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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1969
Page
4
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The Frederick Chamber of Commerce and its Education Committee promote Frederick County to high school students and residents through an event at the Frederick National Guard Armory. Ninth graders will be bused to view employer displays while non students attend an evening session to learn about local career opportunities and leadership from the upcoming generation.
Frederick County Commissioners authorize a 12 inch water line from Frederick City mains to the Frederick Community College site. The project, funded from the county school bond fund, costs about 000. The decision benefits both city and county by enabling annexation prospects and long term services from the city.
Hugh Scott may be elected Senate Republican Whip to save Tay C. Bliss as chairman of the Republican National Committee. The committee meets January 17. Nixon is expected to keep Bliss to work with Democrats on an above party basis while Republicans target 1970 gains. Scott, a former national chairman, will be among eight Republicans up for election in 1970.
Washington’s veteran observer argues that the real issue is whether North Vietnam will withdraw its 120000 troops from the South. He says ceasefire will be verbal, with continued US air and material support and a slow US troop withdrawal. A Korea like stalemate may emerge with no major offensives while training and political work stabilize Saigon.
The piece notes zero executions in 1968, the first year without a recorded federal or state execution since records began. It discusses legal availability, recent abolition in eleven states, and stricter court scrutiny, suggesting capital punishment may persist but be applied more narrowly and rarely.
Frederick residents complain about hooligan behavior by youths parading the streets causing trouble and damage, with city officials noting several street lamp globes broken. A plan for a wire alarm system using whistles or gongs to indicate Guzin Prederich location will be discussed at a mayor and aldermen meeting. County engineer Willard tells 35 frederick officers that road resurfacing will take twenty years. Police review exposes a mislabeled photo in the December Maryland Police Review.
Governor Mandel advances a multi-year plan to shrink state government from 27 units toward nine divisions and 20 departments, aided by MIPES and PPBS budgeting. The effort, built on Agnew era work, seeks better communication, measurable programs, and future efficiency while preserving key services for Marylanders. The plan envisions regular department reporting to the Governor, bottom-up budgeting, and eventual cost savings, with Education already adopting similar steps and broader participation planned.
Frederick High School Athletic Department thanks readers agencies and officials including United Ambulance Dalley’s Ambulance Frederick City and County Police Departments Etchison’s Ambulance Frederick County Medical Association County Commissioners and Board of Education for enhancing crowd control facilities. The letter lauds community spirit and support for regional teams Governor Thomas Johnson Falcons Little Lemquen and other local sports.
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