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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1968
Page
3
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The Interstate Commerce Commission reports that rail passenger service, though criticised for losses, has yielded annual profits from 11 to 78 million in the 1954 onward period while overall railroad deficits persisted. Critics blame airlines and autos for declining passenger traffic and train discontinuances.
The Council for a Livable World links past atom and hydrogen bomb makers to a goal of controlling weapons. It sees a military labor complex driving defense spending and backs liberal senators to curb arms. Union fears of jobs and Communist influence push workers toward Nixon and Wallace to counter labor leadership backing Humphrey and Muskie.
The Baltimore Sun editorial notes the Sixth District spanning Frederick to Washington counties now part of Howard and Baltimore. It highlights candidates J Glenn Beall Jr and Goodloe Byron and outlines policy alignments with Nixon or Humphrey. It also profiles the Eighth District race featuring Gilbert Gude and Margaret Schweinhaut, noting Gude’s incumbency and Schweinhaut’s expertise in welfare education.
A letter writer argues that Code County Home Rule is simpler and cheaper than Charter County Home Rule, outlining procedural costs for Charter and asserting Code favors straightforward government. He cites Maryland history, cites figures from 1965 and 1968 sessions, and notes differences in how each rule would shape Frederick and surrounding counties.
The October 28 1918 item reports a gunpoint robbery at City Hotel where two guests forced clerk George W Foreman to open the safe and escape with nearly 1000. The 1948 notes include Nagy’s Lions Club address, Potomac Edison honors for 15 years, Corbin’s film showing, a Civitan Halloween, and local high school soccer 5-3 win at Cadetfield with Frederick High girls holding a 12-2 victory over Thurmont lissies.
Washington Today criticizes campaign style and voter information gaps in the 1960s race. It notes local focus, vague pledges, and the risk of a three way contest. The piece discusses congressional politics, party fractures, and potential electoral college uncertainty. Charles to Orin, Pres Of County Commissioners.
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