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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1969
Page
2
A fragment from The News Frederick Maryland outlines Associated Press dispatches and local items. This notice appears as a republication entitlement for the Tuesday issue dated May 13 1969.
Governor Marvin Mandel says the two month old crackdown on illegal drugs in Maryland has sweeping impact beyond arresting addicts. The drive has driven major narcotics suppliers from the state and reduced user activity, though arrests rise in Frederick County and across Maryland show growing youth narcotics problems and prosecutions must continue.
Milwaukee United Auto Workers members sought cash bonuses for surpassing output benchmarks rather than banking them for idle periods. The Supreme Court, by 7 to 1, upheld the board’s rejection of the practice, with Justice Black dissenting.
A Monrovia California teacher Philip T. Mitchell proposes a 40 letter alphabet to map 40 phonemes to single sounds, replacing 26 letters. He drops C and Q and adds 17 new letters to achieve one to one sound spelling, arguing audiences resist relearning but history shows simplified spellings often fail.
The Taneytown town council discusses a curfew prompted by youth incidents. Police Chief Donald M. Myers cites cases but omits hour and age details. The matter is sent to Town Attorney Stanford Hoff for drafting, with a public input meeting planned before any final action.
The City Engineer's Office calls for bids to extend the north south runway by 1000 feet north and add a parallel taxi strip. Project includes grading drainage and a 125 by 200 foot apron with about 26000 square yards of paving. Specifications available on North Market Street. bids due May 21 at 1 p.m. A 5 percent bid bond is required.
Frederick County shows health as Burger Chef and Jax announce new restaurants on West Patrick Street near West Frederick Junior High School, built by B C Really Associates with a shared parking lot on the old transit garage site. McDonald's also planned at Taney and West Seventh after zoning finalities.
Mrs. Donald Leatherman was reelected president of the Frederick Community Concert Association for a 15th consecutive year. The article notes her 32 years of service and influence on audience growth, plus her advisory role with the Korean Cultural and Freedom Foundation. It also highlights Hood College retirements and Dr. Mary Frear Keeler, dean of faculty, remaining on as history professor, guiding academic standards and programs.
Tennessee Democrat John Jay Hooker Jr. gains momentum as polls place him ahead of Republican rivals in 1970 gubernatorial race. Hooker, once seen as weaker, now attracts business strength and media-backed growth through his diverse ventures including Minnie Pearl Chicken Systems and other enterprises. Brock plans to exit the race, boosting Hooker’s path to the nomination.
Yesterday fifty years ago a trolley car en route to Thurmont crashed into a five passenger automobile at Bentz and West Fourth Streets injuring four people, one seriously. The incident followed a Republican primary meeting with broad support for Gilmer Schley for mayor and alderman candidates. A store and residence in Knowle suffered dynamiting damage after a threatening German warning letter was received.
The mayor and aldermen will discuss traffic surveys after two aldermen conducted studies. Work begins on the new Maryland State Police barracks at Banham Lane and Route 40, with an estimated four months to completion. The Maryland State Baseball League plans its first experimental night game at McCurdy Field between Frederick and Woodsboro, with officials and guests present.
David Poling reflects during Holy Week on the Arab Israeli conflict and the book If Israel Had Lost the War. He argues for Christian leadership toward peace and urges the church to shed spiritual self righteousness amid growing tensions in Palestine and broader Middle East violence.
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