Milk price rise welcomed by local farmers
The Maryland Virginia Milk Producers Association announced a recent price increase to dairy farmers, seen as hopeful amid long rising costs for buildings, repairs, equipment and feed. Frederick and Upper Montgomery counties face squeezes as drought and shifts in farming push many from dairy to other uses. county leaders warn Frederick may reduce its agricultural role as dairy shrinks and farm census data show declining shippers to the Washington market.
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Leisure as a reluctant revolution described by church leaders
Rev Dr Colin W Williams and a 93 member task force at Princeton describe leisure as a reluctant revolution. Automation lowers basic needs but reduces work weeks slowly while youths delay entry and retirement ages rise, leaving middle aged workers with steady hours and stirring calls to cultivate contemplation and creative participation.
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Princeton University
National Scene Notes Spur 1968 White House Talk
Retiring Alabama Governor George Wallace is touted for a 1968 presidential bid with wife Lurleen as Democratic nominee. Analysts see Wallace potentially carrying five Deep South states and perhaps aiding Nixon if he secures the Republican nomination. The piece also reports on Senate troubles for John Sparkman in Alabama and President Johnson's isolation of White House reporters in Texas, plus developments in Pennsylvania and California politics.
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Samuel Yorty
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Pat) Brown
Thomas Kuchel
California
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The Poor Man's Philosopher Finds His Navel
Hal Boyle humor piece from New York AP describes the moment the narrator notices his navel after a lifelong weight gain and outlines a comical weight loss plan built on burying uneaten food in the yard, using a milk bottle as a metaphorical grave for fat.
Fifty Years Ago In The News Post Files
Fifty years ago the paper reports that Mexican President Carranza will avoid a defiant reply to U S demands, likely sending a firm note asserting sovereignty over Mexican soil. A dispute brews over proposed auto toll hikes on the Washington turnpike from the cemetery to Monocacy bridge, with petitions to hearings and lawyer Leo Weinberg aiming to dodge litigation.
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Leo Weinberg
Frederick County Weather Brief and OPA Impact
Heavy showers of cloudburst proportions struck Frederick county Sunday evening, with .28 inch measured in ten minutes and streets and lawns briefly flooded. Passing of the OPA at midnight did not trigger general price increases. merchants expect to hold current consumer costs unless the cost of goods rises, then markups would follow.
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Frederick County
Frederick
OPA
OAS withdraws troops from Dominican Republic
Washington notes that the Organization of American States voted 18 to 0 to pull out 8,000 troops sent a year ago to restore order in the Dominican Republic. The column argues Latin American fears of intervention clash with the Monroe Doctrine, urging unity to uphold regional security and prevent European or Asiatic meddling. It cites Cuba and Soviet advisers while defending US and OAS actions as presidential precedent.
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