Washington County study report urges home rule and new government form
The final report of the Washington County Study Commission recommends adopting Home Rule and a County Council County Council President County Administrator government, plus a Director of Finance and joint policies with Hagerstown on purchasing and police. It credits Commission leaders and staff for producing a basis for action toward reorganizing county government.
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Washington County Council
Washington County
Hagerstown
Washington County Study Commission
Frederick F. Otto
John K. Baker III
E.stuart Bushoug
Harold D
Allstar baseball and baby bongo dominate private poll
A short, unnamed poll of 14 diverse individuals listened rather than questioned. While global tensions and drought strained, subjects discussed an allstar baseball game and a baby bongo born at the local zoo, suggesting cautious optimism amid turmoil.
Natural Born Leader Parable With Squirrels Wilbur and Ezekiel
Ashenoton AP presents a fable about two squirrels Wilbur and Ezekiel competing for office. Wilbur is seen as a natural leader while Ezekiel is the affable rival. The tale ends with a political moral on firm stands and a separate piece about fiscal responsibility showing the couple Hortense and Horace debating deficits and budgeting.
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Wilbur
Ezekiel
Ces
Zeke
Hortense
Horace
Signance
Jottings From Yesteryears Spark List Of Local Events
A montage of incidents from Monterey to Bridgeport, including a summer home fire causing about 16000 dollars in losses and two young women asleep as flames erupted. Others note injuries from an auto crank, a mule attack, hay-fork mishap, and a 105 degree heat wave.
Letter to the Daily Mail on race and housing in Hagerstown
A reader argues against racial segregation in Hagerstown, recalling the restricted colored neighborhood around Franklin Street and Penna Avenue. The writer criticizes the idea that black residents are inferior and cites urban renewal plans, housing discrimination, and the need for fair opportunity. The letter condemns lynching and urges equal treatment and housing.
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H.B
Daily Mail
Hagerstown
Franklin Street
Penna, Ave
Prospect
Potomac Streets
Portsmouth
Siser
Blooms Alley
Norfolk Tunnel
Africa
Iran
Heaven
Hell
U S Funds for Aswan Dam Underwritten by USSR
United States rejects funding for Egypt’s Aswan Dam, prompting Soviet underwrite. Rising Nile threatens two ancient Egyptian temples. plan calls for carving temples from cliff, moving them to higher ground. Letter to Voice of the People critiques $13 million U S commitment and political motivation.
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U.S
Egypt
Aswan
Russia
Nile
United States
Kennedy
Congress
Just Folks By Edgar A. Tinest Told In Verse
Brazen lips and petty rage mark a father’s complaint about his son Tom who loves Sunday school yet disobeys. The piece notes the clash between parental instruction and a boy's inner thoughts, ending with a sobering warning about inherited faults.
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Tom
Insect dusts tied to asthma and hay fever risks
A health note reports insect dusts as important allergy triggers from spring to fall. May flies, house flies, aphids, mites, moths, and beetles may provoke reactions. only about a fifth of cases pinpoint insects as the cause, with molds and pollens sharing similar sensitivity. Dr Feinberg's Northwestern study of 60 hay fever patients found limited diagnostic extracts and highlighted desensitizing challenges amid vast insect diversity. Treatments include antihistamines, corticosteroid products, and avoidance, with stinging insects posing significant risk requiring preparedness.
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Samuel Feinberg
Northwestern University Medical School
Book Returned After Four Decades of Delay
A library forgives a four decade overdue book after a 1963 policy change. The reader, overdue since July 22, 1923%, faced potential fines of 124,283 dollars but was spared. The tale highlights mercy, quoting Pope and Matthew 6:15, urging forgiveness for human errors.
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Alexander Pope
Morse pushes curbs on Alliance for Progress aid
The Allinecott Report outlines Senator Morse’s push to curb U S aid to Latin America amid critique of the Alliance for Progress. He seeks explicit conditions and reforms tied to specific projects and criticizes the budget’s large military aid and wasteful spending.
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Latin América
Oregonian
Congress
Alliance For Progress
Caclanad
Pia
Latin America
Mors
U.S
Alliance
Teodoro Mososo
State Department
Allianc
Allianee
South
Central America
Progress
Teodoro Mas Oso
Detroit
Economic Club
Dean Husk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Morst
AID
OAS
Iadbn
Washington Auditing Plan Seeks House Spending Review
Rep. Oliver Bolton proposes giving the Comptroller General power to audit all House committee and Architect of the Capitol accounts. GAO involvement hinges on committee review. estimated cost is 10 000 to 50 000 dollars annually, with full-time auditors sufficient. The measure excludes the Senate and aims to curb taxpayer-funded excesses amid congressional reform efforts.
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NEA
Oliver B. Bolten
Ohio
U.S
Joseph Campbell
General Accounting Office
House
Capitol
J. George Stewart
Congress
Treasury
Young Bolton
Cany
Conprea
Senate
Congressional Committee
Bolton
General Arcounting
GAQ
Robert F. Keller
House Government Operations Committee
Wiliam L. Dawson
Campbell
GAO
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