Direct Election Threat to States Rights in Electoral Reform
An opinion piece argues a 20th century direct vote plan would strip 34 states, including Maryland, of voice, defeating Lincoln and other founders' balance. It cites Lincoln's 39 percent margin, warns of centralization, and urges caution before ratifying a proposed constitutional amendment shifting to direct presidential elections.
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United States
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Jefferson
House of Representatives
Senate
Illinois
Union
Lincoln
Lower South
Virginia
John Bell
Old Dominion
Constitutional Union Party
America
Maryland
Deep South
West
Charles Evans Hughes
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
James Madison
New Jersey
Luther Martin
James McHenry
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Appomatox
Washington
France
Controversy Over UM Armargus Pornographic Contest
A University of Maryland student magazine, the Argus, offers cash prizes for original pornographic essays to test free expression amid student unrest. Editor Dave Bouron seeks $24,000 in operating funds from the Student Government Association. University leaders plan to review the proposal before approving.
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University of Maryland
Argus
Dave Bouron
American Battle Monuments Commission overview and services
A detailed lettered profile outlines the American Battle Monuments Commission history, leadership from Pershing to Clark, and its role maintaining 23 foreign cemeteries, 11 memorials, and three U.S. memorials. It notes interments totaling 30,912 WWI, 93,226 WWII, 750 Mexican War dead, and 91,591 listed missing, with services offered at no cost including location data, escort, official photos, and floral arrangements. Major General A J Adams signs as secretary.
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American Battle Monuments Commission
Congress
United States
Regular Army
John J. Pershing
Pershing
George C Marshall
Army
Jacob L. Devers
USA
Marshall
Devers
Sixth Army Group
Army Field Forces
Mark W Clark
General Clark
Italy
United
The
Commission
Burglar Scare Hits East City. Chickens Taken From Zimmerman Farm
A burglary last night at William D. Zimmerman’s chicken house on East Third Street left unclear how many birds were stolen. Sheriff William D. Wertenbaker and Deputy Morgan Rankles arrested a 17 year old Emmitsburg youth and charged him with throwing stones from ambush and striking Mrs. James Boyle of Baltimore after two weeks of clues. The Walkersville Community Association plans a Pierce Lyceum Attractions program of entertainments for Walkersville and nearby areas.
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Wiliam D. Zimmerman
East Third Street
William D. Wertenbaker
Morgan Rankles
Emmitsburg
James Boyle
Baltimore
Wertenbaker
Redmond
Walkersville
1950 Republican primary returns and Firestone Store fire
Unofficial returns from 57 of 600 precincts show Gen John Markey and John Marshall Butler neck and neck for the Republican Senate nomination with Butler slightly ahead in convention votes. Markey leads in popular votes 29024 to 26382. A stubborn oil fire in the Firestone Store cellar at 30 East Patrick Street caused about 2000 in damages and tied traffic for over three hours.
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Walkersville
John Markey
John Marshall Butler
Baltimore
Neck
Butler
Markey
Firestone
Patrick St
Patrick Street
Maryland Faces Deadly Junk in Waters and Shorelines
Maryland struggles with hundreds of abandoned boat hulks tires and debris choking rivers and shores. Despite laws and funds, federal and state agencies clash over who must clean up. Local governments and youth programs are urged to join efforts as backlogs grow and costs rise.
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Maryland
Potomac
Congress
Prince George's
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Congressional
Subcommittee On Conservation and Natural Resources
Potomac River
Del
Samuel C. Linton Jr
Frederick
Monocacy River
Motor
U.S
Department of Water Resources
Maryland Environmental
Department of Natural Resources
Joseph Manning
Fish and Wildlife Administration
Operation Clean Water
Salisbury
President's Youth Commission
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Federal Water Quality Administration
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Imber
A.J. Adams
Washington, DC
Lake Whatchama
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Berry's
NEA, the, OF
Lems
Val Hymes
Interstate Commission
Potomac River Basin
Lower Estuary
Smithsonian
Charles County Community College
James F. Cooper
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