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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1966
Page
4
A Memorial Day piece urges living remembrance of service members who died in war this century. It condemns protesters while praising those who guard liberty, noting Arlington and other towns hold fresh graves of the fallen and that their sacrifice preserves freedom for all.
Ray Cromley analyzes Viet Nam regional rivalries centered on Tri Quang and central Vietnam. He explains how coastal central groups, northern elites, and Th i Thi loyalists fuse into an anti Ky bloc amid a shift in military and civilian leadership. U.S. officials seek advisement as crisis grows.
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and the South Vietnamese government maintained control to blunt guerrilla and North Vietnamese attacks. The rebellion in the north collapsed and opposition in Saigon waned as Buddhists saw the futility of massed resistance. United States cautions against premature victory while Army foresees new monsoon violence.
Construction workers in New York consider a one day strike to protest a slow down in city projects. The city faces a funding shortfall and has not secured authorization to raise more money. The labor holiday is seen as futile.
Clarence L. Rinehart praises Frederick City and County fire departments for their response to the All Saints Street fire on April 11, 1966. He argues fire and building codes overlap and credits volunteer and paid firemen for saving lives, urging public support and inspections while stressing timely calls save lives.
Fifty years ago the News Post reports a severe thunder and windstorm sweeping parts of Frederick county. Uprooted trees and fallen chimneys followed a torrential downpour and city areas were affected. Two rival factions among about 100 people argued over routes for a State Aid Road near Burkittsville. no action was taken. Judges Urner and Worthington issued an order directing the Mayor and Aldermen to show cause by June 3 why they should not be cited for contempt for violating an injunction, with service by May 30, 1916.
Twenty years ago the News-Post reports a flat 25 dollar monthly increase for Frederick County school teachers starting next fiscal year. Letters from the Board of Education inform staff the raise will be temporary from September to December and then folded into the 1947 budget. A barn on Paul Beall’s farm near Kemptown-Fingerboard Road was struck by lightning and burned during a heavy thunderstorm, with Mount Airy and Damascus fire departments unable to control the blaze.
The piece laments reckless driving on Memorial Day and urges safer highway conduct. It cites a Virginia editorial urging responsibility as motorists observe the holiday, noting how traffic violations risk lives and taint the memorial with tragedy. It also reflects on Civil War memory and calls for unity and real lessons from history.
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