New System For Hiring Yule Help
The Post Office Department adopts a tiered seasonal hiring plan for Christmas workers. Priority goes to applicants with prior satisfactory experience, then regular Civil Service candidates after exams, with veterans preference rules applying. Local Post Office plans about 17 hires, mainly college students, with about 12 on city routes and the rest as clerks. December mail volume rose 22.9 percent compared to 1963, and total December mail may rise about 65 percent in the final month.
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Post Office Department
James A. Grove
Grove
Thurmont Welcomes Back Wilhide Debate Over Board Return
Thurmont town officials did not reinstate Calvin Wilhide after residents urged his return. A private meeting produced no statement on Wilhide status while a November primary and November 22 election date remain set to fill the vacancy. Weybright and others pressed for reinstatement citing voter obligation.
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Thurmont
Calvin Wilhide
Wilhide
Roy W. Lookingbill
D. S. Weybright
Thurmont Cooperative, Inc
Lookingbill
Withide
Weybright
Stitches Removed From LBJ After Gall Bladder Surgery
President Johnson had all abdominal stitches removed after his gall bladder operation last week. Mayo Clinic surgeon Dr. George A. Hallenbeck supervised the removal. A routine dental checkup was also scheduled, unrelated to the operation, as recovery continued on schedule on the ninth day of hospitalization.
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Washington
Johnson
Asst
Joseph Laitin
George A. Hallenbeck
Mayo Clinic
Laitin
Political Groups Barred in Indonesia Coup Aftermath
Indonesia’s top policy body banned all activities by groups tied to the Sept 30 coup attempt against President Sukarno. Observers say the move may pave the way to outlawing the Indonesian Communist Party and affiliates. Order issued by KOTI signed by Brig Gen Sutjipto.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Indonesian Communist Party
PKI
KOTI
Supreme Operations Command
Sutjipto
Refugees From Camarioca Say Cuba Sees Scarcity Beyond Port
About 57 Cuban refugees arrived in Key West in four boats from Camarioca. They described empty shelves and inability to buy tires, medicines, and basic goods in Havana, while relatives in the United States awaited reunion. Francisco Lima, 63, blamed Castro for mass emigration to ease shortages.
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Key West
Fla
Camarioca
United States
Havana
Jose
Florida Straits
Antonia Garcia
New York City
Garcia
Cuba
New York
Fidel Castro
United Stars
Francisco Lima
Castro
Anti-Draft Protests Face DOJ After Senator Denunciation
New York AP report notes Sen John Stennis denouncing the anti draft movement as unwar ranted and disgraceful while the Department of Justice weighs possible prosecution. Student groups defend coast to coast marches speeches and pamphleteering as morally justified and necessary. Mitchell a Brooklyn activist says the movement justifies refusal in line with American policy.
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New York
Department of Justice
John Stennis
Dmiss
Stennis
Senate
CBS
David Mitchell
Brooklyn
Doctor fined for illegal mail sales of pep pills
Frederick physician Ulysses G. Bourne Jr. pleaded guilty to five counts of selling pep pills by mail without a prescription. He was fined $5,000 by Judge R. Dorsey Watkins after the government dropped seven counts. The case centered on shipments of amphetamine and related drugs to women in Washington and West Virginia.
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Baltimore
Frederick
R. Dorsey Watkins
Ulysses G. Bourne Jr
West All Saints Street
Bourne
Seattle
Wash
Bothell
St. Albans
W. Va
Net
Dr. Bourne
Ronald T. Osborn
Edwin Filkirk
Frederick County
Washington, D.C
Elena Intensifies to Hurricane Strength in Atlantic
Tropical storm Elena reached hurricane status as it moves northwest at about seven miles per hour. Air Force reconnaissance measured winds near 75 mph with gale force winds extending 300 miles north and 100 miles south of the center. At 5 am the storm was about 1,250 miles east of Vero Beach and 450 miles southeast of Bermuda, with forecasters expecting gradual strengthening and a northwestward path for the next day.
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Miami
Fla
Elena
Air Force
Vero Beach
Bermuda
Frederick County Keeps Simple Titles For Most Staff
The Frederick County government largely uses plain titles for officials and employees, unlike other Maryland counties. The school system, by contrast, has adopted brighter titles such as building custodians and pupil personnel worker, while positions like county clerk and county accountant remain traditional, with few title upgrades.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Randolph B Rosencrantz
Rosencrantz
Frederick City
Donald C Linton
Frederick
Linton
Samuel W. Barrick
Southey T. Nottingham
Robert Wirgan
J. Alfred Catsail
Forbes H. Burgess
Welfare Department
Geneva Barthel
County
Hildings
New Christian Brothers Retreat Opens Near Buckeystown
A weekly retreat at the Christian Brothers new house in Buckeystown hosts about 35 high school boys. They play guitar and sing with energy, focusing on active participation and personal giving. The house, completed in April, sits on 312 acres once owned by Jennings Bailey and serves students in Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and Washington DC. Brothers Peter Benilde and Cyril run the program with Rev Christopher O Connor from Mill Hill Mission.
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Christian Brothers’ New
Buckeystown
Peter
Christian Brothers
Baltimore
United States
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Washington, D.C
Jennings Bailey
Benilde
Cyril
Christopher O'Connor
Mill Hill Mission
Protests Planned Again Today Across U S Cities
Thousands protested U S involvement in Vietnam in demonstrations Friday in more than twenty American cities. Planned rallies continued across the nation with college students among the main participants and clashes feared in some areas.
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New York
California
Berkeley
Oakland
New York City
Armed Forces Induction Center
Chicago
Oregon
Salem
Capitol
Tom McCall
New England
Veterans
Bennington
Bennington College
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
University of Rhode Island
Washington
D.C
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Ann Arbor
Midh
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Punas
Rec
Portland
Ore
Andrew Gedaro
U.S
Viet Nam
The
New England Committee For Non- Violent Action
Viet
Sen. Stennis
Watkins
Frederick County Medical Society
Melvin E. Lea
Lea
Christian Youth
New Beat
Ecumenical Council
Thail Anne Mane Gibbons
Father O'Connor
News-Post
Female Coils
Dog
Jemsie Heagie
Montgomery County
Qaphi
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