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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1965
Page
4
Anonymous voices threaten Maryland Frederick County politics by promoting hidden agendas and urging actions without names. The piece argues for accountability in campaigns, noting the value of public figures who attach their names to positions and the dangers of totalitarian anonymous messaging.
More than 20 million people will receive retroactive 7 percent boost in Social Security checks starting September 18 totaling about 885 million dollars. Future checks will stay 7 percent higher monthly. Also 15.5 million seniors will get information kits on hospital and medical insurance programs. Medicare hospital and medical plans begin July 1, 1966.
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia notes the federal civilian workforce reached 2,543,590 in July for a payroll of 17.242 billion dollars. He leads a joint Congressional committee to trim non essential spending. Ah well, there can be no Great Society without a large bureaucratic apparatus.
Niagara Falls coach Jim Chambers replies to Bucky Summers over the withdrawal from the Babe Ruth Regional Tournament. He questions calls, bias, and officiating while praising Frederick’s hospitality, and editor Buck Summers defends local umpires and denies racial discrimination.
The European War should aid the Frederick Fair as machinery makers shift focus to American sales. Frank C. Hargett promotes Educational Botanical Gardens here with a gold medal prize from George W. Hess for city youths who craft the best garden. A British transport struck a mine off the Dardanelles, sinking with 1,870 men aboard.
Twenty years ago on September 4 1945 Japan formally surrendered clearing the way for changes in the Truman administration. General Marshall 64 may retire within months and could be succeeded as Chief of Staff by General Eisenhower. Frederick anniversary parade drew about 3500 marchers with officials from city county state and federal ranks. Forty two passengers escaped a Blue Ridge Lines bus after a sudden fire destroyed the vehicle on Sideling Hill Mountain west of Hancock.
A stern note from Joe Eisenhauer urges strict traffic safety during the holiday. He cites FBI director J Edgar Hoover and grim statistics on highway deaths, urging citizens to respect laws, avoid speeding, and model safe driving for children. He argues public indifference fuels crashes and calls for education and enforcement.
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