Warren dies. nation mourns enduring civil rights legacy
Chief Justice Earl Warren died Tuesday night aged 79. His landmark 1954 desegregation ruling and one man one vote decision reshaped American law and politics. Frederick and Arlington services remember a man loved by many and hated by some for bias and bigotry, as his earthly remains are laid to rest.
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Supreme Court
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Dred Scott
Who Is Jessie Johnson
Articulates Jessie Johnson as a Frederick Post Office distributing clerk and former county teacher aide and News-Post employee who became a first time delegate at a State Convention. The piece reflects on her humility, clarity, and impact in demystifying complex union issues, urging veterans and new delegates to voice opinions and push for change.
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Jessie Johnson
Frederick
News-Post
University of Maryland
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Roy’’ Hallbeck
Ted Valliere
Nixon shifts to fiscal restraint with $5 billion cut plan
The Nixon administration signals a move to tighter policy, proposing a $5 billion reduction in the new fiscal year to cut the deficit, aiming for restraint over growth. Despite earlier talk of busting the budget, officials now forecast slow growth as housing and exports face pressures. The Fed maintains a restrictive stance while inflation looms as the dominant concern.
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Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Feds
United States
Washington
France
Japan
Italy
America
Zimmerman Letter Sparks Editor Response
Rob MacDougall defends publication of Richard Zimmerman’s May statement as a letter to the editor and rejects a forgery accusation. He recounts sequence of events, notes policy requiring author name, and defends ethical handling while lampooning a restaurant critique. Barbs remark ends brief by pairing a dining pun with a pickpocket joke.
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Robert
Robin
Arig
Zimmerman
MacDougall
News-Post
Tban
Open Door aids Frederick seniors with passes and programs
The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce and partners push to end the label Forgotten Americans. They offer Golden Pass access to national parks for 62 plus, school activity admittance, senior dining programs, and estate planning seminars with the Board of Education and Extension Service.
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Monica Main Schairer
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick County
Commission On the Aging
Board of Education
590 North Market Street
Frederick
National Park System
Chamber
Meade Felton
Frederick County Board of Education
Felton
Federick Community College
Pat Throne
Passram
Agri-Business Committee
Frederick County Extension Service
Frederick County set to decide on proposed C and P rate hike
Yesterday officials discussed possible actions on a proposed rate increase for the C and P Telephone Company. Frederick County commissioners were briefed by H. Dorsey Exchison about the matter, with a decision expected in the next few days. Further details of the hearing were not provided.
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Frederick County
C&p Telephone Company
H. Dorsey Exchison
Frederick City approves Memecacy Village bid in 1954
In a special session on July 12 1954 Mayer and Bermalty Aldermen approved Hamilton Homes Inc award to Earl H Cline Sons Inc for the Memecacy Village housing project. Bids were submitted July 9 with contract terms requiring start within ten days, subject to mayoral acceptance.
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Mayer and Bermalty Aldermen
Hamilton Homes, Inc
Earl H. Cline & Some, Inc
Frederick City
Radish eating league creator envisions pro circuit
Veteran promoter David Garyson unveils the American Radish-eating Federation ARF a whimsical venture with teams in 27 cities and contracts with a TV network. Names like Cecil Long Tooth McGuffey and Julia Child figure in a satirical take on sports league expansion amid flamboyant gimmicks and fruitless big names.
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ARF
Garyson
Cecil “Long Tooth” McGuffey
Harry
Grabowsky
Julia Child
Pat Summerall
New York
Fargo
N.D
Muscle Shoals
Ala
McGuffey
Philadelphia Salads
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