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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1969
Page
2
The Frederick Frederick News issue from October 1969 lists subscription prices for single copies weekly and monthly, with rates for one year and six months. It notes newspaper affiliation with Associated Press and identifies the paper as a member and advocate of certain press associations.
The Senate Finance Committee, led by Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana, weighs a House bill cutting the oil depletion allowance from 27 to 20 percent. Critics accuse Long of conflicting interests due to reported royalties from oil, challenging public trust in the ethics of the hearing.
Congress considers a bill to provide financial protection for firemen and ambulance crews injured while battling fires during riots with federal aid. A King assassination era survey noted 2.5 percent injury rates among volunteers and regulars, and sponsor Lester L. Wolff cites broad House support. A companion measure seeks second and third class mail privileges for departments and police to ease fund-raising postage.
Time zone fatigue or jet lag affects travelers as the circadian rhythm governs body functions. Companies suggest rest before business, and Irish International Airlines offers a one to three day stopover in Ireland for fatigued executives. Progress anticipates longer hops with future supersonic jets.
Letters from Maryland readers debate school bond financing and youth issues. A Frederick contributor questions a recent bond for sex education and warns of debt burdens on returning soldiers, urging law and order and caution about drugs and Hippie influence. Another responder defends Vietnam era policies and criticizes drug use and permissiveness.
Washington columnist labels campus militants the children’s crusade. The piece cites Aldridge Goodman and Kopp, arguing youth neglect history, seek rapid reforms, and push for changes at universities and beyond.
Fridgh, just back from vacation, says a major Old West robbery occurred recently when he paid to view a roadside museum. The fellow with a promising future should do more than promise in his future.
The Ox Fibre baseball team sails to Hagerstown to face the Pressed Steel Club with Nick Altreck pitching for Hagerstown and BI King opposing for the local club. A thief entered 220 East Patrick Street early Friday, likely disturbed by the Delaplaines’ infant. The intruder drank from a kitchen can of meat and fled when heard upstairs. Season tickets for the fair go on sale at North Market Street. single-admission passes cost $1.00.
The Woodsboro Women’s Christian Temperance Union held a meeting with twelve members. The program featured a group song What the World Needs Is Jesus and a solo More Holiness Give Me. Magistrate Alton Bennett lectured on domestic relations to a tavern-accused woman as Hood College students attended and the magistrate sought to reconcile the seven month marriage. Frederick High beat Thurmont 4-1 as the team rose to second place. Frederick zoning board approved two permits enabling two service stations on landmark sites.
The article argues inflation drives Americans to spend or borrow, while some seek higher incomes to cope. It notes Hawaii as a costly example of rising wage earners and asserts society risks returning to heavy labor. It also reports UW hospitals use LINC, a medical computer, to gather histories with good rapport and thoroughness, especially for gynecology.
The National Safety Council notes a shift from smoked glass to clear rear windows in London taxis. The Austin Company, Britain’s largest taxi maker, orders transparent rear glass to improve safety, provoking outraged customers and unhappy drivers while Scotland Yard monitors the dispute.
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