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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1965
Page
4
The Frederick Orchestra announces it will not say goodbye yet claims insufficient public support. The group laments the dominance of rock and roll and Go Go culture, hoping Frederick retains its musical values and memory.
The piece laments souvenir collectors defacing graves of famous Americans and historic sites. It cites Wild Bill Hickok, Sam Bass, and William Bonney graves as prime targets while warning that continued vandalism may strip landmarks like the Grand Canyon of their stones for private rock gardens.
Delaware Senator John J Williams faced a sudden lapse in criticism from Democratic peers as he appeared before the Senate Rules Committee. Critics who had long attacked him for the Baker report on Len Williams offered no remarks, letting Williams’ presence speak loudly.
Maryland commission urges shifting sales tax to local governments as a base to relieve property tax burdens. Proposes broadening the tax base, eliminating exemptions, taxing food and services, and extending income tax credits to low income groups. Localities gain two thirds of revenue, state equalizing grant funds, and efficiency in collection noted.
A wireless from Berlin reports Germany declares war with Italy and orders the ambassador in Rome to depart. A new Union soldiers monument will be erected by Vermont on The Araby Farm near Frederick Junction. Prof. T F Symons of Maryland Agricultural College will investigate the Freder ick apple blight this week.
Twenty years ago Allied Supreme Headquarters and the Russian High Command announced the arrest of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz and other Nazi leaders, dissolving the Flensburg government and the remaining Nazi High Command. Gary Lutterback of Frederick won a trapshooting match at Camp Kanawha near Point of Rocks. Gettysburg College to confer Doctor of Divinity on Rev W V Garrett at commencement in Frederick.
E Brook Lee of Silver Spring Farms urges a broad political drive to keep Montgomery County as a leading residential area with strong education. He advocates rapid transit expansion beyond Bethesda Chevy Chase and Silver Spring Wheaton, open space purchases, county land resale, job growth, crime reduction, and opposition to extremist Democratic candidates. May 15, 1966.
Frederick plans about 15 million in bonds with at least 1.085 million earmarked for the east, funding projects from an east end water loop to street extensions and sewer work. Annexation of over nine square miles to the Monocacy River is planned, but property owners resist city incorporation due to taxes and airport runway limits.
An examination of the Web Du Bois Clubs and their members active on Viet Nam protests. The piece details fringe participation in March on Washington and university riots, petition drives, and involvement in civil rights marches. It traces origins to a 1963-64 Communist Party youth network forming WE B Du Bois Clubs of America with leaders and regional coordinators, noting ties to the Communist Party.
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