05 Nov 1979
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1979
Page
1
Time magazine reports a Yankelovich poll of 1027 voters Oct 23–25 shows Kennedy 49 percent to Carter 39 percent, shrinking his lead to 10 points after a 2-to-1 margin earlier in the summer. Carter now leads Reagan 45–41, with Kennedy still ahead of Republicans.
President Carter will seek Senate support for the arms limitation treaty as Edward Kennedy ends his presidential challenge and Edmund Brown Jr. announces his bid. Brown and Kennedy hit the road on cross country swings while Carter confines efforts to routine White House briefings and meetings with leaders.
In Seoul the major opposition party urged democratic reforms and free elections as the government moved toward reconciliation with Park Chung-hee foes. Park's Democratic Republican Party rejected resignations by 69 opposition members. New Democratic Party leaders convened to draft a platform and Assemblyman Chung Dae chul said they should resume Assembly work after Park's death altered the political scene.
In Yorktown Virginia the panel that found Chief Warrant Officer Donald K Robinson guilty of dereliction of duty must decide sanctions after the Oct 28 1978 Chesapeake Bay collision that killed eleven Cuyahoga crew. Penalties range from no punishment to three months confinement dismissal from service and loss of benefits. In Brushy Mountain Tennessee James Earl Ray who killed Dr Martin Luther King Jr is reported to have attempted an escape but was recaptured.
Today’s highlights offer a collage of topics from legal probes to profiles and lifestyle. Jack Anderton covers prosecutors in a pivotal case, Julian Bod spotlights William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, and Murray Derman debunks a thieves’ tale while GOURMET CORNER gives capon roast tips and ancestry notes. Lon Cottin in LIVING shares practical tips, and Deck Kiewes profiles James Brolin and Ivan Reimer in FILMS. Dr William Brown surveys government and private education tensions in FAMILIES UNDER STRESS.
Washington reports conflicting signals as 1979 weathered toward year end. Indicators rose 0.8 percent, factory orders up 3.9 percent, while wholesale prices gained 1 percent. Unemployment hovered near 6 percent with 305,000 jobs added, challenging recession fears and prompting officials to question inflation driven expectations.
Organizers call Energy Expo 79 a success despite low weekend attendance at the Frederick Vo-Tech Center. Co sponsored by the county home builders association and FUEL the event featured 12 hours of seminars on solar heating wood burning stoves and energy conservation. Attendees were described as real learners with many taking notes.
A Frederick County Democratic group will meet Sunday at Hood College to form the local campaign unit for Senator Edward Kennedy. The meeting at Carson Cottage starts at 7 pm to establish a draft Kennedy committee and plan how to secure support for Kennedy over Carter, aiming to build a professional White House style operation and mobilize elected officials.
Anne Arundel County lawyer John Brennan announced a bid against Sen. Charles Mathias Jr for the Maryland Senate GOP nomination. He urged wind- and tax-related reforms, opposed SALT II, and pushed for voluntary school prayer while criticizing Mathias for not outlining concrete plans. Brennan cited overregulation and federal spending as economy drivers and urged tax incentives to boost production.
Mild weather notes mix with stray lines about fear and a reference to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fragment mentions a work titled The Velvet of Fear and hints at a 1940s publication context amid garbled weather and light literary commentary.
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