Youth And The Future In A Nation Of Apathy
A Frederick Maryland opinion piece warns that voters aged 18 to 21 show alarming apathy toward registration and voting in 1972. It advocates aggressive registration drives beyond high schools, urging evening sessions, in-store outreach, and door-to-door canvassing modeled after Montgomery and Carroll counties with League of Women Voters involvement.
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United States
NATO
SEATO
Great Britain
India
East Pakistan
Subcontinent
U.N
State Department
Washington
Bay of Bengal
United Nations
Board of Education
Board of Election Supervisors
Frederick County
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Rockville
Montgomery County
Carroll County
League of Women Voters
William E. Hoskins
Carroll County Election Board
Donald J. Gilmore
Pigs Cry Is Pass at Columbia as Fraternity Row Robberies Rise
A wave of mugging and robberies near Columbia University in New York prompts calls for more police protection after three gunmen raided a fraternity house and nine students were robbed. A letter from fraternities warns such brutality risks paralyzing campus life.
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Columbia University
New York City
Timely Quotes On Japan and Inflation at Phase II Pay Board
Assistant Secretary Marshall Green compares Japanese self-perception with prosperity amid a 10-foot pianta metaphor. Virgil Day of the Phase II Pay Board hints at allowing more labor settlements to surpass a 5.4 percent inflation target as 1972 progresses toward a 25.5 percent year.
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Marshall Green
East Asia and Pacific
Virgil Day
Letters to Editor Protest Over Teachers Contract During Tense Dispute
A reader argues teachers lack professional status under current rules and oppose board breaches of negotiated contracts. The letter defends teacher dedication, criticizes editorial bias, and urges upholding the contract while noting the value of smaller class sizes and individual student attention. The piece also cites personal experience at TJ and calls for fair treatment and recognition of teachers’ efforts.
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Board of Education
PTA
PFA
Russia Hangs Out Help Wanted Sign
Foreign observers note the Soviet Union seeks outside skills equipment and capital to accelerate development of its vast resources. Moscow faces lagging industry and agriculture, with export controls and limited internal capital hindering progress. The piece suggests possible concessions with the United States to ease these constraints.
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Washington
NEA
Soviet Union
Moscow
China
United States
Nixon
U.S
Japan
West Germany
Britain
France
Belgium
Thorph Ussr
Thry
Russia
Frederick Welcomes Army Convey and Christmas Festivities
A convoy of army rucks arrived in Frederick on the way from Camp Knox to Camp Bragg near Payette NAC, with half arriving around 2 am and the rest hours later. John Edward Schell, president of the Ananias Club, was surprised on his 81st birthday as 25 members gifted a mahogany chair. City Opera House plans a Christmas film for children featuring The Stranger. Maryland weather brought sleet and snow, delaying school and extending the Christmas holiday. Banks, courts, and city offices observe the holiday. post office closes Christmas Day. Local athlete Jack Zimmerman named among Maryland college freshmen for 1952 Olympic soccer trials.
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Frederick
Camp Knox
Louisville
Camp Bragg
Payette
John Edward Schell
Ananias Club
North Market Street
Court House
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DePalma
Situation Room
Alexis Johnson
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Saudi Arabia
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L. Dean Brown
Hussein
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Brown
East Bengal
Army National Guard
Santa Clara Hut
Int Bath
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Ortonaville
Berry
Merny
By Jack Anderson
Help Wanted
By Ray Cromley
City Opera House
Walter Decker
City
Somovie Show
Freon Cain
Jack Zimmerman
Prederick County
Glenn D. Zimmerman
Maple Avenue
Walkersville
Maryland
Ponson State Teachers College
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