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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1969
Page
2
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Construction of the Lastateo facility in Frederick County drives a housing shortage as subcontractors and transient workers require rental homes. Local owners set higher rents, inflating costs while production moves to full scale in two years. The housing supply must expand to prevent economic disruption.
Frederick residents are told that New York congressman Richard McCarthy overstated bio accident claims at Fort Detrick. Spokesmen acknowledge past infections but say no widespread incidence, noting 1968 and early 1969 had zero infections and a formal reply is pending.
本文报道蒙哥马利县的十个社区泳池中只有两家同意参与“ In the Swim”计划，邀请华盛顿黑人贫困区儿童共享泳池。部分泳池因容量、整修或反对外部团体而拒绝，传道人 Allen 指出恐惧成为主要障碍，呼吁改变以促成种族平等与人道关怀。
Public interest grows in Thurmont for a $2000 appropriation to inaugurate a football program at Catoctin High School. Calvin Saylor on behalf of the Boosters’ Club notes $5300 raised of a $10000 goal. Council will consider the proposal and report later.
Congressman J Glenn Beall Jr and wife Nancy daughter Victoria joined President Nixon for a Sunday church service in the White House East Room. Attendees included Melvin Laird John Mitchell and David Kennedy among others with Rev Edward Gardner Latch delivering a sermon on Joy Courage and Goodwill. Afterward the group shared coffee and donuts in the State Dining Room.
Frederick County parents protest the school board curriculum, meet with Governor Mandel aides, and plan to lobby state lawmakers to curb sex education. They cite local controversy over pilot programs and oppose clay models, while YMCA summer camp fundraising and enrollment drive proceed alongside the debate.
A collection of quotes from President Nguyen Van Thieu and President Nixon, GOP chairman Morris, Episcopal bishop James A. Pike, Walter Cronkite, and Rep. Rosen, touching on Vietnam aid, party strategy, taxation, religious matters, broadcasting freedom, travel, and gambling odds in casual remarks. The lines reflect political satire and cross-issue commentary.
Fifty years ago in May 1919 Republican primary meetings were set for tonight in Brunswick wards to choose delegates to a city convention and a new executive committee. A Pearl Bargain House robbery three miles outside the city netted about 500 in merchandise. Brunswick plans ordinance to curb loose dogs and Mt. Airy Farmers Milling and Grain Co to begin a fireproof concrete grain storage building.
WALBEISVILLE VOLUNTEER Fire Company will det contracts next week for a $50,000 engine house and meeting place. Ground breaking for a two story fire hall will begin soon, with a lot in the center of the community. A drive-in motion picture theatre, Highway Drive-In, opens tonight on a 20 acre tract west of Frederick. Two Walbeisville youths were struck by lightning but escaped serious injury while carrying a power lawn mower into a basement during a thunderstorm.
NEA analysis argues Moscow pursues detente while proving aggressive in Czechoslovakia and China. It questions if Nixon should trade concessions for peace, noting Kremlin aims to isolate China and use talks to distract from aggression. It warns appeasement may be mistaken for strength.
A reflective aside notes that knowledge without payback is hollow and warns against overconfidence. The piece hints at striving for practical tools like a hand mower and references nautical or fishing undertakings as a metaphor for underestimating personal limits.
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