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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Page
2
Partial OCR shows pricing for single copies certificates monthly and yearly plans. Rates include $145 for three months, $452 for six months, and $92 yearly, plus $139 monthly and $340 yearly for other certificates or services.
A historical note on cross national perceptions shows Germans view French as lively yet lazy while French see Germans as disciplined yet prideful. A survey of French and German youths reveals mutual stereotypes and a desire to become American citizens, contrasted with common American stereotypes of being uncultured and gun-crazy.
A Commerce Clearing House report tallies 81,299 governing units in the United States, with federal one, state 50, county 3049, municipal 18048, township 17105, school district 21782, and special district 21264. Local units excluding school districts rose to 59,466 as special districts expanded, while consolidations reduced total counts from past peaks.
Horizon magazine notes a dramatic medieval incident in 1927 at the University of Bologna. Cecco d Ascoli allegedly enraged students with lecture errors provoking a demonstration ending with the professor burned at the stake. No police brutality records are cited.
The Maryland Department of Forests and Parks and the Maryland Department of Economic Development sponsor a July weekend at Fort Frederick State Park featuring the First Maryland Brigade of the Continental Army. The Maryland Line will perform musket drills, pewter button making, hat and pipe crafting, and 18th century martial music with cannon fire. The event, organized by Bill Brown and Robert Carrison, showcases uniforms and muskets bought for the reenactment and has occurred at Expo 67, Valley Forge, and Williamsburg among others.
Readers face a messy debate over FBI agents posing as reporters to obtain information. The Institute and major networks protest, while readers ask about impersonation ethics and the danger to public trust.
A collage of quotes shows industry insiders debating perks for Sammy Davis Jr. and concerns over media spin, while political figures comment on postwar accountability and sonic booms. The mix includes remarks from Phil Greenwald, Chancellor Kiesinger, Dr. Robert Linn, and others.
Fifty years ago items recount local notes from Frederick and nearby counties. The text mentions fuel rationing, a last day in camp for the Second Regiment Mars and Nations Guard, losses totaling about $200,000 in personal property, sewer work on Mabet Street, and a fire near Route 20 extinguished by Trooper Melvin Snyder and the Independent Life Department crew.
Washington analyst notes that Paris talks and a cease-fire likely hinge on the November presidential vote. Hanoi may push for a peace by pressure, while U S and Saigon officials fear concessions could allow a Communist overrunning of South Vietnam. A new president may form a bipartisan commission to reexamine policy with Moscow’s role in detente under review.
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