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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
2
The Washington County Land Use Report prepared by Fred W. Tuemmler and Associates sat with the Planning and Zoning Commission as it reviewed the document last year. It has not been heard of since, though officials should act on main recommendations or explicitly reject them to avoid unfairness to the public and taxpayers.
Washington County hosts an annual jail open house inviting residents to tour detention areas for the mentally ill and juveniles, view K-9 facilities, and see firearms on loan from the IRS Alcohol and Tobacco Tax division. Displays cover accident scenes, crime reports, investigations, and fingerprinting to educate the public and encourage respect for law enforcement.
The Throckmortons returned from vacation rested and content choosing leisure over mileage. They skipped famed caves, zoos, and detours to savor scenery and history, sleeping in and taking easy daily travel pauses. They expect friends may view them as oddballs but feel the unusual arrangement was worthwhile.
Medical note surveys taste improvement for barium suspensions used in X rays. Dr. Miller of Indiana University Medical Center suggests flavored suspensions with fruit syrups and instant drink flavors to aid children and adults. The column also covers ovarian pain, weight loss medications, post hysterectomy expectations, and diet books, inviting reader questions.
Various items note public health screening results in Hagerstown with 147 of 3700 children defect free. A freight engine boiler explosion near Clear Spring injures two and kills one. A Sunday baseball game involving professionals is legally restricted. Investigations follow attempted train wrecks north of the city. Local auto shops report part shortages for aging vehicles. A mail carrier logs 110000 miles without a crash. Indiana finds giant sturgeon remains in Potomac at Williamsport. Archaeology unveils two Indian sites along Conococheague Creek. Hancock High School bids prompt Board of Education meeting with architects.
A Hagerstown reader recounts a late night incident on Jonathan Street in which a white woman driver severely hit a man, called him a white punk, fled, and left him shaken. The letter advocates speaking out while seeking an explanation and racial harmony in the city.
A Washin gton County resident expresses distress over an old-car junk yard sprawling across acres along Route 62 from Smithsburg to Hagerstown. She recalls writing to Mrs Johnson at the White House about highway beautification and asks how locals can help spur action on reducing unsightly land, noting a President’s proposals to Congress.
Washington County residents should beware State Sen. Snyder's proposal to move state prisoners into county jails. The plan, labeled reckless, would worsen jail overcrowding and raise local taxes, dragging Washington County further into burden. Snyder, head of the Prison Administration Committee, seeks reelection in 1966 with little to offer beyond controversial ideas.
On August 11, notable events include 1928 Hoover accepting the Republican nomination, 1918 US field army organized in France, 1943 Roosevelt and Churchill opening Quebec Conference, 1948 Allies approving Japan surrender terms, and 1946 rocket bomb reports over Sweden. Also Truman endorsement in 1950, Khrushchev Moscow dinner remark in 1955, and Soviet wheat imports from Canada in 1966.
After nine years in a limestone quarry a 35-year-old man enrolled at the University of Indiana and quickly rose as a top student. He explains he returned to school to stop wasting his life, organizes his time around work and classes, and plans to enter law school after graduation. He credits employer and family for support and urges others to seek meaningful purpose.
National Science Foundation studies challenge claims of Red China’s weak nuclear capacity. Despite a thin top layer, China harbors high quality scientists trained abroad, with leaders such as Chien Sanch’leng and Wang Ka- tch’ang. The article notes significant Western education and notable engineers, while warning of gaps in training and education.
In Palm Beach, Jack Faircloth finally realizes a 35 year dream by building and showcasing a fiberglass replica of a rare 1931 Model A Ford Sports phaeton. He spent years locating parts and crafting a shed mounted car costing over 50000 dollars, with a steel hard finish and chrome details. The project honors the original model and may endure for a decade with proper care, drawing attention from passersby on Worth Avenue.
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