Prayer In Schools Debate Draws Frederick County Readers
Readers urged to contact Senators Beall and Mathias and the FCC to oppose Mrs. Avis O Hares bill to remove religious programs from radio and TV. The piece contrasts public prayer history with ongoing support for worship and calls for civic action.
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Frederick County
United States
Diety
Avis
Temaley O'Hare
O'Hare
U.S. Senate
Congress
Maryland
J. Glenn Beall
Charles McC. Mathias
Washington
D.C
Federal Communications Commission
M St
Washington, D.C
No Smoking at Work Spurs Nonsmokers Protections
The piece notes Minnesota’s Clean Indoor Air Act restricting smoking in public places and workplaces, with designated areas for smokers. It also highlights indoor air pollution concerns and cites efforts by organizations like the Mid-Maryland Lung Association to educate about risks to nonsmokers.
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Minnesota
Mid-Maryland Lung Association
Church St
Delegation Seeks Brunswick Knoxville Road Improvement
A large group of prominent businessmen from Brunswick and Knoxville plans travel to Baltimore to meet John N. Mackall of the State Roads Commission, seeking an improved Brunswick Knoxville road. Weather may push travel by train rather than auto. The Frederick High School basketball team prepares to face Waynesboro High School after a recent loss to a Pennsylvania team. Also noted are land deeds by Alpha Portland Cement Co of Easton totaling 327,548 dollars and a major charity fund distribution at Fort Detrick with 10,985.83 dollars in checks.
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Brunswick
Knoxville
Baltimore
John N. Mackall
State Roads Commission
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Easton
Buckeystown
Circuit Coast
Mary S. Baker
Carroblian Manor
Mohler
Fort Detrick
of Nations
John J- Hayes
Frederick
Hoover's complex legacy in Pearl Harbor era and wartime policy
The piece recalls Edgar Hoover's mixed record, praising his brave stance against mass internment of Japanese Americans while noting his aggressive actions to extend civil liberty violations. It cites memos defending relocation and internal reports that shaped Hoover's anti Japanese policy, alongside a separate note on IRS monitoring at a Muhammad Ali fight.
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Washington
Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Francis Biddle
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Japan
Atlanta Fight Fans Tie Dignitaries to IRS Bird-Dogging
The memo notes Les Whitten style attire at an Ali Quarry event as the IRS looks into bird-dogging practices. Regulators targeted cars and income forms at the Regency Hyatt House Atlanta with lists sent nationwide. Only one of five St Louis forms showed inadequate income. wrestlers appear to avoid taxes according to the report. Reps Rosentham and Torres are reviewing IRS intelligence methods.
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IRS M
Regency Hyatt House
Atlanta
Ali
Quarry
IRS
St. Louis
Ben Rosentham
TNA
Bilin Torres
Hidden power on Capitol Hill staff dictates legislation
An observer details how staff assistants draft most bills in both chambers, with lawmakers often unable to read or study the measures they vote on. Staffers’ conflicts of interest and private biases remain unseen as they hold lifetime, influential Capitol roles, shaping laws behind the scenes.
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Washington
NEA
Senate
House
Congress
Committee
Capitol Hill
Lawmakers face staffing gaps in expertise and experience
A study of staff assistants shows many come from academic or military backgrounds with little real world policy experience. The result is lawmakers spending excessive time drafting new bills to fix issues caused by earlier laws and the gaps in knowledge among aides.
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Daniel P. Moynihan
U.S
United Nations
International League For the Rights of Man
Congress
Senate
House
Cancer risk and Delaney Clause limits on food dyes
The piece discusses FDA bans on Red Dye No. 2 due to cancer risk in animals and questions the Delaney Clause's blanket cancer prohibition. University of Minnesota professor Russell Adams Jr. notes natural substances in the environment also pose risks.
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Food and Drug Administration
Delaney
Food and Drug Act
Comends Russell
Adams Jr
University of Minnesota
Questioning Carcinogen Transfer to Diet from Soil Toxins
The passage discusses potent soil toxins and cancer-causing agents, debating if plants and rats absorb them in active forms that reach humans via diet. It contrasts two views on carcinogens: cancer at any dose versus possible thresholds below which they are safe. Adams notes rats and mice are highly susceptible to cancer even without deliberate exposure.
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Adams
Zero danger levels may shift with progress says Adams
As lab techniques improve, what is deemed a zero level of danger today may not be tomorrow under the Delaney Clause. Adams argues for finite tolerances for substances to avoid, noting decisions are rarely clear cut and choices often pick the less hazardous option.
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Adams
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