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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1969
Page
2
Fragmented text notes an audit bureau member in Inia and claims entitlement to republication rights for local content and associated AP fees. References to Gopatres, Class Postage, and Frederick appear, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Private Charles Offutt of Rocky Springs writes from the DMZ in Vietnam expressing pride in being a Marine and condemning draft dodgers. He describes hunger, fatigue, and danger faced by troops, noting many are under 21, unable to drink, yet ready to fight and die for freedom. He asks readers how they feel about the war.
The Metropolitan Sanitary Commission postponed bid opening for the $2 million Monocacy Tuscarora Interceptor due to lack of assured state funds. Governor Mandel seeks five year bonds or a special session to raise the five percent cap as banks push higher rates, delaying the project 30 days.
The writer argues for including moral teaching in sex education and challenges claims that schools should not address the topic. They counter criticisms of parents failing to teach proper behavior and note concerns about an intended sex education program lacking moral content.
Governor Reagan signs a sweeping reform replacing grounds for divorce with irreconcilable differences. Alimony will hinge on age earning power and marriage duration. private investigator evidence is eliminated. The article criticizes the adversary system and praises greater compassion in the process.
A University of Michigan study analyzing 286 Detroit area pedestrian deaths finds 18 percent of U S traffic fatalities involve pedestrians. Night, clear weather, artificial light, and dry straight roads are common conditions. Alcohol linked to many deaths, with 41 percent of tested victims over 12 under intoxication.
September 14 1919 news item notes parents pressuring boys to join military drills as part of the school program. Alder men approve start of extensive street improvements at the monthly meeting. Adamstown building boom continues after bank openings. Frederick County towns report hidden liquor caches amid anticipated searches.
Summary of events from 1949 includes ten airplanes forced down near Rehoboth Delaware due to a storm and emergency landings at the municipal airport. Delegates from Maryland aid groups join a regional United Jewish Appeal meeting in Hagerstown to aid Israel and Europe. A new starting gate for Frederick Fair harness races aims to curb false starts. Measures address crowding at Parkway and North Market streets schools, moving overflow fourth graders to Elm Street Elementary.
Bruce Biostat? No, Bruce Biossat analyzes how college youth express sympathy for radical goals without clear commitment to violence. He notes that poll figures show sympathy exists but questions what it entails and how it would be acted upon in protests or political change.
Ralph E Pearson of Austin Texas requests any information for a family history titled A History of the Fee Family, noting numerous spelling variants including Fee McAfee Phee and McPhee. He invites contact from relatives or researchers with ancestors bearing the listed surnames.
The piece notes Attu Agattu and Kiska in the Aleutians as the occupied territories during World War II and explains the sandpiper name Ruff from a male neck feather tuft used in courtship while females are called reeves.
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