30 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
1
AP Business analysis outlines a cautious 1967 with steady living standards and possible recession risk. Growth varies by region, unemployment remains low, and government hiring rises while autos, housing, and services face higher costs. Tax policy and Vietnam war funding loom as key uncertainties shaping the year.
Two local obituaries report the deaths of Ella Abbott Sirs a longtime nurse who lived in Hagerstown and Charles William Saunders a 76 year old resident of 1840 W Washington St who died shoveling snow. Abbott's service is planned at St Marys Catholic Church Luray with burial in Bodms Chapel Cemetery and donations to the American Cancer Society requested. Saunders funeral is at the Rauzer Funeral Home with burial at St Pauls Cemetery after services by Rev Raymond Miller. survivors include spouse Lola and children Irene Lorenz John and Charles.
A frame house in Zora Adams County was destroyed by a fire reportedly caused by a kitchen short circuit. Mrs Peter MacNally and her five children became homeless as firefighters fought the blaze. Her husband is in the armed forces stationed in California.
New York reports the final session of 16 in active trading with fractional losses leading. Decliners include Du Pont Westinghouse Texaco RCA Xerox Sears U.S. Rubber Zenith and U.S. Gypsum while Anaconda and Polaroid ads rose nearly a point each. American Motors eased 1.4 to 8 1 2 percent, with large block of 11 000 shares traded. Opening blocks showed General Motors steady, American Telephone off fraction, and Standard Oil up slightly in limited volume.
A widening policy rift between AFL-CIO leaders and its largest affiliate the United Auto Workers Union became public. In a four officer signed letter UAW criticized AFL-CIO for failing to fulfill its aims and accused the federation of stifling new ideas. AFL-CIO offered no immediate comment.
In peril at sea off New York and Dallas, Coast Guard planes try to attract 5 small merchant ships to rescue 10 people aboard a battered 70-foot sailboat. Reports say Polish dolls with blue dresses, about 15 inches, are aboard the boat, linked to a maritime distress call amid wild seas and high winds.
A roundup targets dangerous Polish dolls whose faces are built from a chemical compound described as an strata chemical. Reporters who bought dolls before seizure touched one and saw it ignite instantly. The toy was sold as the A. D. Sutton Supervalue Doll, with tags listing Sutton Company at 1 W. 37th St. New York NY.
Mrs. Adam Clayton Powell again refused a proposed date with a congressional investigating committee chaired by Wayne L. Hays. The Puerto Rico resident, on Powell’s staff, was subpoenaed to testify about payroll and travel expenses, with Hays warning it could cost her job.
Six men in their twenties, SNCC members, stormed City Hall in Sf, PEIERSTUNG, Fla. and tore down a 4x8 foot mural valued at $15,000. They fled with the canvas, fought police, and attempted to destroy the painting which depicted Black figures performing for whites around the turn of the century.
The renowned cellist Pablo Casals received a warm 90th birthday tribute at La Fortaleza courtyard in San Juan. Tears filled his eyes as officials and musicians offered thanks. Vice President Hubert Humphrey attended from Washington, delivering a portrait of the First Family from President Johnson and a gift bearing his initials.
Argentine President Juan Carlos Ongania faces his worst crisis after a four member civilian cabinet and 15 undersecretaries resign. The move signals deep rifts over social and economic policy amid mounting opposition and financial and labor challenges.
New York AP reports Barbra Streisand gave birth at Mount Sinai Hospital to a seven pound baby boy named Jason Emanuel. Father is actor Pat Gould, married to Streisand since 1963.
Louisiana Governor John J. McKeithen disputes federal court orders on desegregation calling for all grades to desegregate by fall. He predicts the case will reach the U.S. Supreme Court and reserves support for HEW guidelines linking federal aid to desegregation compliance. The Supreme Court had split 2-1 in favor of desegregation plans affecting seven school boards in Louisiana and Alabama.
The Kirchner family of Lancaster and police seek the true identity of a man buried in a Pennsylvania grave. Ferdinand Kirchner, thought murdered last month, appeared alive in Trenton jail, claiming another name and leaving relatives puzzled by holiday cards and conflicting reports.
Boonsboro and Bridgeport observers Howard Heckenbaugh and D Paul Oswald logged Thursday highs of 35 and 37 degrees with lows around 24 to 25 degrees and early readings near 5 degrees. Thursday sleet and rain melted to 0.38 inches of rain equivalent while total precipitation reached 0.92 inches.
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