Fortune and Fate in Ford Assassination Episodes
Opinion on Gerald Ford narrowly escaping two assassination attempts in California within weeks. Calls for safer public engagement methods like town hall meetings and stricter gun controls to prevent easy access to firearms by unstable individuals. Argues luck has twice saved the nation and urges policy changes to reduce future risk.
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Gerald R. Ford
San Francisco
Ford
Sacramento
California
America
Sarah Jane Moore
Gerald Ford
Greeting card publishers sue to block higher first class postage
Greeting card publishers seeking to overturn Postal Rate Commission rulings that would raise a first class stamp from 10 to 13 cents by year end. Robert H. Busler, president of the National Association of Greeting Card Publishers, argues the 30 percent rise harms communication and card sales. Editorial commentary questions whether postage can rise to 25 cents in two years despite subsidies. A British scientist claims starch additions to plastic boost biodegradation, with a new process already licensed in 40 countries.
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U.S. Postal Service
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington, D.C
Postal Rate Commission
Robert H. Busler
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
Busler
Washington
Legion Visit Honors Key and Barbara Fritchie Remembrance
About 150 members of the American Legion from Washington DC, with lady auxiliaries, stopped in Frederick City for ceremonies at the courthouse and Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Wreaths were laid at Key’s monument and Barbara Fritchie’s grave, followed by a dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel hosted by the local post. The issue notes Frederick’s critically low water supply, urging public cooperation to avert a possible water famine.
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American Legion
Washington
D.C
Frederick City
Mt. Olivet
Francis Scott Key
Pathologist Dr Furie Speaks at Zonta Dinner in Frederick
Dr Robert J Furie Frederick Memorial Hospital pathologist was guest speaker at the Zonta Club dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel on September 27 1955. He discussed the history of pathology and noted his tenure since 1952 as the hospital's first full time pathologist. Miss Mary Rhoads presided and Ethel Northam introduced him. Dr Furie shifted to the Salk polio vaccine program amid the World Health Organization topic. Dr Edward Davens briefly addressed the former subject before focusing on the Maryland Salk vaccine effort at a Kiwanians luncheon.
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Robert J. Furie
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Zonta Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Furie
Mary Rhoads
Ethel Northam
Frederick
World Health Organization
Edward Davens
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
State Department of Health
Ode to insulation and a tight attic opening
A house owner documents hiring insulation contractors to blow in seventy plus bags of loose cellulose fiber for attic spaces. The goal is energy savings amid rising fuel costs, with discussion of retrofitting, government tips, and a detailed account of a hands on install and observed comfort changes. The piece notes government and utility guidance, contractor bids, and the PE energy van outreach.
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Civilization
News-Post
Readers’ Digest
Alaska
National Bureau of Standards
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Potomac Edison
Ray Mackley
BTA
Mackley
P.E
James Needy
CBS Insulating Company
Hagerstown
Minnesota
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Frederick, Md
G. F. L. Griffin
Bunel University
Tendilis
Lloyd C. Culler
Westray Battle Boyce
Women's Army Corps
Legion of Merit
Ann Burnside
Charles Lively
Keith Haywood
Binny
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