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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1976
Page
4
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen halted definitive action on revising the Referendum Law but agreed to limit the law to legislative acts of city government. The piece condemns delays and clashes over development projects, praises petition rights, and urges scrapping stall tactics to speed positive city progress.
Murray L. Weidenbaum warns that a broad growth of government oversight over private industry is underway costing both industry and consumers. He cites interagency conflicts and waste, giving examples from labor rules to toy recalls and auto emissions mandates to illustrate the double standards in federal regulation.
A January 16 1926 item notes two top basketball teams from DeMolay and Frederick Military Quint to play at the State Armory. The DeMolay visitors will feature the South Atlantic DeMolay title squad while the Frederick unit includes an all star group of former Baltimore chapter stars and current reserves.
Twenty years ago on January 16 1956 Benjamin B Rosenstock was nominated without opposition for president of Independent Hose Company. Sixty volunteers voted in the nominations and he was assured reelection at the general election. Three men contested the vice presidency Melvin Schwearing Paul Rhoads Jr and Frank Rothenhoefer. Representatives from fire companies across the state attended the Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company annual meeting and banquet at the Walkersville Fire Hall with Maryland State Firemen's Association officers as guests. The Frederick Jaycees planned to celebrate the Jaycee movement nationwide.
Jack Anderson outlines medical notes on leading Democrats. Wallace faces paralysis but fit. McGovern and Udall have minor murmurs. Church had past cancer but no current risk. Byrd reports chronic tensions with tremor remedies. Carter energetic with normal tests. Bayh lungs show a nonthreatening nodule. Bentsen cheek twitch resolved. Byrd ulcer and Maalox use. Harris weight problem but otherwise fine. Humphrey overweight but energetic. Jackson cured after kidney procedure. McGovern advised preventive antibiotics for heart risk. several report good overall health.
The report covers health details for Gov Milton Shapp Rep Mo Udall Gov George Wallace and notes from Ex Senators McCarthy Shriver and Sanford. Shapp faced kidney stone issues but is in good health otherwise Udall has a stress related heart murmur and will take antibiotics before dental work Wallace shows a remarkable recovery from a 1972 attack and remains partially deaf Records from McCarthy Shriver Sanford are cited as not provided or incomplete.
The piece paints Congress as overwhelmed by millions of daily letters, a burden borne by members and staff. It notes up to 36,000 dollars per member this year, with 320 million units of mail, much of it form letters. It describes volunteers drafting replies and IBM machines generating generic, ambiguous responses. It contrasts U.S. mail strain with political events in Russia and Portugal.
The piece discusses public letters to Congress on cruelty to animals, urging action through a House bill, and contrasts it with the value of donations. It then surveys Portugal's unrest and a brief history note on Col Richard Gridley, highlighting pre Revolutionary and Revolutionary roles.
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