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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1974
Page
3
A Maryland General Assembly measure raises the drinking age to 18 and requires ID checks. The law frames beer and wine purchase as a civic duty balanced with personal responsibility. It emphasizes moderation, lawful conduct, and the need to avoid alcohol-related harm to self and others.
Readers confront the 1975 shift to catalytic converters and unleaded gasoline amid EPA deadlines and rising CO2 fears. The piece weighs environmental goals against practical auto annoyances and the broader question of whether every problem has a ready solution.
A reader argues inflation undermines money value, showing CPI from 1967 base and July 1973 at 133, with $100 savings at 6 percent losing real value under 8 percent inflation. Taxes reduce effective interest, and debt-fueled deficits propel inflation. Proposes curbing federal spending and reforming taxes to balance budgets and curb inflation. The letter is signed Vincent J. Mooney Jr. and includes a second reply criticizing school policy on religion and atheism.
A 105 page National Academy of Sciences oil pollution study circulated in confidential form but a cancer warning was deleted before publication. The censored passage linked oil pollutants to tumors in seafood and possible human cancer risk, contrasting with a later benign summary.
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