Frederick News Ad Rates and Publication Details 1969
The Frederick News lists subscription prices and delivery options in 1969. One month costs 37 cents by mail in advance, three months 44 52, six months 84 0, and one year 16.00. Rates also show motor route or carrier delivery at 2 cents per week, or 47 per month and 210 per year. The notice notes Associated Press news service and second class postage, with Bureau of Circulation and Frederick address.
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Byrd Warns On Soaring National Debt Amid Prosperity
Senator Harry F Byrd Jr of Virginia criticizes rising national debt in a period of affluence noting a 1969 debt peak and a 17.5 billion annual interest bill. He warns repayments and possible repudiation as a risk while tax measures aim to raise 7.6 billion.
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Harry DF. Byrd Jr
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Congress
Potomac River Basin Compact gains legislative support
Indications point to approval by Maryland Legislative Council for a proposed Potomac River Basin Compact. A Maryland public hearing in Frederick will outline details, following a Riverdale session that drew strong backing. The plan would place Maryland Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia under a joint commission with federal cooperation to manage Basin resources for 100 years.
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Fort Detrick Workers Save $436,400 Under Cost Reduction Program
Twenty five Fort Detrick employees earned public congratulations after submitting cost reduction ideas that, when adopted, yielded $436,400 in savings to the U S government. Walter Smith, cost reduction coordinator at the Frederick facility, notes actions must stem from new ideas, improved techniques, or better management and be validated by the Army Auditing Agency. He adds that Fort Detrick’s reporting criteria show $735,300 in potential savings through the 1971 fiscal year.
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Barking On The Border War Realities And Lessons
The piece argues no war is good and warns against optimistic talk that a conflict between Soviet Russia and Red China would benefit the Free World. It recalls World Wars I and II to show how wars expand and how the U.S. could be drawn in, stressing there is no truly good war or bad peace.
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Germany
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Mra. Burtt
Letters to the Editor opposing taxes on sex education
A Frederick Maryland reader argues the Taxpayers League opposes sex education in schools for tax reasons and notes broader moral concerns. He urges fiscal efficiency in education while acknowledging moral implications. A second letter from Madeline Kenny recalls personal wartime loss and supports free expression amidst debate.
Era of GOP dominance in the 1970s predicted
Bruce Biossat argues Nixon could dominate the 1970s barring a major crisis as realignment debates surface. Analysts weigh whether demographic shifts and rising minority influence, especially in cities and suburbs, will solidify a long term Republican majority, or prove temporary.
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Herbert Hoover
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Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Past Files
The Frederick County Board of Agriculture and the Middletown Grange plan a public meeting Friday evening to discuss improving county roads for horse traffic and the road between Frederick and Middletown. The postmaster reports army surplus goods arriving for Frederick residents. Homecoming at Thurmont drew a large crowd with a baseball game between soldiers from the Emmitsburg district and Mechanics Town. The Frederick County Agricultural Commission will consider traffic at the Frederick Fair next month at their Wednesday night meeting.
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Twenty Years Ago Items From The News Post
The September 30 1949 issue notes 29 handicapped job seekers in Maryland State Employment Service in Frederick. Seventeen new dwellings two cow barns and two restaurants are included in $90 000 September building permits. James McSherry elected chairman of the 1949 Halloween Observance Committee. The Frederick Fair traces origins to 1822 cattle show leading to the Great Frederick Fair.
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National
James McSherry
Hallowe’en Observance
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Taxpayers League faces fork over sex education funding
The Frederick County Taxpayers League at Walkersville voted to oppose funds for sex education in schools, drawing outcry from members and critics. The meeting drew over 2,100 members and the public, with debate centered on taxes and government funding for education and moral issues.
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California
Frederick County
Robert E. Dalley
Walkeraville
Taxpayers’ League
Friend Defends Jeane Dixon Book
The letter defends Jeane Dixon against critic Richard Leichert who misread her work. Dixon's first edition of 100000 copies sold out in under two weeks, entering a second printing and breaking prior popularity records.
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Chard Leichert
GIN of Trophey
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