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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1969
Page
2
A fragmented clipping from The News in Frederick Maryland dated May 5 1909. The text references Associated Press content and a publication page designation A 1, with unclear details about specific events.
Governor Mandel pushes eight amendments via referendum in a fall election costing nearly one million dollars. Key changes include restructuring the court system with magistrates and justices of the peace, electing judges for fixed terms, freezing General Assembly size, extending legislative sessions, and possibly creating a lieutenant governor and revised executive structure. The move aims to test political capital before Mandel’s 1970 bid.
Frederick County delegate William Houck warned chamber members that next year’s budget could see more taxes after a one time withholding collection this year. Frederick County real estate taxes may rise as well, with school costs highlighted by Houck drive further pressure on taxpayers amid rising federal state and local levies.
Washington letters report rising anti-Nixon sentiment over school desegregation policy. Critics argue guidelines replace regulations, risking increased racial imbalance and a possible shift in 1972 votes. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 remains the law, with ongoing disputes over how federal aid and staffing decisions should advance integration.
Yesterday a meeting of teachers from county one two and three room rural schools gathered at Girls High School. Reports on school activities were followed by discussion and an exhibit of students handiwork. An unusually warm spell drew many vehicles to the countryside. Mountain City Lodge Knights of Pythias held a memorial for 36 members who died since the castle was built. About 50 locals formed a Law and Order League at the YMCA to back police efforts.
Twenty years ago a May 5 1949 blaze destroyed a 12room Dre Nopvell Bett farm along the Monocacy near Dickerson. Authorities search for a 24yearold itinerant farm hand believed to have perished or fled the scene. Fire officials vow no stone will be unturned as they seek the parents of a baby girl found abandoned on a West Second Street park bench last week. Frederick officials receive many adoption offers as a garbage and ash collection plan is announced to be funded by new parking meters. A long traffic meeting with the mayor and aldermen ends without actionable proposals.
Bruce Biossat reports from the Newspaper Enterprise Association that Nixon’s 1968 suburban share fell in many large metro areas outside the Old South. Wallace’s third party presence is cited as the main factor, with notable losses in California Ohio Illinois and Pennsylvania suburbs and impacts on key states.
A close study of decade price gains argues Nixon's plan to end the investment tax credit for industrial modernization will be inflationary in the long run. The credit’s removal may slow modernization and raise costs, especially in sectors like utilities and steel, potentially worsening the trade balance and dollar stability.
The saying comes from frontier duels where a man placed a wood chip on his shoulder and dared others to knock it off signaling a fight. Richard M Niron attended Whittier College and Duke Law School.
A garbled 1920s style paragraph shows a boss asking about volunteers for a future task. The text includes phrases about Christmas trees and a wife, with many misspellings and fragmented sentences. No clear events or names are identifiable.
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