Runaway Train Wrecks Cars and Damages in Shippensburg
A runaway freight flatcar from the Western Maryland railroad rolled into Shippensburg on Wednesday causing extensive property damage and excitement. Brakeman A A Gollager of Hagerstown attempted to use the brakes as the car sped about two miles toward town at 45 mph. The car struck a motor vehicle and a boxcar, damaging a petal and several structures along the seldom used sidetrack while avoiding injuries or loss of life.
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Shippensburg
Western Maryland Railroad
A. A. Gallager
Hagerstown
Frederick County Tax Share Sees $490 218.84 Distribution
Frederick County will receive 490 218 84 in the 1964 distribution of income tax shared by city and county governments in Maryland. State Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein reported that 31 035 556 had been distributed to 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City, with Frederick County getting 355 371 17. Montgomery County received six times Frederick’s share, while Washington Howard and Carroll counties received less.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Louis L. Goldstein
Goldstein
Maryland
Balimore City
Montgomery County
Washington Howard
Carroll
Runaway Flatcar Delays Traffic Near Shippensburg
A runaway railroad flatcar caused disruption near Shippensburg Pennsylvania prompting road closures and police response. No injuries reported and authorities investigated the incident on the rail line and adjacent highways.
Ninth Street Block Party Gathers Neighbors Each Year
East Ninth Street residents hold annual block party on a vacant lot near East Ninth Street. Alden Summers notes nostalgia as families and children from years past return. Russell H. Oden cites decade-long tradition aiding new neighbors to mingle and socialize. The event began as casual hot dog gatherings and grew to 60 to 70 attendees, with plans for another neighborhood picnic and reunions.
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Alden Summers
Summers
Ninth Street
Westminster
Market
East Streets
Seven Local Youths to Attend Mormon Conference at Columbia
Seven area youths join a Frederick Branch delegation for the New York World’s Fair Mormon Youth Conference at Columbia University August 13 to 15. Participants, part of the Mutual Improvement Association, join more than 1,000 youths from the region extending to North Carolina and Canada.
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Columbia University
Alesia Edwards
Marie Lee
Margo Brooks
Josephine Kitts
Marion Coleman
Minnie M. Lee
Wilda Elaine Edwards
Frederick
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
North Carolina
Canada
The
Mutual Improvement Association
Con
Restriction Easing Sought In Baltimore
Baltimore welfare officials seek board approval to raise earnings limits for children on public assistance to $50 monthly per child and $150 per family under the Medicare Act. Current rules cap at $15 monthly per child, with the August 20 board meeting to decide.
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Baltimore
Raleigh C. Hobson
State Welfare Board
Hobson
Living Costs Soar Ends Mildly In Congo Relief
The Congo saw living costs climb from 100 at independence in 1960 to 424 in June 1965. A new economic report from Lovanium University indicates some relief occurred last month.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Lovanium University
Linkup Completed Between Nepal and Pakistan
In Katmandu, Nepal, King Mahendra and Pakistan President Ayub Khan inaugurated a direct telecom link between the two nations this week, marking a milestone in regional communication. The service connects Kathmandu and Karachi with a new transmission line, promising faster cross border calls and data exchange.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Pakistan
Mahendra
Auyb Khan
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