Charles De Gaulle Ends a Towering French Leader's Era
The obituary honors Charles de Gaulle as a world figure of WWII and postwar France. It contrasts his constructive genius with Napoleon’s, notes clashes with Roosevelt and Churchill, and highlights his unwavering focus on France’s national glory and status as a great power. It recalls his Paris liberation stand and his presidency, ending with praise for his lasting place in history.
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Charles de Gaulle
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Napoleon
Elba
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Hitler
Europe
de Gaulle
Napoleons
French
Winston Churchill
Franklin D Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Edwin M. Stanton
Abraham Lincoln
Adolph Hitler
Marshal Petain
Vichy
England
Free French
Peta
Africa
Asia
FDR
Roosevelt
Giraud
Churchill
Josef Statin
Eisenhower
Paris
LeClerc
Rhine
General DeGaulle
Free World
United States
Maryland Voters Endorse Free School Prayer In Referendum
A letter to the editor praises Marylanders for an overwhelming Yes on Question 9 backing public school prayer. It argues the vote defies Supreme Court bans and signals national impact while noting broader political context and ongoing struggle.
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Maryland
Supreme Court
Barbs on Safety Glasses and Leaf Smoke Wit
Humorous quips on shop safety glasses and glass eyes. A boastful mystery about the end of a reported Page 1 story. Observations include leaf smoke mood, a ghost writer’s life, and a disgruntled computer graduate’s critique. A light, syndicated set of one liners from Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
Origins of Christmas tree lights and Maryland prayer amendment push
A quoted Q&A notes Martin Luther as an early adopter of Christmas tree lights to symbolize Bethlehem’s stars. It then reports on a 1970 Senate vote endorsing a public prayer amendment, urging Maryland residents to press Congress, led by Senator Mathias, to reaffirm school prayer along with a Peoples Amendment for Public Prayer.
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Martin Luther
Luther
Bethlehem
Christ
Congress
Senate
Maryland
J Glenn Beall
Mathias
Open forums planned by Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce in The Chamber area is arranging a season of activities with open forums to start soon. A LeRoy McCardell chairs the committee on committees, meeting with directors to discuss plans for these forums. Armistice Day marks the fourth annual Red Cross roll call for Frederick area members to renew dues. A matinee of Jim's Girl by Blanche Pickett Stock Company is set for Saturday at the City Opera House, following last week’s opening night. PFC Ned Simons Ambrose, son of Mrs. Orville Jones, was wounded in action in Seoul on Sept. 16. He was born in Rosemont near Brunswick and attended Brunswick High School.
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Chamber, OF Commerce
LeRoy McCardell
A. W. Herbert
R. G. Ford
George B. McCleery
C. F. Goodell
Chamber of Commerce
American Red Cross
Frederick
Red Cross
Blanche Pickett Stock Company
City Opera House
Ned Simons Ambrose
Orville Jones
Seoul
Korea
Rosemont
Brunswick
Brunswick High School
Pound Foolish On Basic Research
NEA Washington correspondent Ray Cromley argues that the United States underinvests in basic research across crime housing education and political science. He notes crime costs 50 billion this year yet only 39 million is spent on crime research and contrasts private sector 3 to 5 percent R&D with public spend below one percent.
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Washington
Nea
Department of Defense
Atomic Energy Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nixon Outsmarts Himself GOP Suffers Crippling Losses
Honolulu based analysis argues President Nixon misread the 1970 results and overemphasized Senate gains while Republicans lost numerous governorships. It contends reapportionment in 1971 will favor Democrats, strengthening their 1972 presidential challenge and undermining Nixon’s broader party-building strategy.
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Nixon
GOP
U.S House
Missouri
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Florida
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Democratic Party
U.S
Senate
Indiana
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Maurice H Stans
Arch N Booth
Chamber of Commerce of the
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Istead
Robert G. Howes
Adams Street
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Washington, D.C
Berri
NEA, Inc
News-Post
Frederick County
Theodore R. McKeldin
Shookstown
Jeanette McKenzie
Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent
Bruce Biossat
Honolulu
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