Attack On Charter In Frederick County Sparks Debate
An editorial condemns an 11th hour attack by State Senator Charles H. Smelser and Delegate C. Clifton Wirts on the charter form of government in Frederick County. It argues opposition should wait until ballot time, emphasizes voters’ rights to petition, and explains the process to form a charter drafting committee, hearings, and eventual public vote. The piece defends democratic procedure and urges signatories to proceed this weekend.
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Frederick County
Young Democrats Club
Charles H. Smelser
C. Clifton Wirts
Wallace E. Hutton
Richard Hudson
Smelser
Wirts
Hutton
Hudson
No to rescinding Lewis appointment to school board
The Carroll County Times argues Governor Mandel should keep John Lewis on the Carroll County School Board, praising his rehabilitation after a 14 year old offense. It cites his federal employment, community work, and family life, urging residents to reject a petty attempt to overturn the appointment.
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John Howard Lewis
Carroll County School Board
Mandel
John Lewis
Lewis
United States Department of Agriculture
Carroll County
School Board Nominating Federation
Jaycees
Carroll Countians
Carroll County Times
Quotes in quotes and quips across sport stage and stage
A collage of remarks from Red Schoendienst Kodiak Island Mayor Pete Resoff Sir Laurence Olivier and others. The quotes cover baseball slugging theatre roles and religious reflection with brief personal notes and self critique.
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Kodiak Island
Pete Resoff
Alaskan
Sir Laurence Olivier
Nathan Detroit
Damon Runyon
Letters To The Editor Vote To Retire Senator Tydings
A reader asks the editor to retire Senator Tydings, arguing the longtime politician is merely mouth and vote-seeking. The letter follows a Frederick Post editorial accusing Tydings of frantic campaigning and questions his so-called good deeds.
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Senator Tydings
Frederick Post
Grim portrait of nuclear war shifts focus to skilled workers
A NEA analysis envisions 2000 megaton strikes on 70 cities, not only killing half the population but wiping out two thirds of doctors, engineers, lawyers and other skilled workers. The study warns such losses could prevent national recovery and reshape political balance, urging defense and strategic arms discussions.
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U S
Vienna
United States
Soviet Union
China
Frederick Chamber of Commerce Elects 12 Directors
Nearly 400 ballots were cast in the first annual Frederick Chamber of Commerce election. Twelve directors were chosen for the board, which will convene Monday evening. As part of county notices, authorities urge parents to vaccinate children this summer to avoid trouble in the fall. Wheat threshing rises as farmers send grain to Buckeystown mill. market rate around 2.50 per bushel. D. E. Kauffman reports dispatching a large nest of 37 copperhead snakes found while plowing near Emmitsburg.
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Frederick
D. E. Kauffman
Emmitsburg
D. Wertz
Buckeystown
Parking Rules Draw Ire Then Fire D alerts
Complaints about Patrick Street parking rules grow as city enforces one side parking from the Square. Farmers fear corn losses from Japanese beetles unless spraying starts soon per county agent. Samuel H Young fails candidacy for re election as County Commissioner in Tuscarora district. Firefighters control a field fire along US 40 near an unoccupied frame house within 30 minutes after 1 30 pm arrival with no further damage.
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Samuel H Young
Tuscarora
Board of Election Supervisors
Best Things and The Drama of Life Notebook
A reflective piece lists ideals with the Best laws and virtues, then ponders work joy and life balance. It cites a Western Reserve professor on overhasty conclusions, warns against manipulative promoters, and ends with a trivia note: the largest recorded silver nugget weighed 2,750 pounds troy from Sonora, Mexico.
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Sonora
Mexico
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Lewis T. Bell McKaig
Frederick, Md
Albert F. Landwehr
Broadway
Denver
Cole
U.S
Oklahoma City
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National Presbyterian Church of
Washington, D.C
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NEA, Inc
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News-Post
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Joe Eisenhauer
Western Reserve University
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