Budget plea to fund county schools cultural program
The Symphony Society and President James L. Fisher urge Frederick County Commissioners to fund a $20,000 request for cultural programs in the 1971-72 budget. They cite Title II and Title III experiences that exposed students to world art, music, and dance, arguing the programs boosted learning, motivation, and moral growth. Public support is urged as essential to continue these programs.
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Frederick County
James L. Fisher
Symphony Society
Board of Education
Morning Calm
Egypt
Harford
Washington
Montgomery
Fisher
Board of County Commissioners
Moral debate on Vietnam war and consumer hippies
Burke Marshall calls for a national act of expiation by halting all war in Indochina. Cardinal Moore and others question the war’s morality while urging smarter U.S. restraint. A second piece, Barry Newman notes the habit of industry profiting from hippie anti-materialism seen in fashion and consumer goods.
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Burke Marshall
Yale Law School
May Lai
Kennedy
Johnson
United States
Indochina
Paul Moore Jr
Episcopal Diocese of
New York
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Barry Newman
Wall Street Journal
Newman
Washington
State Department
Ed Muskie
Alexei Kosygin
Middle East
U. S
Sol Polansky
Muskie
Kremlin
Jacob Beam
Kosygin
Andrei Gromyko
Vietnam
Gromyko
Israel
B. US
USG
U.S
Ussr
Maryland Civ Defense work seen as public safety arm
A Maryland public affairs piece profiles Civil Defense and Emergency Planning, noting a small state budget, local operating centers, and a nationwide warning system. It highlights unglamorous daily planning, school shelter mandates, and ongoing simulations and cooperation with state educators, health, and county governments. It also mentions Governor Mandel and future warning message accuracy improvements.
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Madison Avenue
Maryland-Delaware-D.c. Press Association
National Warning Center
North American
Air Defense Command
Colorado
Civil Defense National Warning Center
Emergency Broadcasting System
Norad Combat Operations Center
Civil Defense Office
Court House
Frederick County
Washington County
Hagerstown
Frederick
NORAD
Maryland
Civil Defense
Pikesville
Mandel
Health Department
Letters clash over Love Story faith and hippie critique
In a volley of letters to the editor readers debate religion and morality sparked by a film. Sharon Ann Phelps argues against the movie’s message using Christian imagery, while Darlene Hoff and Shelagh Davis defend love and nonviolence and share a child’s poem.
Memorial enrolls fund for county service members
May 5 1921 enrollment for a fund to honor county service men and women begins with hopeful turnout. The committee seeks daily increases in enrollment to unite the county in saluting war heroes. May 5 1951 notes include state road plans for a Potomac bridge at Brunswick and new county election board appointments.
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State Roads Commission
Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Potomac River
Brunswick
Russell H. McCain
Russell L. House
Broad Run
Ruth Moberly
Frederick
Frederick County
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South Korea
Board of Public Works
Maryland Library For
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Owles
WWE
Jesus
Lord
God
Sara Ensor
Sharon Ann Phelps
4Th St. Frederick
Visitation Student
Darlene Hoff
Middletown
The
Visitation Academy
Shelagh Davis
East Second St. Frederick
News-Post
Irvington Athletic Club
Baltimore
Agriculture Park
Irvington
Opera House
Frederick High School
Wyandotte, Mich
Wyandotte
Roosevelt High School
United Nations Security Council
Golan Heights
UAR
Suez
Canal
Acarust
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NEA, Inc
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