08 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1972
Page
1
Mrs. W. reports a discrepancy with a local diaper service. The manager explains the plan: a 90 weekly dispersal at 2.00, then weekly deliveries equal to the number of used diapers returned, with an explanatory pamphlet available.
A reader from Hagerstown asks if any laboratories buy bodies for research. The writer notes few places buy bodies and that many centers rely on unclaimed dead from local morgues. A final quip suggests a Transylvania buyer as a joke.
According to a U S Army spokesman, General Patton died from injuries after a collision between a car and an army truck in December 1945 in Heidelberg Germany. He was a passenger in the car.
Mrs Wy of Hagerstown reports a $232 security deposit dispute after moving from a local apartment complex. The manager claims lease violation and deplorable condition, with no return of funds. District Court, no lawyer needed, potential court costs and possible recovery outlined by Clerk June Walker.
NATO leaders prepare for a peaceful struggle with the Soviet Union to secure Europe through disarmament and cooperation. The four day meeting produced a plan for two 1973 conferences on security and cooperation in Europe and on mutual and balanced force reductions. Leaders note French President Pompidou and Nixon will visit Moscow and Western Europe as exploratory talks begin in Geneva and Helsinki with possible first foreign minister meetings in June.
U S 552 bombers dropped about 2 000 tons in 18 hours around Den Quang and south of Quang Tri City as part of a second day of saturation bombing in and near the DMZ. US fighter bombers strafed North and South targets while a helicopter was shot down but crew rescued. Ground fighting reported in Quang Tri Province with 214 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed against 16 government deaths and 61 wounded. The Viet Cong urged expansion of controlled areas as Radio Liberation extolled the revolution.
Kissinger met with President Pompidou in Paris and with Le Duc Tho for a fifth secret session on Vietnam peace. Both sides kept the talks under a news blackout as officials described the negotiations as moving toward a final phase despite reported deadlock and ongoing technical discussions.
President Nixon at Camp David combines Vietnam diplomacy with shaping a second term reorganization plan and budget. He plans cabinet and sub cabinet changes, naming Claude Brinegar as transportation secretary and signaling Helms replacement while meeting with Shultz Burns Stein and Weinberger on the economy and budget.
In Maryland prisons a device known as the iron claw was banned by the Inmate Grievance Commission for being artistic and medieval and potentially cruel. The ruling may be appealed and aligns Maryland with the federal Bureau of Prisons and 31 states that also ban the iron claw. President Nixon met with budget advisers and defense leaders to discuss Vietnam amid continued talks and private peace discussions in Paris.
A brief quotation collection cites Acts 24 15 about a resurrection and urges a clear conscience toward God and man. It adds Josh Billings words that reason errs, while conscience does not. The note blends religious reflection with a line of humor.
Pen tanton sources report Communist guerrillas attacked a U S base in Nakhon Phanom Thailand early this week wounding one American officer. The strike involved 49 000 airmen and service members across seven bases and may signal broader Communist pressure as regional forces monitor North Vietnamese supply routes.
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