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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1967
Page
2
Delegates of the Maryland Constitutional Convention vote to push 30 days past the December 12 deadline. The group aims to produce a near perfect framework for state government, with no dissent on the extension and progress cited despite earlier committee delays.
Dr. Frank Stanton of CBS urges a 21 hour election day with polls open at all times to guarantee universal access. He argues uniform hours would curb long lines, reduce work-day voting barriers, and raise turnout beyond current levels. Opponents say a 24 hour day would double election costs.
A medical column discusses unhappiness as a health factor, recounting a patient harmed by poor boss relations and highlighting the link between job satisfaction and wellbeing. Advice covers tactful leadership, dignity at work, and the role of a sense of accomplishment in health and productivity.
The county records show 434 deer killed this year in Washington County with one day remaining. Three teenaged youths faced charges of breaking and entering and larceny in Funkstown after a home theft yielded $60 in Liberty Head dimes and gold coins. The Infant and Child Health Center reported over two thousand infant visits in the six months ending December 1. The State Tax Commission granted articles of incorporation to a local firm. Kenneth Heason was named Premy College chapter head. The county levy for Washington County was tentatively set at $1.50 per $100 assessed valuation, unchanged from 1947.
A truck driver who runs between New York and Boston three nights weekly explains how signals using headlights warn of hazards. Blink patterns indicate disaster ahead or caution at intersections, with instructions to pull over or stop as needed. The piece ties driving signals to broader themes of care, truth, and love.
Joseph Allen argues osteopathy and chiropractic are distinct, with orthod o x medical practice limiting osteopathy. He cites California history and Harvard reception to show osteopathy remains separate from mainstream medicine and emphasizes continued value of manipulative therapy alongside chemotherapy.
A reader requests more junior high school news in the Saturday section, listing St. Marys West Washington Street High Williamsport Smithsburg North and South Potomac Junior High as examples. The note urges inclusivity and notes time passes quickly.
On this date in 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt urged peace to the Japanese emperor Kohito. The Pearl Harbor attack followed the next day. Lincoln joined the Tlingit delegation in 184% and Jefferson Davis died in 1889. In 1917 a Halifax explosion killed about 1600 as ships collided. In 1939 Americans gathered in liquor stores.
Fragmentary text mentions Prohibition era alcohol changes, 1943 Allied invasion planning under Eisenhower, 1957 AFI E10 ousting the Teamsters, Khrushchev era talks and Moscow meetings. It references Soviet and British actions and a 14 year split among Communist parties.
President Johnson probes compromise in Powell ouster case amid Harlem seat uncertainty. Humphrey briefed Democratic leaders on potential 1986 convention implications as McCarthy backers seek to weaponize the Powell issue. Circuit Court ruling looms on Powell feds funds case, Powell vows a civil rights battle nationwide.
Washington argues that Charles de Gaulle jeopardizes Western unity by opposing U S Vietnam policies and vetoing Britain’s EEC entry. Lester Pearson is cited as right to challenge de Gaulle while Canada and Britain face economic strains and fraying Atlantic ties. Israel and U S strategic positions are noted amid the French leader’s stance.
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