Antietam to Vietnam reflects fading patriotism and battlefield fights
The piece argues patriotism wanes as Vietnam veterans return amid antiwar sentiment and theft of Civil War shrines. It notes Antietam and Gettysburg as national legacies under threat by development and a tower bid near Gettysburg. Officials Morton Shapp oppose the tower to protect the battlefield heritage. A closing note says the dollar remains strong despite foreign market weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Frederick County
Vietnam
Nixon
Indochina
My Lai
Canada
Mexico
Sweden
Antietam
Gettysburg
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee
Virginia
Lee
Philadelphia
New York City
George B. Meade
National Park Service
Mathias and Beall
Goodloe E. Byron
Congress
Antietam National Shrine
Sharpsburg
Washington County
Adams County
Maryland Line
Pennsylvania
Thomas R. Ottenstein
Silver Spring
Chamber of Commerce
Ottenstein
Meade
Rogers C. B. Morton
Milton J. Shapp
Superior Court
Union
Morton
Shapp
Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln
Letters To The Editor Debate Race Tensions And Money Reflections
Readers levy sharp criticism on front page race commentary and discuss racial tensions in Frederick. A second letter cites biblical verses and a Look Magazine incident about money, ethics, and gospel outreach, praising Gospel Portions and personal faith while challenging materialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.J.V
Look Magazine
Timothy
Saint Paul
John
Ellsberg Defends LBJ Against 1964 Bombing Claim
Daniel Ellsberg contests a Times report that Johnson decided to bomb North Vietnam in 1964 65. He says LBJ showed reluctance and caution, while advisers pressed for retaliation. Rostow and others note no consensus for sustained bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Daniel Ellsberg
M.I.T
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Tottering
Lyndon Johnson
Ellsberg
LBJ
North Vietnam
New York Times
Johnson
North
Times
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Walt Rostow
State Department
Defense
McNamara
Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
Joint Chiefs
Gen
Earle Wheeler
Bien Hoa
Saigon
Agony Circle
Elisberg
George Ball
Hustlers vs Mountaineers in league chase and band concert
July 28 1921 report notes Kid Ramsey and Benny Stover handling mound and defense as the Hustlers strive to close the 11 point gap to Mountaineers led by Frederick. A county relief fund final report shows receipts and expenditures of 1711.85, under Rev G Albert Snyder.
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Hustlers
Mound
Kid” Ramsey
Mountaineers
Frederick
Benny” Stover
Roger G. Harley
China Relief Fund
G. Albert Snyder
Middletown
Frederick City
Peace efforts in Vietnam hinge on ceasefire and troop withdrawal
Washington notes no quick accord despite Nixon’s Red China visit talk. Hanoi insists on seven point plan, demands withdrawal dates and prisoner return before any release. U.S. envoy ready to press ceasefire, discuss all Hanoi points, and move toward verified prisoner lists and DMZ troop pullback as talks extend.
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Washington
Nixon
Red China
Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
Thieu
Saigon
China
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
Paris
Red
Mediterranean
Asia
Indo-China
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
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Frederick, Maryland
Treasury Department
Deborah Palm
Bobby Lee
Lorna Allen
Nicholas Yinger
Patrick Street
Maryland
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bruce Biossat
By Bruce Biossat
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Alvin C. York
Tennessee
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Hood College
Maine
Kentucky
Indiana
Hood
Washington Today
By David Lawrence
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