23 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1972
Page
1
National Commission urges ending private marijuana criminal penalties, a move praised by some officials and opposed by others. Figures including Anslinger and Water Richter weigh in, with college students offering mixed views on legalization and enforcement implications.
AP Political Writer Carl P Leabsdorf reports McGovern refines a grass roots strategy to win the 1970 primaries. He aims to build local precinct level campaigns, avoid a large Washington bureau, and rely on state leaders, with New Hampshire and Wisconsin as pivotal tests and a top three goal in the race.
STAN BENJAMIN reports Undersecretary William Pecora argues a Canada route would cause greater damage due to longer distance and permafrost. Alaska path offers fewer rights of way. Interior’s impact study notes tanker ballast cleaning at Port Valdez risks long term pollution affecting salmon and herring fisheries.
Annapolis delegate Charles Wagaman Jr. sponsors HB1359 an anti gerrymander bill requiring districts to stay within five percent of equal population be continuous and minimize boundary lines while splitting counties and towns as little as possible continuous territory and compact districts described in the measure including criteria and aims of the proposal.
A radar activated device that signals a car's speed is to be tested on busy Los Angeles streets. Demonstrated near City Hall to officials and newsmen, the unit shows the measured speed as the screen aligns with the driver. The Traffic Department plans installations at four high speed routes using the device developed by engineer Taylor.
Alexander Douglas Smith, 22, son of Prime Minister Ian Smith’s wife from a previous marriage, pleaded guilty in a magistrate’s court to illegal possession of marijuana. He was charged with carrying more than seven cannabis joints when returning to Rhodesia from Mozambique on December 26.
Publication masthead and data showing editions offices and contact details at 25-21 Summit Ave Magertown MB with mis-spellings. Rates listing 2 cents weekly carrier, various monthly and yearly subscriptions and states with pricing. resembles a historical newspaper front matter with inconsistent OCR.
Communist forces attacked a district town on the Mekong Delta injuring 19 policemen and soldiers and nine of their wives and children. The assault destroyed police headquarters and a housing complex, left nine attackers dead, and captured one man with a rocket launcher. Additional strikes hit a South Vietnamese armored regiment post, the eastern Cambodia base, and positions near the DMZ.
Belfast reports indicate Ulster Protestant leaders resist Prime Minister Heath's proposed settlement. Premier Brian Faulkner warns the plan may be too radical while fearing loss of Protestant power. London and Belfast continue cabinet talks as IRA guerrillas threaten unity with the Catholic Irish Republic. Four British soldiers wounded by sniper fire overnight.
Two American deaths in Vietnam last week mark the lowest weekly U.S. casualties in four months. South Vietnamese losses rose to 357 killed and 943 wounded with 20 missing, while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths reached 1,731 and 83 captured amid intensified action in Hue area and central highlands.
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