The Bomb Hoaxers Strike Maryland Jails and Schools
A Frederick County woman or girl phoned threats that bombs would explode at Frederick jail and city police station forcing a half hour evacuation for 30 male and four female inmates in the cold. The text cites strict Maryland laws and mentions two Hagerstown High School girls who triggered an evacuation, traced the call, and faced juvenile court penalties including Saturdays in jail and a 1000 word rehabilitation essay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Frederick City
Richard Baumgartner
Baumgartner
Maryland
Hagerstown High School
Credit Union Drive Aims to Aid Low Income Families in Frederick
Community groups led by NAACP and Human Relations Council plan organizing a credit union in South Frederick. Co-Chairmen Arlene Boyd and Edna Morgan outline details for NAACP meeting on Thursday February 11. The effort promotes low cost loans with small deposits, appealing to those reliant on Social Services and limited relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Area
NAACP
Human Relations Council
Civil Action Commission
South Frederick
Arlene Boyd
Edna Morgan
Department of Social Services
Philadelphia
Frederick City
Freedom misread in the Soviet Union sparks embassy tensions
The piece argues Soviet officials misread U S freedoms as plots behind protests against Soviet facilities in the United States. It cites 1968 embassy bombing attempts, demonstrations at Aeroflot and Intourist offices, and a Leningrad trial as fueling Moscow’s anger and calls for better understanding of life in a free country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
United States
U. S
Moscow
Washington
New York
Aeroflot
Intourist
U. N
Leningrad
Call to raise high school dropout age in Maryland
Letters to the Editor discuss raising the dropout age from 16 to 18 to reduce crime and unemployment. Fisher argues higher attendance lowers robbery rates and urges finishing high school. A second writer urges cutting air pollution by smaller cars and tax reform for inflation. Harmful pollution, taxes, and wasteful government are critiqued in a final note by Mrs. A. J. Schouten.
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Detrick
Winchester Hall
Maryland
Europe
Summer Palace
Setting the WPA Record Straight
A critical overview defends the Works Progress Administration against claims of waste. It cites 8.5 million employed 1935 to 1943 and 644,000 miles of roads, 77,000 bridges, 285 buildings, and major airport, water, sewer, and park projects while noting morale boosts and cultural work.
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Nixon
Chicago
Army
Work Progress Administration
Work Projects Administration
WPA
Philadelphia Art Museum
New York
Central Park Zoo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Appeal of Herbert Hoover Touches Maryland Hearts
The Appeal of Herbert Hoover guiding relief funds for starved children drew Maryland communities together as donations surpassed $2,000 by nightfall. A Hagerstown report notes a rising push for a double pennant season in the Blue Ridge League with Frank K. Schmidt expected to join President J.W. Jamison, who opposes it. The Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club backed a proposed milk ordinance at the January meeting, endorsed by mayor and aldermen.
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Herbert Hoover
American Relief Administration
Maryland
Blues Ridge
Hagerstown
Frank K. Schmidt
Frederick
J.W. Jamison
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Rotary Club
Frederick man to lead State Roads Commission
Twenty years ago on January 28, 1951 Frederick citizen Russell H. McCain expected to qualify as Frederick county's first chairman of the State Roads Commission after meeting with Clerk of the Circuit Court Ellis Wachter. County superintendents of schools at a two day Francis Scott Key Hotel conference urged more state aid for new construction and higher minimum salaries for teachers. Dr. Thomas G. Pullen addressed the morning session. Thirty five representatives from county Homemakers Clubs attended a Hood College seminar on press relations led by Miss Beatrice Fehr, county home demonstration agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Frederick
Maryland
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Utah
Russell H. McCain
State Roads Commission
McCain
Commission
Baltimore
Ellis Wachter
Francis Scott Key
Thomas G. Pullen
Hood College
Beatrice Fehr
Muskie Says Europe Trip Alters View On Troop Withdrawals
Senator Edmund Muskie after visits to Israel Egypt the Soviet Union and West Germany says his stance on U S troop withdrawal from Europe has softened and he is having second thoughts about a unilateral pullout He ties withdrawal to Berlin status talks Warsaw Pact relations and East West security balancing reductions He notes State Department briefing before his trip and argues officials would not have blocked his talks with Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund 8. Muskie
Maine
Israel
Egypt
Soviet Union
West Germany
U.S
Europe
Mike Mansfield
Muskie
Berlin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Department of State
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Moscow
State Department
United States
State Department explains Foreign Relations to Congress
The State Department presents essential Foreign Relations details to Congress while Senate debates credibility and unilateral military withdrawals. Senator Muskie observes Western Europe warns against deserting allies and NATO, stressing that force levels help prevent war and align with democratic interests.
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Bonn
Department of State
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary of State
Foreign Relations Committee
Department
U.S
Europe
Senate
Muskie
State Department
Congress
United States
Publishers- Hall
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the Credit Union
America
Pennsylvania
Robert Edwin Fisher
Carroll Parkway
Frederick, Md
A.J. Schouten
Sharon Drive
Rt. 2
Berry's
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
T News
Middle East
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