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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1971
Page
4
Local items from Frederik News-Post dated Thursday May 6 1971 cover community notices and short reports. Reads include routine civic updates and brief summaries of happenings in the town for the day.
Carl Margrabe warns buyers to verify land suitability for sewage disposal before purchase. Check percolation tests, zoning permits, and subdivision approvals. If limits exist for flooding, slope, or water services, building permits may be denied. Seek guidance from Health Department and Metropolitan Sanitary Commission before committing to land.
A Washington Star report contrasts Rep Hale Boggs’s April 5 charge that the FBI tapped the House and Senate with his lack of evidence during an hour long speech. The article quotes C&P’s denial and notes Hoover’s and Mitchell’s rebukes, urging retirement. It compares Canada’s Leporté murder trial and UMW official Yablonski case, highlighting juror pools and publicity shaping justice.
Readers dispute historic district rules while supporting veterans driven Civil War reenactment efforts. Letters praise Frederick Post for publicity and help from local business leaders, but question sign regulations and community support for history minded groups. A Vietnam veteran shares a protest poem reflecting war era tensions and personal loss.
Congressional draft report names Prince Boun Oun and Laotian Army Gen. Quan Rathikoun as protectors of a heroin pipeline from northern Laos through Ban Bouei Sai to Vientiane then by air to South Vietnam. It alleges CIA Air America involvement but notes no official policy, with crackdown underway.
From the Files of the News Post May 6 1921 reports the Hustlers game with Mount St Marys College was postponed due to bad weather and a new schedule sets daily games at Agricultural Park next week. Other items note a Hood College recital by Elizabeth Foust Menges with Viola Brodbeck, memorial events by the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Company for May 30, and Basil Day’s Tri-County Soap Box Derby win and concert plans at Montgomery Methodist Church. The Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Company moves into a new building, and Optimist Club hears Rev Robert Meyer discuss juvenile delinquency in Baltimore.
George W. Latimer former civilian judge on the U S Court of Military Appeals and Calley’s defense attorney says inadequate Army training caused the My Lai incident. He argues untrained troops should not be sent to kill and questions military court handling. He predicts Calley appeal could take years and urges extended training and clearer orders for young officers. The piece notes Nixon’s pledge to review the case and the political framing surrounding any intervention.
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