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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
2
Local officials fight to reclaim a misallocated 23061 dollars in federal revenue sharing for Sharpsburg while other towns face similar demands. Some leaders resist repayment citing hardship and budget strains, while officials warn funds must be returned despite politics and calls for accountability.
About 48000 youths take a year off between high school and college. Institutions increasingly defer or guarantee readmission, encouraging educational leaves. Advocates cite the need to step outside the cocoon for real life, echoed by HEW task force chair Frank Newman.
Washington report notes defense budget could reach 104 billion dollars in 1978 if current posture holds, with rising manpower costs and limited room for domestic redirection. Brookings analysis suggests strategic forces costs may grow to about 20 billion annually by 1976, possibly down to 13–20 billion by 1980 depending on defense postures and arms talks.
The piece argues against cynicism about government by recalling the constitutional system built to check rulers. It praises press, Congress, courts, and the public for resisting Watergate era abuses and defends the founders' design to restrain official mischief through checks and accountability.
Maryland politics darkens as a federal probe into Spiro Agnew era corruption exposes a booming consulting industry. The piece links bribery and extortion rumors to costly, bidless public projects and a pattern of profit via cost plus fee or fixed percentages. It notes lawmakers seek reform to curb contractor influence and restore public trust in governance.
Readers are invited to submit opinion letters to the Voice of the Fae ple column in the Daily Mail. Each letter must be signed and include the writer’s address. Letters should express clear views on public matters and may be edited and condensed by the newspaper. Preference given to letters capable of permanent publication.
A patient at Western Maryland State Hospital laments five years of confinement with limited PT and OT, limited activities, and new rules. He describes inmates using a hill behind the hospital for exercise, questions staff restrictions, and compares hospital life to a prison with fewer freedoms.
JoAnn Benner praises managers and umpires for their time and sportsmanship in National Little League. She notes players’ camaraderie, urges support for all involved, and expresses pride in Hagerstown and Jersey City performances despite outcomes.
Jottings from yesteryears note a Maryland surplus of 117 million dollars at year end. The SRC invites bids for 2.8 miles of I 70 from Millstone to Licking Creek. Vacations near start as classes resume in two weeks. The Hagerstown Globe file rests with the county Historical Society.
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