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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1968
Page
3
Ad for a Fredericksburg Maryland business offering evening paper delivery except Sundays. Lists subscription rates by mail and by carrier with monthly and annual pricing, plus a phone contact and street address.
The Surgeon General's Task Force on Smoking and Health reports one million Americans quit annually with a third of quitters succeeding after one to three tries. It calls out the tobacco industry for harmful advertising and proposes lower insurance premiums for non smokers to spur quitting, plus health workers and doctors to quit public smoking.
Budget Director Charles J. Zwick testified that the federal budget could move into surplus only if the war ends soon and the tax surcharge ends. He warned mandatory expenditures would rise by 7.5 to 9 billion, with growth from legislation, government workload, Social Security, and highway funds. Economy growth could add about 10 billion in revenue, but war savings and policy debates would shape final funding needs.
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy and his Catholic wife discuss his stance on the pill. She cites his twenty year record and notes he would not advocate personal morality as public policy in a pluralistic society. She says he has not given a definite yes or no.
A letter urges increasing the national educational budget to surpass military spending, arguing knowledge is power and defense. It cites 1968 records and calls for heavy investment in education to combat ignorance, poverty, and global conflict, asking readers to lobby government. Virginia Bates signs from Woodbine Maryland.
NEA correspondent notes powerful parallels between Czechoslovakia's liberalization and rising dissent in the Soviet Union. While both face economic strain and party hacks blamed for inefficiency, experts warn the USSR may or may not follow Czechoslovakia's path soon.
A crowd of nearly 10 000 at the fair grounds watched Lt P D Lucas perform aerial stunts for about 40 minutes, then the scene shifted to returning U S airman Sgt William Johnson visiting from France before duty in New Jersey. Health officer Routson cites about 100 Spanish influenza cases in Frederick County with estimates of 400 affected overall. Carlton Harrison spoke at First Baptist Church Bruns wick on True Stories of Our Soldiers at the Front. County roads program hopes complete by winter. Theodore Bunkman of Foxville still holds large potato record yielding 900 bushels from two acres. Sheriff’s office seeks homes for six goats picked up at Yellow Springs amid unconfirmed ownership. Water service suspended on Last South Street as two mains tied to 28 inch line feeding elevated tank.
Washington editorial questions the neutrality of United Nations Secretary-General U Thant after his call for a General Assembly vote on halting bombing in North Vietnam. The piece argues he should not take sides, urges impartial leadership, and suggests a limited advisory role rather than direct intervention.
Fragmented prose reflects a playful essay tone with garbled phrases about peace of mind, spelling, bosses, French colors, college students, and seaside attire. It hints at social satire and urban slang, but reads as a garbled miscellany rather than a clear event.
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