19 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1961
Page
1
Journal notes from Belview Ave describe a parakeet pair with a female laying her 13th egg since June 26. The male tends the eggs and feeds the female as they sit, while residents are urged to replace faded house numbers to aid mail delivery and curb lost-time patience for letter carriers.
United States aims for a full scale effort to achieve a manned orbital flight within the year. Instrumentation crews would be freed to focus on the orbital program after prior launch-pad delays. The Able spacecraft undergoes tests, with past Mercury attempts ending in failures and months of postponement.
The report notes peak personal income with higher output and September orders rising above July. Wholesale food prices climb to their highest since April, signaling potential bread price hikes as households eat about a half billion loaves annually. An indictment charges Pfizer, American Cyanamid, and Bristol-Myers executives with price fixing and monopolistic practices. Stock and bond activity on the New York Exchange shows gains and lower weekly par value. NASA and space programs receive large funding to advance manned spaceflight toward lunar goals with several launch sites under review.
Baltimore waiter Lester Leon Taylor, 28, was charged after a three hour search ended at the Grayhound bus terminal. Police say he took $43 from a drawer behind Elite Rendezvous Tavern at 322 Jonathan St, denying the theft until arrest at 12 40 pm. Witnesses saw him flee Bloom's Alley carrying a bag, and he was found with $20.84.
Patricia Huckett of London sought to name her baby girl Princess Bilinda Hackett claiming no law forbids it. Officials resisted but after higher authority confirmed absence of a restriction the name was entered, drawing astonishment from the register office and noting similar names like Duke or Mark occur.
TV and You, a new Herald-Mail supplement by TV expert Don Smith, debuts Saturday to explain television topics clearly. He traces interference causes and invites reader questions to be answered in later columns.
Real estate notices show numerous transfers valued over 300000 in the week. Purchasers include Luther J Petre Leon Sebide Orville D Fox Kathryn 5 Toms and others. properties span Irvin Ave Englewood Rd Beverly Lane Leitersburg Green Castle Rd and more, with multiple new dwellings and parcels changing hands among individuals and couples.
A recent AP wire photo shows Msgr. Al ed Bengseh named by Pope John XIIII as the new Bishop of Berlin. He succeeds Julius Cardinal Noeptner, recently named Archbishop of Munich, in a major church leadership change.
Police recount Minnich's escape after an early morning confrontation. Shots and a sawed-off shotgun were found at his home as authorities pursued him toward Antietam Creek. Neighbors described his hostile mood toward his wife amid the standoff and siege by federal and local officers.
A worship brief from the Park Place Church of Chest Amen in Anderson Indiana expresses gratitude for God’s mercies. It asks forgiveness, praises faith and courage, and seeks to spread truth and reclamation amid threatening days through humble prayer.
President Arturo Frondizi asserted a firm stand against communism amid reports that top military aides planned to resign in protest after his Friday meeting with Cuban official Ernesto Guevara. A radio and television speech followed, signaling a decisive stance.
Maryland officials project a surge in teachers for the 1981 82 school year with 23 446 teachers to be on hand and 27 189 additional pupils enrolled. The state expects 619 60 total enrollment and a 1341 teacher shortfall, with 48 percent of classes to be staffed by non certified teachers.
Clopper challenges firing at Maryland reformatory amid board vote. Curran cites 1959 ruling placing Clopper outside state merit system. Ferling cites August incident and subordination. Anderson notes aim to resolve with dismissal recommendation. Legislative hearings followed sit down strikes at state facilities.
A Monday evening meeting at 7:30 at the Raritan Club Building Pinesburg aims to oppose plans by the Board of Education to close Pinesburg School. PTA officers urged attendance as County Commission officials were expected to join.
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