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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1969
Page
3
The News of Frederick Maryland issues for Thursday March 27 1969 cover local happenings. The edition reflects community events, society notes, and regional reports relevant to residents of Frederick and surrounding counties.
Gov Arch Moore Jr fired most of the 4 000 state road maintenance workers who struck March 3 amid severe storms and hazardous highways. Only about 600 kept their jobs as public safety outweighed union demands. The action, praised by the public, condemned by labor leaders, signals a hard line against strikes during emergencies.
A New York opinion piece argues that Vassar College liberalized dorm visitor rules inviting men around the clock. It notes protests from parents and injunctions, compares to Ivy League practices, and warns of broader impact on student character and funding.
A critique of Congresswoman Martha Griffiths 11 million child meal proposal argues it would repeal current lunch milk and breakfast programs and cut relief aid by 75 percent. The author questions funding measures and family impact while defending existing nutrition programs and warning against replacing broad family welfare with universal school meals.
Fifty years ago an investigation by two seasoned sleuths led to eight arrests, six men and two women, on charges of unlawfully selling liquor in New York. Spring seeds drop in price and Adams Town plans a new bank as a Frederich branch opens soon. Following courthouse talks, W A Simpson and local milk producers agreed to raise milk price 25 cents per hundred pounds for April.
Twenty years ago reports noted ten persons injured in traffic accidents as seven degrees of heat and crowded roadways increased risk. State police warned heavier traffic than any other afternoon this year with gasoline and oil equipment work planned at Frederick airport. Community Players opened with Arsenic and Old Lace at Memorial Hall Middletown before 350 plus sellout crowd. Milk price drops one cent per quart set to take effect in Frederich on April 1 per local distributors' spokesman.
A Frederick MD reader laments lax discipline in public schools and regrets shifting toward modern teaching methods, urging teachers and parents to enforce rules. Another letter by Kenyon R. Parker argues integration is essential, warning separatist solutions worsen racial tension and calling for genuine white–black equality and goodwill.
A digest lists 73 new laws signed by Governor Mandel on March 24 in the State House Reception Room. Measures revise testamentary law, guardianships for minors and disabled persons, entry rights, and more. include emergency bills for Baltimore and Cecil County actions, county salaries, liquor licensing, sanitary districts, and repeals of obsolete Baltimore City codes.
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