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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1976
Page
2
The Daily Mail presents editorials on this page that express its official opinions in plain terms. Other viewpoints from home residents and readers may appear elsewhere in the paper. The page asserts it will publish all sides of important controversial issues.
Latest figures show Washington County jobless rate at 1.1 percent in October, a four month decline from 5.2 percent last July. Statewide trends mirror the drop with a 4,500 fall from September to October, boosting local economy alongside a four year revenue sharing boost totaling 3,472,000 dollars annually for the county and incorporated towns.
A 1978 Kempetene piece surveys global separatist trends, noting Basque Catalan Breton Corsican and Kurdish movements amid eroded nationhood. It argues identity, culture, and local loyalties drive demands while big government and big business fuel opposition, with Rene Levesque cited in Quebec as a peaceful alternative to federalism.
Washington report details cables showing former CIA chief Helms urged action against Iran Free Press. State Dept rejected moves citing no legal basis, while Afshar’s citizenship and background were scrutinized. Separate items discuss Palau oil deal and disability rights study.
City welfare efforts began with volunteers and a 1900s survey of local needs. The Community Chest and local groups proposed improving aid for widows, orphans, and families with mentally deficient members. Reported figures show alarming gaps and later reforms, with calls for paid staff, case records, and interagency cooperation.
A post election column critiques right to work laws and Taft Hartley in the Carter era context. It argues Carter promised labor repeal, labels big labor as a violent force, and notes southern states voting for right to work while Congress shifts to Christian moral framing amid re election pressures.
A reader reports seeing a large color centerfold of a nude man in a women's magazine at a Hagestown drug store. The note condemns the store for selling explicit material openly and compares the situation to biblical judgement while calling for attention to moral standards.
Ten years ago the new Board of County Commissioners would be sworn in with Democrats retaining control. Lem Kirk and Burton R. Hoffman and John E. Easterday were named as Democrats. The Thurston clerk of court appointment drew no secrecy per Chief Judge McLaughlin. Public Works posts and police chief search were still in motion, with a $78,500 salary. Big Brothers of Hagerstown formed. Church Street parking lot for 106 cars to open. Nearly 2,000,000 seedlings allocated for spring planting in Washington County. Health Dept to require venereal disease blood tests for free hospital patients. A Western Maryland Railway engine overturned after sideswipe. The mystery of a missing rooster was solved. a cat’s litter included the hen’s former kitten, now sheltered by the rooster.
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