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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1971
Page
2
Meetings focus on capabilities of Hagerstown's sewage disposal plant for Fountain Head and north areas. Debate whether Hagerstown can handle the job cheaper and more efficiently than Washington County Sanitary Commission. Report on coping with overloaded system due soon cites storm-water leaks as major cause.
The text notes a Cleveland commemoration of Moses Cleaveland’s 1796 landing with Native participants in costume, who protest against colonial impact. It cites Indian activist views on rights, life expectancy, poverty, education gaps, and unemployment while examining tensions between preserving culture and engaging with white society.
Early picturephone use reveals behavior shifts in users. Dominant individuals fixate the camera for closeups while others dodge the lens. Abrupt telephone talkers become more engaging when seen, as voice patterns gain life on video.
President Nixon proposes tax cuts totaling about 4.2 billion and spending reductions of 4.7 billion, aiming to hold a 1972 deficit near 35 billion. Analysts warn nearly half the claimed savings may be illusory, potentially raising the deficit by 2 billion or more due to revenue losses and timing. The plan postpones welfare reform and revenue sharing, with development credits for industry touted as a revenue loss, while defense cuts are not proposed.
The text questions how initial reception matters and notes a past Nixon budget predicting a 13 billion surplus that became a 23 billion deficit by June year end. It warns against piling more deficit as totals may near 40 billion, highlighting fiscal strain.
A compilation of opinions from the Benton Missouri Scott County Democrat and the Caruthers California Gazette. It questions government involvement in business and notes air pollution enforcement at Los Angeles International Airport with inspectors observing smog conditions.
John Lindsay’s party switch from Republican to Democrat signals a realignment with the Eastern establishment weakened. The piece argues this shift ends a bipartisan era rooted in war leadership and raises confrontation politics across the left and right, reshaping national policy and leadership prospects.
Readers invited to submit four word letters to the Voice of the People column. The Daily Mall reserves rights by salt and condense letters. All letters must be signed with writer addresses. publication preference given to signers.
Letter to the editor warns of fatal risk on Interstate 708 south of Urbana with cement and gravel trucks in heavy early morning traffic. Writer urges the State Roads Commission to add a third lane and post TRUCKS KEEP RIGHT signs while requesting State Police enforcement to prevent further accidents.
Bernie Butgerelt and Family express deep gratitude and mixed emotions as they transfer from Hagerstown to Michigan. They thank friends and coworkers for kindness, share memories, and pray for guidance and blessing, hoping to meet again under God’s grace.
A quoted letter dismisses patient mistreatment claims at Washington County Hospital. The writer jokes about optical sideshow entertainment and defends obesity as non contagious, insisting the hospital hosts fat patients and calling themselves the Washington County Hospital Fat Cats.
Jottings list varied items across county news: Fairchild’s improved aircraft gains FAA certification while Congressman Brewster attends a county democratic picnic. Health Dept begins disease survey in local pigeons and starlings. SNC attracts enrollments in new advertising and traffic management courses.
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