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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1967
Page
7
Historic Frederick daily edition dated Wednesday January 18 1967 reports local events with concise summaries. It highlights community updates, municipal notes, and brief notices from Frederick Maryland with period newsroom tone.
A twin engine American plane flew over the Me Kong River delta at dawn. It dropped no bombs but blasted Buddhist funeral music from a loudspeaker in the village. An amplified voice asked, Is this your child Is this your wife What are you doing, fighting this war followed by sounds of pots and pans and Viet Cong shouts.
The Saigon Chieu Hoi effort to win Viet Cong defectors is shaping psychological warfare through loudspeakers leaflets and propaganda while assassination teams target defectors. Defectors receive cash food housing, with rewards for weapons. Admin issues, overcrowded centers, and uneven treatment spark criticism even as U.S. officials defend the program.
London AP reports Britain's Victorian prisons were built for discipline, not reform. Escapes surged over Christmas, with about 300 this year and eight escapes just recently, including high profile cases like George Blake and Great Train Robbers. Mountbatten's reform push allegedly spurred further breakouts as convicts heard linked warnings on the prison radio. Dartmoor saw a major wall breach within days of his report.
In advance of Kiwanis second anniversary on January 21, members viewed a color film stressing the organization goals and activities. Education Committee Chairman Ben Buck presented the screening.
The piece presents Kiwanis as a group formed 52 years ago in Detroit as a business luncheon club. It emphasizes solidarity, caring for others, and community service without seeking praise. Activities include judging 4-H contests, county fairs, and sponsoring summer camps for youth via Key Clubs.
Groups of high school and college boys undertake projects like distributing prayer cards in restaurants and assisting the elderly to worship places. Kiwanis interests include international relations and local politics, reflecting broad civic engagement.
Foreign Secretary Paul Martin announced in the House of Commons that Ottawa will ship $400000 worth of Canadian cattle to Italy to assist farmers affected by the November floods. An additional $100000 has been allocated for further aid to Italy. Washington Irving wrote History of New York under the name Diedrich Knickerbocker.
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