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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1968

Page

3

Local Copy Ad Details Rates and Dates

Short ad lists price 5 cents for a single copy and annual rate 4 997 000 00 per year with minimal readable date stamps and copy counts.

Postal reform may remake the U S mail system

A presidential commission proposes transforming the Post Office from a cabinet department to a nonprofit government corporation run by a board with broad powers over personnel, pay and rates. It aims for self funding in five years, but Congress may resist and action is unlikely this session. The plan is the most promising option yet.

Herodotus New York Lawrence F. O'Brien O'Brien Congress

Credit Card Big Brother Sees Abuse via Telecode System

The article explains new electronic credit checks using a phone computer hookup to verify cards in seconds. Cashiers use two card devices and a taped voice confirms approval or denial with reasons like canceled or stolen. The system may even instruct on stalling a risky card and contacting police.

Sweden funds $1.9 million hospital for North Vietnam

Gifts from Gifts Of Better Grace Sweden include financing a large hospital in North Vietnam valued at 1.9 million dollars. Cambodia’s head Prince Norodom Sihanouk contributes 18 tons of dried fish and medicines totaling 28 thousand dollars to the North Vietnamese aid effort, while urging similar relief for South Vietnam amid ongoing conflict.

Sweden North Vietnam Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk South Vietnam

Poverty Voices In Public Letter On Cost Of Living

GLORICE D BROWN writes from 201 W South St Frederick Md decrying high living costs and persistent poverty. She critiques welfare food stamps and court orders as ineffective while urging discussion of a "Successful End To Poverty" and criticizing policies she sees as benefiting the few over the poor.

Welfare Department Childrens Aid Society Courts of Equity Websters United States of America Mr. Collins America Glorice D Brown South St. Frederick, Md

Seven programs to swing tide of Viet War in our favor

An NEA analysis outlines seven steps for U S and South Vietnam to empower local governance. proposals include elected village school boards, elected prefectural governors, local draft boards, decentralized tax spending for local projects, broadened officer training, accelerated land reform with fair pricing, and expanded South Vietnamese army training to assume more combat.

Washington Nea United States South Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Paris MacArthur Japan

County Tax Rate Raised in 1918

The 1918 county tax rate is set at 1.25 per 100, up 20 cents from last year, with the total state and county rate 1.61 per 100. Seth Artillery in training in France ahead of Western front service. About 230 U. S. Army men were fed by the Soldiers and Sailors Welfare Committee after passing through the city. Judge Glenn H. Worthington spoke on patriotism at Braddock Heights, followed by a concert.

Seth Artillery Corps Frederick County France U. S Army Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Welfare Committee Glenn H. Worthington Braddock Heights

Efforts Renewed On Street Improvements Negotiations

City Attorney Richard E B Zimmerman reopens talks with the Pennsylvania and Baltimore Ohio railroads regarding street upgrade plans. Wet conditions hinder peas packing as planting delays affect yields. Soap Box Derby course officials revise Patrick Street layout after six entries test the ramp start. The Second Annual enacts a military play will be staged on July 9 at two in the afternoon marking Jubal Early’s ransom demand and the Monocacy battle anniversary.

Pennsylvania Baltimore & Ohio Richard EB. Zimmerman Patrick Street Jubal Early

Public in dignation prompts eviction of Resurrection City

Washington authorities move to evict Resurrection City after months of tension. Police and National Guardsmen clear encampment near Lincoln Memorial, impose curfew, and detain rioters to prevent repeats of April violence. Mayor and federal officials act with firm resolve. The action aims to restore order and protect residents and businesses in the nation’s capital.

Washington National Parkland Resurrection City District of Columbia Nder Martin Luther King, Jr Ralph Abernathy Lincoln Memorial Pres Ident Johnson White House City of

Thoughts Monday Proverb Style Reflections

A note echoes proverbs about character and speech citing wisdom from classic sources. The piece links erookia and perversity to fate, invoking Holmes as a literary touchstone.

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