Passenger Train Comeback in the Mid-Atlantic
The Maryland Public Service Commission urged railroads to address passenger demand, noting demand will rise toward the 1980s, while rail service between Hagerstown and Baltimore remains slow. Buses offer faster city links, and future rail revival would need modern equipment and revamped schedules to compete with highways and interstates.
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Hagerstown
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Maryland Public Service Commission
PSC
Frederick
Alaska Pioneers Safety Glasses Law First Nationwide
The 49th state restricts prescriptions to safety glasses and sunglasses within Alaska and bans sale of frames made from highly combustible materials. The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness hails the move as progressive, noting it leads the world. Massachusetts awaits similar measures. The drive targets flammable frames and promotes shatter resistant safety lenses.
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Alaska
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
United States
Massachusetts
Extra Pinball Declared Gambling Device In Ohio Case
A Franklin County common pleas judge ruled that a pinball machine awarding extra balls for high scores constitutes gambling. The decision upheld the Ohio Liquor Commission suspension of a tavern license for permitting the machine. Law and order advances as authorities curb such games.
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Common Pleas
Franklin County
Ohio
Commission
Crimeland
Law and Order
How To Keep Well Liver Is Abused By Heavy Drinkers
Article outlines relation between alcohol use and cirrhosis, noting 80 percent liver damage before signs appear. Discusses immunity, diet, and early warnings such as fatigue and weight loss. Mentions public health interest and a question section with medical topics and reader inquiries about Raynaud, caffeine effects, dish detergents, and dandruff.
Jottings From Yesteryears in Charles Town and Nearby
A Charles Town woman seeks $30 from a local doctor claiming false promises to improve her life after a failed consultation. State lawmakers consider a bill preventing municipal light plant sales without taxpayer consent. A witchcraft scare surfaces in Washington County amid a hex murder report. Edward Kunklemay named president of Pangborn Lodge No. 88. Edward Oswald announces mayoral bid in the Democratic primary. Mooresville Catholic Church north of Indian Springs being razed. Sheriff Price vows strict action against drunks and panhandlers around the Court House. Postmaster announces new tow window service at main and Northern Avenue stations.
Mass Murder and Catholic Views on Vietnam War Morality
A reader letter questions church stance on birth control and urges broader moral scrutiny of the Vietnam War. The writer challenges Christians to justify active participation in what is termed the murder in Vietnam and cites scriptural arguments regarding artificial birth control.
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Vietnam
Aid
My Hancock town and the poet’s provocation
A reader comments on a prior poem about Hancock, chiding the author for possessive framing and praising local wit. The letter shifts to a geopolitical encore urging a hard stance against Soviet influence, calling for open elections, rapid withdrawal, and global pressure to isolate Red nations.
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United Nations
Mission Stirs Hatred and Election Concerns
A Concerned Citizen denounces actions by hippies Father Groppi and Joan Baez, claiming their protests aimed to inflame racial hatred and influence an election for a man unworthy of high office. The remark notes coffers empty and mission accomplished as they retreat.
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Father Groppi
Joan Baez
Uprisings and refugee flow challenge East Germany and Soviet control
The text notes that uprisings in 1959 and ongoing refugee waves from the Communist zone show East Germany could not be held without Soviet troops. It also references the 1956 1958 Hungarian Revolution challenging Kremlin leaders and hints at broader Soviet domestic pressure and unrest.
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Germany
East Germany
Kremlin
Nixon Aide Lineup Seen Shaping Domestic Policy
Washington notes outline a core Nixon team with Finch Ellsworth and Harlow as top architects of policy and public relations. The group centers on access to Nixon and personal trust, not just official titles, shaping the administration’s power dynamics.
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Washington
Robert Finch
California
Finch
Department Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Robert Ellsworth
Congress
Ellsworth
Bryce Harlow
Harlow
Heribert Klein
Klein
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Palace Guard
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Vietnam
College Education By Emotion in U S Universities
Washington report notes a link between campus protests and young faculty hiring during the university expansion. At the American Political Science Association meetings younger instructors disrupted sessions by turning backs and marching out. Some favor abandoning classroom objectivity to use teaching for propaganda.
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Washington
NEHA
Cohew
U.S
Association of Political Science Teachers
American Political Science Association
Chicago
Columbia
Young activists skew research toward emotion over fact
Berry's notes a critique of student activists who favor bias over evidence. A professor warned that some speakers claim certainty without data, while others defend controversial views as ethical. The piece laments the drift from objective inquiry to emotion driven judgments among younger academics.
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Guatemala
Cuba
Chicago
Patielists
Local housing tensions and ward redraw sparks debate
A fragmented report details a man with a high end trailer facing eviction amid city policy on mobile homes, with Health officials tightening permits and a council court over ward boundaries. The piece also notes the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club racing to mark sections after a tight notice from Interior, highlighting government and volunteer efficiency.
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Thurston Keltner
Kaltnar
Keliner
James Rooney
de- Cahle
Soning
Rooney
Hagerstown
Supreme Court
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
U.S. Department of the Interior
Harrisburg
Waynesboro
Interior
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Charles Town
Pennsylvania
Washington County
Edward Kunklemay
Pangborn Lodge No. 88
Fraternal Order of Police
William Hose
Edward Oswald
Mooresville Catholic
Indian Springs
Charles Price
Thomas Simpson
Aye
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Ellsworth Moats
Socrates
Valley
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Hancock
Robert Frost
Mr. Neubert
Patty Mason
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Ray Cromley
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Em Singh
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