Shipping To Quake-Torn Area Resumes In Seattle
SEATTLE AP Shipping to quake torn south central Alaska area resumed today as ocean carriers lifted a temporary embargo on cargoes bound for Valdez Seward Anchorage and Whittier Heavy port damage from last Friday's quake and seismic waves had blocked shipments Five carriers had halted cargoes while Alaska ports worked out a plan The only usable dock was Anchorage’s one berth Alaska Steamship Co ton silo arrived from Seattle and cargo including 156 vans and 33 automobiles was unloaded using mobile cranes at the damaged dock
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Seattle
Wash
Valdez
Seward
Anchorage
Whittier
Alaska Steamship Co
Hager House Reopens As City Park Attraction
The restored home of Capt. Jonathan Hager founder of Hagerstown opened for a daily public schedule. Tours run 10 AM to 5 PM on weekdays and 1 PM to 5 PM on Sundays, with Mondays closed. The 18th century house displays authentic furnishings and has new rear parking. museum lodge displays planned for soon.
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Jonathan Hager
Hagerstown
Walnut Lane
City Park
Washington County Museum of Fine Acts
Maryland
Hager
Baltimore
Frank W. Mish, Jr
Washington County Historical Society
Gil Crandall
Maryland Department of Economic Development
Crandall
Hager House
Mish
Bruce Etchison, Jr
Museum of Fine Arts
Malcolm Watkins
Division of Culture
Hmstory
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Prayer Today Blessing and Resurrection Hope
A brief devotional prayer credits Scott Jenner of Philadelphia and Westminster Press. The text asks God to lift fear of death, reaffirm the promise of abundant life, and grant daily zeal, ending with the Easter proclamation that Christ is risen.
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God
Jesus Christ
Don
Christ
Scott Jenner
Philadelphia
Today
Westminster Press
Rockefeller Goldwater Clash With Cabot Lodge
Rockefeller and Goldwater launch criticism of Cabot Lodge after New Hampshire primary. Rockefeller urges Lodge to explain Viet Nam policy to Oregon voters and cautions against another Lodge victory in Oregon. Goldwater says Lodge’s continued candidacy would reflect poorly on U S politics.
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Ister
West
Publica
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Eugene
Ore
T Hat Lodge
Oregon
South Viet Nam
Lodge
U.S
New York
Hamshire
Goldwater
San Francisco
Arizona
Official Clock Set Back Today As Globe Slows
Boulder Calo AP The nations official clock was set back 1 10 as the earth slows. The National Bureau of Standards cites tidal drag the moon and other braking factors as causes. A spokesman cites earthquakes volcanic eruptions and satellite boosts as contributing effects. Last official shift occurred November 4 1963.
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Globe
Boulder
Calo
National Bureau of Standards
Lutherans Plan Parley For Teachers Tonight And Tomorrow
Pastors and church school teachers from Lutheran congregations in the area attend sessions at Trinity and St. John’s Lutherans tonight and tomorrow at 7 40 pm for an intensive briefing on an all news Christian education program to be introduced in September. A Maryland Synod team will assist teachers across age groups in Sunday and weekday schools. The conference uses advance pupil books and teachers guides. The Parish Creation Curriculum has been in the works for eight years with leadership education and administrative planning already in place since 1982.
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St. John's Lutherans Church
Yhey
United States
Canada
Xomela
Lutheran Church In
Marylandjd Synod
Sun Iday Gind
Lutheran Church In America
Today in History highlights through world events
On this date in 1365 the Union Army led by Gen Kitip Serhidan defeated Confederate forces at Five Forks in Virginia, aiding evacuation of Richmond the next day. In 1783 the US House of Representatives held its first full meeting in New York City starting Congress history.
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Associated Press
Kitip Serhidan
Five Forks
Teading
Richmond
U.S. House of Representatives
New York City
Congress of the
United States
Otto von Bissmarck
Germany
Berlin
Pacific War Council
Washington
U.S
Okinawa
Japan
Marshal Alyrhonse-Pierre Juin
France
Christian Iterter
Britain
West
Democratic Club Meets Tonight at Washington County Hall
The Central Democratic Club of Washington County will meet at Democratic Headquarters, 2 E. Fracktin St, at 8. The program topic is home rule. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
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Central Democraic Club
Washington County
Democratic Meadquarters
E. Fracktin St
Tombe
Judge Admonishes Police in Shocking Scene
Maryland cigarette tax data show March stamps sold up 9.14 percent after declines in January and February. Surgeon General linked smoking to cancer as officials note a return to cigarettes. John A. Cooney Jr says people are returning to smoking.
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U.S
Comptroller's Office
John A. Cooney, Jr
Maryland
Massachuse Fire Kills Whole Crandell Family in Beverly
A fire in a Beverly two family home killed father John Crandell 40, mother Barbara 38, and their five children aged 2 to 10. The children were trapped on the third floor of the three story house. The parents were on the second floor and apparently attempted to rescue them. Three firemen were seriously injured.
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Beverly
Mass
John Crandell
Barbara
Kathie
John Jr
Richard
Stephen
James Crandell
Ouse
Eisenhower on Berlin Wall and US prestige stance
Former President Eisenhower says he would not have allowed the Berlin wall and blasts Democratic claims of a missile gap. He criticizes US allies and warns Russians who refuse orders should face penalties. He notes health insurance benefits averaging 963 dollars per day and daily US expenditures.
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Los Angeles
Dwight B. Eisenhower
Berlin Wall
Eisenhower
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Benets
Bell Family Safe In Anchorage After Earthquake
Mrs. George Vv. Bell Sr of Keedlysville reports her son Sergeant George T. Bell Jr his wife and children are safe in Anchorage Alaska after the devastating quake there Friday. Bell is stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in nearby Anchorage.
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George Vv. Bell
Keedlysville
George T. Bell Jr
Iife
Anchorage
Alaska
Franco Orders Amnesty Amid War End Anniversary
Madrid AP reports General Francisco Franco, Spain's chief of state, issues a general amnesty on the 2th anniversary of the civil war end. The decree covers political and criminal prisoners, reducing sentences. Officials say it is Franco's ninth amnesty since 1995 with no total prisoner count disclosed.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
Maryland AG Affirms Track License Revocation Power
Atty Gen Thomas B Finan ruled the Maryland Racing Commission may revoke race track licenses for failure to follow orders to improve facilities. He said the commission can issue conditional licenses, withhold racing days, or reassign dates if tracks do not comply, citing the financial link between track quality and state interests.
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Thomas B. Finan
Maryland Racing Commission
Ihe
Commission
Finan
James A. Callahan
Racing Commission
Callahan
New Support Pledged For Soviet Union
Hungarian Premier Janos Kadár pledged new support for the Soviet Union during a banquet in Budapest in Khrushchev’s presence. Khrushchev toasted Soviet Hungarian ties as a model of unity in the Communist camp, signaling a response to Peking’s attacks and propaganda widening the Communist world split. Also noted is promotion at Hagerstown Mack Plant for Stanley Rotowbacker Jr. to manager of quality control and related leadership changes.
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Hungary
Janos Kadar
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Red China
Kadar Saki
Peking
Stanley Rotibacker Jr
Hagerstawg
Mack Plant
John F. Anderson
Rotwbacker
F. ¥. Heater
Rohrbacker
Rutgers University
Mack
Hagerstown
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