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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1969
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reads mention of audit bureaus and associations tied to The Associated Press. References to veto power over printed newspapers, possible names and places are unreadable. Content is incoherent and partially garbled, making specific facts indeterminable.
Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr urges a special commission to study courthouse congestion in the 1862 building. He notes only one courtroom plus cramped offices for sheriff and state's attorney, with more space needed for grand and petit juries and records. A new facility or expansion is proposed.
A $2.3 million federal loan to Coastal Products Inc. in Blountsville, Florida, intended to create 150 jobs, failed, becoming the largest loss of a government loan to private industry. Foreclosure exposed tied interests of Rep Donelua and a loosely run operation. The plant now sits idle with a “No Help Wanted” sign.
The Women’s Auxiliary at Frederick Memorial Hospital pledges 150 000 toward renovating downtown facilities not yet remodeled and dedicates net Snowball proceeds to Main and Shank wings. Mrs William Rose is general chairwoman with Mrs Robert Swanson as co chair.
On August 11 the House, lacking a required DC revenue clause, approved a measure seen as constitutional breach and echoing colonial abuses. The bill, now before a Senate committee, imposes a four percent tax on the sale of or charges for photography related services including preparing providing or supplying photographs and comic strips.
Opinion piece questions U.S. troop withdrawals from South Vietnam and critiques Nixon's delay in deciding further reductions. It argues South Vietnam’s independence is uncertain and warns the strategy may resemble Johnson era tactics. Includes critique of nursing home care research and a call to value human elements over institutional bias.
The text discusses opposition to a proposed tax on news content in DC, referencing Senator Spong and Justice Sutherland. It cites Grosjean v American Press and the idea that such a tax would be a dangerous precedent, likening it to “taxes on knowledge.” The piece emphasizes the press’s role in informing the public and warns against government interference with publication.
Fifty years ago in the News-Post: crops in Frederick County are above par as farmers gather wealth, cooler weather forecast, ex service men to be treated for war disabilities at Frederick City Hospital, Hood Seminary to open for winter semester with chapel services at 9:30 a.m. and about 25 boarding students.
Twenty years ago reports show Maryland farmers urged meetings in Frederick and Easton to discuss storage issues from bumper crops. Frederick Carroll and Montgomery counties each produce about a million bushels of corn annually. An engineering contract for Frederick airport improvements may be awarded after six bids. Season tickets for Frederick High School home games went on sale, with higher prices justified by lighting and improved seating at McCurdy Field.
NASA scientists have quietly redirected funds and time to help communities with air pollution, school planning, police operations, airport design, and emergency communications. Many efforts were informal or conducted on personal time, with some projects kept hidden even from NASA headquarters.
A 1996 Louisiana case sparked a bitter clash between the governor and newspapers over a proposed tax. The bill suggested broad penalties on media outlets and correspondents, threatening punitive levies on news items, features, and photos across newspapers, magazines, radio and television.
George Washingtons Mount Vernon estate remained neutral under an agreement between the warring sides. No armed soldiers ever invaded the home, preserving its status as a protected historic site throughout the conflict.
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