Three Static Obituaries Remembered in Frederick
Three Frederick notables pass away Edith Hastings Pearl 78 deeply devoted to Calvary Methodist Church Allen G Quynn 77 longtime Frederick leader Quynn Hardware and Frederick Memorial Hospital trustee Elmer Bokesch 57 celebrated for faith hope charity and excellence All three left enduring legacies in church community business and charity efforts for decades their memories live on in the city they served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Hastings Pearl
Allen G. Quynn
Elmer R. Bokesch
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Pearl
Calvary Methodist
WCTU
Admiral Quynn
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Frederick
Barbara Fritchie
Quynn Hardware
Elmer Bokesch
Eds Comment on Postal Delays and Precanceled Air Mail Stamps
The Valley Register notes delays in new wildlife stamps and post news of precanceled Air Mail stamps issued to Congress members to bypass bottlenecks in Washington and Baltimore, criticizing delays and proposing gimmicks to ease mail delivery woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Avery Island
Louisiana
Congressional
Washington Post Office
Senate
House
Baltimore
Washington
Department
The
Valley Register
Middletown
Firebomb Attacks Rise in U S and California
A report notes firebugs and arson surged nationwide with California seeing an 87 percent rise over three years while total fires grew 19 percent. Arson now seen as social protest with groups distributing incendiary materials. The piece cites the Bank of America attack as one example within broader unrest.
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United States
California
Bank of America
National Fire Protection Association
Watts
Recycling converts waste into new road and product materials
A Hazleton chemical engineer patents a method to soak up oil slicks using shredded tires and polystyrene mixed with waste plastics. The goo can become asphalt like material for roads and other products. Vermont plans whey drying plants to convert cheese by products into usable food ingredients, creating 60 to 100 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Forestry Products Company
Vermont
St. Albans
Revenue Sharing Debate Faces Congress And Governors
The federal revenue sharing proposal sparks a dispute over how a five billion dollar fund should be allocated among states and localities. Governors like Rhode Island's Licht and Virginia's Holton urge safeguards and fair distribution, arguing the need to support non military services and tax reforms while preventing discrimination. Both sides warn that the plan may require broader study, clearer purposes, and an equitable allocation system before enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence
Washington
Congress
Nixon
Senate
Frank Licht
Rhode Island
Virginia
Niebuhr Sculpted Christian Ethics and Activism
Reinhold Niebuhr, prominent Union Theological Seminary professor and author of social ethics, died at 78 after illness and operations. He shaped mid 20th century Protestant thought with neo orthodoxy and political activism, founding Christianity and Crisis in 1940 and urging defeat of Nazi tyranny.
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Richard
Reinhold Niebuhr
Yale Divinity School
Reinhold
New York Times
Niebuhr
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Union Seminary
America
Adolph Hitler
Tillich
Nels Ferre
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Vietnam raid questioned as civilian toll debated
This report questions a August 9 1970 Air Force raid on Song Re valley in central Vietnam alleging heavy saturation bombing and herbicide spraying killed Montagnard villagers. Sources dispute official claims of no civilians and note maps photos and expert opinions contradicting the military position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vietnam
My Lai
Song Re River
Highlands
Air Force
Gary L. Gallier
Army Chemical Corps
U.S. Command
Saigon
Song Re River Valley
Gallier
Matthew S. Meselson
John D. Constable
Harvard
Gerald Hickey
Rand Corporation
Hickey
U.S
Army
Coronel Galtier
Song Re
Ellsworth Bunker
Nixon
Thieu
Bunker
Thien
South Vietnam
Brunswick machinist retired from B and O Railroad
From the News-Post of June 21 1921 Brunswick B and O Railroad machinist in the inspection pit retires. Esteemed citizen Mr Sigiafoose earned a flawless service record with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Sigafoose
Brunswick
Uncle Piney
Baltimore Ohio Railroad
Sigiafoose
B&o
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Linwood Holton
David Polling, D.D
Rev
David Poling
Berry's
Bart Ht
By Jack Anderson
Ajax
Barber College
NEA
Star Theatre
Charles Rock
June Caprice
George B. Seitz
Buck” Ramsey
Hustler Clan
MacNeal
Martinsburg
Lefty
Mountainees
Buck
Ulm
Board OF Aldermen
Donald B. Rice
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
East South St
Wisner
Hamilton Street
Woodsboro
Home Nursing Service
Frederick County
American Red Cross
University of Maryland
H. C. Byrd
PSHE
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