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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1976
Page
2
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Kington County Commissioners move to abolish the county administrator position effective September 1. The post created by Maryland law had been intended to oversee county functions, but the board could not define the role. They also plan to merge the county clerk with the administrator duties, seeking a single supervisor model for county operations in the future.
Veteran reporter exposes a culture of lax work in Congress and hints at retaliation by Representative Wayne L. Hays amid a scandal. He notes many staffers pad time with trivial tasks while some committees suffer from underperforming members and overstaffed offices.
The Jack Anderson column reports a Senate investigation into Investors Diversified, a multibillion-dollar financial complex with ties to major political figures and former government officials. It details Nixon era board service, payments, and executives now in Minnesota, plus weak regulatory scrutiny and missing ownership data in federal filings.
A state comptroller report compares 1967 to 1978 spending in Maryland. Prisons rose from 3.1 million to 9.7 million, Western Maryland Hospital from 1.5 to 3.2 million, and county schools nearly doubled from 5.3 to 12.1 million. Welfare funds shifted to social services, with notable growth in education, health, and welfare, now 59 percent of total spending after eight years.
A local column records reader letters on social issues and community concerns. The levity and frustration show a town reacting to daily life. The page collects diverse voices highlighting values, worries, and hopes from residents.
A letter from former officer Robert L. Surnet praises Sheriff Ford, urging patience as his new administration handles early mistakes and deputy issues. The author argues Ford's outsider status should not bar effective law enforcement and expresses willingness to work under his leadership.
A jagged prose rant charges waste in taxes from the Vietnam War to obsolete arms and oversized government. It claims personal freedoms erode under social policy and mocks political leaders Ford Reagan and Carter while urging action on scandals and corruption in Washington.
Fragmented notes mention a fire at 108 Blooms gutted part of a building. Interstate 81 near Marlowe WV will open to traffic June 3. About 458 Democrats gather in Williamsport for a picnic with speakers including Louis Goldstein. County product sales in 1954 totaled 912,072.24 from 1,904 fares. Temperature reached 98 yesterday. Roy Basle, local pharmacist, paid his UK slate and county duties. Raspberry prices fell as the crop moved to market. Mrs. James Findlay discussed the Thursday Club, precursor to the Washington County Library.
Public remarks urge President Ford to ignore political winds and prioritize Africa policy. The fragment references Henry Kissinger in a mock reading and mentions United States leadership, with garbled names suggesting a historical newsroom clipping.
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