Militancy In Montgomery County Schools Sparks Debate
Thousands of Montgomery County parents worry over student militancy in both junior and senior high schools. The trend, linked to some federation teachers, calls for ending compulsory class attendance and semester exams while expanding an enriched curriculum with questionable courses. A Sligo Junior High incident showed police involvement after students disrupted a rally by Rennie Davis.
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Montgomery County
Montgomery County Federation of Teachers
Maryland
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
America
Board of Education
Quick
Silver Times
Sligo
Silver Spring
Chicago 7
Rennie Davis
Sligo Creek Park
Montgomery County Police Department
Davis
Mark D. Mann
John F. Kennedy High School
Sligo Park
J. M. McHale Jr
MacHale
Mann
Andrew Levy
Levy
U.S
Vietnam
Staggered tax filing proposed by professors in Tax Adviser
Two accounting professors from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Georgia urge cyclical filing of federal returns, arguing that staggering 70 million plus filings over 12 months would boost IRS efficiency and cut costs. The proposal would shift away from the current April 15 deadline but faces challenges.
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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Charles A. Nickerson
Virginia Commonwealth University
Earl F. Davis
University of Georgia
Uncle Sam
IRS
Why We Fight in Vietnam pamphlet urged reading by Colleges
The piece argues the State Department pamphlet Why We Fight in Vietnam should have wide college distribution to explain why the U S participated in Southeast Asia. It cites 1964 Congress resolutions and 1970 changes, noting the broader aims of backing smaller nations and deterring communist expansion to maintain world peace.
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United States
Southeast Asia
Department of State
Vietnam
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Protocol
South Vietnam
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Rusk
Germany
Europe
Soviet Union
Indo-China
Thailand
Himalayas
Asia
State Department
World Churches Back Justice Not Militancy
The World Council of Churches in Addis Ababa backed a fund to aid antiracist groups worldwide, with over 150000 dollars to be raised. It bans cash for military use and prompted reactions from South African police, Ethiopian Airlines, and Johannesburg clergy including Dean ffrench-Beytagh, highlighting church scrutiny of racism and colonial ties.
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Nairobi
Kenya
NEA
World Council of Churches
Addis Ababa
World Council
Africa
Union of South Africa
Rhodesia
Liberation
Lybia
Haile Selassie
South Africa
Johannesburg
G Alfrench- Beytagh
National Party
Daily Nation
ASIN
Poling
Christian Herald Asin
Brunswick Firemen Fund Drive To Buy New Equipment
Mayor Shafer chairs a citizen committee raising funds for modern Brunswick fire fighting gear. Eighteen volunteers met at Firemen's Hall to support the effort. Meanwhile at the opera house patrons can see The Chicken in the Case with Owen Moore and Charlie Chaplin in Easy Street, plus Fox News and a Paramount comedy ahead featuring Dorothy Gish.
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E. C. Shafer
Brunswick
Firemen’s Hall
Owen Moore
Charlie Chaplin
Fox News of the World
Dorothy Gish
Paramount
Weather floods roads as February nears damp record
Heavy overnight rains turned roads to mud and pushed February toward a 12 year wettest mark. Monocacy River ran high but not dangerous. tributary runoff likely to raise flows. Woodsboro Burgess and Commissioners seek dismissal of a crossbill over drainage and sewer issues. Civil defense and health officials plan to register all graduate registered nurses in Frederick County.
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Burgess and Commissioners
Woodsboro
John Wilbur Miller
Esther E. Miller
Frederick County
Civil Defense
John Hanson first U S President remembered in Frederick note
In this column a Frederick writer recalls John Hanson as the forgotten first President under the Articles of Confederation. Hanson, a neighbor of George Washington, led the young nation briefly from Independence Hall, while Washington later expressed gratitude for Hanson's early leadership. The piece highlights Hanson’s long influence and his relative obscurity today, alongside Beecher’s anecdote on hard work versus soft jobs.
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George Washington
John Hanson
Hanson
West Patrick Street
Frederick
United States
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Congress
Charles Thompson
Republic
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Washington Today
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World Churches
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