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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1972
Page
2
The U S Senate rejected a national no fault auto insurance proposal similar to Maryland’s plan. Readers favored no fault in a local poll, while insurers and lawyers opposed it amid cost and liability concerns. The Senate did pass restrictions on Saturday Night Special handguns, aligning with public demand for tighter gun laws.
Mexico under President Echeverria advances a broad prison reform plan. The open prison program places inmates serving two to ten years in penal homes before release, encouraging work outside and easing social readaptation. Pre-release visits to public venues and weekend family time support reintegration, aided by a new Committee for Former Convicts.
The piece riffs on education critics and reformers debating what teaching truly means. It cites Garfield on Mark Hopkins, John Holt on learning as leaching, and Lincoln’s quip about clinging to the past. The text questions teachers imposing predefined paths versus enabling student curiosity.
The memo, written by an advertising executive, suggests the Nixon White House aimed to replace FCC leaders Miles Kirkpatrick Dean Burch and Nicholas Johnson with appointees aligned to administration policy. It hints Richard Wiley could become chair, while disputes over the memo’s exact quotes are noted by Lamb Katzenstein.
The acting head Ayron Pepitone at the Selective Service System faced a flood of forms after January directives to send computerized draft classification copies. About 4.5 million forms overwhelmed headquarters, leaving 2.8 million largely typed sheets to be discarded, costing taxpayers tens of thousands in mailing and data processing. Pepitone initially denied the excess, but spokesman Coffey later conceded the overabundance.
The Arthur Bremer trial in Upper Marlboro drew intense side stories as 500 daily searches, bomb scare fears, and constant security shaped the court scene. Bremer, deemed sane and guilty on nine charges, faces possible parole after serving a quarter of his sentence, with appeals anticipated and heavy media attention surrounding the proceedings.
A Daily Maran cartoon shows a disgruntled laborer eyeing a menu labeled Nixon's Domestic Falkcies and McGovern's Foreign and Domestic Polices. The piece argues labor should back McGovern, citing AFL CIO COPE voting data and economic strains like rising wholesale prices and unemployment. Ronald Ziegler notes Nixon is pleased with the economy, while McGovern pushes a labor friendly domestic agenda and job focus.
Lewis L. Sewers Jr states his family home, one of the town’s oldest, lacks local contractors for spouting, painting, fence work, porch removal, and general upkeep. He notes neighbors seek city work with high hourly pay, while skilled labor remains scarce.
The Washington County SPCA announces an August membership drive with 18 months for the price of 12. Rates include Patron ten dollars Family five dollars Single Adult two dollars and Child under twelve two dollars. Send checks to Washington Co SPCA P.O. Box 1323 Tracterstown Md 21740 to support the shelter project.
Jottings from yesteryears report Pinellas County Health Department plans to add on the Hagerstown Plan to detain the mentally ill and notes Governor Tawes and Democratic leaders attending an Elks picnic. Antietam celebration licensing will require county health licenses for all serving establishments. Dr Reynolds B Nicklas bought the home on North Potomac Street. Richard Duffey, ex sheriff and city court magistrate, released after pneumonia. Tax delinquencies lead to vehicle seizures. new building permits issued to several. Middletown faces water shortage as rains lag. Diphtheria cases reported at Antietam Furnace. Dr W Ross Cameron comments.
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