Image Of The Aging And The Nixon Conference
John B. Martin, special assistant to President Nixon for the Aging, argues Americans misjudge seniors. He cites a growing number retirements returning to work and a worldwise, active image of those over 65, challenging the stereotype of senility and dependence. The piece frames the White House Conference on the Aging as reshaping perception and highlighting elders as a national resource.
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John B. Martin
Nixon
White House
Garrett
Martin
America
Total Freedom and the Throes of Democratic Promise
The essay argues that two years after 1968 turmoil a mood of avoidant reform shapes 1971. It criticizes the exaltation of individual conscience as ultimate authority, warning that 205 million isolated wills erode rule of law and public safety. It urges a balance of personal liberty with shared norms and concerted action.
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John Gardner
Harvard
United States
Letters To The Editor On Martin Luther King Holiday
A reader jeers at a proposed national holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. and questions his contributions. The letter argues King’s Civil Rights era actions led to violence and costly cleanup, challenging the Frederick County Human Relations Council to cite tangible benefits.
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Frederick County
Student radicals and family life spark political anger in nation
A reader argues that student revolutionaries are shaped by emotionally distant parents, not permissiveness or moral courage. The letter links violence to alienation, calls for preserved American ideals, and criticizes a national holiday for Martin Luther King as misplaced while urging action to defend constitutional rights. The piece condemns anti American hostility and praises the nation’s freedoms and productive citizens.
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Herbert Hendin
Columbia University Psychoanalytic Clinic
Hendin
New York Times
Loge
Frederick County
United States of America
America
Abernathy
Angela Davis
Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
Alexander Graham Bell
Booker T Washington
Thomas Edison
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fredericks County
Human Relations Council
Kennedy
Fordson Tractor Price Cut and Regional Relief Drive
The Frederick Motor Company reports a Fordson Tractor price drop from 790 to 625 dollars effective immediately. At a YMCA meeting citizens are urged to support Herbert Hoover and the European Relief Council aiding 35,000 starving children. County Agent P A Hauver anticipates a delivery of 112 blankets and 23 automobile robes from Chatham Manufacturing near Winston-Salem made from local wool. a payment covering manufacturer cost has been sent.
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Frederick Motor Company
East Patrick Street
Edsel B. Ford
Fort Motor Company
YMCA
Herbert Hoover
European Relief Council
P. A. Hauver
Chatham Manufacturing Company
Winston-Salem
N.C
Mr. Hauver
Survey on Frederick County agricultural education planned
A Frederick County survey of agricultural education and facilities will be conducted by a chamber group with farm organization and educational system representatives. The effort stems from a Frederick County Farm Bureau resolution. Highways and streets were slick after a light snow and freezing temperatures with more snow possible. This is the first January snowfall in two years. Frederick will join the world for International Day of Prayer on February 9, with the County Council of Church Women organizing morning and afternoon services led by Mrs. Paul L. Althouse.
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Frederick County
Chamber of Commerce Farm Organization
Educational System
Frederick
County Council of Church Women
Paul L. Althouse
Parental Restitution Proposal and Barber Pole History
A Chicago crime prevention expert urges parental restitution laws to curb youth crime, arguing family responsibility must stop the cycle of trouble. The column also recalls the red and white barber pole origins and why barbers added a blue stripe, linking symbols to historical practice and patriotism.
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Chicago
Police Department
United States
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