Thousands Hurl Rocks Upset U S Legation in Sofia
Several thousand anti American demonstrators smashed windows on the first three floors of the U S Legation in Sofia Bulgaria and overturned four American cars outside the building The protest centered on alleged U S employment of a former Bulgarian diplomat as a spy Georgiev a former Bulgarian UN delegate pleaded bail before Bulgaria's Supreme Court on spying for the CIA The legation said police arrived late and moved the crowd to the street ends as demonstrators remained along the block The American minister Mrs Eugenie Anderson was in the United States marking the first Bulgarian protest against the United States in almost two years
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Vienna
U.S. Legation
Sofia
Bulgaria
Legation
Grotes
U.S
Ivan Asen Christ
Georgiev
U.N
Supreme Court
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Suman
Nic
Eugenie Anderson
United States
Cuba
President Johnson Hosts Erhard Weekend On Ranch
President Johnson will host German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard this weekend at LB Ranch blending music and Texas hospitality. Van Cliburn will perform German composers as Erhard’s group dines on a Western style barbecue with beef ribs beans and German potato salad for about 400 guests amidst flag decorations and conference rooms set in the ranch.
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Ranch
Erhard
Frances Lewine
Johnston
City, Tex
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
LB Ranch
van Cliburn
Texas
Cite
Erhardt
U.S
State Department
Wasehington
Germua
Fort Worth
Stonewall School
Clumsy Thief Backs Auto Into Snowbank
A thief attempted to back Mrs. Harris Heidwohl’s car from her garage at 920 The Terrace last night but stalled after 60 feet due to bad driving conditions. The attempt failed when the vehicle ended in a snowbank while ignition keys remained in the home.
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Summit Ave
Prema
Youth Charged With Leaving Crash Scene
Gary Lee Moore, 21, of 1202 Virginia Ave., charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene after his car struck a parked vehicle at the South End Shopping Center. The parked car owner Robert Leog Maeger reported $125 damage. Moore’s car $5 damage. Mildred Katherine Harbaugh, 53, of 801 Corbett St., charged with failing to yield at Corbett St. and E Wilson Blvd after colliding with Melvin Router, who suffered minor injuries. Harbaugh’s car $375 damage, Router’s $200.
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Gary Lee Moore
Virginia Ave
Moore
South End
Robert Leo Meagher
Hagerstown
Mildred Katherine Harbaugh
Corbett St
E. Wilson Blvd
Melvin Barton
Router
Kuhn Ave
Harbaugh
Hagerstown Department Store Sales Jump in November
Federal Reserve figures show Hagerstown department store sales in November this year rose fivefold from November 1962 with a 15 percent gain citywide. Maryland sales up 3 percent. downtown and metro areas led gains while several competing regions posted smaller increases. January to November 1963 sales matched 1962, and February to November 1963 ran 1 percent above the prior year.
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Hagerstown
Federal Reserve Bank of ‘R
Richmond
Madund
Baltimore
Washington
Lynchburg
Norfolk - Portsmouth
Roanoke
Newport News
Charleston
Fairmont - Morgantown
Huntington
Parkersburg
W. Vac
Asheville
Raleigh
Winston-Salam
M. C
Columbia
Greenville
Spartanburg
Living Costs Rise .2% In November
Washington AP reports that November consumer prices rose 0.2 percent, led by housing and food costs, while many services advanced. The CPI reached 107.4 percent of the 1957-59 average, up 3.3 percent from a year earlier, with food prices down 0.2 percent in November. Fresh fruits and vegetables and sugar surged, contributing to overall gains.
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Washington
Labor Department
Smog on Mars Could End Man's Chance, Says AP Science
AP science writer reports evidence of smog-like gases on Mars, with clouds of nitrogen compounds and oxygen patterns observed via telescopes. Scientists note color changes and possible water traces, as U.S. probe data from Venus suggests life clues, highlighting Mars as a key target in the search for life beyond Earth.
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Sebastian Karrerst
Cer
C. Klesa
Earth
Algues
Parrot
U.S. Ind
Creamery Break-In Reported on Jefferson Street
City police said the Potomac Creamery on Jefferson Street was broken into during the night. No cash was kept there, but a toolbox full of tools owned by one of the workers was stolen.
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Potomac
Jefferson St
U.S. and Cambodia Seek to Settle Dispute
Manila AP says the United States and Cambodia agreed to try to settle their dispute with Philippine help. Ties soured after Sihanouk ordered U.S. troops and aid left, amid concerns of alignment with Communist China. Foreign ministers met in Saigon to restore relations as U.S. cautious about broader regional effects.
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Manila
United States
Cambodia
Philippines
Salvador BP. Topez
Trmee Norodom Sihanouk
China
Lopez
U.S
William E. Stevenson
South Viet Nam
Phnom Wen
Washington
Diosdado Macapagal
Sihanouk
City Engineer and Parks Budget Requests Near Prior Totals
City Engineer and Parks Department seek funding for 1964 near last year’s levels with the 1963 office totaling 45,899 dollars and 1964 estimated at 45,914. Recreation and Culture asks 210,767 dollars for 1964, down from 213,227 in 1963. Reductions hit golf and municipal stadium budgets while municipal parks show a modest rise to 103 thousand.
Council Strikes Again At Tax Inequities In Budget
The Fagerstown council cut 70 159 from county agency budgets including the Washington County Orphan's Home Washington County Public Health Association Washington County Hospital and Washington County Museum. Council members debated funding commitments and phaseouts with opposition from Spigler and Varous while Baker Funkhouser and Cordell urged continued support for the orphans and local institutions. The move aims to keep the tax rate at 1.15 while shifting county responsibilities over three years.
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Fagerstown
Washington Counlyr Orphan's Home
Washington County Public Health Association
Washington County Hospita
Washington County Museum
Frank Cordell
Ralph Funkhouser
Willian’ Baker
Oscar Spigler
Jacob, Varous
Baker
Funkhouser
County Sets $1.14 Tax For $4.5 Million 6 Month Budget
The Washington County Commissioners approve a $4,501,366 six month budget for 1964 with a $1.14 tax rate. They predict a $200,000 surplus while the Roads Department and Hoard of Meucalion face combined costs of about $5.6 million and $700,035 respectively. The plan relies on state and federal aid plus $400,000 in licenses and other revenues. City council and county agencies debate funding and tax sharing.
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Meucalion
County Roads Department
Phil Ebersole
Washington County
Audhor Mark Smith
Commins-eent
County Commission
Ors
Hagerstown
Cies
Licenses Issued For 40.6 Million Of Wheat To Russia
The Commerce Department issued two licenses worth 20.32 million dollars each allowing U S grain sales to the Soviet Union pending conditions. If the terms are met and the sales proceed, these permits could signal larger shipments amid a Soviet interest in about 250 million dollars of U S grain. A department spokesman noted the action. unnamed American liner firms are affected.
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Russia
Lewis Gulick
ALP
Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Commerce Department
Auto Sales Hit All Time High
Detroit AP reports seasonally erratic weather with cloudiness and freezing temps as Ward's Automotive Reports notes U.S. auto sales reaching a record near 7.46 million units in 1955, surpassing prior highs while foreign car imports and licensing patterns stir debate among traders and Russian negotiators amid a cold spell across the Northeast and South.
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Detroit
John F. Kennedy
Ward
West Virginia
U.S
Ussia
Lawson
Pennsylvania
Russia
Cyprus peace patrols delayed Greek Turkish joining plan
In Nicosia British patrols moved to safeguard civilians but Greek and Turkish troops could not join due to language issues. Fighting between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots raised international concern as authorities sought a UN Security Council meeting and Cyprus appealed for public cooperation with joint patrols.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Laconaca
Mediteerranean
PG. Young
Canithander
Young
Hig
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Avehiishio Makarios
Threorers
Mediterranean
U.N. Security Council
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Howard Black
Black
Durella
Charlene Norwood
Lone Star State
Planet
Mars
John Barbour
Washington AE
Pew
Costa
Amog
Io & Companion Paw
Bureau of Labor Statistics
London
England
Washington County Library
Pull Wealth Association
Washington County Hospital
Spigler
Heart Department
Cordell
Winslow J. Burhans
Cloup
Notwich
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