YMCA letter praises unity after Klan sighting on Braddock Mountain
Carl L. Gaites and the Frederick County YMCA executive director commend a bus trip with 20 youths, half white half black, that faced robed Klan leaflets near Braddock Heights. The lesson stresses brotherhood, understanding, and turning fear into a learning moment for lasting positive effects.
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Braddock Mountain
Braddock Heights
Carl L. Gaites
Frederick County
YMCA
Association
Klan
Young Men's Christian Association
Debt exceeds a trillion as Congress acts to curb spending
Washington Report notes the U S federal debt surpasses 1 trillion dollars with annual interest payments near 96 billion and argues that runaway spending has crowded private credit, driving higher rates. It cites President Reagan's proposed recovery program to reduce deficits and restore the budget to balance by 1984, urging Congress to cooperate.
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Congress
America
Reagan
Washington
John Pinkerman on a changing world and Baldwin
John Pinkerman remembers Roger Nash Baldwin, founder of the ACLU in 1920, noting his long career in defending unpopular causes and the Constitution. The piece reflects on Baldwin’s death at 97 and his lasting legacy beyond the organization’s later evolution.
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Roger Nash Baldwin
American Constitution
Baldwin
American Civil Liberties Union
Jed
Letters to the editor Leg hold traps and animal research bills
Readers urge action on HR 374 to ban leg hold traps and HR 556 to promote non animal research methods. They cite international bans and survey data, urge contacting Rep Byron and senators Mathias and Sarbanes, and provide addresses for advocacy. The letter includes personal experiences with traps and notes slow adoption of alternatives.
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Clarence Long
D-Md
England
Switzerland
West Germany
Ireland
United States
Canada
Yale University
Byron
House of Representatives
Congress
Charles M. Mathias Jr
United States Senate
Washington, D.C
Roger Baldwin and the ACLU on crime rights debate
A column cites Ira Glasser defending bail and rights for convicted criminals amid a panel’s crime control proposals. The piece contrasts Baldwin’s legacy with Glasser’s stance and argues against blanket opposition to law and order efforts.
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Edwin Meese
Ira Glasser
ACLU
Baldwin
America
Glasser
Reagan
Griffin Bell
Jimmy Carter
Larely
Portland
Maine
San Diego
Calif
Sacco
Vanzetti
Roger Baldwin
Copley News Service
Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever Reported in Frederick County
Frederick County health officer Dr Kefauver reported new diphtheria cases across the county while earlier cases remain under quarantine until negative cultures. Scarlet fever cases were noted near Sabillasville with ten children among the tally. A Salvation Army forecast expects a tremendous rush for transient relief this winter as meals increased from 225 in 1927-28 to 2,311 in 1930. Pete the six pound black bass in the Seventh Street Reservoir captivates Mayor Munshower and aldermen as guards guard the waters while the city awaits reservoir fill.
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Ebc. Kefauver
Frederick County
Sabillasville
Harry Robinson
Frederick Area
Salvation Army
Seventh Street
Frederick
Pete
Elmer Munshower
Hiteshew
Brust
Keefer
Hood College inaugurates Dr. Randle Elliott as president
On October 19, 1961 Hood College inaugurated Dr. Randle Elliott a 47 year old political scientist and international relations specialist as the fourth president. Andrew Truxal former Hood president participated giving the benediction, with a procession of marshals, faculty and delegates. A luncheon followed in Cobleniz Hall. At the Kennedy home William A Kennedy saw triplet birth celebrations as Mrs Kennedy gave birth to Terre Lee, her third son, alongside two older brothers born that same day.
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Randle Elliott
Hood College
Andrew Truxal
Elliott
Truxal
Hood
Cobleniz Hall
William A. Kennedy
Logan Street
Frederick
Egypt arms scandal ties Egypt officials to CIA linked contract
The report ties high Egyptian officials including the deputy prime minister and defense minister to a secret arms shipment contract awarded to Tersam. It details links to ex CIA figure Edwin Wilson, Abu Dhabi financier Ali Shorafa, and Thomas Clines, with reorganizations and pressure tactics used to steer the deal, plus notes implicating Gen Ghazala and Gen Ali. An unrelated GAO note questions a trout hatchery purchase for $3.4 million.
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Washington
CIA
Edwin Wilson
Egypt
Thavye
Hosni Mubarak
Salem
Clines
Aiready
Wilson
Tersam
Egyptian American Transport Services Co
Juley
Rutey Madison
Abu Ghazala
Kamal Hassan Ali
Ali
Libya
Tripoli
Muammar Qaddafi
Ghazala
Colorado
Middle East
Rome
Enig
General Accounting Office
Army Engineers
Snake River
GAO
Corps of Engineers
Arty
Crystal Springs
United Feature Syndicate Inc
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MCA
United Way
John Pinkerman
Eia
Paul S. Sarbanes
Beverly
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Dorothy Wright Stall
Granada Circle
News-Post
Jack Anderson
Service Club
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