Romney Moves Toward Presidential Run With Romney for President Network
Governor George Romney of Michigan appears poised for a presidential bid as Leonard Hall forms a Romney for President committee with Romney’s blessing. He hires Nelson Rockefeller speech writer Hugh Morrow and gains Thomas W. Stephens, a key Eisenhower ally, to lead delegate seeking and state outreach.
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George Romney
Michigan
Leonard W. Hall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hugh Morrow
Rockefeller
Thomas W. Stephens
Stephens
Hall - Stephen
Dewey
Eisenhower
Hall
Oppenheimer and the 25th Amendment at center stage
Recounting J Robert Oppenheimer’s rise and fall, his role in Los Alamos, and the late 1960s shift with the ratification of the 25th Amendment. The piece notes the amendment’s safeguards for presidential incapacity and vacancy, plus historical VP succession gaps and potential flaws.
End Of Innocence at Plei Hop in Vietnamese War
A Montagnard villager named Push Hop, about 40, recounts a brutal life under Viet Cong occupation in the central highlands. Starvation, beatings, and executions followed the VC’s seizure of rice, ending with his rescue by American forces. He speaks through fear and limited understanding, hoping for sympathy from his captors.
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Push Hop
Hop
Things a columnist might never know from mail
Hal Boyle surveys daily life notes and odds about health habits fashions and quirks. He quips on dental cavities Columbus Puerto Rico corduroy fashion and housework mileage. Includes a witty exchange on ties and a note on welfare checks.
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New York
Christopher Columbus
Puerto Rico
Fifty Years Ago Ilems From The News Post Files
A 1917 piece notes religious campaigns and political debates in progress around February 24 1917 including potential conscription measures and national preparedness actions as community leaders and clergy engage in public discourse amid wartime concerns.
Frederick City to Raise 7000 for Red Cross Drive
Twenty years ago on February 25 1947 Frederick City announced a Red Cross drive of 7000 dollars with a large city committee planning a house to house collection. A 5000 dollar county wide mail appeal will also be made due to snowbound roads. A new pastor and family moved into the Walkersville Methodist parsonage with Rev W DeWitt Dickey assigned to the parish serving Walkersville Mount Pleasant and Lewistown.
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Frederick
Walkersville
Mount Pleasant
Lewistown
W. DeWitt Dickey
Mildred
Michael
Thomas Dickey
Brunswick
Frostburg College
Joe Eisenhauer's Notebook Quotation on Doing Good Now
A reflective note states I pass through this world but once and urges to perform any good deed in the moment before I pass this way again. The snippet emphasizes immediacy of virtue and the finite nature of life.
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Bolt
Western Union
Rome
Nero
U.S
Auto Theft Crisis Prompts Community Action in Frederick
The piece urges strict car security as auto theft rises nationwide. It notes juveniles commit over half of teen thefts, highlights court leniency concerns, and stresses the national Auto Theft Prevention campaign led by DoJ and local officials. Citizens are urged to remove keys and lock unattended vehicles to curb losses.
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Hicle
United States
Frederick
U.S. Department of Justice
Carless
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