Wight Earns Reappointment to Frederick County Board
The Frederick County Commissioners reappoint Daniel E. Wight to a new five year term on the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Urbana resident and longtime realtor is praised for his experience, leadership as former chairman, and deep knowledge of county zoning and growth issues. Some dissenting voices called for “new blood,” but supporters emphasize his senior status and dedicated public service.
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Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Daniel E. Wight
Wallace E Hutton
Planning and Zoning Commission
Frederick County
Wight
Urbana
Frederick City
Phillips Andover Academy
Andover
Massachusetts
Yale University
Maryland Angus Association
Percheron Association of America
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Frederick
Crisis in the Classroom review calls for education reform
A three year Carnegie Commission report by Charles E Silberman condemns most schools as oppressive, dull, and controlling. It urges a radical shift to informal learning guided by teachers, stressing student interests and lifelong learning over standardized lessons. Some praise Plowden and positive schools abroad, but caution teachers remain essential.
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Carnegie Corporation
Charles E. Silberman
Silberman
Britain
Plowden
Thoughts and Wisdom from Historical Figures
A collection of quotes from II Thessalonians, Channing Pollock, Peter, and Thomas Watson. The lines urge restraint, self confidence, virtue in freedom, and wisdom in using knowledge for good, reflecting a blend of religious and civic thought from an American political backdrop.
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Thomas Watson
4 H Queen Mary Margaret Stull Crowned at Frederick County Fair
Miss Mary Margaret Stull of Yellow Springs is named 1970 71 4 H Fair Queen in Frederick County Maryland. The 17 year old 4 H member excels as State Sewing champion and top student while balancing duties with Fair events and Governor Mandel’s visit.
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Mary Margaret Stull
Frederick County
Timonium
Queen Mary Margaret Stull
Simon M. Stull
Yellow Springs
Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Glenn Trout
J. Homer Remsberg Jr
Frederick
Readers Criticize Side Show Report
A Frederick News-Post reader from Adamstown Md criticizes a Sept 24 1970 Frederick Post article titled For Men Only Last Show of the Night. She urges maintaining wholesome 4 H Club activities at the fair and questions the publicity given to the show.
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Frederick
Frederick Post
Side Show Report
Last Show of the Night Critics Protest Pornography in Paper
A letter from residents led by Ruby H Grossnickle and Betty Brownlow protests explicit content in a Brunswick Maryland issue. They urge the paper to refuse future repeat performances and call for decency to protect local minds. The Brunswick Potomac Festival Committee also thanks the Editor for community cooperation after a five day August event.
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Frederick
Brunswick
Brunswick Potomac Festival Committee
October 1920 witness ties Sandy Spring looting to director death
Witness John Rainie and ten others identified a man seen near Sandy Spring before the bank looting and director's killing. Rainie testified he saw the men pass by from the Disney Garage as he stood nearby.
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John Rainie
Sandy Spring
Rainie
Disney
Centrex era begins in Maryland government offices
Maryland announces a new centralized Centrex based Mar-Comis system rolling out October 5 in state owned buildings. Direct seven digit numbers replace operator assisted calls, linking 600 extensions plus governor and courts. System promises automated bill status, pollution readings, student records access, traffic monitoring, and interstate messaging with projected savings and no extra staffing.
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Annapolis
Department of Motor Vehicles
Baltimore
State House
Appeals Courts
Mar-Comis
Maryland Communications and Information System
Towson
Public Broadcasting Center
Baltimore County
Hagerstown
Frederick
Cumberland
Waldorf
Maryland
Centrex
Maryiland
Big Brother
Albert Caplan
Frederick County
Robert Crawford
Robert L. Ridgely
Swisburg
Delaware
Comptroller's Office
Barbs on youth memory and old timers
A tersely styled reflection notes how youth misses the good old days and defines an old timer as the one who recalls the slow pace of a coast to coast trip. The piece jests about experiments in mail handling and the independence of women in an era of changing labor norms.
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God
Peter
Vera Prearthive
Tuscarora 4-H
Jo Rove Castieman
Elmer E. Michael Adamstown
Benry's
Ruby H. Grossnickle
Betty G. Brownlow
Robert A. Doyle Sohn
B. Carter
Dorothy Trout Cavenee
Charlotte B. Woodrow
Elizabeth J. ST. John Joyce Y. Mason
Gwen B. Eagleson
R.T. Twigg
M. Holet
Seneh Lanner
Jeffrey A. Quinn
Louyse Falkenstein
John Bechtel
Wayne Buckingham Gutta V. Thompson
E. Louise Hensler
Mary Margrabe
Brunswick Visitors and Recreation Promotions Inc
Brunswick, Md
Laws
Post
Hood College
C. Cyril Klein
Boston
Elmer F. Munshower
Board of Aldermen
Jesse W. Kolb
Union Manufacturing Company
Jess B. Anders
Peter Pan Inn
Anders
Knoxville
Edward J. Smith
People’s Court
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