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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1978
Page
2
Friday May 26 1978 report on a dispute in Winchester Hall over leadership of county government as commissioners defer public access to deliberations on pay raises for top staff. The controversy centers on elected officials versus administrative assistant James L Bryan and his influence on county decisions.
The article traces Syngman Rhee’s long exile and rise, Park Chung Hee’s 1960s coup, and 1970s rule with unlimited terms. It notes economic progress and Asia’s growth while criticizing Korea’s political trajectory from one dictator to another, despite democratic veneers and regional ties.
Letters to the editor urge action over a missing traffic signal at All Saints and South Market Streets. Mountain City Lodge members cite near-accidents, wheelchair access risks, and pedestrians forced from walkways. They request published survey data and say inaction could cost lives.
In Alexandria two weeks before the 1976 election, Jimmy Carter pledged legislation to shield federal employees who expose waste and dishonesty. He cited the Fitzgerald case and spoke of an Office of Special Counsel limited to protecting whistleblowers from demotion or transfer, not dismissal, and noted that current rules leave many disclosures unprotected.
Fifty years ago Frederick held a circus day with about four thousand nine hundred participants and a grand tableau by Welter L Maim crews. The downtown event featured lumbering animals and wagons and drew a large city turnout.
The New York Post columnist Sylvia Porter will deliver Hood College's commencement address, announced by President Andrews. Meanwhile hundreds of Frederick industrial workers prepare for the first of a three day weekend, marking late spring and summer. An official in Baltimore said no jewels were aboard the Capital Viscount after a collision with a jet near Lander.
A surge in diamond demand boosts prices as Sotheby Parke Bennet reports jewelry valued 200 to 3000 dollars has doubled in five years. De Beers and Tiffany contend with price rises while analysts compare the market to OPEC style controls. The industry, reliant on De Beers supply, risks shifts if controls loosen.
Jack Anderson discusses Bill Minor's battles with Jackson officials and racketeers, detailing threats to press freedom and vandalism. The column shifts to grim swine flu vaccine fallout, noting deaths, paralysis, damages, and a looming Justice Department legal fight over claims and compensation.
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