Not to Endorse Potomac River Dams Faces Opposition
Maryland lawmakers heard strong opposition to a measure urging Potomac River development according to Army Engineers survey. Proponents pressed federal financing while opponents warned the resolution could imply backing for a dam like River Bend before final plans and hearings. The committee considered amendments to remove or constrain the engineer phrase.
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Gordon Beard
Annapolis
House
Judiciary Committee
Potomac River
Army Corps of Engineers
Legislative Council
Potomac
Army Engineers
Margaret Schweinhaut
Montgomery
Army
River Bend
Washington, D. C
Frederick
del. Hervey G. Machen Jr
Prince Georges
Machen
Sen. Schweinhaus
Citizens Oppose School Merger
Taneytown Jaycees released preliminary results of a public opinion survey in Taneytown on the proposed consolidation of Taneytown High School with Francis Scott Key High School. 835 people interviewed show about 75 percent opposed the consolidation while about seven percent supported it and the rest had no opinion or did not answer. Official figures will come later ahead of the February 28 State Board decision. Also reported John Junior Caton, 29, pleaded innocent in Martinsburg on murder charges in the death of his estranged wife Elizabeth, 35, last November, arraigned in Berkeley County Circuit Court.
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Tne
Taneytown Jaycees
Taneytown
Carroll County Board of Education
Taneytown High School
Francis Scott Key High School
State Board of Education
County Board
Jaycee
Martinsburg
W. Va
John Junior Caton
Elizabeth
Caton
Berkeley County
Gray Silver
Communists Renew Power Bragging in Moscow Speech
Soviet defense minister Rodion Malinovsky warned that imperialists who unleash war would face their complete ruin as Soviet rockets and nuclear forces could wipe out the United States. The remarks aired with Friday marking the Red Army birth anniversary amid eased space cooperation talk with the United States. A four year Musselman Foundation scholarship was announced for Shepherd College with funds provided by the C H Musselman Co to cover tuition board and room.
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Moscow
United States
America
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Rodion Malinovsky
Sheperdstown
W. Va
Shepherd College
Musselman Foundation
John A. Hauser
Cc. H. Musselman Co
Biglerville
North Branch Potomac development debated for Allegany water needs
Debate over developing the North Branch of the Potomac west of Cumberland as water supply for Allegany County drew one opponent. Robert Brown of the Health Department supported the plan, saying the development is urgently needed to secure water resources.
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Frederick
Maryland
North Branch
Potomac
Cumberland
Army Engineers
Robert Brown
Bureau of Environmental Hygiene
Department of Health
Allegany County
Farewell to Coach and Harow at College Services
Nearly 300 tributes included 25 players from a class entering college. Four-year period and hall of fame honor noted for Sheppherd. Dick Harlow buried in Pine Grove Cemetery after heart attack at 72. Harlow coached at Western Maryland Penn State Colgate and Harvard. He was elected to the Helms Football Hall. India’s population remark follows.
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Bejof
Sheppherd
Dick Harlow
South Sterling
Pine Grove
Harlow
Western Maryland College
Penn State
Colgate
Harvard
Helms
Large Boulder Blocks U S Route 40 On Braddock Mountain
A 600 pound boulder toppled from Braddock Mountain and halted traffic on U S Route 40 West near the mountain picnic area. Driver Donald Martin of Pennsylvania escaped injury though his car frame was bent. State Police reported a road crew lost in fog and delayed in clearing the obstruction.
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Braddock Mountain
Donald Martin
Pennsylvania
Martin
Hat sizes steady at seven or smaller for most buyers
Hat manufacturers report that despite taller, heavier Americans, the majority still purchase hats size seven and under. The trend suggests persistent distribution of head sizes and stable demand for smaller fittings across the population.
Tawes Administration Accused of Premature Tax Surpluses
The Commission on Governmental Efficiency and Economy charged the Tawes Administration with imposing taxes prematurely and excessively. It cited a 1961 fiscal year surplus of 5.3 million, far above a 500 thousand estimate, urging use of surplus to reduce state debt rather than inflating operating budgets. Malaya to buy 310 thousand worth of a special UN bond issue, the 10th nation to announce a purchase.
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Baltimore
Tawes
Commission On Governmental Efficiency and Economy
Commission
CGEE
United Nations, N.Y
Malaya
U.N
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