Ratification Day in Maryland and the Treaty of Paris
The piece recalls Maryland's Ratification Day as the 1783 ratification of the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War. It highlights Dr Morris Radoff delivering the six page treaty to Governor Mandel for display, Washington's Annapolis farewell, and the broader national significance of the accord while urging historical reflection.
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Maryland
United States
Continental Congress
Annapolis
Executive
General Assembly
Morris Radoff
National Archives
Constitution Avenue
Washington
Marvin Mandel
Maryland Hail of Records
Paris
George III
Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
George Washington
Jean Baptiste Rochembeau
Dr. Radoff
Count Rochembeau
Count de Grasse
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Massachusetts
John Jay
New York
Henry Laurens
South Carolina
Laurens
Tower of London
Cornwallis
Lord Carlton
America
Great Britain
United States of America
New York City
Charlestown
S.C
State Makes First Moves in 1971 Assembly Relocation
The new General Assembly opens its 90 day session amid space squeezes due to remodeling and shifting offices. Press boxes reduce gallery space, school page program expands, and staffers face limited rooms with moves across Annapolis. Governor and counties clash over taxes and education funding as redistricting looms. March 1 move may follow for the Department of Education seeking space in Baltimore and Friendship Airport areas.
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Val Hymes
General Assembly
Assembly
Thomas Hunter Lowe
Annapolis
Frederick County
Legislative Reference
Lowe
Navy Stadium
State House
Budget Department
Court of Appeals
Montgomery County
Shaw House
Prince George’s
Baltimore County
Baltimore City
Harbor
Jeffrey
Francis Street
Promised House
Treasury
College Avenue
Legislative Council
University of Maryland Regents
State Department of Education
Library Fund
Mandel
Baltimore State
Friendship Airport
Letters to the Editor on sheriff conduct and county services
Readers defend Sheriff’s deputies and county services while criticizing the new sheriff and tax effects. A letter by G H Gross asserts deputies aided by dogs and night patrols at taxpayer cost, urging voters to reconsider. Another letter by Dan Weinberg comments on national health in reply to an editorial.
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Frederick
Lever
Frederick County
Ken Layman
Mysterious Stranger Inspires Local Frankenstein Fear
In Catoctin Furnace a cloaked figure roaming highways has become a community spectacle likened to a Frankenstein monster spreading terror among residents. The tale reflects the era’s eerie rumor mill as locals wrestle with fear and curiosity.
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Catoctin Furnace
Europe
Soviets Score Stone Age First
Archaeologists report eight foot ivory javelins from Stone Age graves in Russia dating 20 000 to 30 000 years ago. The straight javelins carved from curved mammoth tusks intrigue scientists, as ivory dentin links to human teeth and may reveal lost techniques for softening and shaping dentin before hardening.
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Russia
Reidar F. Sognnaes
School of Dentistry
University of California
Los Angeles
Honor over honesty at West Point ends in expulsion
Cadet William Puckett, 18, lied about shining his shoes and then confessed. An honors committee requested his departure, and Army Secretary Stanley Resor declined to overrule. The episode highlights a broader issue where truthfulness clashes with bureaucratic penalties, risking careers for speaking up.
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West Point
William Puckett
Puckett
Army
Stanley Resor
Barbs on fashion, lunch counters, and boxing losses
A collection of witty quips about changes in women’s styles draining men’s wallets. Critics note lunch counters overreaching with menus while cleaners tout executive service. The piece hints at harvest time for election plums and questions hunger tactics before catsup. It laments boxers who quit before retirement eroding the sport.
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Rick
Maryla
London
Royal Archives
Atlantic
Carlton
Narrows
England
Lord Howe
Mount Vernon
Martha
Senate
John Hanson
Hanson
Philadelphia
Congress
Henry Lee
Virginia
Potomac
G.H. Gross Frederick, Md
Dan Weinberg
Jefferson Boulevard
Traddock Heights
Henne
Iter
Chamber of Commerce
J. B. Debaum
Infantry Reserve Officers Training Corps
Third Corps
Frederick County Teachers Association
G. Lloyd Palmer
Theodore R. McKeldin
Russell H. McCain
State Roads Commission
Air Forces
Army and Air Force
West Patrick Street
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Berrys World
NEA, Inc
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