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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1966
Page
4
The piece notes 1350+ American deaths in 1965 with 5300+ wounded and 148 missing and predicts higher casualties in 1966. It contrasts Vietnam losses with U.S. highway fatalities and outlines rising troop numbers, Vietcong and North Vietnamese strength, and ongoing peace efforts led by President Johnson.
States including Maryland Michigan New Jersey New York Rhode Island weigh bills to indemnify crime victims. California runs a $100 000 pilot in welfare funds for dependents. New Jersey eyes a $500 minimum $25 000 ceiling. New York City offers merit based payments. The first case a widow and six children of a man killed aiding a molested woman in the subway could receive about 4200 annually.
Washington today analyzes possible US actions if the Vietnam truce collapses. The piece discusses economic and diplomatic pressure options, NATO implications, and potential military escalation against North Vietnam while noting Soviet and Chinese aid and recent military developments.
The year 168 will be crucial as the moon race tightens between the United States and the Soviet Union. Space scientists warn both nations may launch key boosters on schedule, but unforeseen bugs and human errors could decide who reaches the moon first.
A Drive for electric lights has been launched in Jefferson and Libertytown Frederick County. H C Eddge of Atlanta claims a new record pace for transcontinental walking averaging 47 miles daily after leaving New York December 30 and stopping in Frederick en route to San Francisco. City officials warn against gunfire as rifles and firearms remain used within limits. A bullet penetrated the McCrory Building window on North Market Street amid several narrow escapes.
President Truman praised Anglo American cooperation as British members agreed to start the Palestine probe. Four men received induction notices and twenty were ordered to report for pre induction physicals in January, with transport to Baltimore for processing. The United National Clothing Collection opened urging aid shipments of garments and letters to Europe China and the Philippines.
Hal Boyle humor column notes that a second wife forgives almost nothing about alimony to the first wife and that magazines rival mail order catalogs for interest. Other quips cover aging, breakfast brands, wastebaskets, and the quirks of romance and fashion in a lighthearted reflection.
A Frederick area message thanks hundreds of donors civic and fraternal groups and businesses for funding a new ambulance. The letter also extends gratitude to the News-Post and radio WMHI WFMD for coverage and cooperation. A second letter praises a local youth drinking series urging continued responsible reporting and editorial service to the public.
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