Space for Waste Plan Considered for Washington County
Washington County and city officials face a looming landfill space shortage as daily waste exceeds 500 tons. A recycling firm proposes a resource recovery factory to process waste into energy, a costly but necessary option alongside the over 350000 dollars spent last year to upgrade the landfill west of Hagerstown to health standards. The note urges serious study of all proposals to keep the county healthy and attractive.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
City Decay Disaster of a Multibillion Dollar Program
A critical view of a federal inner city home ownership program four years after launch. It praises some successes but highlights widespread fraud, misaligned incentives, and rising abandonment. HUD Secretary Romney cites about 2.4 billion in lapsed mortgages and warns the program harms low income buyers and neighborhoods. The piece argues for better approaches than endless government spending.
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America
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Federal Housing Administration
ZPG
North High
Ninth Inning In Vietnam By Rev David Poling
The author reflects from Eagle's Nest New Mexico on Vietnam war weariness and near-endgame. He cites military drift, church leaders urging peace, and figures like Cardinal Cooke and Billy Graham pressuring swift settlement. The piece compares the war to a ninth inning, worn players and fading crowds.
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David Poling
Colorado
Eagle's Nest
New Mexico
Rockies
Vietnam
America
Washington
Hanoi
Saigon
Switzerland
Cardinal Cooke
Ora
Billy Graham
Mark Hatfield
Dove
Roberts
White House
Etioul
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Nixon pushes Russia China to ally in new détente era
The column alleges secret U.S. cables show Nixon moves in Vietnam push Russia and China toward cooperation. It cites Lin Piao, Mao, Chou En-lai, and Chow, with claims of plots against Mao and shifts in Sino Soviet relations. It discusses Hanoi diplomacy, U.S. airstrikes, and potential overland weapon routes to DRV, warning of broader world-strategy costs.
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Washington
U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
Russia
China
White House
Congress
Kremlin
Peking
Lin Piso
Man Taetung
Lin
Chow En-ji
Tin
Chow
Mao
Chou
Ching
CIA
South China
Shanghai
Wuhsi
Hussia
Wenteukhan
Mongolia
Lin Piao
Central Committee
State Department
Mose
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
Hani
Central Intelligence Agency
Kay
Enry Kissiner
Chou En-lai
The
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
DRV
Drvs
Hane
Chan
United Nations
Hour of
United States
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Maid of Antietam contestants gather for kickoff dinner
Fifty contestants attended a kickoff dinner at Hotel Alexander for the Maid of Antietam contest. Charles Wolfinger, 89, a noted teacher and former merchant, died yesterday. Showers forecast for Junipith prompt farmers to hasten first alfalfa cuttings. Albert Powell elected president of the Hagerstown Association of Life Underwriters. County plans for a first grade enrollment exceeding 1,500 next year. Rosary Club of Rogerstown adopts nine year old Angelo Macery through Foster Parents Plan for War Children. Fireman Walter Reige Sharar dies from injuries at Alvey Lang Property fire. Elisha Dorsey injured and a horse killed when bucking swerved to miss a war. Two weeks of damp weather force replanting of local corn crops.
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Rogerstown
Rosary Club
Angelo Macery
Malan
Walter Reige Sharar
Alvey Lang
Viewpoint on Employment by DON OAKLEY and Japanese Model
A viewpoint piece discusses high unemployment and historic absenteeism in the U.S. automotive industry with calls for humanizing work and organizations. It cites UC’s Louie Davie and Roy Walters, contrasts American management with Japan’s lifetime employment, and criticizes bureaucracy for eroding teamwork and worker motivation.
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Don Oakley
Louie Davie
University of California
Davie
Ford Foundation
United States
Roy W. Walters
Iiya Walters
Japan
Walters
Cdhte
America
Newspaper Enterprise Asan
Voice Of The People Letter On Prison Officers Conditions
Readers vent about corrections staff working conditions at a Maryland facility. The writer cites lack of an officer manual, rights questions, and alleged inmate privileges. They oppose strikes and demand action from Col Lally and state officials, noting treatment of officers and dangers faced daily.
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Lally
Col. Lally
Hagerstown
Dr. College
Goea
Rt 11 widening debate spans roads and population issues
A reader critiques the opposing view on widening Rt 11 and Pennsylvania Avenue arguing traffic density is overstated and duplicative with Interstate 81 nearby. The letter contrasts highway plans with Planned Parenthood and Zero Population Growth, urging local focus on housing, services, and long term community welfare.
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Rt 1
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Ave
Northern Avenue
State Line
Mangans Avenue
Long Meadow Road
State Highway Administration
Highway Administration
Cns
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Molles
Hagerstown
Maryland
Planned Parenthood
2PG
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Pullixer Prize
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Hotel Alexander
Charles
Uncle — Gusty" Wolfinger
Albert T. Powell
Hagerstown Association of Life Underwriters
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William McDonald Wallace
Wall Street Journal
Tle
Tabor
Voice of
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Voice of the People
Daily Mail
RFI
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Mobieset
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