none explained. Misses Shaff from Jefferson return home after visit in Frederick. Earl Howard, longtime Frederick ironman, later with Jack Dunn, visited Frederick. A Meirs Bakery wagon horse ran off on South Market Street and was caught by Officer Quinn before damage.
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South Atlantic
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Grace Shaff
Jefferson
Frederick
Earl Howard
Jack Dunn
Baltimore Orioles
Meir
South Market Street
Quinn
Great Society idea traced by Wallas a half century on
The piece reviews Graham Wallas’s 19th century concept of the great society and its modern relevance. It notes a shift from optimism to doubt about happiness, social cohesion, and the viability of large scale production as villages give way to modern urban life. It cites proposals for education, recreation, and worker autonomy to improve societal wellbeing.
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Washington
Great Society
America
Graham Wallas
London School of Economics and Political Science
Wallas
Johnson
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