Dunlop resigns as Labor Secretary after veto clash
Frederick Maryland reports the resignation follows the White House veto of the Common Situs Picketing Bill. Darting through controversy, Dunlop cited pressure from labor leaders and business allies before announcing his departure. The piece notes public discontent and calls for a reforming labor management structure as Ford seeks a replacement. It also previews a Bicentennial glass-heritage feature and a novelty water innersole for shoes.
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John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Ford
Belmont
Mass
Organized Labor
Associated Builders and Contractors
Afl-Ci0
United States
U.S
Congress
Chilly Monocacy Dips Mark New Year 1926
Fifty years ago on New Year’s Day Miss Mildred Michael and Miss Evelyn Wellen, Buckeystown, swam a partly ice covered Monocacy river, watched by Mr. Michael and friends. Frederick Izaak Walton League banquet drew 100 plus guests at Wayside Inn with remarks by E Lee LeCompte and a vaudeville act by Tommy O’Neill and Vivalli Derr.
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Mildred Michael
Leo H. Michael
Evelyn Wellen
Jesse Wellen
Buckeystown
Michael
Frederick
Izaak Walton League of American
Wayside Inn
E. Lee LeCompte
Tommy O'Neill
Vivalli Derr
Maryland Council of Chambers Plans 1956 Conference
The Maryland Council of Chambers of Commerce board met at the Francis Scott Key Hotel to map actions for the general assembly. Charles H. Kopeland of Silver Spring led discussion topics including a joint port commission policy report and council positions. Harry Boswell chaired the report committee. Charley May added a 693 series to his 632 total to lead in the All Star Qualifying at Walkersville Bowling Center with scores of 140 147 114 169 and 123.
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Maryland Council of Chambers of Commerce
Francis Scott Key
General Council
Charles H. Kopeland
Silver Spring
General Assembly
Joint Port Commission
Harry Boswell
Hyattsville
Charley May
Walkersville Bowling Center
May
Maryland election year slows governance amid campaign frenzy
The 1976 Maryland General Assembly session opens amid a flood of candidate announcements and voter concern over economic survival. Observers note lawmakers risk turning the session into a show while voters demand real results on jobs, inflation, energy, and local government finances. Prominent figures like Barbara Mikulski and Joseph D. Tydings weigh public response, urging candidates to prove seriousness beyond rhetoric.
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Maryland General Assembly
Washington
Mathias
Ted Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Paul Sarbanes
Congress
Barbara Mikulski
J. Joseph Curran
John Carroll Byrnes
Del
Charles Avala
John C. Coolahan
Charles J. Kryziak
Andrew J. Byrnes
John A. Pica
Mimi DiPietro
Mikulski
Maryland House
Senate
Baltimore
George Wallace
Boston
Maryland
Wallace
Annapolis
Hollywood stars swirl as 1976 campaigns seek favors
Washington Merry-go-round notes candidates chase Hollywood backing. Sargent Shriver leads in star power with 100-plus celebrities, while Reagan leverages John Wayne Stewart and Lloyd Nolan. Nixon previously used tax relief and pressure to light a Hollywood fuse, amid mixed current loyalties as actors hedge endorsements. The Commerce Department prepared a grain talks ceremony, underscoring posturing amid Soviet negotiations.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Lauren Bacall
James Caan
Carol Channing
Cloris Leachman
Paul Newman
George Wallace
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Ford
Richard Nixon
Hollywood
Nixon
Mike Viner
Sammy Davis
Fords
Dean Martin
Reagan
Danny Thomas
Charlton Heston
Commerce Department
Russia Angolan ties trigger cancelation request
The State Department urged Commerce officials to cancel the ceremony with Les Whiten as a protest over Russia's role in Angola. Columnist Joseph Kraft disputes ex-aide Charles Colson's framing of his defense of Kissinger, calling Colson's claim a slur and denying he praised valiantly opposing the bombing. Arch-conservative Rep. Robert Bauman has been fundraising for Reagan but kept $2626.52 in expenses per voucher.
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State Department
Commerce
Russia
Angola
Joseph Kraft
White House
Charles Colson
Kraft
Kissinger
North Vietnam
Colson
Robert Bauman
R-Md
Ronald Reagan
Bauman
Absurdities and quips from a playful column
A jokey note encourages witty observations on newspaper quirks. It riffs on slang, collective nouns, and odd habits from the era. The piece mentions a burlesque peel, a beanery 75 cent menu, and old school bussing in cloakrooms, all framed as lighthearted banter.
Truman Receives Armed Forces Reserve Officers Medal
On January 15 1953 the White House Rose Garden ceremony marked Truman’s 30 years as a Reserve Officer and his support for Reserve programs. He joined Missouri National Guard in 1905 and rose from Lieutenant to Captain in WWI with AEF France before retiring as a Colonel. The Reserve Officers Association presented the medal.
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President Truman
Armed Forces Reserve Officers
White House Rose Garden
Truman
Missouri National Guard
France
Reserve Officers Association
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Third Avenue
Suite 2000
New York
N.Y
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Calif
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Val Hymes
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Miney
Joseph D. Tydings
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Tydings
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Jack Anderson
Internal Revenue Service
Sammy Davis, Jr
Sammy
Davis
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Ali McGraw
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Les Whiten
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