Frederick County considers moving to a county manager system
Delbert S Null supports a shift to county government run by a manager and expanded to five commissioners elected proportionally. He cites past county history and compares it to business boards, arguing for broader representation while others favor keeping public accountability under the current three-commissioner setup.
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Social intelligence quotient tops for success says USC
Maureen O Sullivan of USC notes SQ matters more than IQ for navigating social and business life. Understanding thoughts feelings and intentions helps one observe and interpret others, aiding relationships, marriage, parenting, and career advancement.
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University of Southern California Department of Psychology
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Whispering Truck Hints at Quiet Future of Hauling
An experimental tractor and two trailers shown near New York City claim a 600 horsepower engine can haul 120000 pounds at 70 mph coast to coast. The designer says from 50 feet away all you hear is tire noise, but mass production is not planned.
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New York City
Adeste Fidel and the Christmas Message of Love
An editorial reflection on Christmas meaning beyond gifts and rituals. It recalls the birth of Christ at Bethlehem, emphasizes Jesus teaching to love God and neighbor, and frames the season as a call to deeper understanding and goodwill. The piece centers on love as the core essence of Christmas.
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Bethlehem
Jesus
Nothing can kill Christmas says Joe Eisenhauer
Joe Eisenhauer writes that Christmas endures amid Cold War troubles and materialism. He urges love of God and neighbor as the path to better living, urging readers to let the Christmas spirit guide daily work and social policy through the year.
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Herod
Bethlehem
Roberta Preston on Ben Franklin role and stage life
New York actor Rob ert Preston discusses lessons from history and his Broadway portrayal of a 70 year old diplomat. He recalls Franklin related facts, his career path from Newton Massachusetts to California, and his view that work should please the best peers in his craft.
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Robert Preston
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Newton Highlands
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California
Tyrone Power
Paramount Pictures
Cally Band
Ice on City Walks and Bridges Sparks Complaints
Fifty years ago reports in The News-Post note Mayor Fraley receiving complaints about ice on sidewalks and city bridges. Efforts to remove it failed as ice was firmly frozen to wood blocks despite workers trying. Also: Harry W. LeGore hesitates to sign a baseball contract after Yale return. A new state road from Emmitsburg to the Pennsylvania line to be built by the Maryland State Roads Commission. The German cruiser Dresden reportedly sunk off Cambridge Island in the Pacific by the British cruiser Bristol.
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Emmitsburg
Pennsylvania Line
Maryland State Roads Commission
Dresden
Valparaiso
Cambridge Island
Pacific
Bristol
Mindoro advance and Belgian battle highlight World War II update
Twenty years ago Gen Courtney Hodges First Army struck German columns in Belgium Luxembourg while American infantry pushed six miles beyond San Jose Mindoro as MacArthur announced secure terrain. Icy roads slow traffic and two to seven inches of snow cover county roads. Lieutenant Margaret E. Rice of Clarke Place chosen as Army flight nurse in a motion picture.
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Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Belgium
Luxembourg
San Jose
Mindoro Island
Douglas A. MacArthur
Mindoro
Margaret E. Rice
R. R. Rice
Clarke Place
Eve of Christmas 1964 observations from the outside
A reflective piece notes improved radio and record Christmas music while praising the Post Office for Santa letters to newspapers. It critiques early holiday commercialization, laments January let down, muses on neighborhood light displays revived by Jaycees prizes, and hints at new marriages awaiting holiday joy and children.
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Aunt Mary
Post Office Department
Jaycees
Academic freedom push as historians oppose right wing attacks
At the American Historical Association convention a resolution backed by the National Council for the Social Studies urges academic freedom for teachers and authors to present a truthful past. It calls for committees to defend educators against capricious attacks and notes right wing campaigns seek to erase or rewrite U.S. history in textbooks.
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American Historical Association
National Council For the Social Studies
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