Better Slow Down Phe Death Toll On Highways News
A chaotic regional lament warns that Frederick County highway deaths will reach a record high, with a 33 percent rise from a prior period. It notes three main causes speed, carelessness and alcohol and argues county roads are unsafe for high speed driving. The piece urges drivers to slow down to protect lives.
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Daedsrich
Brederib
Amodea
Vactnain
Frederick
Mredd
Prederick
Cody
Montgomery County Reconsiders School Smoking Ban
In a heated decision superintendent Homer O. Elseroad and the Board of Education revoke the hard rest room smoking ban, permitting permissive smoking across all county high schools with an accompanying health education program. Critics warn it signals lax discipline while noting Arlington County maintains a ban and urging firmer enforcement or expulsion for vandals.
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Montgomery County
Homer O. Elseroad
Board of Education
Dr. Elsero
Arlington County
Virginia
Elseroad
Board of Education to charge for driver education course
The board will impose a 25 dollar fee for the student driving course starting June 15, replacing the previous free program during the academic year with a 10 dollar summer fee. About 1,200 students are signed up. the district notes the program will still operate at a loss, with costs around 61 dollars per pupil and a state contribution of 19 dollars, despite the new charge. The move aligns with other counties that already charge and may invite response from private driving schools.
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Board of Education
Carnochan
State Department of Education
Boards of Education
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
Urbana Citizens Win Dodge of Abandoned Zoning Plan
Urbana civic members sparked by the Urbana Civic Association celebrate after Sal-Hen Joint Venture withdraws its light industrial zoning petition for the Strube farm off Route 705 in Frederick County. Charles Price, attorney for the developers, cites opposition as the reason for dropping the proposal.
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Urbana Civic Association
Frederick County
Sal-Hen
Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
Strube
Charles Price
Expansion Plan for Cunningham Falls Dam Project
The first phase of a 10-year plan to expand Cunningham Falls State Park will be completed this fall with a dam across Bir Hunting Creek. The project, costing about $2 million, will create a one acre lake for swimming boating camping and other recreation, amid local and state debate among supporters and opponents.
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Cunningham Falls State Park
Bir Hunting Creek
Ic Hilteris
Marys Band Department of Forests and Parke
Grassroots group attacks Montgomery County welfare chief
Paul A Haley reports that POMCO accuses Community Development Director S W Parrish of being unable to relate to the poor and calls for his discharge. The group also denounces the Republican County Council majority as unsympathetic. They demand expanded day care and county purchase of food stamps among other welfare needs.
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United States
Montgomery
Montgomery County
People’s Organization of
S. W. Parrish
Parrish
Charles Mahone
Pomco Group
POMCO
France After De Gaulle Faces Cautious Policy Shift
NEA reports France likely to appoint a president from either a veteran Gaullist or center-left coalition, promising less pro Russian stance and a more balanced Middle East policy. Independence remains a theme with a strong nuclear program and Europe that seeks influence beyond the United States, while De Gaulle’s exact political style may not be easily replicated.
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New York
NEA
France
de Gaulle
NATO
Britain
Georges Pompidou
Middle East
Europe
United States
Algeria
National Assembly
Revere
Fifth Republic
de Gantte
de Conte
Fifty Years Ago Items From Thy Newclyot Files May 9 1919
Fifty years ago notes from Thy Newclyot Files dated May 9 1919 describe Yellow Springs wire troubles causing annoyance as farmers face prank calls. Dr Davis of Baltimore heads anti race track gambling at YMCA urging legislators to ban it. Frederick alcohol smuggling to Washington persists despite dry statuses. Tarry Shipley purchases the building next to his North Market Street store for expansion of bicycle sporting goods and merchandise business.
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Wow, Davis
Baltimore
Tarry IF
Shipliy
Hamilton B. Showman
North Market Street
Frederick aims to expand parking and traffic plans
May 1919 news note: Frederick leaders plan a special meeting with the Mayor and Aldermen to approve proposals from the Chamber of Commerce retail division to ease downtown congestion. Completion of Waterkins Acres is expected by June 1 with two of eight apartment blocks still incomplete this week. A license bill for pinball machines in the county is projected to raise over 10 000 annually, funds to aid emergency hospital. Camp Detrick and Frederick gain national interest from Peace or Pestilence by Dr Theodore Rosenbury, a local resident and researcher there.
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Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Watkins Acres
Elght
Eitoat
Prederick County
Camp Detrick
Theodore Rosebury
Detrick
SDS Moves Into High Schools Fueled By Youth Rage
NEA Washington correspondent notes Students for a Democratic Society begins recruiting in high schools with college groups backing junior chapters and advisers. SDS pamphlets urge disruptive tactics, underground papers, and protests against principals and regulations. The piece cites historical examples of youth involvement in revolts in Asia, Cuba, and Vietnam, and recalls a local sitdown strike where students joined without clear cause.
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Washington
NEA
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Asia
Mao Tse-tung
Red Guards
Japan
South
Vietnam
Castro
Cuba
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Inflation Forces Frederick County Homes Beyond Reach
The piece notes rising housing costs driven by inflation, with the American Bankers Association suggesting housing should not exceed double pre tax income. It cites a $20,000 new minimum in Frederick County, signaling average incomes near $10,000 and that higher earners face lower ratios while many families pay well over the guideline. Property values have risen about 8 percent annually, outpacing bank savings and urging caution.
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Montgomery County
Board of Education
Frederick County
Montgomery
POMCO
American Bawkers Association
American Bankers Association
Young man seeks hands-on work in industry
A brisk note on youths eager for tough, hands-on jobs and apprenticeships in factories, comparing taste-fester in a taffy factory and a cigarette maker to learning ropes in an early trade.
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