Old Frederick County film law should be expunged
An in depth critique of outdated laws in Frederick County. The piece argues that blue laws and discriminatory ordinances, including a 1943 film showing ban on Sundays, should be repealed as progress arrives through enforcement and public pressure. It urges replacing new laws with three repeals for every addition and highlights the broader pattern of overbroad regulations.
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Frederick County
Hasd
Frederick City
Charles Walz
Frederick Christian
Midiiver
General Assembly
Greenpeace's rise and bold acts redefine its past
Washington reports on Greenpeace growth from a 13 member anti-nuclear group to a worldwide network with about 2 million supporters and an $11 million annual budget. The piece notes daring actions from October parachute stunts to protests at the UN, Big Ben, the Statue of Liberty, and anti nuclear campaigns, alongside criticism of shifting internal culture toward fundraising and corporate structure.
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Washington
Robin Heid
Ohio
Denver
Greenpeace
Richard Parger
San Francisco
Parker
U.S
Department of Interior
Department of State
Net
Heid
London
Spain
Mont Louis
France
Muruea
Leningrad
Indiana
Arizona
Czechoslovakia
Point Arguello
California
Frederick County Farm Bureau backs Sunday blue laws
Letters to the editor express support for Frederick County blue laws. Barry Lucey and Kenneth Bartgis urge keeping Sundays free from commerce to protect home life. They cite family time, school schedules, and local tradition, asking voters to decide the issue.
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Frederick News-Post
Annapoli
Frederick County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Frederick County
Barry Lucey
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Heavy 24 hour snowstorm buries Frederick County
The heaviest 24 hour snowstorm in 17 years blankets Frederick County with 18 inches as high winds lash the area. Schools close, mail service halts, traffic stops, and road crews work through the night. Over 100 speeding and other tickets issued during the President Roosevelt Birthday Ball at the State Armory to aid infantile paralysis research.
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Frederick County
President Roosevelt
State Armory
Libel suits threaten press investigations across states
A sweeping critique details how libel lawsuits chill newsroom probe efforts in Ohio Illinois New York and Oregon. It cites affidavits of bribery and misconduct suppressed by editors and notes millions in damages against papers like Alton Telegraph while CBS and others face costly suits. The piece also mocks fashion conspiracies and ends with a light column on style cycles.
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Washington
Ohio
Ilinois
New York
Oregon
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
CBS Television Network
William Westmoreland
Israel
Ariel Sharon
U.S
Time Magazine
Lebanon
Morarji Desai
India
Seymour Hersh
Libel Defense Resource Center
Alton Telegraph
Illinois
Alton
America
Gnomes
Zurich
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Fredenck
Marcus Stern
Washington Journal
United Nations
State Department
Antarctica
Bono
West Germany
Farm Bureau Board
Charles H. Smelser
Annapolis
Winchester Hall
Kmart
Sears
Hechinger
Kenneth Bartgis
Elva Bartgis
Ijamsville
Frederick
Frederick Jaycees
Jaycees
JO Anne Leatherman
H & Youth
Walkersville
Lion
Brunswick
Cole Field House
University of Maryland
Maryland
Jack Willard
Walkersville High
Carole Engel Gene' Fouche
Efra “Ms
Hulme
Gians Corr Warm sraz-Tet
Francve Scott Key Hotel
Thomas G. Pullen
City Opera House
George N. Payette Jr
Future Nurses Club
West Frederick Junior High School
William Kemp
Junior Red Cross
Sandy Bradbury
Linda Shaw
Debbie Chatman
Jon F. Kreissig
Thomas L. Richey
Phi Alpha Epsilon
East Frederick
David Wright
Daryll Rippeon
Steven Oden
Wendy Furie
Daniel Cowan
Berthenz McGowan
Turtlebean Post
Edward Lear
Paula Abelow
Grant Place
Braddock Heights
Schrey Inn
Jack Anderson
Paris
Vicki Warren
Federal Trade Commission
United Feature Syndicate Inc
Eevee Oy
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