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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1973
Page
2
The Maryland State Police dedicated a $440000 facility near Sharpsburg Pike and I 70 in Hagerstown. It houses 39 troopers eight civilians and two cadets and features a helicopter landing pad a crime lab a canine unit a communications van and scuba gear.
German political scientist Dr. Klaus Mehnert, a senior Columbia University fellow, described how Russians see the world as a circle divided into two halves while the Chinese view it as a sandwich with the Soviets and Americans as bread slices. He discussed Europe and Japan’s four-fence view and the U S perspective of two triangles linking all camps, noting the United States as the central connector.
Washington based analysis finds billions wasted in TLS and military aid through unpaid maintenance, missing training, and neglected institutions. It cites tractors, docks, warehouses, weapons, and equipment deteriorating due to improper upkeep and governance, urging binding maintenance agreements and stricter oversight. Calls for congressional inquiry and self evaluation by Pellagon and Nixon administration.
The column reports crisis reviews by the Community Relations Service showing rising racial tensions in U S schools from St Petersburg to Newark and Buffalo, with protests, busing conflicts, desegregation issues, and political worries. It also notes Nervousness among leaders over Watergate’s impact on Nixon era politics. A related item covers Stan Goldblum’s bipartisan campaign contributions and alleged movements within Equity Funding linked funds.
Washington readers are urged to study Robert K. Murray’s The Harding Era, a balanced 1999 biography of Warren G. Harding’s 1921 23 presidency. It weighs Teapot Dome and Veterans Bureau scandals, notes Harding’s limited knowledge, and warns today’s politicians and press against sensationalism and unfounded charges.
A readers letter page discusses truth in the Watergate hearings and calls for disclosure of what was stolen and why the investigation costs taxpayers. It urges restraint on funding if politics drives coverage and cites 1973 IMF tax surcharges and inflation concerns, urging citizens to contact Congress to stop overspending.
Anthony Capuano and Deverly Scholtterbeck were named the state’s top school newspaper. State Senator George Snyder sought the postmaster job in Hagerstown. Councillor Oscar Spigler proposed women as police to check meters and desk duties. Ratesnake killed while mushrooming in Hancock. Defense School grads from Pikeville. Harald Ritz, 16, rescued his sister Petty from drowning at Cold Spring Park. Kings Daughters officers listed. Cyrus Bell and Benjamin Bowwell re elected in Williamsport- Board of Education.
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