Raising Maryland drinking age to 21 seen as partial aid
The News-American argues Maryland should raise the legal drinking age to 21 to reduce drunken driving deaths. It notes 450 annual deaths statewide and cites mixed evidence from Michigan, border state policies, and traffic statistics. The piece favors a higher age as politically feasible and potentially lifesaving.
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General Assembly
Maryland
West Virginia
Delaware
Virginia
Pennsylvania
the News-American
Baltimore
Used Car Rule Tests Legislative Veto Power
Washington column examines how the FTC proposed used car rule to inform buyers about defects could be nullified by a simple majority veto in Congress. The piece notes lobbying ties, including Rep Gary Lee and aide Bellardini with landlord Richard Malcolm, and details how the threat of a veto shapes regulatory outcomes. It also covers comments by FTC Commissioner Pertschuk and outlines upcoming veto considerations and contact points.
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Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Lee
Harry Bellardini
Freeport
Bahamas
New York
Richard Malcolm
Auburn
N.Y
Malcolm
University Toyota of
Syracuse
National Automobile Dealers Association
Tony Capaccio
Bellardini
Rep
FTC
Michael Pertshuk
General Accounting Office
Pertschuk
Senate Commerce Committee
Robert Kasten
R-Wis
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
House
Jim Florio
D-N.j
Longworth House
Robert C. Odle Jr
Congressional
Vienna
Berlin
Jaycees
Odle
Bank borrowings sought for Em mitsburg Water Co improvements
Samuel C. Hays, president of Em mitsburg Water Co, announced plans to seek Public Service Commission approval for 150000 dollars in bank borrowings to fund a new pipe line linking Rainbow Lake to the Lower Reservoir. The move aims to boost water supply for the town and nearby colleges. George B. Stup disclosed as Democratic primary candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court, challenging long-time Republican Ellis C. Wachter. Clark MacGregor, Republican Congressman from Minnesota, spoke to the Frederick County Bar Association about Judiciary Committee work and a proposed bill to increase House size, noting 437 members currently and the issue of interstate tax on goods.
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Samuel C. Hays
Emmitsburg Water Co
Public Service Commission
Rainbow Lake
George B. Stup
Braddock Heights
Mr. Stup
Ellis C. Wachter
Clark Macgregor
Minnesota
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Frederick County Bar Association
Francia Stott Key Hotel
House
MacGregor
Common Sense and Gold in Utopian Tax Debate
The Gold Commission opposes returning to the gold standard as Washington debates monetary policy. The piece mocks a roomful of officials proposing ideas deemed impractical and harmful, noting CAE critiques of gold standard inducements and tax exemptions for a government gold medallion. It argues such incentives fail to spur productive investment and provoke inflationary risk.
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Gold Commission
President
Congress
Washington Post
Keeping the dream alive in American race relations
Don McEvoy argues both sides see progress and peril after Civil Rights gains. He cites Rosa Parks, anti Semitism, feminism, and religious tolerance, urging awareness of persisting thirst and the need for continued dialogue across communities.
Taxpayer letter questions gifted and talented program funding
A Frederick County resident submits a letter to the County Commissioners opposing the 58.6 million school budget allocation for five new gifted and talented teachers. The writer argues definitions are misconstrued, praises reading as equal opportunity, questions test validity, and urges rejecting the funding to reduce social and scholastic disparities. Address provided: 1288 Martin Road, Smithsburg.
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Frederick County
Webster
Yesterday Items From Files of the News-Poat
February 18 1932 report notes Scout Executive Henry R Coates receiving a letter from his Shanghai based half sister amid Japanese incursions in China. It covers Miss Celestia Fuller at Margaret Williamson Hospital noting safety and demonstrations, plus a Farmers Seed Loan Office official outlining methods to collect loans via bank deposit recovery after bank closures. Also an Hood College talk by Dr Mabel Lowell Bishop on evolution and Darwinism.
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Henry R. Coates
Shanghai
China
Misa Celestia Fuller
Margaret Williamson Hospital
Methodist-Episcopal Church-South
Miss Fuller
James M. Latimer
Farmers’ Seed Loan Office
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Mabel Lowell Bishop
Hood College
Huxley
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Treasury
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Rosa Parks
Montgomery
Ala
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Vatican
Bernhard Olson
Betty Friedan
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Isis Memory Department
Alae
Frederick County Board of County Commissioners
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Smithsburg
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