Maryland Gambling Debates Delay on Slot Moratorium
The Maryland General Assembly faces renewed pressure over a two year delay extension for phasing out Southern Maryland slot machines. Governor Tawes opposes a second postponement, warning it may prolong the moratorium indefinitely. Lawmakers will tackle morality, gambling and related tax options in January, amid calls for broader lottery consideration.
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Weighting Votes to Resolve Reapportionment Debate
State Senate in New Jersey approves weighted voting for both houses while Assembly delays action. Population based weights raise one person one vote questions and possible legal challenges, echoing New Mexico's 1963-64 experience. Local counties and rural areas could gain extra votes under the plan. The state Supreme Court ruling on current apportionment is anticipated.
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Kremlin Promotions Signal Personal Power Overhaul
Kremlinologists in Washington assess Brezhnev and Kosygin promotions as personal payoffs to Khrushchev ousters, elevating KGB leaders and party officials while sidelining military figures. The shift suggests stronger party control over the Soviet armed forces and a focus on internal consolidation ahead of broader foreign-policy messaging.
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Possible U.S. Ambassador Post Openings and Prospects
The National Scene notes several likely postings in the State Department. Llewellyn Thompson could head to Rome, while Stanley Marcus may enter diplomacy. Chip Bohlen may remain in Paris but some see weariness. Robert Woodward may retire in Spain with Angier Biddle Duke as potential Madrid choice, and Adlai Stevenson remains UN ambassador with London as a possible future posting.
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U S
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Dallas
Charles
Chip) Bohlen
France
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Robert Woodward
Spain
Angier Biddle Duke
el Salvador
Duke
Madrid
Venezula
Lloyd Hand
Guess Who
Texas
California
Lyndon
United Nations
Adlai Stevenson
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post
The News Post notes World War I developments with German advances in Russian Poland under Von Hindenburg capturing Lowicz Debsko and Roziazion. Local items include Edwin Thomas of Barthow winning a potato contest. Library board adds Edith Ordeman to Frederick County Free Library, a wedding trip for Mr and Mrs George Birely, Mrs E E Sponseller visiting Gaithersburg, and James K Polk Wolfe losing the end of a finger after a horse bite incident.
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Roziazion
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Charles R. Baxter
George Birely
E. E. Sponseller
Robert Murphy
Gaithersburg
James K. Polk Wolfe
Reverend Werval Wea Ver Addresses Rotary on Thanksgiving
The Frederick Presbyterian minister spoke to Rotary Club on a corporate view of Thanksgiving blessings to be recognized daily. Frederick Unit of American Women's Voluntary Services elected Mrs. William B. Leichert president. Student Donald Schley of Maury St Marys College returns home for Thanksgiving. Mrs William C Roderick attends Maryland Children's Aid Society meeting.
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Britain
Philip Kiser
Kiser
Bonn
William Tyler
Frederick Reinhardt
Italy
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Rotary Club
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American Women's Voluntary Services
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Donald Schley
Maury St. Mary’s College
N. Wilson Schley
Greentop Farm
William C. Roderick
Frederick County Children’s Aid Society
Baltimore
Maryland Children's Aid Society
Public funds to defense politics questioned in policy critique
The piece argues that defense spending is often framed to please voters and rally support for incumbents. It notes the delay of base shutdown news to avoid election backlash, cites McNamara’s base closures, and estimates employment impacts as small but real, while warning of broader political leverage in contracting.
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