Capitol Doctor Retires After 38 Years of Nonpartisan Care
Dr. George W. Calver, 77, retiring as Congress official physician after 1928 start, hands over to Dr. Rufus Judson Pearson. Calver ran a full Capitol clinic with 42 nurses and corpsmen, handling about 50 000 cases yearly at no charge. He says politics makes no difference to his medical care and will enjoy a quieter life.
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Walkersville Woman Attends National Meeting in Washington
Mrs Charlotte Best of Walkersville attends the National Association of Suggestion Systems convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. She is executive secretary of the Incentive Awards Office at Fort Detrick. The delegation of 1,300 members seeks ideas to lower operating costs in industry and government.
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Area Tree Farmers Gain Recognition at Anniversary Meeting
Five area tree farmers were named qualified members of the American Tree Farm System at its 25th Anniversary gathering in Hancock. Recipients include H.A. Zentz and wife of Thurmont, James W. Smith of Knoxville, F.N. Johnston of Dickerson, James Shriver of Westminster, and James W. Smith of Westminster. The event also marked the Maryland Department of Forests and Parks 60th anniversary with reports on rising timber harvests and department history, plus awards for reforestation, timber stand improvement, and timber harvesting along with new tree farm certificates.
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Snakes Missing as Phoenix Thief Strikes Twice
A snake thief took two six foot pythons from a shed behind Thomas Taylor's Phoenix home. Earlier the same day a seven foot boa constrictor, missing since July 13, was reported taken from a car in front of Thomas Clendenin's residence.
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Red Cross Intro Course At Gaithersburg
Montgomery County Red Cross offers an introductory course for Upper County residents on Thursday Oct 27 at 10 am in Gaithersburg at 214 Diamond Avenue. The session, led by Mrs Matthew Sawtelle and volunteers, explains the Red Cross role in the community and is open to all curious about volunteering.
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Mt Airy PTA Plans School Study Talk
Parents and teachers in the Mount Airy area will hear the Engelhardt Survey Report at Westminster Senior High School auditorium Monday at 7 30 p m The significant study to Carrell County in recent years led to the cancellation of the regular PTA meeting to allow attendance The PTA is chartering abuser and Mrs Robert Gutterman of Hospital Services and Mrs Charles Stevenson first vice chairman
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Bus plan offers free rides from Mount Airy area
A school sponsored transport program will depart Mount Airy Elementary School at 6:45 with a stop in Taylorsville at 6:55. Questionnaires were mailed to all families in the school area to gauge demand and reserve space on the bus.
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West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt Meets Soviet Envoy in East Berlin
West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt, visiting East Berlin for the first time since the wall crisis, held talks Wednesday night with a Soviet envoy amid ongoing Cold War tensions. The meeting underscored FrancoGerman and East West relations during renewed Berlin diplomacy.
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North Korea reshapes leadership with Kim Il Sung title change
In Pyongyang the Korean Communist party announced it abolished Kim Il Sungs post as chairman and named him general secretary while downgrading two vice premiers as the party shifts to a middle course between Moscow and its own Workers party. The move follows a government reshuffle aimed at consolidating control and signaling a recalibrated approach to allied relations.
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Teen group forms to aid Vietnamese servicemen
Willie Hunter, now a high school student, leads Archer High School peers in forming The Commission on Viet Nam to collect Christmas gifts for U.S. servicemen in Asia after participating in antiwar demonstrations years earlier. The group, comprised of three 17-year-old Black students, aims to support troops in Vietnam.
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