Work and Welfare: A British Freeloader and Medicare Projections
A 32 year old Englishman named Albert Lish boasts of living on the taxpayer for 15 years while holding no steady job. The piece discusses welfare as a wider issue and predicts Medicare will raise demand for nursing homes and staff. It cites 9700 accredited nursing homes and notes rising operating costs and Social Security payments as Medicare expands.
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England
Albert Lish
American Nursing Home Association
John
What Teachers Want
Teachers press for federal aid to emphasize teaching. They call for funds to cut class sizes improve classrooms and relieve teachers so they can give more personal attention. They urge expert input on how best to use the money.
Opening day at Frederick High School praised by principal
Frederick High School opened smoothly with students reporting to new homeroom assignments quickly. Warren C. Smith, the principal, lauds the News-Post for publishing names and homeroom lists, noting widespread approval and hope the practice continues.
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Frederick High School
News-Post
Warren C. Smith
Thanks to Volunteers for Babe Ruth Regional Tournament Support
In a letter to the editor Robert P. Marendt Jr thanks the City of Frederick Park Department Tivoli Theatre Terrace Lanes and various clubs for helping run the Babe Ruth Regional Tournament at McCurdy Field. He credits sponsors ads and fans for success and hopes the event improves youth programs and the community. The letter acknowledges an unfortunate incident but calls the tournament one of the best regional events ever held.
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Robert Strine
Park Department
McCurdy Field
Austin Angleberger
Jim Byron
Dick Ray
Merril Duvall
Bucky Summers
Charles V. Main
Tivoli
Civitans
Lions Club
NECA
Kiwanis
Hatfield Senate bid seen as turning point in career
The National Scene notes Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield, barred from a third term, weighs a U.S. Senate run or college presidencies amid financial and lifestyle considerations. Observers see hints of broader ambitions, including a possible 1968 presidential bid, despite modest current poll shows and regional political hurdles.
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Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Pacific Coast
U.S. Senate
Sen
Maurine Neuberger
Hatfield
Washington
GOP
Minneapolis
Johnson
Senate
Frederick County Show Place Changes Hands After A Century
Fifty years ago in September 1915 the Mt. O'Donnell Stock Farm near Petersville changed ownership for the second time in a hundred years. J Hanson Kepler, near Line Kiln, now owns the 317 acre farm with 7 acres retained by Charles Wertheimer. The item notes a changed county and recalls 1824 in Frederick. It also mentions Governor Hatfield threatening state troops over prohibition and potential Wheeling secession. An additional item announces the first of 500 rural routes to begin October 1 at Mt Airy.
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Frederick County
Mt. O'Donnell
Petersville
Charles Wertheimer
J. Hanson Kepler
Line Kiln
Mr. Wertheimer
Frederick
J. H Burgoon
Freemont
Ohio
Hatfield
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio County
Frederick Fair revenue boost and welfare payouts noted
The 1945 Frederick Fair drew a larger crowd than yesterday, boosting revenue potential for the event. The Frederick County Welfare Board paid out 17465.95 to assist 555 needy persons in August, including 10021.60 for seniors, 5373.35 for dependent children, and 312.20 for blind individuals. Mayor Gitlinger urged parents to curb vandalism harming city property. Shipfitter John W. Smith of Walkersville earned a commendation with ribbon for service aboard the USS Houston after it was torpedoed near Formosa last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Hugh V. Gitlinger
Shipfitter
John W. Smith
USNR
Alice V. Filler
Walkersville
Houston
Formosa
Navy
Filibuster Focus on Compulsory Unionization Debate
Washington Today outlines a Senate filibuster over a House passed bill to allow compulsory unionization in workplaces where unions claim majority support. It discusses civil rights, secret ballots, the National Labor Relations Board, and a Griffin bill to abolish the NLRB for a 15 member labor court. It also notes right to work arguments and a spoof about party dues as citizenship.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
National Labor Relations Board
Robert P. Griffin
Republican
Michigan
Landrum
Griffin Labor Law
U.S
Griffin
America
Henry C. Newton
National Right- To- Work Committee
Washington Evening Star
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Democratic Party
Soviet Union
Communist Party
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Jones
Frede
Berry's
NEA
Tre
Robert P. Marendt, JR
India
Bruce Bross
GOV. Hatfield
Dark Horse
Lyndon Johnson
Viet Nam
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
The
Oregonian
United States
Mt. Airy
Frederick Fair
David Lawrences
American Bar Association
Vwepa Peo HA Rhan
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