To The Least Of These Evictions Spark Housing Crusade in Frederick
A frederick city eviction of the Diggs family with seven children prompts a broad housing relief effort. Community Action Agency the United Givers Fund and local agencies mobilize to find safe habitable housing while urging landlords to repair or demolish substandard properties. Community leaders call for broader city code enforcement and moral responsibility from the mayor and aldermen. A separate note quotes Gen Maxwell Taylor on Vietnam coverage comparing it to a locker room talk scenario.
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Klinehart's Alley
Charles Staley
Staley
Clarence Diggs
Diggs
Frederick City
Klinehart
Mr. Diggs
Frederick
Community Action Agency
UGF
James A. Freeman
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Federated Charities
CAA
Mary Jane Johnson
Frederick Housing Authority
E. Paul Magaha
Community Action Committee
United Givers Fund — Federated Charities
The
Vietnam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Vietnam
Kennedy
Johnson
Pentagon
Taylor
Gas brands profit from ads and controlled prices, readers say
A reader argues big oil companies inflate advertising costs and keep prices up by private agreements and branding. The letter notes independents selling cheaper gas and criticizes paid car services at stations. A Maryland resident urges homeowner vigilance for public safety and supervision.
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Washington
Hocus - Pocus
Esso
American
Mobil
Shell
Gulf
Theso
Bay, Hudson and Savon
Gasoline adds deception and private deals exposed in hearings
The Senate subcommittee hearings reveal that gas rivals like Esso Mobil and Texaco use exchange agreements to swap refined gasoline and additives. Officials say additives differ but effects are similar, while a separate Picatinny memo orders broad civilian surveillance to alert security officers about potential subversion.
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Senate Anti - Trust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Phil Hart
D-Mid
Defense Department
Hart
Subcommittee
Shell
Esso
Mobil
American
Ashland
Standard
Ohio
Texaco
Big Oil
Baltimore
Habor
West Bank
East Bank
Cal. W. A. Walker
Defense
Melvin Laird
Picatinny Arsenal
N. J
Picatinny
Walker
Security Office
United States
Laird
Fence Craft and Public Service Careers Highlight Losses
A fable about a craftsman who chose to do right for three dollars demonstrates pride in work. Obituaries note the deaths of Jacob Ramsburg, former Frederick mayor and state legislator, and Carroll Hendrickson, longtime retailer and businessman, praised as exemplary community leaders.
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Sunshine Magazine
Jacob Ramsburg
Carroll Hendrickson
Ramsburg
Frederick
State House of Delegates
Maryland State Senate
Joseph W. Urner
Frederick Underwriters Toc
Hendrickson
Ames Hendrickson
Hendrickson's
Oregon
Baltimore
Colummn
News-Post
Wick Winslow leads Waynesboro in July 17 1981 baseball clash
A July 17 1981 account notes Wick Winslow pitching for Waynesboro with Buck Ramsey opposing coach Bill King and Farmers. Fans from the city anticipate a good game at Pennsylvania Park as Hustler bats heat up. Also mentions No Accident Week campaigns in Frederick County and Red Cross activity at Hood College with Betty Willard as blood donor chair.
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Wick" Winslow
Waynesboro
Farmer
Bill” King
Buck Ramsey
Pennsylvania Park
Wick
Frederick County
Maryland
American Red Cross
Baltimore Center
West Second Street
Betty Willard
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Frederick, Maryland
Mark Twain
E Cort
Daniel Webster
Guy M. Himes
Mary D. Ford
Adamstown, Md
Hemre
Connally
Alkryzy
IK Noe
Hme
Berry's
Joe Eisenhauer
Edgewood
Bachelor Club
Braddock
James H. Falk
Women’s Guild of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hood College
Katherine Seheef
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