Strange Voting Case Among Washington County Youths
Washington County figures from the U S Census Bureau show 18 to 20 year olds vote at similar low rates as national levels. In Hagerstown local officials report 45 to 60 percent of registered young voters cast ballots in the November presidential election, with about 50 percent of eligible youth in county already registered. The paradox is young people push for enfranchisement yet abstain in large numbers after gaining the vote.
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Washington County
Board of Election Supervisors
U.S. Census Bureau
Fast track pay rule compares age to top potential
Handy Associates of New York reports a rule of thumb for executives. For ages 25 to 29 pay equals age multiplied by 750 dollars, about 18 730 to 21 750. Ages 30 to 39 use age times 1000, about 20 000 to 30 000. The piece notes a joking take for those nearing 40 still earning junior levels, calling it a treadmill to oblivion.
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Handy Associates of
New
Indians Need A Good Orator In American Indian History
The piece argues eloquence once shaped native leaders from Logan to Tecumseh and Logan, citing quotes from Hendrick Brant and Black Elk. It notes Have Spoken as a collection of 251 examples, edited by Frederick W Turner II, showing responses to colonial power. It then contends eloquence alone failed to halt history and calls out modern Indian militants’ rhetoric.
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Merlin Luther King
Logan
Hendrick
Lake George
Caesar
Black Elk
Pocket Books
Frederick W
U.S
Joseph Brant
Tecumseh
America
Bids Open January 29 For River Section Project
State Senator George Snyder named Aviation Committee chair. A 300-name petition seeks property-owner mayor and council actions. Thirty-one crews from state and county roads keep icy roads open. Police round up a stray horse on East Franklin Street. Navy enlistees include Bobby Lee Jordan Joseph Franklin Marsh and Norman Pearson. Hagerstown post office site offered at Professional Building corner W Washington and N Penxpect Streets with multiple bidders. nearly 40 sites offered, most meeting government building requirements.
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Hagerstown
W. Washington and
N. Penxpect Sts
W. A. Brown
Warren Milerague Hunrihouse
Joint Chiefs Disrupted Vietnam Peace Momentum
Secretly, the Joint Chiefs pressured Nixon to delay a Vietnam peace accord in October. Abrams and Gaylor warned against signing without Saigon’s military support, prompting a massive airlift and renewed bargaining threats as Kissinger prepared to return to Paris.
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Joint Chiefs
Vietnam
Washington
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Sipago
de Due Tho
Paris
North Vietnam
Pham von Deng
Sripan
Hanoi
Wissinger
Saigon
South Vietnam
Thieu
Creighton Abrams
Army
Adtu
Noel Gaylor
Pacific
United States
Pham van Dang
le Bue Tho
Salwon
Ham Yan Deng
Wlimatim
Russia
China
Moscow
Peking
Barbs on life habits and sharp wits
A quirky collection of wry observations. The piece jokes that lasting life comes from persistent breathing over a century or more, warns against close driving by reading bumper stickers, notes cautions about stock swiping, and defines a skeptic as someone who doubts everything and half of what anyone says.
Nixon Uses Psywar Tactic Amid Vietnam Peace Talks
Washington analysis notes the rapid Hanoi shift to the negotiating table, crediting Nixon and Kissinger for unpredictable moves. The piece argues the Paris talks are a psychological warfare arena, with Tho and peers testing U S resolve, while Nixon seeks prisoner return guarantees, a demilitarized zone, and independent truce teams as key terms to a lasting ceasefire.
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Ray Cromley Washington
NEA
Nixon
Hanoi
Dion
Sanoi
Paris
le Duc Tho
Handi
Mariness
Iland
Voice Of The People Opposes Strawbridge Village Plan
Residents of the Halfway area voice opposition to Strawbridge Village off Allen Avenue ahead of a planning meeting. They warn existing streets Coffman Avenue and surrounding routes cannot handle traffic from 286 townhouses and apartments, risking congestion and unsafe conditions for children. Petitions supporting Plan For The County and opposing the project will be filed with County Commissioners and Planning Zoning before January 9, 1973.
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Tam
Strawbridge Village
Allen Avenue
Coffman Avenue
Halfway
Colfman Avenue
Uni
County Commissioners
Planning and
Upset By Teachers and a Reply to Upset Parent
A Frostburg State College senior, soon to graduate with a teaching degree, defends the teaching profession amid parent criticism. The writer urges open dialogue, notes limits of teacher influence, and praises dedicated educators while urging constructive critique and administrator responsibility in open school programs.
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Frostburg State College
Tor
Ard
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Mr. Jr. Exec
Don Garley
Yesteryears
George Snyder
Aviation Committee
The
State Senate
Williamsport
Franklin St
Bobby Lee Jordan
Joseph Franklin Marsh
Normanee Pearson
Navy
Jack Anderson
Dan
Taddy
Third St
Cleveland
North
Crenley
Voice of
People
Strawbridge
Future Teacher Speaks
Berry
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