Cuba Hints Raul as Castro Successor Amid Quiet Rumors
Havana governments offer no official heir answer though Raul Castro, 28, defense minister, emerges as strongest candidate after Fidel Castro, 33, steps back for rest due to lung infection. Cabinet meetings pending unclear succession, Osvaldo Corticos presiding.
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Soviets Claim Arrest In June Of U S Spy
Moscow reports the National Security Committee captured an American spy named V. M. Slavnov in June as he attempted to cross into Iran. He reportedly trained in espionage in West Germany and planned to gather data on Soviet missiles and defenses and obtain Soviet travel documents for future agents.
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Weather in Hagerstown and surrounding areas
Weather update for Hagerstown and Maryland regions notes clear warm and humid conditions tonight with lows 66 to 73. Wednesday brings mostly sunny hot and humid weather with highs 87 to 94. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. West Virginia forecasts show fair skies and warm humid conditions with possible afternoon thundershowers. Southeastern Pennsylvania expects fair to partly cloudy skies with hot humid conditions and lows around 68 to 70 tonight.
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Hancock Council Says Sewage Requirement is Impractical
The Hancock Mayor and Council deem a sewage treatment plant impractical and prefer year by year pay as you go expansion of the Hancock sewer system. They will seek Board of Health permission to proceed without debt, focusing on Blue Hill’s 30 to 40 houses and pay as you go options. Clean-Up Weeks are set for August 15 to 30 and two public drinking fountains planned for Main Street with site decisions by local merchants.
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County Peach and Apple Prices Seen Above Average
Washington County peach growers report strong prices amid competition from South Carolina Elbertas with Sunhigh Red Haven and Southland peaking at 2.85 to 3.00 per bushel. Apple prices for Summer Bamboo and Northwestern Greening varieties run 3.00 to 3.50 per bushel, signaling favorable early harvest market.
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South Carolina
Elbertas
Washington County
American National Growers Corp
Sunhigh
Red Haven
Southland
First Poll On Nixon Kennedy Race Tomorrow
This newspaper presents its initial sentiment poll from Washington County on the 1956 Nixon Kennedy race. One hundred residents were contacted by telephone and asked their preferred president and reasons. About one-sixth had not yet decided. Read tomorrow’s Daily Mail for the results and motives.
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Washington County
United States
Daily Mail
Williamsport To Extend Water To Fenton Avenue District
The Williamsport Mayor and Council plan a new water line to the Fenton Avenue area once right of way is secured. The project would aid residents and support potential industry with sprinkler-ready water flow. Also, sewer contracts will be advertised soon and pool attendance has reached about 15,000 despite space limits at Byron Memorial Park.
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Conococheague
Fenton Ave
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Ducks and Cygnets Die in City Park Lake Probe
City Park Board investigates mass deaths of ducks and two cygnets at City Park Lake totaling 24 in recent days. Early theories included water pollution but absence of fish deaths prompts review of grain treated for planting as potential cause. Ducks show paralysis with wing-assisted movement on surface.
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Long-Delayed Crossing Signal To Be Installed
The Charlton crossing of the Western Maryland Railway will get an automatic signal warning device despite unanswered letters to the County Roads Department. W. M. Ry. signal engineer K. L. Muse reported no replies to letters dated November 23 and June 10. The June 10 note said materials were ready to install July 1 if crossing changes were made. The county may schedule installation for the second week in September if desired. The State Roads Commission had approved automatic crossing gates, and the railway has the materials. Weekly road project reports have resumed, noting 20 drainage and road complaints addressed last week.
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Almanack Sees Rain Aplenty: August Forecast Diverges
The Hagerstown Almanack predicts plentiful rainfall in August with mixed sunshine and variable temperatures, diverging from the Weather Bureau which forecasts above normal heat. The Almanack’s daily outlook lists dates with rain, showers, or fair weather, noting a tentative start and a total damages suit filed by Dwyer and associates.
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Damages Filed Over 1959 Potomac Street Crash
Ellen C Carbaugh and her parents sue for 75 000 over an auto crash at South Potomac and Sycamore streets on October 8 1959. Ellen seeks 10000 for personal injuries, her mother 25000, and the father 15000 for expenses and loss of services. A separate suit for 5000 damages against Ellen M Castle estate executor alleges a 1958 fall at 314 N Cannon Ave. Another suit for 15000 claims injuries from a fall at the Fair Grounds on October 5 1959 caused by a defective drinking fountain.
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Sharon
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Pauline V. Stouffer
Jefferson St
Paul Otlinger
Harold H. Hoffman
Ellen M. Castle
Cannon Ave
James S. Samborski
Wm. J. Dwyer
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Lodge Rejects Soviet All U.N. Summit Plan
At the United Nations United States spokesman Henry Cabot Lodge dismissed the Soviet call for an all U.N. summit on disarmament as a specious move. He charged the démarche aimed to halt progress and questioned Soviet willingness to negotiate.
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Youth Enters Wrong Window and Is Struck by Pot
William R. Snowden, 17, of 423 Braxton Ave, climbed a window at 405 Park Place and was hit on the head by a flower pot. He fled to Washington County Hospital with a cut hip, admitted to Magistrate William J. Dwyer, received a suspended $10 fine and costs, saying his girl friend advised entering by window if the door was locked.
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Washington County Hospital
William J. Dwyer
Sub To Try For Arctic Crossing
PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire AP The nuclear submarine Seadragon is bound for the Arctic today to attempt the first East West cross beneath the North Pole. West to east sub polar voyages have been made by the atomic submarines Nautilus Sargo and Skate.
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Arctic
North Pole
Some New Pennies May Outvalue Old Dollars
Washington County residents discuss coin speculation as damaged 1960 pennies spark interest. Bank officials report inquiries and mixed prices from $2 to $8, with some claiming pennies could reach high values. Experts caution against overestimating value while noting market volatility and the minting flaws.
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Washington County
Denver
Philadelphia
Treasury
Hancock Clears Land For New Water Reservoir
Hancock moves to clear land for a large storage reservoir pending approval from the Bureau of Mines and Water Resources. The project aims to replace the current small dam on Tonola Way Creek with an earthen impounding dam and create a 45 million gallon reserve water supply fed by a spring upstream.
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Hancock
Bureau of Mines and Water Resources
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