Building trades view Nixon move on Davis Bacon Act
The Frederick area follows President Nixon's suspension of the Davis Bacon Act with interest. Contractors call it disappointing and ineffective, while building trades leaders see it as an antiunion move. The piece contrasts wage gaps, hours worked, and housing costs, and notes structural flaws in the trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Nixon
William E. Dunn
Associated General Contractors of America
House of Labor
Detroit
New York
Los Angeles
Labor Department
Michael Sumicraft
National Association of Hame Builders
Victor Riesel
Real Cow Country Dominates Frederick Dairying Scene
Frederick County Maryland earns its Real Cow Country title through champions Windrift Countess Nora and Donald Keller’s All-American Holstein. Local dairymen credit improved breeding and feeding, aided by Maryland West Virginia Bull Stud, Sire Power, and advances in artificial insemination. The feature salutes Glen Morrow’s Ballad and Keller’s cows as icons of high grade milk production in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Morrow
Donald Keller
Nora
Frederick County
Keller Farms
Maryland
Fort Detrick
Eastaleo
Potomac Edison
Maryland-West Virginia
Holstein Association
Middletown
Donald Kellers
Fires Threaten Navy 1052 Destroyer Escorts
A confidential Navy report describes two fires aboard 1052 class destroyer escorts the USS Roark and USS Knox caused by design and installation flaws. It warns of risk to life, mentions torpedo storage near the blaze, and calls for 14 urgent modifications to vents windows and firefighting gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Knox
Seattle
Todd Shipyards
Navy Eyes
Naval Safety Center
Norfolk
Chief of Naval Operations
Oscar Hoffman
Henry Willimon
Hoffman
Nixon
William Rucelshaus
General Motors
Edward Cole
Ruckelshaus
Army
Nixon Must Protect The People
Opinion by David Lawrence argues the President, as commander in chief, holds constitutional authority to deploy forces without a declaration of war. He defends Vietnam policy, urges protecting the nation, and criticizes Congress for overreach while noting NATO and state defense roles. The piece ends with a stray non sequitur about dieters and a boss, implying insertion error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence Washington
Nixon
Congress
Indo-China
United States
Senate
NATO
the Union
Union
Executive Branch
Congressional
America
Cambodia
Laos
Department of State
Johnson
Asia
Europe
Southeast Asia
Committee of Congress
South Vietnam
Frederick City and County Ready to Rebuild St Mary's Fund
The Frederick City and County prepare to launch a rebuilding fund drive for St Marys Industrial School Baltimore with a free concert by St Marys Boys Band of 50 at the Opera House. Hood College Choir to perform in New York Town Hall next month with 50 members from 13 states. Peter Cottontail parade draws 1,300 children through Frederick business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
St. Mary's Industrial School
Baltimore
St. Mary’s
Opera House
Hood College
New York City
Town Hall
Peter Cottontail
Frederick
Market
Patrick Streets
The Madonna of the Chair and Baughers Woods Echoes
A 1915 reminiscence by J F S recounts Father Bernardo and the oak that sheltered him and Mary leading to Raphael’s Madonna of the Chair, then shifts to nostalgia for Baughers Woods with childhood memories, local names, and the note of authorship by Mrs. Robert H. Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Bernardo
Raphael
Baughers Woods
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Western
Mongolia
United States Coast Guard
Department of Transportation
U.S. Navy
Apostle Paul
Tibet
Neewarra
Berry’ World
NEA
Danny Kaye
SFR
Andersn
News-Post
Dorothy Chapman
Winchester Hall
House of Delegates
Joe Eisenhauer
Father Bernardo
McMurray
Rudolph
Buesing
Frederick Town
St. John’s Bells
Prince
J.F.S
John Francis Smith
Robert H. Hartman
Trail Ave
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