Population Booms in Frederick County Stir Maryland Census
Frederick County shows the strongest growth among four Western Maryland counties with 83,803 residents, a 16.5 percent rise from 1960. Nearby Montgomery County surges 52.7 percent, and Bowie in Prince Georges County rockets 3,154 percent as Levitt development expands. Baltimore loses 4.7 percent as suburbs grow.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Allegany County
Garrett County
Washington County
Baltimore
Frederick
Montgomery County
Chevy Chase Village
Gaithersburg
Bowie
Prince Georges County
Levitt Corporation
Belair
Letters To The Editor Question Board’s Use Of Tax Funds
A Governor Thomas Johnson High School student voices frustration over mandatory prepaid meal tickets for all Frederick County schools. He argues the system causes morning delays, bus riders miss homerooms, tickets can be lost or stolen, and cash lunch access may be restricted. He questions if the board uses taxes wisely.
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Board of Education
Thomas Johnson High School
T.J
Frederick County
T J
Loomis
New Luddites The Narrow View
A prepublication flyer for Alan Drury's The Throne of Saturn depicts a Mars race backdrop where workers protest a space program. The piece contrasts this with AAAS incidents where scientists faced disruption, arguing the New Luddites seek a universe of practical needs while neglecting science and ambition.
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Saturn
Alan Drury
Soviet Union
Mars
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Sam
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Chicago
William Pickering
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Edward Teller
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Rome
United States
Newspaper Enterprise Asso
Yule lights blamed for obscuring traffic signals
A Frederick City reader calls for action after a 1973 article noted a Christmas display hid a traffic light, risking confusion for drivers. The letter urges decorations to avoid blocking views and asks residents to join in addressing the problem. A second letter advocates reform of congressional seniority to reward merit over age.
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Frederick Post
Frederick City
Rep
Byron
Meeting of American Legion post to press for AWOL servicemen release
From the Files of the News Post 50 Years Ago January 13 1921 reports a Fran cis Scott Key Post meeting at the Armory to seek lists of servicemen at Fort Leavenworth serving terms for AWOL and to press for their release. Citizens at Myersville endorse a new high school building and form a committee. Work on the Hard Bed road toward Wolfsville advances with Marion J Brandenburg’s construction forge expanding to 25 men.
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Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Armory
War Department
Ft. Leavenworth
Myersville
Wolfsville
Marion J. Brandenburg
School budget board forms committee on county funds
The Board of Education in 1951 appointed a committee to confer with County Commissioners to decide how a $70,000 county school budget reduction should be applied. A petition from the County Council of the Parent Teacher Association urged appointing a supervisor of transportation. Ice formed on roads as temperatures dropped briefly, causing slippery conditions and slow traffic. Magistrate Thomas Glass opened investigations into juveniles drinking in city taverns and alleged liquor license violations by tavern owners.
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Carroll County
Maryland
Circuit Court
General Assembly
George E. Thomas
Board of Education
Carroll County Teachers’ Association
Charles Yankas
Thomas
Hampstead
Harrell
Parent - Teacher Association
County Board
State Board of Education
Hampstead Parent - Teacher Association
House of Delegates
Senate
Thomas Glass
Critique of Modern Film Output Seeks Hope in Faith
A Variety note on a new work by Kenneth L. Wilson argues 100 million moviegoers boycott films they deem lacking and calls for a shift away from sensationalism. Wilson urges balanced portrayal, animal kingdom apologies, and a Christian hopeful ethic guiding art theater and cinema toward renewal.
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Variety
Harper & Row
Kenneth L. Wilson
Wilson
Animal Kingdom
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Frank L. Whitney
Walter Kidde Constructors Inc
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Alcindor
Bill Fitch
Cleveland Cavaliers
Milwaukee Bucks
Inck
Yule
Rene’ R. Grossnickle
Burkittsville
Goodloe Byron
Jean H. Jorgensen
Buckeystown
David
David Posing
Berry's
NEA
Cecil
Japan
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