Conspiracy theories linger over Kennedy assassination remains
The piece argues the Kennedy case still fuels conspiracy talk despite the Warren Commission. It notes Schweiker now urges a new Senate inquiry, cites alleged CIA FBI coverups, and warns that even fresh investigations may not yield a single coherent truth. It contrasts JFK with Ford’s abortive assassination and notes ongoing public appetite for doubt.
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Warren Commission
Jackie Oswald
FBI
Oswald
Commission
Schweiker
Dallas
CIA
John Connally
Abraham Lincoln
Senate
Operation Trestle and the Air Force Plan to Save Air Communications
Confidential Air Force records reveal a 1973 program to build two gigantic non-metallic wooden platforms in New Mexico to test electro magnetic pulse shielding for airborne command posts. The project aimed to simulate nuclear blasts to devise counter measures, with delays and structural challenges forcing revisions to nonmetallic joints and wooden bolts.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Force One
U.S
McDonnell Douglas Astronautics
New Mexico
McDonnell Douglas Air Force project faced delays and cost rises
The Air Force warned McDonnell Douglas over the Trestle project for failing milestones and inadequate data, with costs climbing toward 30 million. Delays persisted after plans for a giant trestle were dropped, and completion remained uncertain as September 1974 comments urged rapid finish. Footnotes touch on unrelated disclosures about wildlife baiting, UNESCO, Falstaff bottles, civil rights appeals, and historical quotations.
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Air Force
McDonnell Douglas
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
California
Fish and Wildlife
Lynn Greenwalt
Greenwalt
Nathaniel Reed
Audubon Society
Reed
Still refugees hope amid self critical American tone
Leo Cherne chairman of the International Rescue Committee argues Americans remain highly self critical but hopeful about refugees. He cites 136,006 Vietnamese arrivals in 10 weeks, compares to Cuba 673,000 over 15 years and Hungary 35,000 over six months, calling the Vietnamese influx a remarkable success story despite reported failures and snafus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Cherne
International Rescue Committee
Cherne
United States
Cherie
Town Cher by Laura Edwards reports town business
The column notes downtown activity including Young Men's Shop nearing completion and a burned Plant Place site being rebuilt by R W Warner Jr. A Green Walled Garden Club sale for dried flowers is set for Oct 10, with proceeds supporting city landscaping. It covers historic district permit rules, local painters, Preservation Advisors, notable renovations on East Street, school budget concerns, new tennis courts, and a local car rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomases
R W. Warner Jr
Braddock Heights
Shipley Building
Green Walled Garden Club
Anita Crawford
Elinor Weakley
Leslie Robinson
Leslie
Historic Commission
Mike Pugh
Preservation Advisors
Sid Bloom
East Street
Bowers Lumber Company
6Th & East
Donald B. Rice Tire Company, Inc
Reliable Junk Company, Inc
5Th & East
Brandenburg Electric, Inc
7Th & East
North Frederick
Frederick County School Board
Elm Street
Parkway
Baker Park
Bob
Frederick
Dick Bucheimer
Plans Formed for Education Campaign by Banking Institute
Fifty years ago Frederick County organized an education campaign under the American Institute of Banking, with D Ralph Zimmerman as chairman Edward Shaw secretary and Arthur V Myers treasurer forming the executive committee. A $4500 fund was sought to launch Boy Scout camping efforts and R F Seymour of Philadelphia planned to speak at Hood College. A joint Frederick County Medical Society and public meeting at Hood College discussed cancer in all its phases with three international specialists.
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Henry L. Stimson
New York City
France
Hoover
Roosevelt
American Institute of Banking
American Bankers’ Association
YMCA
Frederick County
D. Ralph Zimmerman
Edward Shaw
Arthur V. Myers
Hood College
R.F. Seymour
Philadelphia
Frederick County Medical Society
Brodbeck Hall
G. Bruce Crist
Society
Hood College convocation opens 63rd year with defense of private colleges
Hood College marks its 63rd year in Coffman Chapel with an honorary degree for an eminent Hood alumna and a defense of private colleges as citadels of freedom of thought. Bowdoin historian Dr. Edward C. Kirkland praises private colleges. The Jug Bridge span receives final steel placement completing the new Monocacy crossing. Frederick Fair previews its 93rd event with a record cattle display. over 500 head expected, prompting plans to expand stalls and accommodations.
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Hood Alumina
Hood College
Coffman Chapel
Edward C. Kirkland
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
America
Frederick
Board of Managers
John L. Shaw
Glenn Trout
A. Irvin Renn
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Sacramento
Lynette Fromme
Charles Manson
John F. Kennedy
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Richard Schweiker
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Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Les Whitten
AL Clt
Jack Anderson
Ivy Leak
Kingman Brewster
Yale
Unesco
Israel
Brewster
Falstaff Brewing Company
Galveston
Environmental Protection Agency
Russell Train
Falstaff
Train
Nathan Hale
Connecticut
Howe
Channing Pollock
Marcus Welby
Saigon
Rockefeller
Karl Hess
Sen
Barry Goldwater
White House
Capital-Journal
Rich Clarkson
Topeka
Kan
Susan Ford
Operation Town Action
Laura Edwards
News-Post
Jug Bridge
American Bridge Company
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