Byrd's Virginia setback signals party split and weak turnout
The piece notes rising voter apathy in primaries, highlights George C. Rawlings Jr. narrowly winning Virginia Democratic nomination amid low turnout, and explains Senator Harry F. Byrd's independent bid. It argues party rifts and Byrd’s enduring influence may shape the November vote.
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National Guard
Labor
Supreme Court
Arthur Goldberg
New York
Goldberg
Democratic Party
Virginia
Old Dominion
George C. Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
Harry F. Byrd
Rawlings
Byrd
Maryland
Frederick
Clarke
Winchester
Senate
Washington
America
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania rules flag desecration legal at political demos
A five to two ruling reverses a conviction for displaying an American flag with Make Love Not War at a University of Pennsylvania antiwar rally on July 4, 1967. The decision challenges federal flag protection codes and signals possible appeals to the US Supreme Court. A separate anecdote notes a Secret Service alarm during a Nixon era swearing-in when a weight belt triggered the system.
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Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania
Keystone
University of Pennsylvania
Vietnam
Justice Department
United States Supreme Court
Letters To The Editor Support For Democratic Party Stance
A Frederick County reader responds to the June 20 1970 editorial The Blacks and Democrats praising the stance against racism while asserting disagreements with certain statements in the piece. The letter engages in a critique aimed at strengthening party unity amidst local racial politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Frederick
Abraham Lincoln
Beard
Powell
Frederick County
Jeffersonian Club
Democratic Party
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lord N. Nickens Adamstown
Maryland
Reading Through The Revolution and Its Reading List
A reader argues the era of rapid social change calls for summer study beyond best sellers. He reviews works by Miles Copeland on Middle East power politics, Chairman Mao Tse tung's Quotations, Eldridge Cleaver's Soul On Ice, and a Dartmouth Reader. He cites Francis Brown and George N. Marshall, notes Civil Rights themes, and criticizes local party politics and gun control stances while urging informed civic engagement.
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Miles Copeland
Simon and Schuster
State Department
Middle East
Nasser
Copeland
CIA
United States
Egypt
Far East
Mao Tse-tung
China
Mao Tsetung
Eldridge Cleaver
America
Dartmouth
Francis Brown
George N. Marshall
Marshall
Poling
Christian Herald Assn
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Frederick County notes and local developments in July 1920
Frederick residents awaited a Hanover match as Frederick hoped to gain first place after a loss yesterday. Plans moved forward to form a Headquarters Company for the First Regiment Maryland Infantry with 59 members. The Hood College missionary pageant The House of Brotherhood delighted attendees. The Elks Club lot sold to Leo Weinburg at public sale. Immediate architecture and street work needs identified by the Mayor and Board. Maryland Land Week plans progress with 4 H exhibit and cross state participation. Lutheran summer school at Hood College conducted recognition and award program for 200 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
Hartlandst
Frederick Clan
Hanover
Maryland Infantry
House of Brotherhood
Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
The
Elks Club
Leo Weinburg
Court House
Frederick
Frederick County
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington
The Educated Self in Society and Mud Slinging
A reflection on adult education and personal virtue contrasts practical lifelong learning with needs of diverse adults. The essay argues education is not just formal schooling but character and judgment, then warns against reflexive denial in politics, noting mud slinging harms all involved.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Commerce
Nixon
Oval Office
Secret Service
NEBL
Thomas G. Slater
Burck
Frederick, Maryland
Joseph D. Tydings
National Rifleman’s Association
Sen. Tydings
R.A. Reader
Berry's
NEA
Psst
News-Post
Joe Eisenhauer
Armed Services
Shakespeare
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