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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1969
Page
3
The March of Dimes January fund drive in Frederick County seeks support for birth defect research. Noting 250000 affected yearly, the piece highlights progress, including vaccines for blood disease and rubella, while urging contributions to support 100 Birth Defects Centers nationwide and ongoing lab research.
The article notes about 1,200 U S slums as defined by HUD plans for community improvement needed for federal urban renewal aid. It cites 1,129 workable programs in the year ended June 30 and discusses expectations from the Nixon era leadership, including George Romney and Daniel Moynihan, on eradicating slums nationwide.
A cross party proposal backed by 34 senators and 48 representatives would create community development corporations in low income areas. These bodies would own and run local businesses and social services with financing from community development banks and an escrow funded by income bonds. Initial cost projected under 1 billion dollars. Hubert Humphrey tells students he intends to teach and continue in politics, promising open thinking.
Washington political writer speculates Kennedy courting the McCarthy wing of the Democratic party, a notion met with puzzled reactions. The wing is deemed defunct after Chicago and Humphrey endorsement delays, while youthful support fades after Russell Long vote. Inaugural festivities include 930 quarts of milk for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and a 375-voice performance.
NEA columnist notes a 340 page manual issued by Communist East Germany teaching soldierly behavior, from kissing a woman’s hand to avoiding jokes about the GDR. The piece links the book to Walter Ulbricht, cites past Czech invasion context, and jokes about German manners and public life.
A question and answer item reports the national Monday Holiday Law becoming effective on January 1, 1971. It notes Massachusetts already enacted a Monday holiday law starting in 1969 as the first in the United States. The quiz also asks which is the longest war in US history and answers Vietnam at seven years, noting the War of Independence lasted six years and six months.
January 21 1919 report notes the Civic Club resolved that low cut transparent waists and extremely short skirts harm health and morals of Frederick youths. Other items include the sixth annual Frederick motor show at State Armory February 17–21, flu absence in Frederick County, whisky deal losses in Waynesboro, a large Frederick Production Credit Association gathering, rural carrier route changes at New Windsor and Union Bridge, Mount St Marys vs Western Maryland basketball, and a March of Dimes fund drive inviting donors to a benefit game at the Armory.
Philadelphia Urban League figure Andrew Freeman leads pragmatic gains for blacks amid urban tensions. In 1968 job training under federal guidance helped nearly 3,000 Black workers, with 85 to 93 percent retention. Hope persists for 1969 as employers pledge more hires and training.
A fragmented snippet discusses how a wise man often mirrors our prejudices and the humor in challenging that bias. It hints at caution in handling money and mentions pin money and a wary approach to recall. The text is garbled and contains stray phrases.
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