Slow death for Frederick downtown plan stalls inaction
A 1973 Frederick MD editorial argues the West Patrick Street site for a County-State complex is adequate but political indecision endangers downtown. It urges County Commissioners to act now to avoid rising costs, vacant storefronts, and a “slow death” of the city’s core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
State Planning Department
West
Patrick Street
West Patricktreet
Marcou-O'Lear
Maryland
West Patrick Street
Trade Rivalries and the Deficit of Developing Nations
A survey of global trade shows the United States Japan and Western Europe driving rich nations’ competition while underdeveloped regions like Latin America Africa and parts of Asia suffer. Prices for raw materials fall as they struggle against protectionism amid rising imports and unemployment.
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Washigton
NEA
United States
Japan
Europe
Latin America
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Africa
Asia
India
Taiwan
South Korea
America
Timely quotes reveal ads influence and a Havana skyjacking tale
The piece critiques child targeting in advertising and recounts Fidel Castro reacting to a 1970 skyjacking in Havana. It notes a 10 resident fatal Atlanta fire prompts hearings on nursing home fire safety. Witnesses blame FHA rules for lax protections and a $15,000 need for detecting devices.
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Washington
Robert Choate
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Havana
Pat Gray
FBI
Southern Airways
Orlando
Fla
John Murphy
D-N.y
Sky Pirates
Billy Harloyd Johnson
William R. Haas
Haas
Murphy
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Baptist Towers
Atlanta
FHA
Avanta
Onetime POW Recalls How It Was
Washington journalist recalls World War II Japanese captivity and solitary confinement. He describes rapid adjustment after rescue, limited medical care, extreme hunger, and intense introspection during interrogation. He argues POWs’ resilience aids reintegration and urges sane support for returning veterans.
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Washington
Nea
Pices
Inewspater Enterprise Assn
Fifty Years Ago Eighth Annual Auto Show Nears Record Attendance
The Eighth Annual Automobile Show at the Armory ends tonight with brisk selling and expected record attendance. Postmaster James W. Myer of Sabillasville died after a brief illness at 66. Ray Gardner of Frederick’s Blue Ridge League signs a Hustler contract for 1923, first from last year’s team to do so. A YMCA cake sale yielded about 225 dollars. News-Post notes Frederick High swept Littlestown 73 to 32 and 66 to 35 in basketball. Martin Hitchcock named Libertytown baseball manager for Maryland State League. Frederick County leaders join a Red Cross drive to offer 14 major activities.
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Ray Gardner
Frederick Blue Ridge
Martin Hitchcock
Libertytown
Clarence Myers
Frederick County
Red Cross
Letters Respond to Criticism of Mobile Homes
A reader defends mobile homes as full time residences for nonaffluent families, cites 1972 production figures including 529000 new units and 16700 for Agnes victims, notes RV shipments up 33 percent, and argues against judging Ms Moore or taxpayers funding. A second reader shares a poem about shared humanity, then another letter questions rebuilding North Vietnam and US obligations.
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Dr. Ray
Frederick County
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U.S
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Los Angeles Police Department
Edward M. Davis
Los Angeles
Sir Herbert Butterfield
Regius
University of Cambridge
Jerome Kagan
Harvard
Fidel
Castro
Army
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Richard L. Fullerton
Smyrna
Kington
Ge Kound T
Jack Anderson
BY Ray Cromley
James W. Myer
Sabillasville
Y.M.C.A
News-Post
Frederick High School
Littlestown
Jv's
Middletown High
Brunswick
Frederick High
James P. Hickman
Lantz
P.S
Dorothy H. Lewis
N. Market St. Frederick, Md
Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Dora Rosapepe
Wilson Place
Bray
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Pena Oba
Ofachive
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