Dehired: executives face layoffs with wary optimism
A domestic vignette shows an executive returning home to learn he has been dehired, a softer term for being fired. The piece notes rising layoffs among professionals, with 17 per 1000 out of work in May, a 40 percent year rise, and describes coping through counseling, potential moves abroad, and eventual career recovery, amid broader economic strain.
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Labor Department
Henry Ford
Bangor Airport Opens as Fastest Growing Overseas Hub
Bangor International Airport in Maine has become a rapid transit point for overseas arrivals, replacing big international hubs in handling customs and transfers. Since Dow Air Force Base closed two years ago, traffic surged from 57 flights in 1968 to about 1,500 last year with projections to double. The facility leverages former Air Force infrastructure and its location off major density, offering smoother connections and avoiding Kennedy-type congestion.
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Europe
Kennedy
Washington
Miami
Bangor
Maine
Bangor International
Pentagon
Dow Air Force Base
Air Force
Pittsburgh
Points Beyond
New York
Freedom of the Press and Today’s Media Landscape
Senator Sam J Fring Jr condemns pretrial detention measures and urges nonpartisan journalism amid TV networks influence. He argues press freedom rests on fair, impartial coverage and reader feedback through letters to the editor. John Reed notes World Youth Assembly aims to create order from confusion in New York.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Sam J. Fring Jr
Pen. J
John Reed
Australin
World Youth Assembly
New York
Letters To The Editor Gun Law Opponents Accused Of Conflict
The editor notes Maryland voters should see that opposition to gun restrictions stems from vested interests in the firearms industry. It cites gun shops aflame with slogans against US Senator Joseph D. Tydings and accuses the gun lobby of aiming to depose officials in several states.
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Maryland
Joseph D. Tydings
Gun control debate and leadership urged amid global fears
Readers urge strong, principled leadership to face Indochina, the Middle East, crime and pollution. The letters accuse gun lobby propaganda, warn against self-interest groups, and call for oil wealth to fund peace rather than war. Signatories Morton C. Patlson and William R. Sullivan present a plea for responsible policy.
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Indochina
Mideast
Frederick Chamber Plans City Development The Chamber outlines future growth plan
News-Post items from July 29 1920 describe the Frederick Chamber of Commerce board meeting to map a coordinated urban development program. Other notes mention Hustlers versus Mowerys league game in Agricultural Park with Jimmie Cook in the outfield and an eight delegate eight alternate election at the American Legion for a Cumberland September state convention. Also cited are railroad strikes near Brunswick and ongoing public concerns about city planning and code revisions. A minor Rt 355 accident near Urbana injured a Doubsman amid rain. Three days remain until the Hagerstown Fair drawing local crowds.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Frederick
American Legion
Cumberland
Irving Landauer
William Storm
Daniel Leatherman
G. Hunter Bowers
Drunken Driver Off Road Urges Strong Public Action
A column condemns drunken driving and urges tougher measures nationwide. It argues police manpower, stricter penalties, and court suspensions, plus public pressure on officials to treat drunks as potential killers. The piece cites 1.75 million deaths since 1912 and a Midwest crash where four men were injured and two killed after a bachelor party.
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America
Carless
United States
Europe and Germany seen through postwar revival
The piece surveys West Germany's rebirth after World War II, noting cities rebuilt in a modern mold, industry rising from bombed wreckage, and major hubs like Frankfurt am Main. It highlights Berlin's memory of Nazism, Munich as 1972 Olympic host, and a society balancing discipline with social change amid crime, youth protests, and evolving families.
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Munich
Germany
America
Europe
Soviet Union
Hitler
Napoleon
West
Berlin
Austria
Frankfurt Am Main
Dusseldorf
Duisburg
Hannover
Hamburg
Ruhr
West Germany
Rhine
Holland
Rotterdam
Heidelberg
New Year Parade Rules and Trivia From Historic Q&A
A compact quiz digest covering Pasadena's New Year’s Day Tournament of Roses rule on natural roses, a prohibition on ab synthetic production, and notes on crab blood color, Edward R. Morrow style radio openings, gravity's role in orbits, National Maritime Day memorial, and Islamic marriage limits.
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Pasadena
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