FCC debate over free press rights versus broadcast regulation
The FCC heard two opposing views on whether to lift seven year old bans allowing broadcasters more editorial freedom. One witness urged complete freedom akin to newspapers, another urged stricter policing while noting the fundamental differences between radio and print. The discussion questions if radio stations should be fully free to editorialize. The piece also memorializes Roland Long known as Shorty, praising his community service and resilience despite illness.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Roland Long
Shorty
Roland
Warnesboro
Pneumonia now less deadly due to penicillin and sulfa drugs
A medical column notes lobar pneumonia cases often begin with sudden fever, chest pain, and rapid breathing. Early X-ray diagnosis and antibiotic treatment drastically improve outcomes, reducing death risk from about one in three to under one in twenty. Dr. Jordan answers reader questions, including a piece on low blood pressure.
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Nhoctor
Daughters of Mercy receive habit at St. Joseph’s
Miss Doris Bowers of Tanertown enters the Daughters of Mercy convent in Baltimore under Rt Rev Msgr George Breckel. The March 15 ceremony drew hundreds, with Rev Charles Walker and Rev David Shaum among attendees. She will take vows March 8, 1348.
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Doris Bowers
St.eytown
George J. Breckel
Daughter of Mercy
Wers
Daughters of Mercy
Rand
Ei i. Josephs
Charles J Walker
St. Joseph's Church
David Shaum
Baltimore
St. Joseph's Parish
Mars
Ulysses Bowers
Arnold
Bernadette
Samuel Breth
John
Ann
Rosemarie Rohroaugh
Julia Arnold
Willam Myers
James Eckers
Tanertown
Confession of Lufburrow on the constant need for home repairs
Lufburrow declares that houses always require fixing from roofing to painting. He expresses that catastrophes never end and emphasizes homes are worth possessing despite ongoing problems.
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WN. A
Lufburrow
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News March 13 1898
A meeting of the gentlemen interested in erecting a Braddock Heights hotel was held to discuss plans for early completion. Baltimore has purchased the Haller restaurant on East Patrick street and will retain Charles F. Cramer. The Democratic City Executive committee set April 4 for nominating a mayor and city register, with Crawford system backing. New York sculptor Alexander Doyle, who created the Francis Scott Key monument, arrived in Frederick and consulted with association committees. Master Louis Lebherz, son of William H. Lebherz, injured himself falling from a gate at East Third street, suffering a severe head wound.
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Braddock Heights
John Tasker
Baltimore
Haller
East Patrick Street
Charles F. Cramer
Charles H. Uter
Mehie
Democratic City Executive Committee
Crawford
Alexander Doyle
New York
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Association
City Registers Office
Louis Lebherz
Wm. H. Lebherz
Air John Hartman
East Third Street
Amateur Night At Tivol Theater Earned Prizes
Twenty years ago local ems from The Columns of The News report amateur night at the Tivol theater with prizes awarded to acts led by Mildred Jane vegand Gerald Biehl Walker i Free the Melody Boys and Miss Dorothy Taylor. A school desk drawer theft at Church street school is noted alongside an electrical industry address by R Paul Smith of Potomac Edison before the Frederick Lions Club. A Kemp store fashion show drew a large crowd with spring styles modeled by Margaret Orndorff Rachel Ripley Peggy Zimmerman and Edith Kellex.
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Tivol Theater
Mildred Jane Vegand
Gerald Biehl
Walker i
Melody Boys
Dorothy Taylor
Church Street School
R. Paul Smith
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick Lions Club
Washington Daybook on anti Truman revolt and White House tensions
The piece outlines a coalition of New Deal reformers and industrialists, aiming to shake Truman in primaries. It notes Henry Kaiser and Robert Young possibly backing efforts in California, Oregon, and East Coast moves. Truman resists, defending civil rights and Palestine policy while McGrath grapples with internal dissent. A Senate Banking hearing highlights McCabe’s Federal Reserve nomination amid partisan debate.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Henry Kaiser
Calfornia
Oregon
Robert Young
High Finance
Mr. Truman
Howard McGrath
Mr. T
McGrath
Truman
Bir
Palestine
Gael Sullivan
William Leahy
U. N
Navy
Capitol Hill
U. S
Sullivan
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve System
Thomas McCabe
Charles Tobey
McCabe
J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
John Sparkman
Tobey
John Bricker
Bricker
Bs Globe
Middletown Citizens To Nominate Friday
Middletown residents plan a Friday convention at 7 30 p m in the Memorial Hall Ze room to nominate a town ticket for Burgess and Commissioner for a two year term. Nominations will fill at least one Burgess candidate and five to ten Commissioner candidates for the April 5 municipal vote. A deed in Brunswick records the sale of property from Mary M Detrick to Mr and Mrs Robert E Foster for about 5500.
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Aiddletown
Iedze
Memorial Hii
Nmo
Brunswick
Mary M. Detrick
Robert E. Foster
Administration on Steel Prices Highlights Public Private Control
Washington reports three memoranda on steel prices and inflation outline that price moves were limited to certain semi finished products and show no evidence of collusion. The analysis notes that profits and returns remain modest and urges policy focus beyond profits to inflationary impact.
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Washington
Council of Economic Advisers
Department of Commerce
Oil Shortage Surprises Government and Industry Nationwide
Washington reports the winter oil shortage caught officials and industry off guard as demand surged after the war. By 1947 consumer use rose with 1,021,000 more cars, 33.6 percent more trucks, and 43.5 percent more buses versus 1941. Distillates, kerosene, aviation fuel, and diesel demand all climbed sharply amid a coal-to-oil shift.
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Washington
Sidney A. Swendrud
Gulf Oil Corp
Interior Department
North Carolina
Max W. Ball
Oil and Igas
Thurmont Meters Clock Change Discussed At Board Meeting
Citizens urged changing meter hours to six p m instead of eight p m claiming 6 p m helps visitors from other towns. Board took no action and planned to gather more input while noting Thurmont local time is 6 p m.
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Thurmont
Spring Hay Fever Season Opens Soon
Johns Hopkins Hospital allergy clinic notes pollen season runs March to October with four sub seasons. Tree March April grass May June plaintain June July ragweed August September the peak is hay fever and many so called spring colds may be short but intense.
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Sigures
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Leslie N. Gay
Hopkins Clinic
Prompt to write timely thank you notes for gifts
The passage urges sending a thank you note promptly after receiving a gift to show genuine appreciation. Delays reduce perceived gratitude, whereas immediate thanks are portrayed as the most effective form of courtesy, especially in mall gift exchanges.
Bible Thought Fragments On Encouragement And Journey
Fragmentary quotation from a religious text urging endurance and faith. Mentions a promised land and divine guidance, attributed to a source named Sonar with Bible verse reference.
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Promised Land
Dear Dorothy Dix: Disappointed mother and marital advice
Dorothy Dix counsels parents to stop meddling as grown children choose spouses and careers. A reader asks about marrying a man eight years younger. Dix says age matters little if temperament fits and warns loneliness may follow. A husband asks why his wife shows more affection to their dog than to him.
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Dorothy Dix
Miss Dix
Bell Synd. Inc
Mr and Mrs Fox To Mark 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fox will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary next Tuesday at Stree ver last Sunday zonee at the home of the see and niece Mr and Mrs LeRoer KR Remsperg Air View near Middletown.
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Mr. and
Mrs. Fox
BR. C. Fox
Streever
Myr LeRoer
Remsperg
Air View
Middletown
Lesson on Correct Word Usage and Pronunciation
A compact guide lists misused phrases and pronunciation tips. It highlights examples like entourage as attendants and conciliate as win friendship, with notes on spellings and related synonyms such as wisdom judgment knowledge understanding and enlightenment.
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Cicera
Anniversaries and Births Highlight Historic Figures and Local Life
Know America Today's anniversaries note Andrew Jackson, James Hackett, Joseph Roberts, Alice Fisicher, Toby Rosenthal, John Noble, and others with brief life spans. The page lists historical events from 820 Maine Bank to 1948 Cassino, plus birthdays of Harold Lickes and others, a horoscope, a marriage license, and early television set adoption.
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Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
U.S
Monroe
N. C
Nashville
James H. Hackett
New York
Joseph J. Roberts
Liberia
Republic of
Petersburg
Alice C. Fisicher
Cuba
Toby E. Rosenthal
New Haven
Conn
Munich
Germany
John Nobdle
Wichita
Kans
Race Week Observances Promoted by Hood Town Hall
Hood Town Hall sponsors Race Week starting Tuesday with themed programs in Hood College. Events include a Saturday civil liberties seminar at 1 p.m. in the Y Hut, a Liberia lecture by Dr Flemmie Kittrell of Howe University, a Lincoln High School concert in Brodbeck Hall, a Home Economics joint meeting, and a Friday current events session on race relations. A postweek coffee discussion is slated for Meyran drawing room.
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Hood Colle
Tot Hall
United States
Y Hut
Liberia
MM. Flemmie Kittrell
Howe University
Town Hall
T Home Economics Club
Brodbel Hall
Lincoln High Schools
Neg Coral Group
Frederick
Brodbeck Hall
United Stat
Meyran
Youth Fellowship Session At Calvary Methodist Church
About 37 youths attended a Sunday evening session at Calvary Methodist Church with the theme Faith in My Friends. Bette Loard and Shirley Kesney led refreshment and games, Jack Crum noted work and discussion, and plans were made for Lent fundraisers and a Polish adoption effort.
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Calvary Methodist Church
Chur
Bette Loard
Shirley Kesney
Jack Crum
Gro
F P
Lund
Howard Gerrick
Maurice Sharrer
Montgomery Chall
Metodist
Frame Schools For Temporary Housing
Rockville proposes one story standard design buildings similar to World War I temporary structures to alleviate school housing. Commissioner Wesley L Sauter says the plan could be a logical method to build at current prices and might include veneer finishing when costs drop.
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Rockville
Montgomery Cow
Wesley L Sauter
Sauter
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Edwin FP. Jordan MD
NEA Service
Dr. Jordan
the News
Washington Daybook
New Deslers
Truman Siipping
By David Lawrence
Electrical Workers’ Union
General Electric
Evangelical United Brethren Sunday School
Tts
Frank Shook
Park Avenue
O. E. Shiffer
Ruth Shankie
M . Cassel
F Oh Schmitt
Elsie Hoover
Agnes Heffner
Daisie McDonald
Ladies Quartette
Rice
Hoover
Hess
J. H. Schmitt
Fiere
Della Hamilton
Jefferson Street
Hosesses
Tommy
Susie
Athets
Papa
Mama
Sally
L. At
M. DB
Poe
George
Know
America
Bank of New York
Bank of New York & Trust Company
Maine
John MicCloskey
American Trade Commission
Gen. Pershing
Mexico
Villa
Paris
American Legion
Roosevelt
Hitler
Russia
Abbey of Monte Cassino
Italy
Fulton
Winston Cruzchill
Vishinsky
Moscow
Federalizimany
Pravda
Harold L.ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Blair County
Margaret Webster
Leon €. Marshall
The
American University
Washington, D. C
Zanesville
Ohio
Francis P. Matthews
Omaha
Supreme Knight
the Knights of Columbus
Albion
Neb
Wallace E Pratt
Frijole
Tex
Standard Oil of
New Jer_ bor
Philipsburg
Harry JH. James
Albany
Junius S. Bergan
J. P. Morgan & Co
George Brent
Dublin
Ireland
Clarence E. da
American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Com
Utica
Westminster
Rauland Hobart Roop
Talitha Ann Roser
New Windsor
Bay
Arlington D Fiery
Ray C. Glachill
Hood Town Hall
Wm. E. Harrington
Brunsch
N. Deware Avenue
West Potomac Street
W. B. Wats
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