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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1969
Page
2
The Associated Prev holds republication rights for all Ite West news items printed in its Needpaper and all AM news patches. Postage and second class handling are noted as applicable. Local editorials and feature pieces are included under the rights grant.
With one day left before the constitutional deadline, Maryland lawmakers push to finish a frenetic session. Confusing debates cover gambling, beer tax, pinball bills, and local measures as observers warn of looming outcomes and last minute maneuvering.
Tony Curtis, former four pack a day smoker, becomes chairman of the American Cancer Society LQ drive. The program uses confrontational personal encounters to urge quitting and to show the risks, aiming to double ex smokers to twenty one million. Curtis notes his father lost a lung to cancer and credits quitting eight years ago with his health.
The piece reports Ford Motor Company hired 13,000 hard core unemployed from the inner city, with 1,500 laid off under traditional UAW protections. UAW GAIC would cushion pay, while a proposed plan lets high seniority workers take layoff while receiving 95 percent pay for a year.
Maryland congressman J Glenn Beall Jr stresses steady attention to U S military strength amid global communist threats. He argues democracy depends on thorough preparedness to deter aggression and support freedom abroad in Europe and Asia, including West Germany and South Korea.
Report on the launch of the USS Frederick LST 1184 in San Diego noting its length, beam, cost, speed, crew and troop capacity. Mention includes remarks by Charles Mathias and Frederick figures and references to Major James N. Rowe, a Vietnam War POW, and his views on defense and escape assistance.
Militant student occupations threaten academic freedom and democratic ground rules. Moderates must steer away from confrontation to prevent extremist backlash. A proposed Columbia university senate aims to broaden student, faculty, and trustee representation as a potential turning point for American education.
A meeting of the county school superintendent and high school principals discussed the upcoming county parade and athletic meet. Every school will participate, promising the largest event yet held locally.
Twenty Years Ago items note Governor Lanes proposals to fund school buildings statewide may help Frederick County. U Grant Hooper says the county is fiscally able to meet school needs. Barbara Weaver wins a $25 savings bond in Amvets essay contest on Slow to Keep America Strong. The Maryland League of Municipalities backs a constitutional amendment for municipal home rule and the Storm BUS idea by Senator Edward D. Storm. Ed Albaugit elected president of the City Softball League at Frederick YMCA. next meeting will set the season schedule.
A Frederick Maryland letter recalls a collie living two years on East Fifth and East Sixth Streets. The writer condemns the March 7, 1969 shooting by dog catcher and police, arguing neglect and stray dogs are ignored while the cruel act harms innocent animals. The piece also includes a second letter criticizing revolution talk and a third lament about poverty and taxation.
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