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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1965
Page
3
Smithsburg approves a $600,000 sewer system as Sharpsburg and Boonsboro expand water services. The projects reflect a shift from rural to growth oriented, with debt and future taxes likely. Towns press for modern conveniences to attract industry and residents, accepting cost as the price of progress.
A veteran writer delivers guidance to graduates about independence and responsibility. He warns against youth cults and protest culture, urges self-reliance, and stresses that freedom comes with effort. The piece champions national progress, personal duty, and intergenerational support as graduates face adulthood.
Washington reports tense White House deliberations over destroying Soviet SAM-2 missiles in North Vietnam. Joint Chiefs urge removal while Rusk and Bundy push caution. Secretariat notes 6,000 to 8,000 Russian technicians in country. New troop buildup plans target South Vietnam with up to 600,000 troops, plus Army and Marine divisions. Public pressure prompts civilian mobilization and stockpiling of food and resources.
Readers discuss tag service choices in Frederick and Baltimore counties versus Delphey's. Parking complaints surround downtown courthouse areas and a call to try the new tag service for better convenience. A second letter reflects on improved dentist experiences with welcoming decor, plants, carpeting, and calming music.
Population has grown by five to six thousand since the last census. Births rise and deaths fall this year. The Tennessee evolution law defends in school debates. County taxes set at 2.20. A mysterious fashionable girl roams the mountains. Sugar shortages loom due to weather and strikes. Three cows need care from a farmer near St James. Rural mail carrier Shank encounters a big black bear. Frost harms spring gardens as low temps persist into June. Army and Navy nurses not needed. enlistments halted. Local post receipt totals drop from last year. Richard E Besecker to receive bachelor of science from Lebanon Valley College on June 6. A large rainbow trout, seven pounds, caught near Grossnickle Church. Major William Henry Perkins among four killed in a Barksdale takeoff crash. Shreve Tas
On this date in 1944 U S and British forces entered Rome. in 1889 electrocution became death penalty in New York. 1856 Henry Ford’s first successful trial. 1929 Ramsay MacDonald became British prime minister. 1940 Churchill spoke of Dunkirk evacuation. 1948 Roosevelt said relations with Stalin were excellent. 1965 notes ten years ago Ulbricht Warsaw conference set Communist policy coordination. five years ago Castro slander campaign. one year ago Shah arrived to meet Johnson.
Health column discusses sun exposure risks and tanning. It warns that excessive UV damages skin, accelerates aging, and causes wrinkles and spider veins, while noting tanning creates a pigment shield. It mentions protective sunscreens and that some can achieve a tan, especially with pigment-stimulating products, and cautions sensible sun use.
A Hartford insurance clerk who earned 43 dollars a week left 4,000 shares worth 777 4 made up of stock from his company and thousands in other firms. His widow, now 84, recalls a simple life, saving and investing, showing restraint and persistence in amassing a fortune. She notes their frugal, ordinary existence and cites biblical exhortations on laying up treasures in heaven as guiding philosophy.
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