Flag flies day and night at Key Monument in Mount Olivet
The Key Monument in Mount Olivet Cemetery Frederick Maryland honors Francis Scott Key who penned The Star Spangled Banner. The 16 foot statue of Key overlooks a flag and grave, funded by legislators and schoolchildren with monthly flag replacements and evening flood lighting.
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Robert A. Kline
Mount Olivet
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Ft. McHenry i
Baltimore
Mary Pickerspill
Key
Ft. McHenry
Ceme
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Nixon alters Soviet plans over Romania visit
East European sources say Soviet leaders called off a planned July trip to Bucharest to sign a 20 year friendship treaty because of Nixon's upcoming visit. Ceaucescu's invitation shown as defiant, Soviet press offered minimal notice and Brezhnev may boycott the August party congress if the rift continues.
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UPI
Romania
Nixon
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Soaders
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Nicolae Ceaucescu
U.S
Ceaucescu
United Nations
Israel
West Germany
Brezhnev
Ohio Senate Approves Day Care Licensing Bill
The Ohio Senate approved a bill by Sen. John H. Weeks licensing and regulating privately run day care centers and set minimum standards including staff checks, meals, space per child, and educational requirements. A day care advisory council would advise the welfare department, with fees and penalties outlined, while a companion measure broadens community college financing via indefinite levy authority subject to voter referendums.
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Columbus
John H. Weeks
Ren
Aiflean
Welfare Department
Robert Canary
Public Welfare
Canary
Weeks’ Community College
Family Newspaper item from The Chronicle Telegram page
Local page Three item presents a family oriented slice from Elyria Ohio dated July 3 1969 with community notices and short notes.
Greenfield plans tobacco bonfire to kick smoking habit
In Greenfield Iowa the town plans an August bonfire fueled by tobacco to inspire residents to quit smoking. Mayor Dale Yount and two city councilmen have joined the effort sparked by the movie Cold Turkey and its $25 million incentive premise. Some skeptics worry about practical risks as residents rally to quit.
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Greenfield
Iowa
UPI
Dale Yount
Edwin J Sidey
Adair County
Sidney
Turkey
Sidey
McGovern reports secret talks with Hanoi to seek Vietnam peace
Senator McGovern disclosed ten hours of secret Paris talks with North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on May 23 and said no negotiations would occur until U S military actions end and a full withdrawal begins. He defended his trip against critics and noted he informed the State Department beforehand.
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UPI
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D-S.d
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Senate
National Liberation Front
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Agnew
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Byrd
State Department
Henry Cabal Lodge
Andaman
Nixon
Indonesia
India
Pakistan
Picasso Found Hidden in Junk Pile Worth Thousands
Workmen clearing a London cellar uncovered a stack of paintings under plaster. A Picasso titled Weeping Woman valued at 192000 dollars was among them, stolen three months earlier from its owner. They later recovered 24 more paintings.
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London
UPI
Marcus Taylor
Taylor
Eddie Mitchell
Aubrey Worman
Mitchell
Warman
Soviet Ask for Andaman Naval Base Stirring Asian Debate
An Asian diplomatic source says the Soviet Union asked India for permission to base ships in the Andaman Islands to control East Asian and western Pacific lanes. India reportedly resisted the base plan, while New Delhi denied any such request claiming the islands are undeveloped.
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Western Pacific
Indira Gandhi
Andaman Islands
Bay of Bengal
New Delhi
Foreis
Andamans
Gandhi
Dia
Andaman
Moscow
China
Former Rolling Stone Brian Jones Found Dead in Pool
Brian Jones, member of the Rolling Stones since formation, was found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool at his Hartfield home in England. He had quit the band last month amid controversy and drug conviction chatter. Police investigated as friends aided by an unidentified man swam late last night.
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England
UPI
Brian Jones
Rolling Stones
Saxt Jones
Jones
Wice
Stones
GM Accused of Deliberately Misleading Price Stickers
California Attorney General accused General Motors of placing deliberately misleading price stickers on new cars to inflate perceived deals. An injunction and fines potentially over 750 million dollars were sought. A Pontiac TV ad reportedly claimed cars were available several hundred dollars below sticker price.
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Los Angeles
UPI
General Motors Corp
Charles A O’brien
Slaying conviction challenged over courtroom heat
An 18 year old convicted of murder in Pittsburgh argues the verdict was unfair due to extreme heat in the courtroom. Attorney Michael A Litman contends the 90 plus degree temperatures and humidity deprived the defendant of a fair trial as jurors complained and endured discomfort during the trial of Homer Denison for the murder of Michael Delnea.
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Pittsburgh
UPH
Homer Denison
Michael Delnea
Michael A. Litman
Allegheny County
Piggyback sales tax challenged in Ohio courts
Opponents filed suits in northern Ohio challenging a county one half percent piggyback tax. In Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Paul Mancine Jr. questions the law's constitutionality. Robert Sweeney filed in U S District Court over the referendum provision allowing a 30 day signature window to block the tax at the next election.
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Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Lake County
Common Pleas Court
Paul Mancine Jr
U.S
Robert &. Sweeney
U.S. District Court
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