Better Postal Facilities Sought For Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg officials push for local mail collection boxes as a stop gap until home delivery begins. A new postmaster is pending after November elections, with three candidates under review and acting postmaster Robert Layman leading the local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitsburg
Jane Bollinger
Democratic State Central Committee
Joseph Haley
U. S. 15
J. Norman Flax
Post Office Department
John E. Pennington
Westminster
Congress To Take Up War Foreign Aid
Congress returns from a 10 day break to tackle the Viet Nam war and foreign aid in major bills. The House will consider a 17.4 billion defense authorization and a 4.1 billion foreign aid measure. the Senate may act later. Debates will include the Nike X system, nuclear frigate, bomber development, and pay raises for federal workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
Texas Field Hands March For Better Pay
A 400 mile trek from San Juan to the state capital leads farm workers in a wage protest for union recognition and a $4.25 per hour minimum. A Protestant minister and a Roman Catholic priest accompany the marchers as they endure 56 days of hot, sparsely populated terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan, Tex
Rio Grande Valley
State Police Sent To Md Penitentiary Riot Toll Soars
Baltimore AP report says Maryland Penitentiary fires caused about 500000 in damage. Lt Col George E Davidson says 28 State Police troopers were assigned to relieve city police at the prison after a riot. Police Commissioner George Gelston requested the troopers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Penitentiary
George E. Davidson
George Gelston
Hot Humid Summer Weather Forecast In Frederick County
The weather outlook in Frederick County calls for hot and humid conditions with 90s daily for at least a week. Scattered thundershowers are possible in late afternoons and evenings with overnight lows in the 70s and highs in the 90s. Normal temps for Washington region are 87 by day and 69 at night with five degree above normal by Tuesday through Saturday. Police note two drunkenness arrests over the weekend, about half the usual, while Route 40 traffic runs heavy eastbound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Washington
Frederick
National
King Lashes All Racial Violence in Chicago Rally
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr addressed more than 35,000 people in sweltering 98 degree heat at Soldier Field, urging nonviolence as the path to civil rights and opposing both white and black supremacist violence. James Meredith spoke, praising progress while warning of ongoing dangers and urging community improvement. The crowd marched toward City Hall as signs reading Black Power and We Shall Overcome appeared, and King emphasized unity over weapons.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Soldier Field
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Tennessee
Mississippi
Dr. King
South Side
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
North
Gal Shoots It Out With Police and FBI
Lilian Jo Ramos, 28, charged from a motel room in Post Falls Idaho firing a gold plated M1 carbine at officers and FBI agents. One FBI member wounded. Ramos was hit in head and hip and remained alive after emergency surgery in Spokane. Police recovered a loaded revolver, a rifle, a carbine and ammunition from the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Falls
Idaho
Lilian Jo Ramos
FBI
Spokane
Wash
Robert Rockwell
Coeur d'Alene
David Doty
Rockwell
Miss Ramos
Negotiations In Airline Dispute Show No Progress
In the five airline strike, wage talks stalled as joint sessions opened on the fourth day. AFL CIO machinists and airline officials reported no progress after 10 hours of talks, with wages the core issue. Extra flights were added by nonstruck carriers while unions prepare further actions.
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Washington
Aflcio International Association of Machinists
Labor Department
James J. Reynolds
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Reynolds
Texas
Wirtz
Far East
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
Nonstruck
Civil Aeronautics Board
91 Nurses Walk Out In Wage Dispute
In Castro Valley Eden Hospital saw 91 of 107 registered nurses resign to press for higher pay and better conditions. The move halted surgeries, with 114 adults and 14 infants in care and 23 patients leaving. A meeting to resolve the dispute was scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro Valley
Calif
Eden Hospital
Ralph Hartley
Elmer Massmann
San Francisco
East Bay Area
Eden Nurses
Marth
Wilma McCarthy
Eden Nurses Association
Eden
GOP seeks UN reform with 1000-strong peacekeeping brigade
Washington AP Republicans push six steps to modernize the United Nations. They call for expanding the secretary general’s military advisers office and propose a 1,000-strong technician and logistics expert peacekeeping brigade for emergencies. The report, adopted at a June GOP meeting, argues for smarter UN engagement and recognition of unequal contributions among nations while upholding equality of states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations
Republican Coordinating Committee
U.S
United States
GOP
Congress
Rosenstock Heads Maryland State Bar Association
Benjamin B. Rosenstock of Frederick has been installed as president of the Maryland State Bar Association and advocates mandatory membership for all Maryland lawyers. At the Vist annual meeting, regional vice presidents were elected: Albert A. Levin, George E. Thomson, Edward C. Thomas, H. Kenneth Mackey, A. Freeborn Brown, Edwin H. Miller, Charles E. Hogg, James C. Christopher, and William J. Sterling, representing Baltimore, Snow Hill, Elkton, Bel Air, Hagerstown, Ellicott City, Bethesda, and Leonardtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Frederick
Maryland State Bar Association
Rosenstock
Maryland
Vist
Albert A. Levin
George E. Thomson
Baltimore
Edward C. Thomas
Snow Hill
H. Kenneth Mackey
Elkton
A. Freeborn Brown
Bel Air
Edwin H. Miller
Hagerstown
Charles E. Hogg
Ellicott City
James C. Christopher
Bethesda
William J. E. Sterling
Leonardtown
Oil Depots Are Bombed Once More
Viet Cong shot down three American helicopters in South Viet Nam, killing four U.S. and nine South Vietnamese soldiers, while two U.S. jets were lost in air war against the North. Bombing hit oil storage depots near Dien Bien Phu and other fuel installations as ground fighting eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Reds
Vinh
Panhandle
Navy
Thanh Hoa
Haiphong
Air Force
Constellation
Thomas P. Weeks Jr
Moundville
Ala
Frans Jepnen
Pawtucket
R.I
Jesse J. Anderson
Shalimar
Fla
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MD. Penitentiary
Barbara Daniels
New York Community
New
York Mills
Adirondack
Gal
US. 340
Potomac River Bridge
Frederick Memorial Hospital
William F. Davis
U.S. 340
West Virginia
Wirephatt
Joseph W. Ramsey
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
Northwest Airlines
U.N
B. B. Rosenstock
South
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