Soil Stewardship Week Tour Highlights Maryland Districts
National Association of Conservation Districts marks the 21st annual Soil Stewardship Week with a Frederick County tour. Officials including Larry Bryson view soil and water practices from urban development south of Frederick to Sugarloaf Mountain and Lake Singanore. The trip emphasizes community responsibility and faith-based strength in conserving resources.
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Noo Manos
Island Fe Mart
National Association of Conservation Districts
Oyatale Associations
Frederick and
Catoctin
Frederick County
Frederick
Sugarloaf Mountain
Beall Brothers Farm
Montgomery County
Mt. Airy
Lake Singanore
Ronate
Tony Wy Ua
Pyeney
Sugarloaf
Catoctins
Middletown
Credibility of U S leadership warned by Thompson
Sir Robert G K Thompson warns the collapse of South Vietnam could force the United States into a deep credibility crisis. He predicts a defense budget near 200 billion within five years and says allies will reassess their commitments amid a broader shift in Western security attitudes. He argues America must reexamine its role in NATO and Asia while European leaders resist alarmist postwar doom claims.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Free World
Robert G.K. Thompson
Thompson
Britain
Malaysia
America
Congress
Dwigs
Eisenhower
France
Tommsrot
New Zealand
United States
Portugal
NATO
Israel
Holland
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Preservation plea for John Hanson House and Sugarloaf area
A reader urges Frederick to preserve the John Hanson House as a downtown museum and cautions against overdevelopment. Another letter mocks Sugarloaf rezoning and investor risk, proposing eco‑friendly preservation and even food stamps for investors.
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John Hanson
Secret testimony probes Oglala violence at Wounded Knee
A federal grand jury in South Dakota hears secret testimony on violence linked to the 1973 Wounded Knee siege. Witnesses allege that supporters of Oglala chairman Richard Wilson urged supporters to attack defense lawyers on the reservation, highlighting a clash between federal action and local leadership.
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Washington
South Dakota
Wounded Knee
Richard Wilson
Wilson
Addressing Child Abuse and Injuries in Communities
A speaker, a Black southern woman, condemns battering of children amid rising abuse studies and Maryland's 34 percent surge in 1974 reports. She urges reporting, public-awareness campaigns, and preventive education to protect the next generation and curb violent parenting practices.
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Harvard University
Maryland
Someoore
Dotma Anne Stern
Montgomery County
PTA
Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Observes Anniversary
Pax President Edward Hirsch of Baltimore Aerie No. 3 spoke as the Frederick Aerie marks its anniversary yesterday May 7 193? with membership growing from 9 original charter members in 1905. County Agent Peter W Chichester organized a county wide Boys Club meeting at the YMCA auditorium with over 100 boys invited and accompanied by their fathers.
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Forgate
John Hanson
John Hanson Society of Maryland
Frederick
Schifferstadt
Frederick County
C. Burr
Frederick Aerie
Order of Eagles
Pax
Edward Hirsch
Baltimore
Aerie No. 3
Peter W Chichester
YMCA
Seneca village ruins unearthed by Fout and Winger near Potomac
Recently uncovered ruins along the Potomac River reveal a Seneca Indian village with artifacts including jewelry and fishing gear. Ralph Fout and Nicholas Winger described the site as an interesting find while planning the outing for Frederick schoolchildren to Washington for the AAA Safety Patrol Parade on Constitution Avenue.
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Ralph Fout
Nicholas Winger
Potomac River
Frederick
Washington
Constitution Avenue
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San Patricio
Peter Hurd
Upper Hondo Resource Conservation
New Mexico
Ruth T. Gross
Elliot F. Gross
Tigertail Ave
Miami, Fla
Amman
Jordan
Philadelphia
Nancy E. Hanes
Ijamsville
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Roger Finzel
Sioux Fails
William Rossmoore
Stamford
Conn
Hernan Escamilla
Rossmoore
Pine Ridge
Rapid City
Martha Copleman
East Orange
N.J
Finzel
Eda Gordon
Rassmoore
Justice Department
Vee Ford
Nations Rifte Association
Don and
Val Hymes
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