Maryland Builds Two Grand Rest Stops on South Mountain
In a bid to ease the energy crunch, Maryland has erected two elaborate rest stops with outhouses atop South Mountain along Interstate 70. The projects, nearing completion, could reach around a million dollars, funded by federal highway funds. Critics condemn the price as excessive and accuse government spending of driving inflation while praising the convenience for weary motorists.
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Maryland
South Mountain
Interstate 70
Sam
Agnew
Spire
Hair implants touted as new trend in hair replacement
The article explains artificial hair implants using a plastic foundation and synthetic strands set in a scalp webbing, performed under local anesthetic. Costs range from 1 to 1500 dollars with lifetime results, plus yearly checkups about 36 dollars. Seymour Sperling of Hair Replacement Center calls implants the coming trend and notes social acceptance and growing use.
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Wisconsin
Seymour Sperling
New York
Bureaucrats Fight For Energy Plums
Washington war of energy policy pits government offices against each other as they seek control over fuel programs. Officials downgrade rivals proposals, revive forgotten plans, and test loyalties while arguing over who can best manage the nation’s impending energy shortage.
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Ray Cromley Washington
NEA
Chiis
Chiang Kai-shek
China Coast
Washington
White House
Spiro Agnew in a Maryland Bar hearing like Wonderland
A Maryland Bar Association disciplinary hearing over Spiro Agnew’s tax evasion plea unfolds with courtroom drama and metaphorical critiques. The piece paints Agnew as a fallen figure, judged by peers while public trust in government remains a concern.
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Bar Association
Agnew
Maryland
Evil League
Voice of TI The People Column Preview
A condensed preview hints at a community featured column with reader voices and local perspectives. It references contributors and editorial notes while outlining the column’s intent to reflect public opinion and daily life through brief entries.
Financing Own Destruction Parody on Cold War policy and NATO
The piece mocks US foreign policy linking Vietnam War outcomes to Brezhnev’s arrival, mocks détente as a Western triumph, notes Kissinger urging NATO revival in Brussels, cites Jobert’s clash over NATO’s subordination, and warns freedoms may erode as trade with the capitalist world risks "own destruction" per Lenin.
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Stardly
Russia
USSH
Kissinger
Brussels
Ebbing North Athletic Treaty
Michel Jobert
Nixon
Leonid Urezhnev
NATO
America
Europe
Washington Post
Saigon
South Vietnam
Phan Hoatiep
Lenin
Haphazard engineering at I-70 exits criticized
A Hancock resident accuses state officials of unsafe highway design and wasteful lighting while urging better planning at the I-70 intersections. He cites complex left and right exits where Route 522 meets HT 40 and Route 1-76 north, urging changes to reduce danger and cost.
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Hancock
Flagrant Waste In Hoodlights On Interstate Intersections
Edgar T Campbell criticizes costly Hoodlights at several intersections on I 70 calling the installation wasteful and unsafe. He argues turning night into day offers no real safety and that drivers with licenses can manage without excessively bright lighting. He labels the project criminal waste of taxpayer money and electric power.
Jottings From Yesteryears Ten Years Ago in Hagerstown News
Jottings recall Hagerstown November sales volumes ten years ago with fivefold rise over 1962. County treasurer Hugh Troxell plans duties selling automobile license tags. Ward Leonard's plant announces Ward L Berry as company president. Yoder family homeless after Rose Will Ave fire spreads to rear apartment base. Traffic injuries lower in 1959 versus 1963 per county report. A car crash near Hancock leaves driver unhurt. Unseasonably warm Christmas ends as snows close many roads. Love column Hisve Joy reflects on long running features in local paper. Lions Club meeting at Hamilton Hotel noted with Mrs Leis and Byron referenced as Tree movies entertain YMCA children.
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