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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1966
Page
2
County Commissioners approve a three cent per hundred rise in the real estate tax rate for the new year while arguing it is not a true increase after state cuts. They trim early payment discounts, seek state relief through revenue sharing or a county earnings tax, and warn of rising welfare costs, school needs, and road expenditures.
The AMA warns that doctor shortages persist in rural towns despite overall increases in physicians. By 1975 doctors may reach 360,000 for 230 million people, but distribution remains uneven. Programs like AMA placement services and Sears-Roebuck funding connect doctors to small towns, illustrated by Dr Walter A Mendyka who moved with his large family to Maine to serve a needy community.
Billy Graham announces a spiritual crusade from May 24 to July 2 in London at Earls Court and Wembley Stadium with hundreds of satellite meetings in universities factories parks and churches. He notes declining church attendance in Britain and calls for a massive effort to restore religious emphasis, urging media and leaders to join in promoting moral and spiritual renewal.
A private RNC survey shows a major GOP shake up since 1964 with 31 new state chairmen and changes in over half of county chairs. Nine new state chairs named in five months reflect a conservative, younger leadership favored by Nixon allies, across Alabama to Wyoming.
Jim Bishop records a breakfast interview with Don Mosby of the Chicago Defender about civil rights in Chicago. Mosby notes ghetto conditions, political representation, and the mixed impact of urban renewal on black neighborhoods as he discusses progress and lingering neglect.
The interview with Don Mosby examines urban renewal and racial inequities, noting a caste-like system among Negroes and the need for shared leadership. Nixon's outreach to new party leaders, GOP campaign efforts, and federal studies on educational opportunity are discussed alongside social acceptance and personal interactions across races.
A 25 year trend of declining coronary deaths is linked to improved blood flow methods. Angiography guides surgery, while Arthur Vineberg describes a triple procedure that uses the omentum to wrap the heart and create a new blood supply.
Items from a historic paper note a new Hoe press enabling 70 000 papers per hour A D Hawbaker named police chief for Williamsport opposition to compulsory training at schools Western Maryland Railway moves HQ to Baltimore city council debates bus substitutions on Joop route Potomac Enlison Company seeks trolley upgrades Hotel Alexander opens Hancock tomato planting reaches near last year’s level unemployment figures show steady job gains Memorial Day parade to be reviewed by Governor O Connor Potomac River levels fall catfish catches in Williamsport Cushwa optioned for Mt Prospect historic home fire service broadened Pioneer Hook and Lander dispatches a stranded resident from Summit Avenue Travin Knodie dealings and stray local curiosities
May 21 marks the 1965 start of the year with 214 days left. Notable events include the 1989 Johnstown flood disaster in Pennsylvania where 2000 to 3000 people perished after dam breaches at South Fork. Other items note WWI naval battles and Dead Sea Scrolls discoveries.
A driver ticketed for illegal parking near Charlestown General Hospital leaves a polite note with the $1 fine. The message celebrates the birth of a boy weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces and offers a prayer for guiding future generations toward peace, justice, and love.
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