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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
2
State Senator George Snyder seeks to overturn Gov. Agnew’s veto of a junk car licensing bill. If enacted next Monday, the law would license junk autos and yards to fund dismantling within a year. The measure aims to curb Washington County’s growing junk problem and improve local aesthetics amid urban decay.
Four years into heavy involvement in Vietnam US losses and costs cited. Ky is blamed as a villain by McGovern while Clifford and Kissinger advocate unilateral talks with North Vietnam. The piece argues South Vietnam is not a real democracy and criticizes timing of reforms, warning against blaming Ky alone for a flawed alliance and predicting Viet Cong influence.
Hair loss worries many young women with shedding but not true baldness. Experts note alopecia fears, hormonal changes after 45, and pregnancy effects. Traction from ponytails and curlers can worsen thinning. stopping habits helps. Wigs may ease worry while treating underlying habits.
The column notes moonshine activities deter ice skating on mountain ponds as moonshiners dumped mash into streams. Hagerstown Fair Board officers and directors were re elected with ninety one ballots. Mrs Grover Artz became Lincoln School PTA president succeeding Mrs R M Mase. C Welles Litle was appointed by the court as equity examiner. The county commissioners were urged to back a watershed association proposal for Potomac River Basin conservation. A public meeting will organize Sharpsburg historical society to raise awareness of Antietam Battlefield history.
Letters blast Mrs. Madalyn Murray O Hair for opposing Bible readings and defend free speech. Readers defend or condemn school pep bands amid a Smithsburg Boonsboro clash, toutting civic safeguards and opposing censorship while recalling history.
Ground broken in the West End for the first 50 dwellings by the Home Ownership Foundation of Washington County. Directors include business leaders and civic figures from all Hagerstown neighborhoods. Mr and Mrs John Doe, moving from a downtown apartment with six children, anticipate owning a home in a supportive new neighborhood as the project progresses within the year. The mayor joined the AME Church project kickoff, urban renewal aims to reverse decay and restore Hub City status with private funding covering the corporation, and the city planner noted progress toward renewal and better housing. Two new nursing homes with 58 beds opened in Washington County offering admission regardless of income.
A Washington County commentary praises John Steinbeck as a great writer and moral force who fought injustice in The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men, contrasts him with modern protesters, and laments loss of clear prose and universal empathy amid political fervor. It notes local officials and business news, including a deer plan endorsement and a new factory site attracting 500 jobs, plus Smithsonian remarks on starling disappearance.
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