Authorities Study Two Proposed Ideas For Home Rule
Maryland counties debate two approaches to home rule. One would let county commissioners create home rule authority by referendum, extending local powers without broad charter changes. The other would expand powers in select counties while keeping state review, with constitutional amendment needed for full adoption. Washington County officials urge inclusion in any plan to restore main stream authority.
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Washington
Maryland Legislative Council
Legislative Council
Lenewland Ptaaielateen
weRiaraun Tristy
Evan Crossley
Washington County
Annapolis
Washington Court
Jacob Berkson
Other North Committee
Norman Ayers
General Assembly
Maryland County Commissioners Association
Infant death and funeral notices and county home rule debate
Infant Brenda Lee Barr died at birth in Washington County Hospital with burial at Broadfounding Cemetery after services led by Rev E Russell Beah. Leach died at 80 in Hagerstown with funeral plans pending. Discussion covers Maryland home rule proposals for county government and charter changes, noting delays and potential reforms.
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Earl and
Geneieve M
Ewart) Barr
Washington County Hospital
Gladys Roth
Earl Barr, Jr
Richard Bowman
Loyd Ewart
Hagerstown
Broadfounding
E. Russell Beah
Rouzer
Haine
Transit Talks With Antietam Transit on School Buses
Officials of Antietam Transit and the Board of Education plan talks to arrange contracted bus service for Hagerstown pupils within city limits. Manager Jack Hall said meetings with Superintendent Brish have progressed and a letter from Dr Brish to the State Board supports the plan. A dispute over service and job effects spurred threats of a boycott earlier this fall, which was resolved after a promise to work out differences. Edith Wachtell learns of brother-in-law Paul Wachtell's death in Texas at 74. Burial and funeral plans set in San Antonio following a heart attack.
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Hoard of Education
Antietam Transit
Jhfagerstown
Jack Hall
William Brish
Schoals
Paul W. Wachtell Funkstown
Edith Wachtell
Paul W. Wachtell
San Antonio
Texas
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Myerstille
Daniel J
Lonnie
Horne) Wachtel
Hoss
Emma Gross
Hagerstown
Jarry Wachtel
J. Hagerstown
Brish
Antietara
Oxas
Eod
Board of Education
Seraal
Deaths in Waynesboro area Mary K Haugh and Esty Potter
Mary K. Haugh aged 71 widow of Ivy C. Haugh died at Williamsport Sanitorium after long illness. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm from Poe Funeral Home Waynesboro with Rev Glenn L. Stahl. interment Green Hill Cemetery. Esty Potter aged 71 of 222 Fas h Street Waynesboro died at 3 pm Tuesday at daughter’s home after years of declining health. Funeral Friday at 11 am at Crowe Funeral Home with Rev Glenn M. Stahl. burial Green Hill Cemetery. calling hours Thursday 7 to 9 pm.
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Waynesboro
Ivy C. Haugh
Williamsport
Washington Co
Maryland
John T
Sarah (Sword) Bloyer
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Queen Ester
Poe
Glenn L. Stahl
Green Hill
Funevala
Esta V. Potter
Potter
Angelica Lutheran Church
Glen Rowe Sr
Tenio
Rose M. Burger
Hagerstown
Russell W. Totter
Charles R. Potter Bath
York, Pa
Crowe Funeral Home
Glenn &. Stahl
Green Hill Cemetery
Hodges resigns as commerce secretary in Johnson era
President Johnson announced the resignation of Luther Hodges from the post of secretary of commerce. John T. Connor of Merck & Co. will succeed Hodges and take over in January. Hodges, a former North Carolina governor, had led the department since January 1960 and planned to serve about four years. Johnson praised Hodges for prudence and progress and said Connor would face Senate confirmation.
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Senate
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North Carolina
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Johnson Says He Will Still Work For Peace
New York AP reports the stock market opened with moderate gains as investors weighed strong December sales data and optimism from heads of the Big Three. Chrysler rose about half a point while GM Ford and Studebaker posted smaller gains, with steel and airline shares lifting indexes.
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Zsa Zsa loses civil suit against Los Angeles officials
Zsa Gabor’s claim for 100000 against Los Angeles for damages to her home during a 1961-1962 incident was rejected by the city council. The report notes her sister Princess Lee and family were moving to clear the property and attend holiday plans in La Quinta. Heralded by AP dispatches from New York and Los Angeles.
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York City
Mayor Reviews New Six Month City Budget
Lucerne Switzerland AP reports six month city budget review by Mayor Burhans amid plans to align agencies for tighter spending. The PAID note notes Johnson’s aim to extend benefits while ensuring peaceful contacts with the Soviet Union and safeguarding national security. Charles Wander comments on budget timing as city agencies prepare for council review. Richard J Reynolds Jr., a tobacco heir, dies in Lucerne at 58 after chronic illness as factories and labs in the USSR era loom over economic strategy. A London obituary notes Charles Samuel Franklin, 85, pioneer in radio and Marconi collaborator, passing away.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Washington
Richard J. Reynolds Jr
Dent Johnson
FBI
Soviet Union
White House
God of Love
Winston Salem
N.C
Burhans
Westo Charles Wander
Eily
Johnson
Wandel
Joseph BR. Sizoo
London
Charles Samuel Franklin
Guglielmo Marconi
ERMC
Rail Merger Hearings In D C Jan 25
Hearings resume in Washington on January 25 on the Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio railroads bid to control the Western Maryland Railway. Interstate Commerce Commission examiner P C Albus will hear testimony from the Railway Labor Executives Association, a union.
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Balimore & Ohio
Stork
Western Maryland Railway
P. C. Albus
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Labor Executives Association
President Johnson's Texan Gallery Tour
President Johnson escorted Oveta Culp Hobby, president of the Houston Post, to the West Lobby to view a Remington painting loaned from the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. The White House guide tour highlighted the loaned work during Hobby's visit Tuesday.
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Museum of Fine Arts
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