Churchill Dies at 90 in a Life of World Influence
A tribute recalling Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill as a statesman, writer, and war leader whose life spanned from Khartoum to the space age. The piece praises his leadership during World War II, his stature in history, and his enduring impact on language and courage.
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Everest Heights
Earth
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Khartoum
Mars
Hitler
Germany
Britain
Winston Churchill
London
Normandy
Berlin
Lincoln
Pericles
Athens
Winston Churchal
Becalming Berkeley Campus Hires Sociologist to Quell Dissent
Berkeley's 27,400 students face sit ins and protests after campus political activity limits. Acting Chancellor Martin Myerson appoints Dr. Neil Smelser, Harvard Oxford trained, as assistant to calm unrest and defuse troublemakers before demonstrations erupt. His six years studying disasters riots and panics informs the plan to restore normal campus function.
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Berkeley
University of California
Martin Myerson
Neil Smelser
Harvard
Oxford
Smelser
Diplomatic Solution Ends Auto Tariff Dispute
In 1962 Canada and the United States reached a tariff agreement after a rebated tariff program sparked tensions. Johnson and Pearson signed a pact to remove tariffs at the manufacturer level on parts and finished cars, while duties for individuals and dealers remain. The deal ties production schedules for mutual benefit and eases consumer costs in both countries.
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Canada
United States
Johnson
Lester Pearson
War on Poverty comes to Frederick County
Editor notes the Johnson anti poverty drive entering Frederick County with local schools applying for aid and a Job Corps camp near Thurmont. Overview of Economic Opportunity Act aims to lift the poor, with $947.5 million approved first year and Job Corps guidance under K Sargent Shriver. Programs include youth training, community action, VISTA, and work-study plans for college students.
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Johnson
Frederick County
Thurmont
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
K. Sargent Shriver
AID shifts push toward economy funded social projects
Within the Johnson era debate a drive grows inside the U S aid program to prioritize profitable industrial and agricultural projects over welfare programs in Latin America. AID officials argue that funding self-sustaining ventures creates surpluses to support education housing and water systems, while warning the shift will be gradual.
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Congress
Johnson
U.S
Agency For International Development
U. S
Ning
County seeks to sell Montevue Hospital denied by officials
County commissioners deny plans to sell Montevue Hospital to the state for tuberculosis sanatorium use. They also appoint road supervisors for Walkersville: Raymond Cramer, Charles Wisner, Roy Crum, Charles Trout, and Harry Green. A settlement ends the FE Cooper Wills case against Morris Iron and Steel officials, with damages sought totaling $69,000.
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HE County
Montevue Hospital
Walkersville
Raymond Cramer
Charles Wisner
Roy Crum
Charles Trout
Harry Green
Cooper Wills
Wills
Morris Iron and Steel Company
Corporation
Healthier Frederick County farm workers in draft survey
A 20 year old News Post item notes Frederick County farm workers under 38 show nearly 50 percent better health than the general draft pool. Moscow reports say East Prussia cut off with German troops isolated as tanks face border pressure. Temperatures near zero in Frederick with light snow totaling about a quarter inch atop six inches remaining from last week.
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Frederick County
2-C
East Prussia
Moscow
Brandenburg
Frederick
Letters Demand In Man For Superlative Is Universal
Readers quote a letter signed Rev Crankil ton and criticize priests for promoting holiness through drinking. Thornton M. Pratt counters with a call for truth, citing Holmes on the appetite for superiority and drunkenness as a human heritage. The piece expresses strong distrust of clerical influence. Jan. 20, 1965
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Rey
Crankilton
Jesus
Supreme Court of the United States
Wendell Holmes
Thornton M. Pratt
McMurray St
Will Frederick City Parking Be Up in the Air
Downtown Frederick shifts toward more parking with underground and multilevel facilities. Chamber members favor extra parking as plans grow for Bob Russell’s riverfront development and West Patrick Street projects, plus an underground Courthouse garage proposal.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
City Hall
Bob Russell
South Court Street
West Patrick
Delphey Sporting Goods
Russell
West Patrick Street
Barbara Fritchie
Hicks
Washington
Jerry Strong
West Frederick
North Court Street
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Thermont
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News-Post
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Sir Tam
Victor Cullen State Hospital
John A Derr
Victor Cullen
Maryland
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William I. Hopwood
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