Freeman urges America sales force ethic for national purpose
Frederick Gas Co official James W. Freeman speaks to Kiwanis on selling the United States as a positive product. He touts freedom, law, and heritage from Mayflower to Gettysburg, urging citizens to defend and promote American ideals against cynics.
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James W. Freeman
Frederick Gas Company
Kiwanis Club
America
Freeman
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
United Way
All Saints
Mr. Freeman
United States of America
Uncle Sam
Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
William Beans
Washington
Francis Scott Key
Dr. Beans
Dr Beans
Key
Fort McHenry
Edward Everett
United States
London Times
Gettysburg
Guadalcanal
Sutile
George Washington
Where's What handbook paves way for federal snooping
The piece reports on Harry J. Murphy's 1965 CIA compiled guide Where's What, detailing how federal agencies can access Selective Service, tax, social security, census, and other records. It notes alarms about privacy and government intrusion, cites cases of tracking individuals, and mentions the CIA's use for employee checks. Also references EPA overrun costs and pollution findings by Sen. Proxmire.
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Washington
London
Werner Laurie
New Jersey
Department of Agriculture
Construction Union
Harry J. Murphy
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Brookings Institution
Murphy
America
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William Proxmire
D.wis
Russell Train
Baltimore
San Diego
Train
Christmas Treats for 312 Children by Empty Stocking Club
From the Files of 50 Years Ago December 23 1925 the Empty Stocking Club in Winchester Hall gave 312 children 156 boys and 156 girls a Christmas treat and entertainment. Tickets went to every needy child as officers and members prepared weeks for the event and older guests enjoyed the program amid the season’s joy.
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Grayson E. Bowers
Winchester Hall
Charles Dickens
Frederick Lions Club
E. William Hall
Calvary Methodist Church
Lionel Barrymore
Washington County Bicentennial Plans Highlight Pageants Parade
Washington County prepares a bold Fourth of July pageant week and daily events to celebrate its 200th birthday. Parade Committee Chairman Ralph DeVore boasted in 1976 of a gigantic parade the largest on the East Coast.
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Frederick
Washington County
Ralph DeVore
A Critique of a New Municipal Bankruptcy Act
The speaker argues that the municipal bankruptcy act will raise borrowing costs for cities including Baltimore Salisbury and Cumberland by forcing creditors to accept less payment or lower interest. He warns against a law limited to six megacities and against legislating without witnesses. He opposed the act, fearing higher taxes and weaker investor confidence.
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Congress
Baltimore
Salisbury
Cumberland
Maryland
New York City
New York
Houston
Los Angeles
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Frederick County Bicentennial plans urged to match Washington County
The piece urges Frederick County to launch a bold Bicentennial program similar to Washington County's, citing parade planning by a four man Hagerstown company and the Exchange Club led efforts. It stresses urgency with less than seven months to July 4, 1976 and calls for decisive action by local Bicentennial committees.
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Frederick County
Washington County
Frederick
Hagerstown
Lawrence Everhart
New Nation
Thomas Johnson
John Hanson
Richard Potts
Thomas Sim Lee
Exchange Club
Putiic
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William Brewster
Brewster
Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
Richard Henry Lee
Lee
Great Britain
Frederick, Md
Gharr
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
United States Army Signal Corps
Foruns
Army
Signal Corps
Syares
Frederick Lion & Steel
Pythian
State Roads Commission
F. P. Asher & Sons
Ralph E. White
Civitan Club of
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Charles McC. Mathias JR
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