Frederick Bell & History Days Showcases Growth and Heritage
Visitors touring Frederick’s historic landmarks during Bell and History Days saw a blend of preserved sites and modern progress. Downtown revitalization, new homes, shopping centers, and the Eustalco Aluminum Company reflect a thriving community. The event, praised for volunteer effort and period costumes, featured a Black History and Art display at City Hall and Oliver Blackston ceramic works, highlighting local pride and future potential.
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Frederick
Bell & History
Baltimore
Barbara Fritchie
Steiner
Taney
Eustalco Aluminum Company
Francis Scott Key
Bell & History Days
Mike Croghan
City Hall
Robert Pitts
Meade Felton
Oliver Blackston
Thomas Johnson High School
John F. Kennedy
Jesus
Pope
Bell & History Project
Maryland Governor comments on off track betting after record Preakness crowd
Governor Marvin Mandel spoke on off track betting amid Pimlico’s 96th Preakness with 47,211 attendees and track wagers near the 1969 peak. He floated a quasi official setup possibly via a Postal Service backed scheme, cautioned against New York style losses, and mused about regulated slots and tax implications.
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Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Pimlico
Mandel
House of Delegates
Post Office Corporation
New York
U. S. Postal Service Corporation
Social Dropouts Seek Organic Peasantry Amid Urban Life
Robert Rodale argues that college-age Americans embracing soil life form a new organic peasantry, educated and choosing manual labor over machine society. Edwin A. Roberts Jr notes that poorer youth may gain a path by staying within the system, while privileged youths leaving the field could benefit society by stepping aside.
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America
Robert Rodale
Organic Gardening & Farming Magazine
Roberts
Dirty Words Test Reveals Eye Contact Hesitation
At the University of Akron Ohio psychology student Ted Speroff tested ten male undergraduates. In a controlled setup they recited the alphabet and answered neutral questions while a hidden stopwatch tracked eye contact. They then spoke five dirty words leading to visible nervousness and stuttering. The piece also cites quotes from Soviet foreign minister Gromyko and Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott on diplomacy and war politics.
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University of Akron
Ohio
Ted Speroff
Speroff
Kudos For Chief Wilson By David Lawrence
Washington police chief Jerry V. Wilson earned praise after guiding mass arrests of about 12 000 demonstrators with restraint last week. President Nixon, Senator Curtis, and Attorney General Mitchell praised his handling and urged similar calm actions elsewhere. Wilson, longtime department veteran, also leads Cub Scouts at National Presbyterian Church and has become a national expert on crowd control.
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David Lawrence Washington
Jerry V. Wilson
Washington
National Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Wilson
Nixon
Walter E. Washington
Congress
Senate
Carl Curtis
Republican
Nebraska
Mitchell
California Peace Officers Association
San Francisco
Washington City
May 17 1921 and May 17 1951 news items from Frederick area
A mixed bundle of notes from the Frederick region includes a 1921 baseball trip by Manager Buck Ramsey to Hagerstown to face Mike Mowrey, a local parade, school anniversary programs, concerns over aging school facilities, potential mail routing changes from Baltimore, and a hot May forecast with a 90 degree high. Additional items touch on Civitan essay winners, outboard motor pollution risks, animal welfare at Ft. Bragg, Nixon era energy policy, and Jesse Owens street recognition in Abidjan.
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Buck” Ramsey
Frederick
Hagerstown
Mike
Mowrey
Prospect Street
James A. Grove
Baltimore
Thurmont
Washington
America
Environmental Protection Agency
William Shuster
Bio- Environmental Engineering Division
Famed
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Boating Industry Association
Ft. Bragg
Green Beret Center
William P. Tallon
Tallon
Fido
Letters to the Editor Panoramic Faith and Protest Views
A pair of letters discuss religion and politics. The first defends Jesus as a Nazarite and criticizes hippie morality, urging Bible study and faith, while the second defends dissent in America, challenging editorial bias, and asserting veteran sacrifice and minority rights in opposition to a majority rule.
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Sharon Ann Phelp
Christ
Jesus
Lake of Fire
Hell
Franklin Baumgardner JR
Biggs Ave
Frederick
Make-up editor known in Newsparer i G Hive
A stray term from a noisy shop scene mentions a make-up editor nicknamed the wolfish line chaser. The phrase appears in a garbled news clipping from Newsparer i G Hive with unclear context and attribution.
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Frederick, Maryland
Edwin A. Roberts Jr
The
National Observer
Andrei A. Gromyko
Vietnam
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Nheowsvar
Bey
Jerry Wilson
Cub Scouts of the Church
News-Post
East Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio
Brunswick
Ella V. Kreig
Adamstown
Frederick County Board of Education
Civitan Club
Civitan
Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
Robert,Trimble
St. John’s
David Neill
Maryland School At the Deaf
Sally Wimsatt
St. John's
Helen Jones
National Catholic Society For Animal Welfare
Tartly
Pentagon
Green Beret i Center
Mississippi River Transmission
Missouri
Power and Light
Oit
Federal Power
John” Nassikas
Capitol Hill
Joe 24 Spear
Africa
Pam
Abidjan
Aya Konan Kanga
Owens
Adolf Hitler
Spear
Washington Area
Pentagram
D.J. Arone
Eas
By Jack Anderson
Agnew
John Birch Society
United States
Lt. Calley
Ry's
Ries
Rene Cae
Aed Wer
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