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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
2
The notice lists subscription prices for the Motadiiahed 1635 publication issued by the Great Southern Pig and Manufacturing Co. in Frederick Maryland. Rates include one month for 175 dollars and one year for 11000, with motor route carrier charges of 42 cents per ten miles.
The piece reviews Congressman J Glenn Beall's measured view of the Job Corps program at Catoctin Thurmont and the national network. It notes the Labor Department cost of 4400 dollars per trainee annually, 12000 youths enrolled, a nine month average stay, and a 61 percent drop out rate at Catoctin versus 45 percent nationwide, posing a core choice between human and economic values.
Montgomery County voters approve an income tax surcharge raise of 10 percent to 35 45 percent and a seven cent real estate tax hike to support school costs. The measure passed along party lines with three Democrats opposing. Officials warn higher taxes may persist into next year and plan to reserve half of the funds for the 1970 71 budget.
Ralph Martz spoke on Americanism at a Pomona Grange gathering in Frederick County. He recalled early colonial history and urged citizens to act as active stockholders in their community, defending freedom and rights while rejecting dissent that harms society. Bernard Welty read A Tired American.
Washington Today reports the Supreme Court reversed two lower-court convictions in 1966, one for threatening to kill LBJ and another for flag burning. The majority treated flag burning as protest speech, while dissents warned it weakens enforcement and could fuel unrest and riots nationwide.
A NEA report details 120 North Korean commandos trained for a mountain campaign in South Korea. Planned hamlet seizures, counterfeit gifts, and recruitment of locals failed as units faced harsh conditions, wrong data, and rapid discovery prompting mass casualties.
The column pokes fun at bor rowers repaid with interest when seeking trouble. A stray line notes saving $50 on an item marked down to Sedat brayat. It references the 88 on the Northeast as a granddaddy of bite remarks and recalls a Meat tre event with vivid wording.
Creayerstown residents plan illumination for their community with power supplied by the Hayterstown Brederick Railway Co. The system will use a wire from Lewistown to bring electricity to the town. Separately, investigators probe bone fragments found in a Barvich plant kiln near Woodsboro suspected as part of a fiendish crime. Joe Brown and Giletall jailed by Deputy Dutrow on theft charges involving seven chickens, a brass kettle, and bacon. Miss Payne Untertained hosts a suburban dance near Braddock Heights with Baltimore guests and a jazz band in attendance.
Henry F. Palk, well known Frederick grocer, was elected president at the Independent Retail Food Distributors of Maryland twent y first annual session held here. Officers were installed in a ceremony at the State Armory concluding the meeting. May Day at Hood College will crown Miss Ann Howell of Richmond as May Queen with the traditional dance. Talbrad erick County Roads Board adds three macadam surfacing projects in Middletown and Petersville districts. A Woodbine man is in critical condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital from a bullet wound found at his home. police not yet released details.
The piece argues for private citizen efforts over government pumps to fix social issues in American society. It notes a Cabinet Committee on Voluntary Action with George Romney as chair and Max Fisher as special consultant, urging grass roots engagement and noncoercive support.
A reader argues for parental led sex education based on the venereal disease article. She urges that qualified doctors or nurses present the material, condemn dating from a moral angle, and warns parents to discuss with children to prevent harm. The letter is signed by Nina M Elworthy from Ijamsville Maryland and includes appended quotes from public figures.
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