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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1971
Page
2
The next fiscal year starts July 1 with property taxes rising 20 cents per 100 of assessed value. County commissioners increased the rate 10 cents to 2.50 while the city rate climbed 20 cents to 1.70. Residents pay both city and county taxes, yet officials note the budgeting process trimmed requests and may feel like a taxpayer victory.
Dr. Lung-chu Chen of Yale Law School argues Taiwan Formosa should be recognized as a separate entity from China. He calls for a UN supervised plebiscite to determine Taiwan's future by its 14 million people, challenging the colonial and racial double standards in international law.
The review critiques Norman Mailers The Prisoner of Sex arguing he attacks Women's Liberation while defending masculine stereotypes. It notes Mailer reads pro lib writers like Kate Millett and Betty Friedan and then mocks their arguments, focusing on sex and anatomy while downplaying political and cultural questions.
Fidel Castro is increasingly viewed as an anti hero by leftists in the United States and Europe, with disillusionment growing as Chile's Allende and Moscow aligned forces gain influence. The piece notes declining U.S. threat perception, Castro’s crackdown on dissent, and growing Soviet support boosting Havana’s political viability.
A Norwalk Conn hour piece recalls a past school day routine with a 9 am start and a 12 45 lunch, noting a 9 30 dismissal and recess outside in good weather for younger students, urging readers to forget the old schedule. The fragment hints at changes in school timetables and daily structure.
A Bates County item argues for longer school instruction and heavier training. It contrasts past trends toward shorter hours with a plea for the pendulum to swing back toward more education.
President Nixon moves toward the political center as he weighs a 21 year embargo on trade with Communist China. The piece contrasts potential Democratic rivals Humphrey Jackson Muskie and Kennedy, arguing the center will decide the 1972 outcome and that Nixon may face a strong challenge from Jackson or Humphrey if the Democrats split.
Readers thank volunteers and radio operators for time and radios aiding Keep America Beautiful Day. a June 6 summary lists clubs and agencies from Antietam Amateur Radio Club to Washington County Road Department with signed letters and address requirements.
A letter from a reader proposes a simple hourly bus loop from the Square to Hagerstown Junior College, via Dual Highway, Robinweed Drive, and Jefferson Boulevard, to aid students like a conscientious part time worker who cannot get there. The writer suggests using school buses, donations, or local dealer sponsorship to fund summer service and avoid large new costs.
Brief from Hagerstown era listing events and local happenings. Notables include Ann Landers coming to North High, aging public figures celebrating birthdays, military honors awarded to Maryland National Guard Company B, IRS Alcohol Tax Unit closing in town, local churches and businesses marking anniversaries, school board elections, religious milestones, bank rate cuts, agricultural beetle traps, health board slaughterhouse plea, city police dean birthday, new Mountain State Bus line offices, South End Fire Company approval and junior truck transfer.
A reader laments a picnic mishap and criticizes a new cabaret tax that reduces town activity. The note hints at town figures, spending on bathing suits, and a toast turned sour, suggesting scrutiny of local events and finances.
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