Postmastership Move Promises Nonpolitical Selection Pilot
The Nixon administration launches a pilot using a National Management Selection Board to appoint postmasters on merit. Frederich City joins Los Angeles and Cleveland in fielding candidates under a new non political criterion. Critics note residence rules limit applicants. The eventual Frederick City postmaster may still be a Republican.
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Predgrich
Mixon
Kenneth Houseman
Poosimaster
Frederich
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Washington
Capital Hill
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Thomas Eichelberger
Frederick City
Johnson
National Management Selection Board
Houseman
Equal Rights Case Stirs Maryland Beauty Shops Debate
A local woman files a Human Relations Commission charge alleging denial of employment by area beauty shops despite licensure and training. Haller Best identifies negative shop responses to equal opportunity demands, while women’s organizations pledge patronage of shops employing Black hairstylists.
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Human Relations Commission
Haller Best
Maryland
Best
Catholic Daughters of America
National Council of Jewish Women
Zonta Club of
Frederick
League of Women Voters
Women In Community Service
Church Women United
Harry S. Lucia Jr
Industrial peace fuels new three year pact at Corning Packaging
Local 1031 of the American Flint Glass Workers' Union and Corning Packaging Company announce a three year agreement with wage hikes of 20 cents in year one, 12 cents in year two, and four percent in year three. A one percent cost of living clause and enhanced fringe benefits including pension and shift differentials are included.
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American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Corning Packaging Company
Charles F. Corbelli
Frank Leatherman
Corning Glass Works
Frederick City
Realtors Warn Of Grab Land Purchases
The Frederick County Board of Realtors warns buyers against relying on new federal rules as protection against overcharging. The law requires registration of five or more unimproved lots with HUD, but the board says it is a disclosure statute not price protection. Buyers should inspect property personally and seek a competent Realtor.
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Frederick County Board of Realtors
Department of Housing and Urban Development
John N. Bowers
Frederick Board
Federal Department
Urban Job Corps Center at Catoctin to Close
Officials plan to shut the Catoctin Job Corps center near Thurmont by June 1 as part of a budget cutback. Center staff and corpsmen oppose the move arguing urban training centers fail to address core issues. Since 1965, about 1,000 corpsmen trained here with few dropouts, but critics say costs and environment hinder success.
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Catoctin
Thurmont
Schoool
Catoctin Center
Bat
Residents oppose liquor store near Braddock Heights
A letter from local property owners objects to a proposed liquor store on Richard Ky Kline’s property at Route 40A and Edmon Road, arguing it would bring crime, traffic danger for school children, lower property values, and spoil the quiet residential area. Signatories include William Hawkins and J Arthur Throne among others.
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Route 40
Braddock Heights
Richard Ky Kline
Charles K. Smith
Edgemont Road
Ifuger
Planning Commission
Frederick County
Frederick
God
William Hawkins
J. Arthur Throne
Russell I. Yinger
Muth &, Crawford
Glenn Lantz
Edgar D. Flook
Earl Bere Sr
Charles J. Boone
Dorothy Whipp
Ida V. Toy
Bizarre Street Talk Reveals Vague Business Banter
A quirky, garbled exchange on the street describes a plant manager, an ophthalmist feline, and a pharmacist with a curious habit. The dialogue references a jacket, a buoy marked cigarette, and an efficiency expert linked to sauce and bar components, creating a surreal, fragmentary scene with unclear meanings.
Mystery in Waoville: Unsured Perpetrators in Residence and Store Crime
Yesterday marks fifty years since the incident in Waoville where a residence and store were broken into. Police have no leads on suspects, but two or more individuals are believed involved. The report also notes Salvation Army director Stewart Yeatmar planning a county drive for the army fund, details on a county jail bond and a factory expansion by Price Brothers, plus Hood College piano school recital highlights with four student acts.
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Waoaville
Twenty Years Ago News Briefs From The Post
A KEM design road near a bridge was closed after motorists reported dangerous conditions and a car crash weakened the railing. A Shumped Phu Company unit burned asbestos firefighting salts at Washington Street School grounds causing fumes and a safety check. Jon Crone, a well known Middle Iowa racer, was severely injured in a crash from a broken axle. two spectators were hurt. Civil Air Patrol activations near Piedevich County drew adults and teens to the municipal airfield for training in engines aircraft operation and navigation.
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Shumped Phu Company
Sespld
Washington Steet
Jon Crone
Middle
Iowa
Civil Air Patral
Piedevich
Wom Ny
CAP Progran
State of Things in Maryland Pollution Police Efforts
Maryland water police wear lab gear and use surveillance teams to enforce anti pollution laws. The Legislation raised penalties to 10000 and inspectors track pollution with tests, monitors and vessels like The Monitor. The effort involves biologists chemists hydrological engineers and county officers across Annapolis Cumberland Frederick County and other areas.
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Maryland
Department of Water Resources
John HK. Longwell
Annapolis
Cumberland
Jack F. Weaver
Guy E. Lerner
Frederick County
Henry Silbermann
Paul R. McKee
Thomas [. Downs
Maryland Marine Police
Vienna
Dorchester County
Oes
QUICK Quiz On Card Games And Language Probes
A series of trivia questions asks which card game tops US popularity with Canasta leading, followed by Contract bridge and poker. It also asks for the meaning of Ivory Tower, biblical forest trees in Eden, and origins of the Arctic name from Greek for bear.
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United States
Canasta
Garden of Eden
Arctic
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Teddy
By Larry Heslin
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Hag
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Mmey Wuam
J. Brennan
Stewart
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Fortas
By Phil Pastoret
Lems
News-West
Stewart M. Yeatmar
Des‘uct
Salvati
Mouse Hat
Willberrin
Neek
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Ann
Price Brothers
Hood Collare
Val Hymes
Ivory Tower
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