High River Dam At Seneca Proposed By Agencies
Washington AP reports the Army Engineers board backs 14 foot Seneca Md dam and 15 other impoundments on the Potomac Basin to supply the Washington area. Study predicts flooding 500 acres for reservoirs costing about 387.5 million, with headwater options at 104.6 million. Hearings urged before Congress considers the plan.
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Washington
Theeca
Brunswick
Board of Army Engineers
High Dam
Seneca
Potomac
Army Chief of Engineers
Potomac Valley
Kennedy Assassination Car Likely Retired to Museum
The bubble top presidential limousine used in the Kennedy assassination may be retired to a museum. Officials examined the car for damage after the Dallas shooting and noted a small windshield hole possibly from a bullet fragment. If unused, the auto would be returned to Ford and donated to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Kennedy
Wassington
Franklin D. Ton
Johnson
Sevell
Harry
Truman
Kennede
Presi
Wartingsoo Aircraper
Dallas
Schananthald
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Henry Ford Museum
Dearborn
Mich
Local Teachers Named To Serve On Committees
Washington County educators are appointed to Maryland State Teachers Association committees for 1963 64. Names include Velora Swagger TV Center bylaws Warry Poole Washington School general sessions William Buser North Potomac Tunlor Night School Frederick Otto lingerstown Junior College J Lloyd Masters North Potomac High School H Jane Martin TV Center Atlee Kep ler Hagerstown Junior College Lawrence Mil dieton South Potomac Junior High School Trules Mr Pople Stistent councils Jahr Wwll Williamsport High School.
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Washington County
Maryland State Teachers Association
John G. Freudenberger
Velora V. Swagger
TV Center
Warry J. Poole
Washington School
William AH. Buser
North Potomac
Atlee C. Kepler
Hagerstown Junior College
Lawrence
Mil Dieton
South Potomac Junior High School
Trules
Pople
Jahr
Lwll
Williamsport High School
Donable Foods Schedule For December Released
Robert J Miller, supervisor, releases December donable foods distribution schedule for Washington County.Locations include Hancock Town Hall Clear Spring Williamsport Sharpsburg Ringgold Ringgold Auritan Ringgold, with times from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. at various sites. Commodities listed include rice coffee wheat beans peanut butter milk flour cornmeal lard butter chopped swet and cheese.
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Robert J1. Miller
Donable Foods
Washington County
Ringgold
North Street
Hagerstown
City Planners Weigh Housing Code Amid Renewal Plans
Hagerstown Planning Commission and Councilman Francis Cordell discuss adopting a national housing code as part of urban renewal. The measure aims to protect property from blight and requires homeowners to maintain properties while slum-area owners refurbish with private capital. The note mentions urban renewal as a context.
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Hagerstown
Area Deaths Include Murrey Hartman Marcus Obituaries
The Lancaster area reports the sudden death of Ray L. Murrey, husband of Claudise Cooper, with a daughter Eve lis Seiple and three grandchildren. Edith R. Hartman, 33, widow of Harry Hartman, dies in Waynesboro Hospital after two weeks as a patient. funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Grave Funeral Home Waynesboro, burial Green Will Cemetery. Sol Marcus, 52, of Rawson, WV, dies Monday at Charles Town General Hospital. survived by Regina Marcus and several children. services Thursday at Brown Funeral Move Martinsburg with burial in Rosedale Cemetery. Waar?
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Ray L. Murrey
Claudise Cooper
Totaw
Ray L. Murray
Lancaster
Ife
Ning Y. Cooper
Evelis Seiple
Fred F. Groff
Conestoga Memorial Cemetery
Edith R. Hartman
Harry Hartman
Waynesboro Hospital
Mt. Alto
David F
Sarah Jace (Pentz) Kauffman
Hagerstown
Walter Mi Sheldon, Jr
Waynesboro
St. Paul’s E.A.B
AB. Kauffman
Adam Sawyer
Chambersburg
Elwood
Green Will Cemetery
Ranson
W. Va
Sol Marcus
Rawson
Charles Town General Hospital
Chicago
Herman Marcus
Esther Marcus
Victor Products
Charles Town
Charles ‘Town
Regina Ross Marcus
Reseda
Calif
Los Angeles
Ronad E
Gary Philip
Richard Keller
Inwood
We Va
Gail Susan Marcus
Washington, D. C
Karen Natalie Maryens
Adolf Marcus
California
Seymore Marcus
Germany
U.S. Army
Brown
Martinsburg
Wareld Snyder
Rosedale
Prayer Today Sternal God and Faith in Galvanizing Love
Prayer expresses gratitude for loyal friends and healing strength, praise for Christ’s love, and a vow to remain faithful. Led by Stuart LeRoy Anderson of Berkeley California, president of the Pacific Achnat of Religion, the benediction asks divine guidance amid daily life.
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Christ
Stuart LeRoy Anerson
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific Achnat of Religion
Snow and Cold Dampens Northern Areas Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a widespread cold snap with heavy snow belts from the upper Mississippi Valley to southern New England and West Virginia. Temperatures dropped to subzero in Marquette, Michigan, and Chicago set its coldest day of the season. Driving hazards rose as readings fell into the teens and lower across northern regions.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Restars
Mississippi Valley
New England
West Virgina
Marquette
Mich
Chicago
Modthwest
Pope Paul Extends Permanent Powers for Bishops Across Church
Pope Paul VI broadened the authority of bishops by permanently granting eight powers previously limited to curial approval. The measures include the Pauline Privilege to dissolve certain marriages after conversion, preach and hear confessions worldwide, permit Masses, and read banned works for study. Bishops retain authority to decide marriage cases and may consult the Vatican as needed, ending long Curia dependence.
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Pope Paul
Bennet M. Bolton
Associated Press
Vatican City
Vatican Curia
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Vatican
Paul
St. Paul
Corinthians
Williamsport Diverts Meter Funds To Scouts Amid Budget Talk
Williamsport Mayor James Byron and the Council voted to divert downtown meter proceeds from parking to Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups during the Christmas week. The move, seen as a community gesture, could total several hundred dollars for local Scouting units. The council also announced a budget meeting for December 9 and criticized plans for a suburban sewage disposal plant on Halfway Creek, urging clarification on why the Conococheague Creek option was not chosen.
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Wiliamsport
James’. Byron
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Williams
Port
Rnderson
Williamsport
James Byron
State Health Department
Suburban Sanitary Conmission
Conococheague Creek
Motormar River
Byran
$150 000 Loss At Rees Co Plant In Greencastle
Fire at the AF Rees Co plant near Greencastle Monday morning destroyed the processing section. About 100 firefighters from six communities battled flames fed by thousands of gallons of livestock grease. Damages exceed 150000, likely insured, with plant employees temporarily out of work.
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Rees, Co
Greencastle
R. Russell Shumaker
Rees Co
John Conrad
Shumaker
Ofice
Raymond Reichart
Mercersburg
Flye
Lutheran Leader Urges Local Christian Unity Talks
AP report on the 1961 general assembly where Rev Segerhammar of the Lutheran Church in America calls for unity at the local level. He notes difficulties but argues cooperation can reduce fear and foster shared worship and grace through ecumenical dialogue.
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George Esper
Segertrammar
Philadelphia
Carl W
Seyerhammar
Firee Matin Ry
Ranark Fry
Brest
America
God
Josie Christ
Reading Papers No Help To Some People
In Trenton New Jersey a reporter tested whether locals could identify world leaders from a photo mix. Many recognized de Gaulle or Johnson, but few named the figures correctly, with some misidentifying them and others uncertain about names.
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Trenton
Walck
John
Johnson
Fied de Gaulle
Nita Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Bath
Maine
Suncheonette
Josephus
grand-Daniels
Carolina
Bath Iron Works
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George Mareau
Florida
Pontiff
Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilica
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Oto Crow
STE
OLD Crow Punchbowl
East Liverpeel
Ohio
Feare
Newsman
Frigidaire
Potomac Edison
Farmers & Merchants Christmas Club
West Washington Street
Salem Ave
Smithsburg
Depest Meeree
Demnioer Padersi
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