Hagerstown Wins Traffic Safety Award Over Nearby Towns
Citizens of Hagerstown take pride as the city achieves three straight clean years in pedestrian safety. The Police Department led a stronger traffic safety drive and street crossing awareness, helping the town compete against Salisbury Easton and Cambridge for the American Automobile Association Award.
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Hagerstown
American Automobile Association
Maryland
Salisbury
Easton
Cambridge
Honda stratified charge engine eyed for cleaner cars
Glowing reports from the Honda Movor Company of Japan claim to have solved one of ten major U.S. auto pollution problems with a stratified charge engine using dual core combustion chambers per cylinder. The system could replace catalytic converters, while nitrogen oxide controls remain debated. EPA postponed 1976 standards to 1977, and Texaco chief John K. McKinley urged flexible national rules and a two car strategy to curb emissions without harming fuel economy or driveability.
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Honda Movor Company
Japan
U.S. Ayuimakers
Emi
U.S
Honda
Environmental Production Agency
Gato
John K. McKinley
Texaco, Inc
Senate Air and Water Pollution Subcommittee
Mckinley
Ors
California
Air Traffic Safety Takes Giant Step Toward Radar Beacons
The FAA announces a new era in air traffic control as radar beacon transponders with altitude reporting will be used at over 100 terminals and 26 FAA en route centers. Transponder equipped aircraft will be tracked automatically from entry into a controller's sector, with altitude and speed data displayed. Regulation since 1973 will require transponders in designated airspace by 1975, reshaping safety across U S airspace and potentially lowering collision risk.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Aviation News
District of
Calamona
United States
FAS
Enterprise Asén
Horror File reveals price controls backfiring on firms
The Cost of Living Council preserves a “Horror File” detailing 35 firms hurt by strict controls. Code names mask identities as memos note unprofitable pricing, layoffs, and near bankruptcies, with examples like Sierra Motors, Garner Computers, Peter Rabbit Dairies, and others.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
Strongarm Detective Agency
Eagletonbutton Manufacturing
Eagletonbutton
Eagleton
Shopgarm Detective Agency
Sierra Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Moe Microdynamics
Shell
Pansion
Peter Rabbit Dairies
Mystery surrounds death of city's founder Hager
Historian Harry Warner notes conflicting 18th century accounts of Jonathan Hager's death on November 6, 1775, with sources varying from a sawmill accident to a log crush. Doubt remains about church construction timing, church use in 1774, and whether records were based on hearsay or lost documents.
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Harry Warner
Jonathan Hager
Hager
Williams
Anticelam Creek
J Spangler Kieffer
Basil Sellers
Scharf
Thas
Kieffer
Zion Reformed Church
Morning Herald
Robert Brent
Schwartzes
Kbedfer
Nishard
Community Letters Show Local Voice In Print
Readers respond to daily issues in the Voice of the People column, with letters offering opinions on city services, school policy, and neighborhood concerns. Contributors sign their letters and supply addresses, as editors note that publication favors letters identifying the writer. The Deity Mail reserves the right to edit and condense submissions to fit space.
Malpractice Suits and Patient Losses Highlight Neglect
A reader recounts personal tragedy from medical negligence in January 1972 and notes several malpractice cases in the area. She criticizes insurance costs, urges tougher action, and says families suffer while suits are hard to win.
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Pablic
Mra
Sees Writer Prejudiced In Reply To City Park Concert Controversy
In a letter responding to Lewis Bowers criticism of rock concerts in City Park, Sees Writer accuses Bowers of prejudice against long haired youth. The piece defends Wednesday night concerts as trouble free and welcoming, arguing youth have rights equal to Sunday parkgoers and urges understanding that music and youth differ from past eras.
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Lam
Lewis Bowers
Mr. Bowers
Defends Park Concerts in Letter to the Editor
An 18 year old Washington County resident writes in support of city park concerts. She agrees the park is natural beauty yet should serve all residents. She notes Sunday nights host Municipal Band, urges others to enjoy their own activities on Wednesdays, and praises youth-oriented city plans.
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Bowers
Washington County
Hagerstown
Mr. Bowers
Jottings From Yesteryears Chronicle Highlights
Potomac River levels steady at Williamsport Water Plant per William Beard and drought notes. County auditor Earl Smith reports potential payoff of last year's deficit with this year’s surplus. Boonsboro Magistrate Howell Happ resigns notary post after state rule on holding two offices. Disabled residents seek transport to Williamsport Town Hall to register to vote. Thacker Brown speaks at Chewsville Lions Club. Washington County RE Employment Service committee organized with listed members. Hagerstown Peace Council to host a Peace Booth at the fair with coordinators named.
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Potomac
William Beard
Williamsport
Howell Happ
Boonsboro
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