Redistricting in Maryland Stirs Battle Over Mac Mathias
Eighth District boundaries draw to favor incumbents, risking reelection for Mathias who can run in Sixth or Eighth. Montgomery and Frederick counties shape the contest as Newton Steers, Gilbert Gude, Louise Gore, and John Henry Hiser vie for the anti incumbency field. Party lines and local rivalries intensify the decision and its repercussions.
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Baltimore
Anne Arundel
House
Senate
State
Charles “Mac
Mathias
Mae
Frederick
Montgomery County
Mac
Frederick County
Montgomery
Newton Steers
GOP
Gilbert Gude
Louise Gore
John Henry Hiser
Pay As You Go Tax System Critique in History
The Wall Street Journal questions the pay-as-you-go withholding system introduced in 1943 by Beardsley Rumpe, arguing it shifted spending control to the government and eroded taxpayer awareness. It notes the May 1 withholding change to a graduated scale increases monthly revenue by about 100 million dollars, dulling concern over government spending.
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Beardsley Rump
University of Chicago
Congress
Metro
Vir Rumi
Wall Street Journal
The Poor Man's Philosopher on New York City
Hal Boyle presents a candid portrait of New York City as Fun City with glitter and romance but growing disenchantment. He lists urban ills from pollution and crime to strikes and overcrowded transit, yet confesses affection and a plan to observe how the city evolves as nature reclaims the concrete canyons.
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New York
Mc-Gee
C. Henry
Baghdad
Love and Justice
Two-Grade Classroom Debate Praises Montgomery County School
Letters from Louise Meiklejohn of Clarksburg praise Damascus Elementary two grade classroom approach, praising its benefits for students learning below level and noting advancement through this program.
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Damascus
Ear
The New Game and Fish Law for Frederick County
Fifty years ago notes discuss the 1916 Frederick County game and fish law as enacted, prepared by the local Protective Association, with a separate five year ban on partridge shooting. Petitions totaling about 1,000 names protested Mayor Fraley against a new light plant without voter approval, reflecting broad interest across walks of life in the electric light dispute.
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Frederick County
Lewis H. Fraley
Office of Defense calls on transport to avert rail strike
The Office of Defense asked Army and all non rail systems to ready to absorb freight and passenger loads as a rail strike looms at 4 p m Airlines water carriers trucks and buses were urged to step in if needed Farmers in Frederick County have opposed daylight time and now push for daylight saving in Baltimore City A former assistant nurse who wed an Englishman arrives in Emmitsburg to join her husband and calls it like home in Ireland
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Army
Frederick County
Board of Aldermen
Baltimore City
Charles Dubel
Emmitsburg
Stokefield Nursing Home
England
Ireland
Epidemic of strikes grips American workers in 1950s
Washington Today analyzes a surge in labor disputes as 1950s strikes multiply in early year, driven by booming profits and full employment. It notes bus and newspaper strikes disrupt travel, city life, and services while unions bluff for better terms, with minimal Congress or administration action to curb the trend.
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New England Telephone Company
New York City
New York
Congress of the United States
Congress
America
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