Mechanical postmarking and mail handling transformation
The article notes a shift to mechanization in large post offices with fast reading and cancelling systems in Cleveland and Baltimore area centers. It highlights manual processing for upside down letters and colored envelopes, plus ultramodern conveyor systems speeding letters across buildings. It also reports Pennsylvan ia Railroad promoting two track supervisors in its Chesapeake Region, naming J. A. Terhorst to Wilmington and P. F. Wagner to Peco moke City with a move to Buffalo.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chesapeake
J. A. Terhorst
Buffalo
Kennedy orders border patrol aboard planes to curb hijacks
President Kennedy directed armed U S border patrolmen to ride domestic and international flights and keep cockpit doors locked in a bid to stop hijackings. Officials would not disclose numbers or flight assignments while Kennedy downplayed Castro links. He warned Congress against premature judgments as details remain incomplete. A record 433 reporters attended the press conference. Kennedy signaled possible nuclear test issues with the Soviets and outlined plans for Lyndon B Johnson to act as president if needed.
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Washington
Kennedy
U. S
Fidel Castro
Congress
Soviet Union
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy says Soviet space lead and UN peace aims loom
President Kennedy indicated the Soviet Union is far ahead in space and warned against U S dominance in space. He pledged to seek UN action to assure space use remains peaceful and noted Britain’s potential participation in European integration. He also declined to estimate neutron bomb feasibility.
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Berlin
Khrushchev
United States
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Ussr
U. S
Great Britain
Tawes halts Cullen TB hospital closure plan pending study
Maryland Governor Tawes orders the State Health Department to suspend any plan to close Victor Cullen Tuberculosis Hospital in Frederick County until a thorough statewide hospital needs study is completed. The Sabillasville facility employs nearly as many staff as patients and serves about 104 patients of 129 beds, part of a system facing potential closures by 1963.
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Annapolis
Tawes
State Health Department
Victor Cullen Tuberculosis Hospital
Frederick County
Department of Welfare
Perry F. Prather
Sabillasville
Mount Wilson
Henryton
Pine Binif State Hospital
Salisbury
Questions on U S Soviet policy at Kennedy news conference
J M Roberts notes Kennedy did not answer when the United States would launch a political offensive against the Soviet Union. The public knows such a move is being considered but foresees delays due to German elections and UN and Soviet meetings. The piece questions whether cautious moves signal a real counteroffensive or a defensive stance.
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J. M. Roberts
Associated Press
Kennedy
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Communist Party
Moscow
Khrushchev
Berlin
International power and will in cold war rhetoric
The article argues that Western strategic aims rely on military posture and propaganda value, while real respect from the Kremlin hinges on will and methods. It contrasts Western economic power with Kyiv Europe and notes materialists doubt nonviolent leverage, warning strength unused may seem weak.
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Kremlin
United States
Europe
Khrushchev Says Allies Won't Fight West Berlin
Washington AP John J. McCloy told Senate Republicans Khrushchev believes U.S. allies will not resist holding West Berlin. Khrushchev warned a peace treaty with East Germany means the West must recognize East Germany and face Berlin access issues. He claimed Soviet missiles could outpace U.S. thermonuclear capability and vowed force would meet force in Berlin.
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Washington
John J. McCloy
Khrushchev
U.S
West Berlin
McCloy
Kennedy
Senate
Republican Police Committee
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
East Germany
Japan
Berlin
U.S.S.R
United States
U.S. al
McCloy Comments on Soviet Eding East German Treaty Urgency
McCloy told a group he is satisfied the Soviet premier means business about signing the East German treaty. He cited Khrushchev's urgency and noted he could not fully explain the situation, while West Berlin supporters dismissed the idea of fighting for the city’s future.
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West Berlin
McCloy
Khrushchev
Security tightened after hijacking at Friendship Airport
At Baltimore Friendship International Airport tightened security with three more plainclothes officers patrolling the concourse after a Pan American jet was hijacked to Cuba. DOJ posters offer 10000 reward. airlines upgrade cabin door locks and police screen suspicious travelers. No curtailment in airport business reported despite the incident.
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Baltimore
Friendship International
Mexico
Cuba
Department of Justice
Mexico City
Carl Kunaniec
Pan American
San Juan
Friendship
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Del
P. F. Wagner
Dennison
Pecomoke City
Terhorst
U.S. Border Patrol
Service Glass & Mirror
East Street
Kaempf & Harris
American Standard
Frederick, Md
Berger
N. Market St
Peace Corps
Harpers Ferry
U. S. 340
Maryland
S. P. Riland
William Robert Tucker
Tucker
James F. Howser ,Jr
Knoxville
Howser
Davis
Camera Mart
Frederick
Cobras
India
Hoover
Mays’ Hardware
Frederick Shopping Center
Blue Ridge
East PatRick StreEt
Cullen
E. Ray Wachter Photo Center
South Market St
Coblentz & Main
Exclusively Insurance
North Court Street
Galapagos
SHOP
Discount Super Mart
News and Post
Eastern All Metal
Kehne Furniture Co
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