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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1966
Page
4
The successful Surveyor 1 soft landing on the moon marks a milestone in unmanned spaceflight and suggests feasibility for future manned missions. The achievement occurs as Soviet talks on a space weapons ban surface, highlighting a fragile shift toward peaceful use of outer space amid the space race.
The Progressive Farmer denounces President proposals to cut land grant funds for research and teaching and shift Extension money to Washington. It lauds House reversals led by Jamie Whitten but warns that centralization would erode local and state voices, endangering the land grant system and democracy.
The piece argues that growing state and local participation is vital for effective health welfare and civil rights efforts amid rising state local expenditures. It notes rising mobility, with one in five moving yearly, challenging attachment to any place and prompting experts to envision floating citizens influencing local issues through issue orientation and rapid civic engagement.
A Baltimore area reader recounts three years of home improvement chaos starting with a level yard and ending with a color changing house. Contractors, electricians, and neighbors clash over design choices as a requested Viet Nam view back porch becomes a mutating beige pink white spectacle. The writer vows to buy a prefabricated home next time.
The Frederick City high schools hold commencement at the City Opera House tonight with 28 girl graduates and 36 boys receiving diplomas. Miss E Blanche Murphy from New Market High School is the lone graduate to receive a diploma. A large Frederick county delegation heads to Ocean City for the 49th Annual Maryland State Teachers Association convention June 27 to 30, with Roger X Day and Miss Helen Stauffer on the program.
Congresssman J Glenn Beall says War Department information shows Camp Detrick will be enlarged to secure permanency for the Chemical Warfare Service base. The government is purchasing about 398 acres from local holders including Austin Thomas and Helen Roberts among others. Moving Up Day at Hood College features Suzanne Cartier and Elizabeth Bellis receiving scholarships and prizes during the ceremony at Braddeck Hall.
Washington Today reports President Johnson urging Congress to strengthen campaign finance statutes citing obsolescence and evasion. He favors complete public disclosure of campaign funds by all candidates and gifts by lawmakers, yet warns mega organizations can bypass limits to influence elections. He notes current caps on national committees and gaps in state and primary funding remain.
By David Lawrence, the article argues that while individual caps exist on donations, unions and corporations can raise unlimited funds for state campaigns and campaign activities that help federal nominees. It asserts Congress is beholden to moneyed groups, notes weak enforcement of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, and calls for stronger scrutiny of how campaign funds are raised and used.
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