Education urged as 28000 plus return to Washington County classrooms
Retiring Negro educator Charles J. Hodges praised progress of Black Americans with high school completion and urged all races to pursue learning. He noted increasing educational demands in business and industry and warned youths not to leave school for short term pay, stressing the value of "book learning."
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Washington County
Charles J. Hodges
Hodges
Board of Education
Fear and Freedom Across Cold War Fear Lines
The piece argues fear drove Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia to stifle reform and defend Communist rule, contrasting Soviet and American fears. It notes shared security concerns, laments moral myopia in seeking to equate actions, and envisions a world where nations pursue liberty and mutual respect without reliance on fear or outposts.
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Russia
Czechoslovakia
United States
U.S.S.R
U.S.R
Soviet Union
America
Dean Rusk
Dominican Republic
Hungary
Vietnam
Prague
Moscow
NATO
Diet and exercise tips from a health columnist
A health note discusses managing weight by adopting sensible eating and daily activity. It emphasizes smaller servings, three meals, and avoiding cocktails. It advocates walking, swimming, and noncompetitive exercise while warning about the impact of alcohol on appetite and weight. It includes reader questions about stroke aphasia and at-home care resources.
Jottings From Yesteryears Highlights and Local Happenings
The week's items note Lace Cross of Mird basemedia death, Betty Lou Brenner won baby show honors in Smithsburg carnival, and endorsements by Hagerstown labor unions for David Lewis in the U S Senate race. Hoffmans Chevies finally won a Washington County pennant with an 18 to 3 victory over Sharpsburg. Reverend Stephen C. Walke begins duties at St John Episcopal Parish and will lead two Holy Communion services. North Hagerstown High School opens with zoning changes prompting most of its bus routes to be revised by An Netant Transit Ca to move students efficiently.
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Stephen C. Walke
St. John's Episcopal Parish
North Hagerstown
The Voice Of The People On History And Colonialism
A fragment reflecting on American history and imperial pasts. It links past colonial abuses to current global roles in Asia and the Western world, noting a shift in power and ideology with an emphasis on national identity and responsibility.
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Asia
America
State Department
TAD
USIA
CIA
Peking
Vietnam
Hunger and food scarcity haunt a global age
Jim Bishop writes on hunger as the defining issue of our era. He notes 270,000 deaths and 350,000 births daily, warns of rising real costs of food, and argues the world can feed three times the present population with coordinated planning and aid. He cites UN potential and critiques imperial approaches, urging action.
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Asia
Biafra
Ria
North Atlantic Ocean
Canada
Chicago
Madagascar
Wolfie’s
Shu
Pat Cloraymen
United Nations
McCarthy Eyes Columbia University Presidency Amid Political Drift
Senator Eugene McCarthy seeks the Columbia University presidency after his convention rebuff, aided by trustees dubbed McCarthyites. A move would sharply boost finances and status but risks a 1970 Senate bid and clashes with a restive Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor base. Critics cite a sparse record and uncertain leadership experience.
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Chicago
Eugene McCarthy
Columbia University
McCarthy
Grayson Kirk
White House
Columbia
University
Congress
Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Democratic Farmer - Labor Party
Carthy
Columbus University
Minnesota
War Department
Trueman
Senate
Albert Quie
Clark MacGregor
Robert Forsythe
New Left at Chicago Convention Shapes Democratic Rift
Chicago coverage portrays a Democratic National Convention fracturing between Humphrey moderates and a far left wing led by Unruh and O'Dwyer. Protesters flood streets while Henry Daley’s police actions provoke clashes, framing a city torn by war stance and internal party strife.
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Chicago
Southeast Asia
Lincoln
Democratic Party
Hubert Mumphrey
Richard Nixon
Jesse Unruh
California
Paul O'Dwyer
New York
Ted Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Glory
Vietnam
Man
Conrad Hilton
Daley
Fai-Nts
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American Federation of Labor
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United States Senate
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Sharpsburg
Quyempire
Jim Bishop
Ian
Guatemala
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Justin
Yangtze
U.S
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Canadian Sugar Institute
Rutgers
Institute
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HEA
Crechosfovokiol
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Columbia U
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