Cooperation pushes plan to treat Monocacy River sewage
Frederick County and City officials back an interceptor sewer linking Walkersville to Frederick to expand treatment facilities. The Frederick Chamber of Commerce supports the plan, arguing it is more economical than a new Walkersville plant and that both communities share in the river’s fate. Officials aim for a joint solution benefiting city and rural residents alike.
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Walkersville - Frederick City
Monocacy
Frederick
Frederick County
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Walkersville
McNamara on Why Johnson Avoids War Declaration
McNamara explains to Congress and in a Chamber of Commerce Q A that a formal declaration of war offers few legal or military gains and would bring the war home with wage controls and a wartime economy. He notes declarations knit public support but would silence critics and force budgeting toward war.
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Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Congress
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
United States
McNamara
State Department
White House
George W. Ball
US Chamber of Commerce
Ball
Great Society
China
Soviet Union
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Suburban power shifts threaten urban political clout
A Columbia University forum notes suburban legislators increasingly shape state policies, risking reduced urban influence as core cities face poverty, crime, and pollution. Experts warn the suburban bloc may cut into core city remedies, intensifying a widening political gap between suburbs and cities.
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United States
American Assembly
The Poor Man's Philosopher by Hal Boyle guide
Hal Boyle offers a humorous guide to recognizing where you stand in life. The piece lists telltale signs of being behind the rat race, from frayed shirt collars to dented fenders and elusive raises, concluding with a sharp jab at social status and ambition.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Horatio Algeris
Fifty Years Ago Items From the News-Post Files May 10 1916
Fifty years ago Mayor Fraley won the Democratic mayoral nomination and vows a clean campaign for June 18. Republican candidate E Peter Mantz pushes voter registration before tomorrow’s city primaries. City attorneys plan to demur in the light plant case and seek injunctive dissolution. John L. Lewis calls a 12 day mine workers truce to speed retroactive pay later negotiated. Robbers loot the American store on North Market Street stealing sugar stamps to cover 500 pounds. Frederick County building activity tops $450,000 in four months with 101 new residences approved.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine
North Market Street
Frederick County
Supervisor of Assessments
Race relations and the danger of enforced integration
Washington Today notes rising racial frictions threaten reforms and warns against coercive approaches such as bussing and housing mandates. It argues true equality comes from individual merit and mutual respect, not state-imposed conformity, and stresses repudiating extremists, understanding race issues, and respecting private rights.
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Walkers Vre
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U.S
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Harriman
N.Y
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Echo
Viet Nam
News-Post
Elmer McC. Phobus
Lewis H. Fraley
E. Peter Mantz
Edward J. Smith
Washington
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