Myersville Approves Water Plan
The Myersville Town Council and the Mayor vote 4 to 2 to approve a new water system. Engineer firm Elmer St. C. Maxwell and Associates will organize construction and bids. Capacity rises to one million gallons. two emergency ponds will be used until completion with chlorination.
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Myersville
Elmer St. C. Maxwell and Associates
Pikesville
Gilbert 5. Stroup
Maxwell and Associates
Maxwell
Stroup
Richard Poole
State Health Department
Snow Adds Foot to Lovell Area in Big Horns
A foot of snow covered the Big Horn Mountains east of Lovell on Thursday, delaying travel and closing some roads as crews assessed conditions across the region. Local authorities urged caution for motorists and winter travelers in the affected area.
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Lovell, Wyo
Big Horn Mountains
Lovell
New Fighting Shatters Shaky Truce On Cyprus
Renewed fighting between Greek and Turkish Cypriots threatens the U N backed cease fire. No casualties were reported as gunfire near Ktima in southwest Cyprus lasted about an hour. Turkey was accused of overflying Cyprus with reconnaissance planes in the Kokina Mansoura area.
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Cyprus
Nicosia
Mediterranean
Ktma
U.N
Kokkina- Mansoura
Turkey
Petros Garoufalias
Athens
Makarios
Greece
Garoufalias
Moscow
Supreme Court reapportionment backing debated at convention
Atlantic City AP reports Mayor Raymond R. Tucker urged the Democratic platform writers to back the Supreme Court ruling that state legislatures must apportion both houses by population. Delegates weigh keeping the issue from the presidential campaign amid concurrent congressional battles over jurisdiction and potential constitutional amendments.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Platform Writers
Raymond R. Tucker
Congress
Tucker
Platform Committee
High Court
House
Senate
Republican National Convention
Drought May Cause Higher Food Prices
Drought conditions threaten crop yields and farm income across many states. Officials say overall production will still be near last year’s level but below this year’s forecast, while pasture and crops like corn sorghum grain soybeans cotton and sugar beets suffer. Emergency aid is being sped to farmers in 617 counties across 26 states to graze and harvest scarce hay on land retired from production programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Cigarettes Versus Health Five Day Quit Program Findings
Five month follow up shows about half of participants returned to smoking while the rest remained smoke free. Women showed lower sustained quitting. weight gain and nervous tension cited as main relapse factors. A local surgeon notes the program followed the January surgeon general report linking smoking to cancer and disease.
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Aianf
Frank Camazo
Rosemary O’Brien Fights Social Barriers Smoking Ten Cigars a Day
Rosemary O’Brien a Chicago resident in her early thirties attended Boston’s Cigar Smokers of America convention. She defends women cigar smokers noting public reactions are stronger from men and recalling she helped found Chicago Humidor expanding to over 160 members.
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Boston
Rosemary O'Brien
Miss O’brien
Miss O'Brien
Kenmore Avenue
Chicago
America
Vireurou
Italian Communist Leader Palmiro Togliatti Dies in Moscow
The Italian Communist Party confirmed Palmiro Togliatti died in Moscow at age 71. He reportedly enjoyed cigars and had been a party figure since the early years of the movement.
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Rome
Palmiro Togliatti
Russia
Wrong Number Triggers Orbit Talk Berlin to Brooklyn Mixup
Brooklyn woman Josephine Schlosser swamped by dial a satellite calls after newspapers linked a Washington number to a satellite service. Calls began Tuesday night and continued into Thursday causing fatigue, red eyes, and hoarseness. The New York Telephone Co. will intercept to screen satellite inquiries.
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Josephine Schlosser
Brooklyn, N. Y
New York
Brooklyn
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Washington
New York City
Schlosser
American Men Praised By LBJ
President Johnson praised Americas fighting men for their intellect and dedication to peace, delivering remarks at a joint convocation of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the National War College at Ft. McNair. He urged a new era of talent and flexibility in military service.
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Washington
Johnson
America
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
National War College
Ft. McNair
Secretary of Defense
Colonial Style Rest Home Under Construction in Frederick
Frederick pursues a colonial themed convalescent center the 75 bed facility costing over a quarter million dollars sits on North Street between Toll House and Montclair Avenues white brick exterior black shutters and grill work will enhance the colonial look Inside will feature Early American furnishings Frederick Construction Company handles masonry work and fireproofing and prewiring progress is on schedule for Trison Inc first major local project
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Frederick
North Street
Toll House
Montclair Avenues
Frederick Construction Company
Trison, Inc
Legislative Committee Weighs Repeal of Maryland Tax Hike
In Baltimore a Legislative Council committee, led by Sen. Harry R. Hughes, discusses possible repeal or reduction of Maryland's income tax increase from 3 to 4 percent. The meeting follows calls by Comptroller Goldstein noting a surplus and Gov Tawes hinting at a possible modification.
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Baltimore
Legislative Council
Maryland
Harry R. Hughes
Caroline
Hughes
Hughes Group
Tawes
Louis L. Goldstein
Congress
Senate
William S. James
D-Harford
Party Leaders Clash On Asian, Defense Issues
Washington AP says the Johnson administration clashed with Republicans over Southeast Asia and defense policy, signaling a long autumn campaign. Pentagon rebuttals challenged Goldwater's nuclear capacity claims while GOP leaders accused the administration of pursuing a no win policy in South Vietnam.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Johnson
Defense Department
Senate
Mike Mansfield
GOP
South Viet Nam
Atomic Energy Commission
Goldwater
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Charles A. Halleck
U.S
Dirksen
Halleck
Korea
Mansfield
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
Market Report Shows Rails and Airlines Lead Early Gains
New York AP notes rails and airlines posted sizable early gains as stocks rose irregularly. Trading was moderate with intraday ups and downs shaping the session.
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New York
Anti-government Rallies in Saigon After U S Casualties
In Saigon and other Vietnamese cities students protested President Nguyen Khanh’s regime demanding civilian rule, as four American military advisers died in a Viet Cong ambush near Phu Tuc, with further U S casualties elsewhere. Demonstrations targeted Khanh’s government and charter, with schools boycotting exams as police observed.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Khanh
Cape St. Jacques
Hue
Tuy Hoa
Can Tho
Kien Hoa
Phu Tuc
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