Controversy Over Maryland State Housing Referendum
In Frederick Maryland on October 17 1970 voters confront a housing crisis and a referendum on a State Housing Authority. court delays and fraud claims cloud the measure while proponents argue eminent domain is needed to assemble land for low income housing and critics warn of white suburb fears and land price holdouts.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Maryland Lobby
W. Albert Menchine
Baltimore County
League of Women Voters
Secretary of State
General Assembly
Marvin Mandel
Boondocks
Senew Housing
Maryland Housing Authority plan faces voter test
A Maryland editorial urges voters to approve a state housing authority enabling eminent domain and fair compensation for land to build low income housing. It notes the stakes for both black and white residents, warns against landlord profiteering and racial baiting, and praises education of voters to counter Maryland Lobby influence. A second item comments on a Jonesboro high school teacher using source acknowledgment to reward original work, with cribbed work graded at 75 percent while original effort earns full marks.
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Frederick
Maryland
Frederick County
General Assembly
State Board
Circuit Court
State Housing Authority
Chisler
Conniver
You and I
Jonesboro
Ark
Edith Shannon
Shannon
Toledo school strike ends as judge orders teachers back
Lucas County Ohio Common Pleas Judge George Kiroff orders 2,500 striking Toledo teachers to return to work under state law prohibiting public employee strikes. The judge vows swift enforcement when workers violate the law as teachers challenge labor action.
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Lucas County
Ohio
Common Pleas
George Kiroff
Toledo
Letter to the Editor prompts compassion for animals
Douglas H. Snoots of Route 2 Knoxville Maryland defends residents with pets against nuisance claims. He argues pet owners are not to blame and urges visiting Frederick Animal Shelter to see animals needing homes, insisting the issue is owner responsibility and not punishing animals.
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Ann B. Eader
Frederick
Frederick Animal Shelter
Mass race for governor shows Sargent in lead
Massachusetts governor race shapes as a duel between GOP incumbent Francis Sargent and Boston Mayor Kevin White. Sargent edges ahead with strong on the road campaigning while White relies on television and Democratic registration momentum. Donahue’s primary split and Marcellino’s switch add uncertainty to the contest.
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Boston
NEA
Francis Sargent
Kevin White
Sargent
Massachusetts
White
Maurice Donahue
Senate
Donahue
William Marcellino
Larry O’brien
Nixon
Marcellino
Sargente Camp
Francis Bell
John Volpe
Vietnam
Nixon-Agnew
Lynn
Worcester
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Barbs and the fellow who was an expert with fifths
A fragment recalling a witty expert with fifths who failed in accounting and noting that the priciest items are those obtained free. The line ends mid thought about hard cider making.
Generation gap jostles news and habits in fall reflections
A quirky collage humorously notes the generation gap as Ms ice-cube trays and tipsy drivers meet modern life. It jabs at teens, old-timers and the plethora of articles claiming to explain teen problems, all hosted by Newspaper Enterprise Association.
Motor Vehicle Colonel leads deputies in Saunder’s Range practice
October 17, 1920 report says Col. E. Austin Baughman and motorcycle deputies beat to a frazzle in target practice, proving law enforcement will chase violators while the Colonel stays in office. A policeman warns Jamaica extract sales as a traffic in this city, noting further intoxication evidence in the northwestern town section. Over three hours of testimony before Justice J Graham Johnson covered a collision between Arthur Stern’s Templar auto and John Brubaker’s Glade Valley Bakery truck at a bend near Braddock Springs.
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Col. E. Austin Baughman
Saunder
Jamaica
J Graham Johnson
Templar
Arthur Stern
Glade Valley
Walkersville
John Brubaker
Braddock Springs
Campaign to curb overnight parking in Frederick begins
On Monday Frederick police will tag cars on streets between 2 and 6 a.m. after consultations with Mayor Munshower. The plan aims to curb overnight parking on city streets, with enforcement to start soon.
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Frederick
Fred Straley
Elmer F. Munshower
Notable Notebook Reflections and a Poverty Prize Tale
A reflective column on making the most of one’s gifts and embracing natural abilities. It includes anecdotes about Lincoln Kate Smith and the author’s own use of scissors, followed by a lyrical prayer of gratitude for color and creation. A prize story concludes with a magazine recognizing Poverty as helplessness to help the helpless.
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Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Kate Smith
Lincoln
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Knoxville
Bruce Bioss
Washington
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New Market
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Joe Eisenhauer
Earth
Sunshine Magazine
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