Mount Holyoke Dialogue Sparks Student Hoots at Mount Holyoke
Assistant Attorney General William Ruckelshaus visited Mount Holyoke College as part of a Nixon plan for campus dialogues on the Scranton committee findings. Despite his credentials and as a candidate to head the EPA, 1,200 students greeted him with hoots and shouted derision during the event.
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William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Nixon
Justice Department
William Ruckelshaus
Mount Holyoke
Massachusetts
Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Scranton Committee
Scranton
Mount Holyoke riot during Ruckelshaus address near Nixon era
Frederick Maryland report describes chaos as 1200 elite students heckled and disrupted Assistant Attorney General William Ruckelshaus at Mount Holyoke College. A faculty member waved an obscenity flag while others hoisted a Viet Cong banner. Marijuana cigarettes were lit in the front row as the college president begged the speaker to stop. The episode draws sharp critique of campus culture and questions what President Nixon should do next per Scranton commission findings.
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Ruckelshaus
Mount Holyoke
New England
Rolling Hills
Scranton
Nixon
Baltimore Faces Sharp Rise in Illegitimate Births and STDs
A Baltimore survey shows 16 325 births last year, with 30 percent illegitimate. White illegitimacy 9.3 percent, non whites 50.6 percent, up from a decade ago. Adults blame contraception and sex education, warn of welfare, crime, and social unrest.
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Baltimore
Maryland State Board of Health
Health Department
America
Quotations on friendship and virtue from biblical and literary figures
A collection of short quotes from Jeremiah, Proverbs, Forbes, Galatians, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Cor 7:17 and Nathaniel Hawthorne, reflecting on friendship, sowing, and individual purpose. The passages emphasize loyalty, consequences of actions, and personal responsibility.
Letters To The Editor On Safe Streets Act Debate
A Frederick MD reader questions use of federal Safe Streets Act funds for courthouse renovation and brighter lighting in Baker Park, suggesting police pay and street improvements. Other letters praise prudent urban development and caution over reliance on federal dollars, urging attainable goals with minimal disruption.
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Readers’ Digest
Frederick
Baker Park
Young Voters And Impact in ’72?
Washington report for Newspaper Enterprise Association analyzes 1970 turnout by age, noting lower participation among 21 to 35 year olds and their influence on results in California New York Minnesota Tennessee and Virginia. It cites CBS eye tests showing support patterns for Tunney Buckley Goodell Ottinger Reagan Brock Gore Byrd and Humphrey, and assesses implications for 1972 prospects with caution about turnout shifts and attitudes toward Humphrey.
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Washington
NEA
New York
California
CBS
Minnesota
Tennessee
Census Bureau
John Tunney
George Murphy
Jess Unruh
Ronald Reagan
James L. Buckley
GOP
Charles Goodell
Richard Ottinger
Ottinger
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Young
Douglas Head
Chicago
William Brock
Albert Gore
Virginia
Harry Byrd Jr
Community shows in Frederick County exceed prior years
The Spirit reports Frederick County fairs and shows are larger and more attractive, with Wolfsville Emmitsburg Jefferson and Middletown highlighted for their good displays. Forecasts warn of a coming mid winter blizzard and sharp cold in Frederick as conditions threaten activity. Casper E. Cline of the Commercial State Bank and Chamber of Commerce downplays nationwide business gloom for the county.
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Frederick County
Wolfsville
Emmitsburg
Jefferson
Middletown
Frederick
Washington Weather Bureau
United States
Casper E. Cline
Commercial State Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Court offices to begin new terms without changes
Twenty years ago on November 16 1950 no changes were planned in three Court House offices as department heads start new terms December 1 Sheriff Guy Anders Clerk of the Circuit Court Ellis C Wachter and Register of Wills Harry D Radcliff all Republicans. Contractors stake off Brunswick Elementary School site and advance work on Middletown High School and a Liberty Junior High addition. Six driving licenses suspended or refused in a License Reviewer hearing. five drivers placed on probation for one year. two minors had licenses revoked after multiple violations.
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Court House
Guy Anders
Circuit Court
Ellis C. Wachter
Register of Wills
Harry D. Radcliff
New Brunswick
Middletown
Liberty Junior High
Brunswick
W. Dana Rudy
S Viets Set to Hit Foe in Laos
Ray Cromley analyzes how South Vietnamese ground raids in Laos against the Ho Chi Minh trails may continue for 12 to 24 months with U.S. aid but no public announcements. The strategy aims to keep NVA off balance, curb arms deliveries, and rely on Vietnamese forces and police intelligence rather than large American troop surges, potentially allowing earlier U.S. force drawdown in South Vietnam.
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Washington
Nea
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Cambodian
Mekong
Hanoi
Te Vietnam
North Vietnam
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Frederick, Maryland
Jeremiah
William Penn
Ok Ok
B.C. Forbes
Joseph W. Martin Jr
House of Representatives
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pai
C. Robert Stevens
East Seventh St. Frederick
Maryland
Jeremiah A. Dwyer
Gainsboro Rockville, Md
Bruce Bioss
S. Viets
Foe
Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent
Berh
NEA, Inc
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