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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1971
Page
10
In a provocative letter to the editor Deborah Palm and Bobby Lee claim frustration from racial injustice sparked Friday night unrest in downtown Frederick. They urge whites to hear Black voices and blame authorities and landlords for ongoing discrimination while framing the incident as the start of a broader fight for equality.
Frederick Human Relations Council Executive Director Morgan Anderson rebutted charges by local businessmen and announced an open forum for the black community to discuss unrest. The event is set for Thursday July 22 at 7 30 p m at South Frederick Elementary School Madison Street Building. Anderson argued that lawmakers complaints about policing miss the core issue and that the unrest reflects broader discrimination and injustice facing Black residents.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Diggs and seven children moved from their condemned home at 411 Klinehart's Alley to a daughter's house Monday night to avoid eviction. Landlord Charles P Staley had been enforcing housing code, with no plans for housing evacuees, according to NAACP President Leaven Gordon. Continued on Page A-3.
The regular quarterly meeting of FOR Inc will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday July 29 at the Asbury Methodist Church. This is one week later than previously announced to avoid conflicting with the Human Relations Council open forum. FOR members may wish to attend both meetings.
An emergency response log notes a fire call at Staub's Liquor Store at 2:20 pm with apartments involved. Juniors independents and citizens and county Mt Manor Mo units responded, ambulance called, routine-4 jail population listed as 23 males and 2 females. entry shows 6:54 lire and Emre.
Local striking telephone workers will meet at 3 p.m. to discuss how to vote on the tentative agreement with Bell System. Voting will be by mail later. CWA Local 2100 members picketed before the meeting as officials weighed the pact, described by manager Carl Weakley as essentially the same as a rejected May contract.
New York stocks rose mildly as mutual fund redemptions again exceeded sales in June. At 10 30 am the Dow Jones industrial average stood at 889 39, with GM dropping 2 92 to 889 39 amid a sluggish session.
A Black community fund formed to aid the evicted Clarence and Ruby Diggs seeks housing reinstatement. Volunteers with Mountain City Lodge No 382 Elks and local shops raised 332 dollars. 143.22 paid to Frederick City Housing Authority to restore eligibility, 182.78 to escrow for rent and essentials. An appeal will be made Thursday to rescind a standing housing ban led by Mary Jane Johnson.
The Frederick Community College Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the college to discuss the aviation technician program and administrative reports. An after-meeting Board of Education session will address personnel appointments and a Singanore High School construction contract.
A group of South Frederick merchants, black and white, demanded better law enforcement and the resignation of Major Charles V. Main after a Saturday morning disturbance that damaged neighborhood businesses and injured two officers. Led by William Shepley, they faults police coverage, cited $6,000 in losses from three robberies, and urged action to protect commerce and residents.
Washington AP The 1972 draft lottery was set for Aug 5 to determine induction order for next year. Selective Service Director Curtis Tarr said the process will start at 10 am in the Commerce Department auditorium, with birthdates in drum A and sequence 1 to 366 in drum B.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla Apollo 15 countdown starts at 6 30 am EDT on the second anniversary of Apollo 11 with a planned Saturn 5 blastoff next Monday. The crew rehearses in simulators as Scott and Irwin prepare to land near Hadley Rille and drive 22 miles to study lunar crust and volcanic evidence while Worden conducts orbit experiments. NASA reports a power inverter change after Soyuz 11 tragedy and says all three astronauts will wear pressure suits during lunar module jettison and critical mission phases due to remote risk of depressurization.
David Watts, resident of John Hanson Apartments Building 2, found work painting public hallways using paint from the Housing Authority after a period of unemployment. He and his wife and three children were thanked in a letter from Authority Chairman William O. Lee for volunteering time and expertise to improve conditions for 18 families in the housing project.
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