Acton Protest Over Blue Laws Sparks Washington County Interest
D. M. of Hagerstown seeks to protest Maryland blue laws now enforced in Washington County. The two state senators urge written complaints to Sen. George Snyder in Annapolis and Sen. Edward Mon, Cumberland area, with letters to the Washington County delegation chair Richard Graumbacher in Hagerstown.
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Washington County
D. M
Hagerstown
George Snyder
Treasury Bldg
Annapolis
Edward Mon
Rt. 2
Cumberland
Aller
Senate
Richard Graumbacher
Disabled Veteran Seeks Social Security Help in Martinsburg
A World War II veteran from Martinsburg asks why his disability claim was denied and requests guidance. A VA hospital resident since years, he supports a wife and daughter on a $15 monthly pension. A Martinsburg SSA representative will visit. eligibility requires total disability lasting 12 months or more, with ten-year work rule for those over 81, and five years of work within ten years before disability.
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Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Martinsburg
T. M
W. Va
Girdle Order Delays Prompt Refund Promise
A Hagerstown reader reports paying for a New York girdle in late October, with a cashed check but no delivery. A company spokeswoman says mail losses between late October and early November may have affected orders and will issue a replacement after the customer returns a form detailing the original style and size.
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New York
Oectober
Rare Blood Donor Group Offered For Daughter
A reader in Williamsport seeks an alternative to the Red Cross for rare AB blood. The National Rare Blood Club in New York City, funded by the Associated Health Foundation, connects local volunteers to hospitals for needed donations.
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Red Cross
Williamsport
National Rare Blood Club
164Th Ave
New York City
Associated Health Foundation
Knights of Pythias
Christmas Gift Delay For Chicago Mail Order
A reader reports ordering Christmas gifts from a Chicago mail order company on Nov 19 charged to a quick service account. The package shipped Nov 27, 16 days after order. Customer service says delivery should occur soon. advice suggests allowing four to six weeks and ordering earlier to dodge last minute rush.
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Ant
Chicago
Complaint Over Builder For Poor Paint, Gutters And Shutters
A Hagerstown reader reports a house built by a local contractor over two years ago with failing gutters shutters and peeling paint. Despite numerous calls the builder has not taken action. The painter and spouting crew were told to respond and begin repairs urgently, yet no work has started.
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B. N
Hagerstown
Rhode Island Nonresident Tax Forms From Providence
Mia asks how to get nonresident Rhode Island income tax forms. The Rhode Island Tax Department is sending two forms and an instruction sheet from its Providence offices.
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Rhode Island
Mia
C. C
Hagerstown
Congressman Gallagher Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
U S Representative Cornelius E Gallagher pleaded guilty to evading 74045 in 1966 income taxes. He agreed to assist federal investigators over five months, citing possible corruption in Hudson County Democratic machine. He faces up to five years in prison and 10000 fine. remaining counts to be dismissed.
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U.S
Cornelius FE. Gallagher
D. NJ
Trenton
Nul
Tom Cannon
Associated Press
N.J
Corncuas E. Gallagher
New Jersey
Hudson County
Democratic Machine
Gallagher
George H. Barlow
Atty
Herbert J. Stern
Barlow
Stern
the Jude
Jersey City
Life Magazine
Joseph “Joe Bayonne
Zicarelli
Life
FBI
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gallapher
House
FBY
County Faces High Cost In Busing Plan Overhaul
Prince Georges County unveils a desegregation busing plan estimated to top 800000 for the first half year. It calls for 43 new buses to meet Judge Kaufman’s January deadline, moving about 32900 students to sector-based schools and ending clustering.
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Upper Marlborg
Geade
Nussbaum
Hoge
Board of Education
Kaufman
Nixon suspends meat import quotas for 1973
Washington AP reports President Nixon halted meat import quotas for 1973 to curb supermarket price rises. Treasury Secretary Shultz warned price reductions are unlikely and noted the shift could raise domestic meat demand while imports are reviewed for market impact.
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Nixon
Washington
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Australia
Nixon Vote Percentage Not Record
Washington AP reports President Nixon won re election by the largest vote total but not the highest percentage. Nixon 47,042,924 votes to McGovern 29,071,623. 60.7 percent vs 61.1 for Johnson in 1964. Minor party 1,345,504 votes. Electoral tally 521 to 11.
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Washington
Nixon
Hitory
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
Islate
McGovern
District of Columbia
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred M. Landon
Monnday
Sal
Alaska
Virgina
John Hospers
Massachusetts
Lucky Seven Number Listed in Pennsylvania Lottery
Harrisburg reports the Lucky 7 weekly lottery draws with six digit sequence results 37 78 00. Three digit combos 273 and 953 appear, with prizes of 50 dollars for a single straight match 15 000 dollars for two of the three digits in sequence and 5 000 for matching all six in order.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Plans To Eliminate State Social Services Agencies Abandoned
In Baltimore AP dispatch, Maryland's new welfare chief David T. Mason said he abandoned a sweeping reorganization begun by Rita Davidson two years ago. The plan would have merged Social Services Administration, Employment Security, Administration and Office of Economic Opportunities into three bureaus, but Mason reversed it amid criticism of concentrating authority. Agencies were told they would make decisions without his desk approval.
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Baltimore
Mary
Rita Davidson
Maryland
Maryland seeks public control on regulatory boards
Maryland Secretary of Licensing and Regulation John R. Jewell proposes legislation to require one third of every state regulatory board to be drawn from the general public. He asked Governor Marvin Mandel to sponsor the bill, saying boards currently have half of their members from industry. The plan aims to reduce industry dominance and improve public representation in regulatory decisions.
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Baltimore
Maryland
John R. Jewell
Marvin Mandel
Jewell
Five Gunmen Surrender After Releasing Hostages
Five women renegade robbers released their three hostages after surrendering near Atlanta. Felix Bernard Lundy, 21, led the group. four others Oliver Peterson, 18 Paul Berry, 25 Willie Combs, 23 Homer Barnes, 23 surrendered following a tow and car stop. Hostages included Clarence Turner and his daughter Sinetra, plus Vanna Dobbins Jr. a Chattanooga driver who offered to switch places. Federal kidnapping charges expected.
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Jim Pierson
Atlanta, Ga
Chattanooga
Tenn
Felix Bernard Lundy
U. S&s. 41
Atlanta
Fulton County
Olver Peterson
Paul Wesley Berry
Willie Louis Combs
Homer Lee Barnes
William Beardsley
Georgia Department of Investigation
Clarence Turner
Sinetra
Vanna Dobbins Jr
Chattanooga, Tenn
Ireland's Religious War Claims Another Victim
A coastal resort town in Ireland reports another fatality linked to sectarian conflict. James Mullin, 25, a Catholic, was killed in an incident tied to communal tensions as gunmen targeted men near a carpet factory. The toll rises to at least five dead in three years.
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James Mullin
Svas
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