Union Protest Ends Job Training Courses in Montgomery
Organized labor halted a Maryland program under the Manpower Development and Training Act in Montgomery County. The Central Labor Council objects claim graduates won t enroll in registered apprenticeships and some courses lacked required approvals. Only bricklaying ran, in two 12 week sessions, with employers praising graduates.
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Montgomery County
Central Labor Council of Washington
Manpower Development and Training Act
East
James Parkins
Wheaton
Maryland Department of Employment Security
Central Labor Council
DES
Organized Labor
CLC
Norma Day
Department of Employment Security
Edward C. Wroth
Masonry Institute
Montgomery County Board of Education
Frank Conley
Pen Mar Park Project by Youth Corps
Washington County Youth Corps clears a city block near the former Hotel Edgewood site to create Pen Mar Park. The plan aims for completion by Memorial Day with George Bushey designing the layout and Jacob Berkson overseeing the Washington County Park Commission. County hopes Western Maryland Railway will provide access to the old Pen Mar Park land.
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Washington County Youth Corps
Edgewood
Pen Mar
Westorn Maryland Railway
Jacob Berkson
Washington County Park Commission
George Bushey
Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railway
Pen Mar Park
Indians Here In Reciprocal Peace Corps
In Annapolis five Indians arrived for a three month study and teaching program at St John’s College as part of a two way Peace Corps pilot. They train for work in American Poverty aid while assisting teaching and cultural exchange at the college.
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Annapolis
Peace Corps
St. John’s College
Hindi language to 93 Peace Corps volunteers to India
Ninety three American Peace Corps volunteers will go to India to learn Hindi and study, then return to the United States for about a year to work in U S slums alongside seasoned volunteers. Harris Wofford calls it a pilot that could make the corps a two way street. The program is a joint U S Indian effort financed by both governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Corps
India
U. S
Harris Wofford
Indian government selects five college-educated trainees
Wofford notes the five trainees chosen by the Indian government all hold at least one college degree and bring substantial experience in community action and social work to their roles.
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Wofford
County to extend parkland using state gifted land
State of Maryland gifted land to the county for a new park after Maryland changed plans for a Pen Ten state park. About ten men under Earl Mentzer are marking boundaries and clearing land near the Edgewood Hotel as Harold Seibert, county surveyor, assists to determine county lines. The area will be fenced and posted upon completion.
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State of
Maryland
Earl Mentzer
Edgewood Hotel
Berkson
Harold Seibert
Blank Descendants Meet At Mountaindale
The 11th annual William E. Blank family reunion gathered at Mountain Dale Picnic Woods. Attendees included William E. Blank Jr. and wife, William F. Blank and spouse with Billy and Cathy, Vicky Betson, Robert Myers Jr. and family, Ricky, Kenny, Carol, Connie, Patty Poole, and others.
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William E. Blank
Mountaindale Picnic Woods
William E. Blank Jr
William F. Blank
Billy
Cathy
Vicky Betson
Robert Myers Jr
Ricky
Kenny
Carol
Connie
Patty Poole
Fragmentary Names List in Obituary Section
A partial OCR list includes numerous individuals and couples such as Mrs. Edward Gray and Ed die and Mr. and Mrs. James L. Blank with Brenda and Penny, plus many others ending with Miss Terri, indicating a dead or memorial notice with multiple households named.
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Edward Gray
Eddie
Ann
Rhonda
Donnie
Darin
James L. Blank
Brenda
Penny
Shirley Housden
Yvette
Paul Blank
Ference de Grange
Pearl Beachley
Mae Bell
Kenneth
Ronnie
Monty Beachley
Roland Dayhoff
William Dayhoff
Nelson Rohrer
Bernard E. Clem
Blain
Troy Clem
Local Families Named in Alabama Population Note
The article lists numerous individuals and couples with shared surnames including Blanks, Bargers, Graysons, Hawkers, and Kennel Club ties. It notes Alabama averages 65 persons per square mile of area.
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Alabama
Also Mentioned on This Page
Montgomery
Parkins
Blank
Mountaindale
Charles Grimes
Timmy
Alden Flook
Austin Rippeon
Delmar Rippeon
Delmar
Wesley
Marshall Barger Sr
Terri
Bellans
Orangeburg
N.Y
Esso
Charni
Fairfield
Pennsylvania
American Kennel Club
George Fulmer
Cindy
Tresia
Grayson Blank Jr
Judy
Lisa
Douglas Hawker
Debbie
Kitty Sue
James Blank
Kimberley
Ezra Blank
Carrie
Mary
James
Tom Blank
Donald Blank
Keith
Brian Witmer
Speed Riggs
Ana Ne
Ian
Potomac
Frederick — Taneytown
Mt. Airy
Brunswick
Deepa
Astral
Frigidaire
Mobile
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