Open House Highlights Police Role and Moral Duty
Frederick City Police Department hosts an open house with Major Charles W Main delivering a wide range of statements on policing. He urges discipline, public trust, and vigilant crime prevention, stressing law over personal authority and the citizen’s rights within a constitutional framework.
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Frederics Arere
Frederick City
Seissme
Charles W Main
Board of Aldermen
Major Main
County pays lip service to problem of litter
A Frederick County family praises The Frederick News-Post coverage of litter reduction efforts and notes a telephone number provided to report offenders. They urge real action beyond words and express hope the program will curb roadside trash.
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Frederick News-Post
Frederick County
Whispers of a Cover and Patronage in Maryland Insurance
The Evening Sun reports tensions in Maryland's Insurance Division as investigators clash with deputy commissioner Edward Birrane over charges against Security. A web of ties links Governor Mandel's circle to the Wyatt firm, prompting questions about patronage and action.
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Noth Insurance
Edward Birrane
Ernest Goodman
Mandeliun Irvin Koven
Goodman
George W. Della
France
George W. Dela
Senate
Insurance
Maurice Wyatt
Wyatt and Delia
Brother Ed
Security
Valentine
Birrane
Insurance Division
Mandel
Mr. Wyatt
Insurance Commissioner
Evening Sun
Baltimore
White House Debates Mayaguez Rescue Strategy and Mainland Strikes
Washington minutes show Senate leaders questioning the plan to strike Cambodian targets while Ford defends action to protect Marines and the Mayaguez crew. The article also details a secret Pentagon memo accusing Gen Milner Roberts of lethargy and poor leadership, with Thurmond and others shaping his career.
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Washington
White House
Ford
Mayaguez
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Bob Byrd
D-W. Va
National Security Council
James Eastland
D-Miss
Hugh Scott
House
John Rhodes
R-Ariz
John MecCiellan
D-Ark
McClellan
U.S
Tang Island
Peking
Pentagon
Milner Roberts
Roberts
Reserve Officers’ Association
Capitol Hill
Sen_ Strom Thurmond
C_ Thurmond
Senate Armed Services Committee
Association
Pittsburgh
Defense Department
Army
Eckhard Bennewitz
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Tucson
Honolulu
Philadelphia
Congress
Task Force
Wilfred Ebel
Ebel
Area Teachers urged to form union in Frederick convention
Federation of Labor convened in Frederick over several days urging area teachers to organize a union. In Mount Airy, property owners planned to protest tax hikes at Westminster courthouse with some assessments rising up to 700 percent. Government reports showed declines in auto prices and rents, easing overall consumer costs.
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Federation of Labor
Frederick
Mt. Airy
Westminster
Letters on litter and school facilities in Frederick
A reader laments county litter cleanup and urges action on roadside trash near Detrick Road. He praises bridge work but complains leadership hid the issue from employers and calls for a broader anti litter program. He also argues for school prayer and school facility reinvestment at Frederick High School with student Caroline Murphy voicing concerns.
Families of MIAs and POWs wait as war ends
The piece notes 900 to 1,300 MIAs and 13 more Marines lost in a rescue. families mourn and seek clarity. It cites Dr. Jeffrey Donahue of Towson and calls for a Warren-type commission to verify reports, urging continued pressure on Washington while journalists seek closure for all missing or captured.
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Vietnam
Cambodia
Mayaguez
Indochina
Maryland
Assane
Saigon
Mia
Donald Shay
Laos
Bangkok
Middle East
Agnew
Jeffrey C. Donahue
Towson
Effe
Vientiane
Donahue
Baltimore
Ao Ae
Hss
Ken O
Defense
Ing
Sat
Washington
Southeast Asia
Assembly
Rates Committee
White House
Son All Wen Press
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Maryland State Life Underwriters Association
Jack Anderson
Frederick Laces Club
H. David Hagan
Detrick Road
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Robert Herr
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Robert E. Kennedy
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