Adams County Board Rejects Food Stamp Offer From Seminary
A Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary group sought a three month trial of a county food stamp program to aid the hungry poor. Commissioners led by Harry Biesecker rejected the plan as a “bribe” and argued against aiding 30 mothers and their children, citing tax costs and moral concerns. County law prevents placing the issue on the ballot without state authorization, leaving activists unable to advance the referendum.
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Frederick County
Harry F. Biesecker
Adams County
Gettysburg
Lutheran Seminary
Pennsylvania
H. Thomas Pyle
Board of County Commissioners
Drug Addiction Sways Adults in New York Business
The New York Chamber of Commerce reports a sharp rise in drug abuse within the business world, with 80 firms near New York City expecting three times as many addicts this year as in 1969. Early identification is costly and uneven, but cooperation with rehab agencies is seen as the best approach. many firms keep workers who function adequately.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
Thomas N. Stainback
New York City
The
Research Institute of America
Stainback
Mr. Stainback
Blind Goddess in Two Courts Shows Inconsistent Justice
A Hagerstown citizen is held for court on a $4000 bail after stealing $10 from a gas station, while in Philadelphia a clergyman accused of stealing $200000 from his parish is released on a $1000 bond pending extradition. The juxtaposition prompts questions about the fairness of judicial outcomes and the adage of the blind goddess.
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Hagerstown
Philadelphia
New York City
Code for Commissioners Called as Road Critics Speak
A reader urges a county wide set of codes covering commissioners road engineers and officials to match licenses required for trades arguing current road maintenance on Locust Valley Road in Burkittsville Md shows neglect. He recalls repairs and poor surfacing since 1908 detailing culverts rocks and tar failures and vows a pre election scrutiny of the mile from the intersection to the crossroads.
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Burkittsville
Locust Valley Road
Locust Valley
Market Road
Mountain Church Road
Oliver Sigler
Gapland Road
Karns
McGowns
Stuart Bowlus
McGown’s
Community role eyed in Maryland crime reform drive
Maryland leaders push reform of courts and jails through business and community involvement. The 1970 Workshop on Crime and Correction in Annapolis urged support for work release, job training, and half way houses to break the crime cycle.
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Maryland
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Governor’s Commission On Law Enforcement
Administration of Justice
National College of State Trial Judges
Annapolis
St. John’s College
Frederick County
Hagerstown
Del
Pauline Menes
Prince Georges County
Corrections Department
Baltimore
Arthur A. King
Prince George’s
St. John’s Council
Governor's Commission
Maryland Correctional Institute For Women
Jessups
Four cherry pickers escape injury as tree collapses
July 10 1920 news from the News Post reports four cherry pickers narrowly escaped harm when a tree collapsed under their weight on a ladder. Names include Mrs Dellie Auserman of Araby and Mrs Nannie Rice with her son and daughter. the incident followed an unusually springlike season delaying harvests.
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Dellie Auserman
Araby
Nannie Rice
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Genesis
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John Bear
Mott
Regent
Talbot County
Board of Education
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T.J
Chris Matthews
Frederick County Board of Education
Huthih
Val Hymes
United States
Richard Nixon
Taylor
Newsepat
Berry's
NEA, the
Charlesville
Bloomfield
John Holtz
Patrick Logan
Frederick
Dundalk
Munshower
Laboring Sons Cemetery Association
R.L. Waesche and Sons, Inc. of
Thurmont
Frederick Road
Frederick County Firemen
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Associations
Brunswick
Bobby Dawson
Brunswick Junior Legion Nine
Dutch Himes
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