Washington County Sheriff Bans Sex Education Films
Washington County Sheriff Charles E. Price barred screening two films shown by a citizens group opposing sex education in public schools. The decision came after a public viewing attended by local officials. the group says the films alert parents to curricula but school officials deny any current sex education program exists in the county. Price will consult the prosecuting attorney about possible grand jury action on whether the films are pornographic.
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Washington County
Publc
Charles E. Price
Hagerstown
Grayson Doornberger
Washington County Board of Education
Citizens Committee
Raymond W. Kline
Kline
North Hagerstown High School
Odvil Rosen
Rosen
Board of Education
Citizens Group
Hagerstown North Junior High
Price
Frederick Cancer Crusade surpasses county goal
The Frederick County Unit of the American Cancer Society reports a record 25,899 raised in this year’s Crusade, about 4,100 over the 21,800 goal. Crusade Chair Francis W. Bush Sr. praises volunteers whose work supports research education and patient aid, noting over 180 local patients receive some form of assistance. The 1969 committee includes Frank J. Martin, Joseph A. Baker, Sterling E. Bollinger, and Mrs. Sperry L. Storm, with continued efforts on Page A-5.
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Hush
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Cancer Society
Bush
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Fort Detrick series to probe secrecy in defense research
The Frederick News-Post launches a five part investigation titled Fort Detrick A Symbol Of Crisis. Reporter Richard Leichert will visit Fort Detrick and interview scientists with Army authorization to provide an unprejudiced account of the base role in national defense.
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Washington
Security Council
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Frederick Post
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Detrick
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New York
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Frederick
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Goethe
Urbana civic group hears zoning and public input talk
Urbana residents heard attorney Herbert Morrison discuss Frederick County zoning changes linking land use to neighborhood needs. He cited a Washington mobile home case, urged public participation in executive sessions, and noted split votes in planning bodies. Morrison also reviewed a Baltimore Gas and Electric line route debate near Urbana and defended presenting at the civic association meeting.
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Urbana
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Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
Frederick County
Greene Morrison
Morrison
Washington Area
Frederick County Planning Commission
Planning and Zoning Commission
Whitchester Hall
Baltimore Gue and Electric Company
Frederick
Fire calls report from 24 hours ending 10 am CITY AREA
Log of fire calls for the 24 hour period ending 10 am from CITY and COUNTY districts. Notable incidents include a general alarm at Rigg 66 Station Seventh Street at 7 24 am and an electrical fire on Woodsbers at 7 10 pm. Responding units include Wewee five Inakiock Mid Independents Citi zena Truck Co and Cramer ren erce along with local fire-district contacts.
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Liherty
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Cramer
Cold snap grips Frederick County with 21 degree low
Jack Frost swept Frederick County last night with frost and record cold. The official low reached 21 degrees, the season's coldest mark, while Unionville fell to 16 and Town Hill Mountain hit 12. Widespread frost killed remaining garden plants and heralded a moderation trend later in the week.
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Frostburg
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Cumberland
Baltimore
U N Marks Birthday At United Nations Day Ceremony
The United Nations observed its 24th birthday with a display of U.S.-Soviet accord and a warning from Secretary-General U Thant that peace remains distant. Thant urged faster progress toward 1945 goals, citing wartime dangers and ongoing human rights abuses while Angie Brooks of Liberia highlighted the era’s hardships.
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Stock Market Rises Early With Broad Gains in New York
The New York Stock Exchange opened with steady advances as the tape showed a 434 to 277 spread in gains over declines. Trading was fairly active and numerous issues posted wider margins in early session.
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New York Stock Exchange
Million Dollar Jewel Attracts High Bid At Parke-Bernet
In New York at Parke-Bernet Galleries a 69.42 carat diamond ring sparkled amid an 800-strong crowd and fetched at least 1.05 million dollars. The bidder was Al Yugler for Burton’s interest, with Robert Kenmore of Kenmore Corp bidding the final push. Names linked include Elizabeth Taylor and John Kennedy as interested parties. The Cartier stone, unnamed, drew speculation about ownership and potential shipment to Switzerland for inspection.
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Kenmore
Kenmore Corp
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Es Xusler
Parke-Bennet
Miss Taylor
Aluminum outdoor phone booth first in Frederick 1954
The Frederick story recalls a United Press International item about the local manager commemorating the aluminum outdoor phone booth. He offered the first motorist a free call, who turned out to be Mrs. Walter Myers, granddaughter of Alexander Graham Bell. The incident occurred at the South and South Jefferson street booth in 1954.
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Walter Myers
Alexander Graham Bell
Dare Ugthun
South
Jefferson Streets
Killed Defying Lebanon Curfew in Tripoli Demonstrations
In Tripoli Lebanon security forces fired on demonstrators converging on the main mosque killing at least four and wounding seven as a curfew clenched major cities. clashes between army and guerrillas prompted the uprising while official sources offered a different account of the events.
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6000 Planes Copters Destroyed Since 1961
Saigon reports American aircraft losses in Vietnam at 6000 with 9114 helicopters and 2886 fixed wing aircraft since January 1961. Enem y gunners destroyed 1353 helicopters in the south and 10 in the north. 921 planes shot down in the north and 292 in the south. The war lull continues as US forces pursue Vietnamization turning over Black Horse base near Saigon to South Vietnam and pursuing renewed offensives near the Cambodian border. Pfc Jesse B Harris Jr freed after 40 months as a prisoner of war. Harris, malaria weakened, expected to depart for the United States in a week.
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Barrick Named Parade Marshal
Wayne William announces Samuel W. Barrick will be Grand Marshal for the Halloween parade. Barrick, former Frederick County attorney and new Circuit Court Judge, was named at a Jaycee planning meeting. Parade starts at 1p.m. at the fountain on Seventh Street and is expected to be among Frederick's largest parades.
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Samuel W. Barrick
Jaycee
Barrick
Frederick County
Seventh Street
Frederick
Withdrawal Timetable for Vietnam Troop DRASTIC Pace Pledged
Asian diplomatic sources report a private understand between President Nixon and South Vietnam leader Nguyen Van Thieu on a plan to withdraw U S troops from Vietnam by end of 1970. If lull holds and Vietnamese training quickens, withdrawal could reach 20 000 a month, totaling about 300 000 by year end including 60 000 already sent home.
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Safety of food additives goes unchecked by FDA findings
The government approved 690 additives for market without mandatory lab safety tests. Cyclamate, banned last week for cancer risk in animals, was a recent example. FDA inspectors remain limited and oversight lax as GRAS exemptions allow widespread use without routine verification.
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