Great Southern Pig Mfg Co Publishes Evening Paper
The Great Southern Pig Mfg Co publishes a Frederick Maryland paper named The News. It lists subscription rates by mail and carrier, a Frederick address on Patrick Street, and contact phone ga2 1177. The issue is dated Friday October 1968 and notes AP news dispatches for republication.
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Great Southern Pig, & Mfg. CO
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AP News
TIE News
Maryland
Bookmakers list Nixon favorite in UK political betting odds
London odds makers set Nixon at 10 to 1 to win, Humphrey 7 to 1 against, Wallace 12 to 1 against. They closed bets early, citing strong certainty months before the election. Humphrey calls himself underdog, Truman-Dewey comparison noted, Wallace claims all 50 states ready to back him.
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Ladbroke’s
Nixon
Humphrey
Niam
Wallace
Huery S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Trueman
Dewey
J. Strom Thurmond
Henry A. Wallace
Youth Vote Holds Power But Not Overwhelming Force
The Census Bureau finds 11.7 million voters aged 24 or younger eligible for a presidential ballot, about 10 percent of voters. Unregistered youths face residence barriers, college-educated turnout lagged in 1964, and apathy reduces potential youth participation. parties aim to win them, but the decisive voters average 45 years old.
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Kennedy
Rockefeller
Chicago
U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
One Travel and Entertainment Card Promises Simpler Credit
A four year surge in credit cards has produced roughly 2000 programs. Travel and entertainment cards dominate, with leaders claiming a single card can cover most needs including gasoline and air travel. The principal benefits cited: reduced loss risk and easier bookkeeping.
Town Hall ideas and county charter urged in letters
Michael W. Binko urges a return of local self government via a County Charter Board and Town Hall meetings. He argues town style governance works and county needs a similar system. The letter also critiques George Wallace and calls readers to consider law and order and civil rights history.
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Charter
Michael Binko
Carrol County
Westminster
Pinch Valley Road
George G. Everett
Court House
Michael W. Binko
Wallace
Alabama
Eat County
Frederick County
George Wallace
Allace
Hydra headed Reds in Vietnam as in Indonesia
Washington analysis warns that crushing the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese will not end Communist influence. The piece cites Indonesia’s purge 1965 66 as a lesson, noting reestablished Communist networks and covert activity despite mass arrests and army screenings. It notes police actions against officers and widespread arrests.
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Communist Party
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Java
Viet Cong
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Riau
Red Underground
Party
U.S
Dominican Republic
Congo
Thailand
United States
Mewspaper Enterprise Assn
Fifty Years Ago and Political Apathy Mark Frederick County
War Department reports Private Harvey Stewart of Mount Airy is missing in action, the 59th local casualty listed. In 1948 Braddock Heights Fire Department launches $10,000 bond drive for a hall and gear. Final pre election maneuvers await voter turnout as Hood College hosts London String Quartet on November 4.
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War Department
Stewart
Serra Eetealle
Braddock Heights
Volunteteer Fire Department
Braddock
Board of Election Supervisors
London String Quartet
Europe
United States
Brodbeck Hall
Hood College
Electoral College crisis and potential House role in 1968 election
Washington reader notes outline the process if no candidate wins a majority in the Electoral College. The House would select the president and the Senate the vice president in January, while regional shifts and Wallace's stance could influence outcomes. The piece cautions about constitutional complexities and political pressures.
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