Fredericks County Housewife Pride And Emancipation Talk
A survey shows the 100 hours weekly housework by American housewives could net $10,000 yearly if paid. NOW calls for a Bill of Rights urging women to drop apologetic tones, inflate ego, and redefine housework as a complex demanding role alongside professional labor.
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Frederick County
National Organization For Women
Liberator Extraordinaire For
Henrietta Fleck
New York University School of Home Economics
Fredericks County
Frederick County Housewife Praised as Hidden Power
A quoted expert argues modern housewives face complex choices in shopping, cleaning, and budgeting. Detergent choices touch water pollution, while daily duties demand planning, discipline, and specialized decision making. The piece lauds housewives as skilled, prudent partners in family life.
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Fleck
Frederick County
Weighing Patriotism and Policy in the Draft Debate
David Harris, husband of Joan Baez, is freed after 20 months for draft resistance. A Stanford freshman Fete Knutson also urges ending the draft, arguing a free society defends itself, while the piece notes the shift to a complex global landscape and the Vietnam era debates. It contrasts idealism with national security and questions conscription versus a volunteer army amidst evolving warfare and policy.
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David Harris
Harris
Joan Baez
Sam
Canada
Sweden
House Armed Services Committee
Stanford University
Fete Knutson
George Washington
America
Paul Revere
Readers vent at editors and locals on taxes and politics
A Frederick County reader defends Mr Weatherholt and protests the News-Post for not printing his letter. The writer complains about county spending, rose hill manor funding, cable TV in jails, tax raises, and unsigned letters to officials, urging accountability and balanced budgets.
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WFMD
Weatherholt
Frederick News-Post
Washington
Baltimore
Frederick County
Senator McGovern
F.B.I
FBI
May Do More Harm Than Good
Senate testimony on restricting presidential power to use American military force abroad warns limits could backfire. Lawrence argues constraints may drag the U.S. into wars or leave allies unprotected, noting isolationist impulses and past wars show dangers of inaction. The piece stresses constitutional authority, wartime decisions, and the need for alliances in defense.
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David Lawrence
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
United States
Supreme Court
Europe
Asia
Congress
United Nations
Korea
Truman
South Korea
Senate
House
Easter Dance at Catoctin Club in 1921 Junior Hall
Newe Post reports the Catoctin Club Easter dance held in Junior Hall North Market Street from 9 to 12:30 with music by Stephens Novelty Orchestra and refreshments. Committee included H Noel Haller J Harry Brandenburg Herman L Grimes. Tomorrow moving day noted in Frederick with many relocating despite rain. Also reports on possible delay of Reno St Harp appointment as U S Fisheries commissioner and 1921 state debates on Sunday movies and alcohol sales. Red Cross drive in Frederick County at $11,655.42 of $13,000 goal. Homemakers elected Mrs Edward Holter Middletown as president as county council elections amended.
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Catoctin Club
Junior Hall
North Market Street
H. Noel Haller
J. Harry Brandenburg
Herman L. Grimes
Stephen
Novelty Orchestra
Reno. St. Harp
Frederick
Harding
United States Fisheries
Washington
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Red Cross
Frederick County
Charles
Edward Holter
Middletown
John Mitchell
Bob Dole
White House
Pentagon
Jerusalem
Dole
Mitchell
Kansas
Federal Communications
Dean Burch
Burch
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Mideast
Middle East
Suez Canal
Russia
State Department
Kremlin
United States
Laird Calls for Military Reductions in Pursuit of Peace
Washington report outlines Defense Secretary Mel Laird urging fewer forces and a more selective U.S. military posture while keeping deterrence. Kissinger rebuked the plan, favoring consolidation and a credible threat through concentrated conventional strength and global nuclear dispersion. A second item notes allegations of a fake memo targeting minority votes and the Dole response.
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Washington
Mel Laird
U.S
Johnson
Vietnam
Laird
White House
Henry Kissinger
National Security
Kissinger
Defense Program Review Committee
National Security Council
Nixon
Asia
Europe
Dole
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Dr. Fleck
Thelma Sirois
Taney Apts
Frederick, Md
Frederick City
Rose Hill Manor
Historical Society
Cable T.V
Phyllis J. Willard Thurmont
Harris Damascus
Wrkish Gaution
Germany
North Vietnam
Berry's
Newe-Post
General Assembly
House of Delegates
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