Meeting over Brown case raises stakes and offers file access
NAACP leaders press for arrest in Eleanor Brown death while officials warn against premature action without sufficient evidence. The session included Brown family, a bomb threat report, and the State's Attorney offering full case file access to a qualified criminal attorney chosen by Frederick NAACP, a key development amid high community tension.
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NAACP
Eleanor Brown
Frederick Naacp
Gordon
Rothenhoefer
Samuel W. Barrick
Your Gift Of Life Organ Donation Message
National Kidney Foundation urges organ donation to save lives. It notes many die annually due to donor shortages and explains simple steps to sign an anatomical gift card, valid after death, with options per organ and easy revocation. The article describes how organs are allocated and the physician's role at death under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
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National Kidney Foundation
The
Kidney Foundation
Paper Money, John Law, and a Channel Damming Debate
The Friends of the Boston University Libraries mark John Law as the father of paper money and note his role in 18th century France. The piece contrasts Law’s monetary theory with his Louisiana investment crash and inflation that ruined many. It also cites Nature urging damming the English Channel to generate electricity and reduce shipping hazards from 800 to 1,000 ships daily amid recent sinkings.
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Boston University
John Law
Law
France
Louisiana
Venice
English Channel
Nature
Channel
Journal
Britain
War Demonstrators Hurt Cause By Capitol Hill Disruptions
Senator John G. Tower recounts disruptions in his Washington office by antiwar protesters who burst in, shouted, and staged a death scene. He condemns the militant tactic as a nuisance that harms communication, noting police intervention and eventual dispersal within 10 to 15 minutes. Federal troops aided police to curb disturbances and protect government operations.
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David Lawrence Washington
National Capital
Capitol Hill
John G. Tower
Republican of Tea
Washington
Capitol
National
Congress
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Rail industry could require federal aid to survive
Bruce Biossat reports on a U S rail system in crisis with roughly a score of Class One lines broke or near broke, concentrated in the East and Midwest. Advocates urge large federal funding while opponents point to nationalization risks and highway growth. Analysts cite 40 percent of freight by rail and a need of about 36 billion in the 1970s for new equipment and plant rehab, amid deficits at end of 1969 and a global pattern of rail losses.
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Washington
East
Middle West
U.S
Penn Central
Columbia University
American Assembly
Ernest W. Williams, Jr
Columbia
Columbia Journal of World Business
Williams
Germany
Japan
R. C. Grayson
Frisco
Assembly
America
Switzerland
Holland
South America
Newspaper Enterprise Alsn
Traveling Shoe Store Brings York Shoes to City for Week
The Traveling Shoe store of Haines the York shoe wizard arrived in the city for a week long stay. The Ford based high truck carries glass sides and stacked shelves displaying all styles. Also noted are plans by about 100 Blue Ridge League baseball men and newspaper reps to form a model Class D circuit with clubs from Waynesboro Hanover Chant Hagerstown Mar and Frederick. Repair crews under E Peter Mantz began patching macadam streets. Second Street from East Street to Bent was fixed. Extending parking near South Court Street to 150 cars with meters is planned, with two contractors engaged. Frederick High School drew about 1000 attendees for the 12th annual county high school glee clubs and orchestra concert. The Maryland State School for the Deaf Alumni Association will present a portrait to superintendent Ignatius Bjorlee, marking 33 years as head and 42 years in deaf education.
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Haines
York Shoe Wizard
Blue Ridge League
Blue Ridge
Waynesboro
Hanover
Chant Hagerstown
Mar
Frederick
E. Peter Mantz
Second Street
East Street
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Ignatius Bjorlee
Wrong Man Fingered in Pentagon Taping Case
Gene Smith a $13 500 a year Pentagon employee faced a federal grand jury in Norfolk after being accused of taping a Pentagon meeting for Jack Anderson. Investigators hounded his family and neighbors while FBI agents and U S attorneys pursued him, only to learn he was the wrong man in a case tied to a broader eavesdropping probe and press clashes.
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Washington
Gene Smith
Pentagon
Smith
Jack Anderson
Anderson
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Gumshoes
Justice Department
Norfolk
U.S
Brian Gettings
Gettings
Defense Department
Pentagon eavesdropping tale sparks indictments call
The piece describes alleged government eavesdropping and intimidation aimed at Gene Smith and other unionists, alleging phonied firings and harassment at the Pentagon. It links taps at a loyalty meeting and accuses officials of “aural acquisition” while noting counterclaims by defense aides and a widening grand jury interest.
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Mrs. Brown
P.I. Reed
College of Journalism
West Virginia University
Paper Money
Niawe
Bruce Biossat
News-Post
South Court Street
Ww. Raymond Walter
Frederick High School
County High School
Frederick County’ High School
By Jack Andersods
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Frank Huray
Norfolk Grand Jury
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Fidelio
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