Kennedy Faces Broad Foreign Policy Challenge
Washington AP dispatch outlines President Kennedy's plan to launch a sweeping review of U.S. foreign and defense policy to pursue peace and cooperation. It notes aims to reset relations with the Soviet Union, restart disarmament talks, and build a new alliance with Western nations and sister republics while advancing UN strength and Asia Africa freedom. Laos crisis worsens as U.S. backs pro Western Premier Boun Oum against Soviet backed factions, with Red triumph a feared outcome. Army and air support are guiding steps as delays in Geneva test ban and UN assembly loom.
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Jobn M. Hightower
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Union
Khrushtevis
Berlin
Asia
Africa
United Nations
Progress
Dean Rusk
State Department
U.N. General Assembly
Pew
Rusk
Laos
Eisenhower
United States
Boun Oum
Sou‘Vanna Phouma
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Inauguration duties noted for Army aide Haines Jr
The report highlights Army Sgt. Charles E. Haines Jr. serving as a ceremonial escort at the inauguration. Haines, tied to Fort Myer Virginia, is a 1958 Middletown High School graduate with family in Middletown and Braddock Heights. The piece also visits local notices about residents and appointments, including a Panama Canal Zone posting for Pvt. Bernard Cordell.
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Charlies E. Haines Jr
Middiewuh
John F. Beard
Serg Haines
Baite
Infarmry
Fort Myer
Infantry
Fort Jackson
S. C
Middletown High School
Bonnie
Braddock Heights
Clarence Crum
Kemptown
Robert Hay Moxley
Montgomery County General Hospital
Jackie Cordell
George Eader
Eaders
Fulton Davis
Smith Cecil
John Kelley
Frances Mealey
New Market
Bernard Q. Cordell
Panama Canal Zone
Cordell
W.S.C.S
Bernard O. Cordell
U.S
20Th Infantry
U.S. Army Garrison
Fort Keble
Digging Out After 12 to 15 Inch Frederick Snowstorm
Residents in Frederick struggled to dig out after a heavy snowstorm dumped 12 to 15 inches, creating widespread disruption. The scene repeated across neighborhoods as people shoveled driveways and sidewalks, while crews worked to clear main streets.
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Frederick
Walli Trail
Social Security Questions and Answers Q&A guidance
A reader asks about timing and amounts of Social Security payments for irregular earnings and the proper way to record earnings. The response notes that people aged 63 to 72 with uneven yearly earnings can still collect for months not worked, and advises keeping detailed records and consulting a Social Security officer to determine entitlements.
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W. P
Oakland
Calif
O. H
Mason Cry
Iowa
Ray Henry
P. Onlahoma
Tere Bali
Hours Of Worship In County Churches Continued
Listings of services in Gapland Brunswick Union Bridge Gambrill Park Rockville churches. Holiness and Pentecostal groups hold morning and evangelistic services, Sunday School times, youth meetings, prayer and Bible study. Notable notes include Rev D N Blicken, Rev James Senseny, Rev Paul Wagner, Rev R F Doss.
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Gapland Pentecostal Christian Holiness
D. N
Brunswick Christian and Missionary Alliance
James Senseny
Gambrill Park
Calvary Bible
Paul Wagner
Fire damages tenant house in Harpers Ferry
Four fire companies from Harpers Ferry Bolivar Charles Town Brunswick and Shepherdstown responded to a 6:50 pm alarm at Camp Hi Harpers Ferry W Va The eight room house rented by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Robinson and owned by Storer College Assn had the shingle roof and top floor destroyed Firefighters arrived as the roof was enveloped Mrs Robinson who discovered the blaze called a neighbor since lights and phone were out Neighbors saved much downstairs furniture and water damage was reported to the lower floor The Robinsons wardrobe was largely destroyed and the home and furnishings were partly insured Firefighters remained about six hours and no injuries were reported
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Harpers Ferry
Bolivar
Charles Town
Brunswick
Shepherdstown
Camp Hi
W. Va
Kenneth Robinson
Storer College Assn
Strength for Today and Welcoming a New Era of Leadership
A prayer honoring American history expresses gratitude for free citizens and asks divine guidance for the incoming U S president. The item shifts to a news blurb noting the Netherlands will contribute one million guilders to the UN FAO to aid famine relief in China and mentions Sparrows Point Maryland home to one of the world s largest steel plants with a 2 million ton annual capacity.
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Sparrows Point
Anniversaries and birthdays steer history notes
Brief chronicle from Know America Today Im History. Key dates include Mrs Margaret Brent in 1639 demanding voting rights before Maryland Assembly, and tribal chiefs ceding Ohio land in 175 by the Wyandot Chippewa Delaware and Ottawa. Also noted are Burnside’s 1863 retreat after Banks Ford, the 1943 Battle of the Bulge end, and a 1960 Honolulu protest over Soviet missile tests. Births include John Fitch 1743 Horace Wells 1815 plus noted figures Richard P Blackmur Jinx Falkenburg James Hill Jr William Schnitzler.
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Margaret Brent
America
Maryland
Ft. McIntosh
U. S
Ohio
Lake Erie
Maumee River
Cuahoga
Tuscarawas
Gen
Burnside
Rappahannock
Banks Ford
Lee
Neal S. Blaisdell
Honolulu
Washington
Pacific
John Fitch
Windsor
Cona
Tremon
Fitch
Oho
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
Bardstown
Horace Wells
Hartford
Richard P. Blackmur
Springfield
Mass
Jinx Eugenia Falkenburg
Barcelona
Spain
James Hill, Jr
Sterling Drug, Inc
Newman
William F. Schnitzler
Afl-Cio
Newark
N. J
Multi Purpose Food details from Civil Defense center session
At a Maryland Civil Defense meeting in Pikesville J Franklin Fox reported a government and General Mills program producing Multi Purpose Food for Family Fallout Shelters. The $52.50 442 pound tin feeds one person 12 to 13 days through Civil Defense channels. The Faithful Workers Society held its January 1961 meeting at Mrs Ray Martin’s with 17 members. Plans for a February 4 turkey and oyster supper were outlined, with a listed solicitation team and advertising volunteers.
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Glenna M. Leatherman
Creagerstown
Maryland Civil Defense Control Center
Pikesville
J. Franklin Fox
C.D
Mr. Fox
U.S
General Mills Inc
C. D
Faithful Workers Society
Ray Martin
Clarence E. Long
Charles A. Sherb
Carmen Seiss
Maurice C. Smith
Hubbard
Carroll Six
Harvey Lare
Naomi C. Long
Harold Sherb
Hattie Sa
Congregational activities at St Johns Lutheran Church and surrounding notes
The January church meeting at St Johns Lutheran notes an Easter service planning group including Mrs. Giles and Mrs. Lare. It covers the 1961 budget vote, a shift in janitorial staff with Paul Barker as custodian, and altar flower duties. Also mentions ongoing ministerial supply by Rev. Reinberger and the 1960 minutes. News includes Jaycee Week display, a Girl Scout birthday event at Mrs. Shorb’s home, PTA meeting details with guest Prof. Henke, and student mid year exams at Mother Seton School with class resumption.
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Harvey Lare
Eugene Lare
Josephine Giles
Charles Brown
C. E. Long
Masten Long
Staley Lanner
St John's Lutheran Church
Glenna Harbaugh
Louise Lare
Charles A. Shorb
Paul Barker
Bertie Kolb
Junior Long
Ruth Wastler
Altar Guild
Alice Paxson
Emmitsburg
Paul Keepers
Ralph Long Ari
James Nicholas
Westminster
Austin Stoner
Mary Clare
Baltimore
Greater Emmitsburg
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Houck
Jaycees
Auiabee
Charles B. Shorb
Carolyn Umber
American Legion
Emmitsburg Public School
PTA
Herbert Henke
University of Maryland
Mother Seton School
Weekend visits and a Texas birth announce local ties
Emmitsburg residents hosted relatives over the weekend including Robert Gelwicks from Baltimore and Joan Topper from Washington. Raymond Topper from Andrew Air Force Base and Martha Jane Sherwin from Washington also visited. Larry Boone and Peggy Paxson of Fort Worth welcomed their first child, Laura Ann, in Texas.
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Charles B. Shorb
Emmitsburg
Robert Gelwicks
Baltimore
Earl Gelwicks
Joan Topper
Washington
Curtis Topper
Sylvester Hann
Myersville
Hann
Regis Sanders
Raymond Topper
Andrew Air Force Base
Louis Topper
Iss Martha Jane Sherwin
Paul Sherwin
Pius Kelly
Connie
Newry
Larry Boone
Fort Worth
Texas
Laura Ann
Boone
Peggy Paxson
Eisenhowers At Gettysburg Farm
Washington AP reports Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife return to Gettysburg Pennsylvania to a quiet life as a gentleman farmer. Eisenhower drove through snow to reach the farm with a Secret Service agent beside him and a single car escort. Paul Roy of the Gettysburg Times greeted the former president.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gentleman Farmer
Gettysburg
Secret Service
Eisenhowers
Dick Flohr
Eisenhower
Paul Roy
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