Delphey explains abstention on Maryland abortion bill
Frederick County delegate Julien P. Delphey replies to questions about his abstention on House Bill 100. He describes committee hearings on the bill, attempts to amend to 12 weeks, and notes he would not have altered the outcome. He cites existing Maryland abortion law up to 26 weeks for certain cases and says the present time limit should be reduced in the future. He asserts political parties did not influence his vote and pledges to explain his record.
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Frederick County
Julien P. Delphey
House of Delegates
del. Delphey
News-Post
Reading
Maryland
Restore General Lee Civil Rights in Congress Says Byrd
Senator Byrd proposes posthumous restoration of General Robert E. Lee's full civil rights citing newly found papers showing a bonafide amnesty oath signed in Lexington on October 2, 1865. The piece notes Lee sought amnesty from Andrew Johnson and argues the injustice deserves swift congressional action.
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Robert E. Lee
Congress
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
Northern
Edwin M. Stanton
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Lee
Appomattox
Grant
United States
Stanton
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Northern Virginia
George Washington
Byrd
National Archives
General Lee
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Andrew Johnson
Byrdwell
Johnson
Barber Richard Converse on arrest of Bowling Green officers
Bowling Green barber Richard Converse comments on the arrest of several local policemen on burglary charges. The joke among residents riffs on the police response. Converse notes the unusual situation reflecting public concern over law enforcement conduct.
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Richard Converse
Bowling Green
Ohio
Clarifies tax nonpayment stance and protest leaders
Reader letters discuss tax refusal as civil disobedience, citing 1969 and 1970 actions, IRS interaction, and philosophical influences from Thoreau and Gandhi. Other items request dog law printing, critique Bartonsville Road as a garbage trail, and express school appreciation for a city feature on a field trip.
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News-Post
IRS
Southeast Asia
J. Monti
Baltimore
Internal Revenue Service
Henry David Thoreau
Mr. Long
Thoreau
A.J. Muste
Democrats Campaign and Congress Drift Through 1972 Outlook
The piece argues a drift in Democratic plans with no clear program while candidates focus on Vietnam, inflation, and consumer spending. It contrasts a cautious Congress blocking Nixon proposals with Republicans mobilizing nationwide and pressing economic recovery ahead of 1972.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Congress
David Lawre
Washington
Southeast Asia
United States
Korea
Eisenhower
South Korea
United Nations
Annual Easter Cotillion Club Dance at Frederick Armory
The Frederick Cotillion Club hosts its annual Easter dance at the Armory at 9:15 p.m. marking the close of a brief Easter social season started with Oh! Oh! Cindy. The event follows a 1921 rhythm of Cotillion society and local engagements.
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Frederick Cotillion Club
Armory
Cindy
Wit and whimsy in the office hustle
The piece riffs on office life with quips about secretaries knowing the buzz first and jokes about a bold phrase euthanasia. It notes an old-timer recalling a time when joint ownership didn’t imply shared possession, published by MEWSFAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN.
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Helen G. Alexander
Jetter
Clyde Lenhart Jr
Frederick
Ruth Burall
Fieldstone Drive
Bartonsville Road
Frederick Co
Bartonsville
Dolly Simmons
Frederick, Md
Donald Campbell
Calvary United Methodist Weekday School
Berry World
Cardinal Gibbons
Stonewall” Jackson
William J. Grove
Frederick County Historical Society
YMCA
Carrollton Manor
Buck” Ramsey
The
Hustlers
Buck
Trans- Continental Gas Pipeline Corporation
Frederick Gas Company, Inc
Raymond
E. Brehaut
Federal Power Commission
Wyandotte
Mich
Pentagon
Air Force
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
Armed Forces Radio- TV
Empire
Defense
Roger Kelley
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Leslie Chisholm
William Crowder
James Ou, Jr
Hoover
W. Donald Stewart
S. J. Cardice
Chisholm
Cardice
Kelley
America
Wisease Air Force Base
New Hampshire
Willard Steck
Studdy-Duddy National Education Association
NEA
Nashville
Helen Bain
White House
Casha Mowry
Gwendolyn
Far East
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