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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
1
London AP report satirizes strict 1956 Clean Air Act and other UK rules governing Christmas logs, turkeys, carols, gifts, and greetings. Fines up to 38 dollars for logs and 14 for disturbances, with references to the High 1835 Act and tax rules. Army comment notes British laws vary, even abroad.
A planeload of 165 soldiers from McGuire Air Force Base headed west to Vietnam for Christmas dinner. The Army moved about 1,200 troops this week despite holidays, as veterans and draftees depart for combat duties. Soldiers, many finishing leave, said they would rather be home but accept the mission, with some noting the lack of Christmas spirit and others anxious to finish their Army service.
Charles E. Mills of Baltimore has been promoted to turn pit foreman in the open hearth department at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point. The promotion, announced by Wilbur G. Smith, notes Mills began work there in 1952 after growing up in Clear Spring Maryland.
Five year old Harry Palmer drowned in a farm pond south of Frederick while sledding with his twin brother Anthony who was rescued. Police said their mother Mrs Pieter of Frederick was with them when the incident occurred about a mile south of the city.
In San Antonio, Edward Block, 72, died Friday after staying behind to battle a blaze while rescuing his grandchildren aged 2, 4, and 6. His wife Florence, 57, was treated for shock. the children escaped unharmed. Estimated damage was $12,000. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
Cleveland and national history note heavy drinking in colonial days with figures like John Adams George Washington and Thomas Jefferson cited. The piece cites social habits in 18th century households, taverns and public ceremonies noting large punch bowls and wine consumption, while referencing Harold Peterson and a church season drive in Cleveland.
The piece covers church ads criticizing welfare in Ohio, a call for 100 percent subsistence support for Cleveland children, and a broader context of U.S. wheat production and grain shipments to India and Pakistan. Sen. Miller warns wheat output may rise to offset imports as India seeks food aid and irrigation advances.
Wilbur Leo Bitner aged 27 of Marion Pennsylvania died Friday at 4 55 PM from a motor vehicle crash on Route 11 south of Chambersburg He was born May 6 1939 in Greatedsville Maryland son of J Lloyd Bitner and the late Mary Storkstager He was a member of St Marks Episcopal Church and worked for J J Alleman in Greencastle Survived by wife Shirley Ann Schaff Bitner son Keith Allen at home his father and brothers Stephen Wayne Blaine and sister Shirley of Hagerstown Dora Moats of Beansboro Lucille Murtray of Fairplay Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 PM at St Marks Episcopal Church with Rev William M Moore and Rev Earl Emsinger officiating Burial will be in St Marks Cemetery The family will receive friends at Barbour Funeral Home in Chambersburg Sunday evening 7 to 9.
In Da Nang South Vietnam a four engine C144 carrier plane flying from Japan to Da Nang crashed while landing in heavy rain. It burned and slammed into houses about a mile south of the air base killing 69 Vietnamese civilians and leaving four crew unaccounted.
Holiday closures affect city county state and federal offices banks and many stores in Hagerstown area. Downtown shops close early today while several late night supermarkets will shut earlier. Christmas Day services are set for churches and mail delivery districts shift over the holiday. High employment boosts shopping and sales, with new highway openings and new stores drawing out of town shoppers.
In Ithaca New York mothers are selecting the family Christmas tree earlier this year than in the past according to an Associated Press report from the Ragell University area. The piece notes growing demand for firs and spruce trees as households plan holiday celebrations.
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