Savings Deposits Rise Across Maryland Banks Amid Economic Slump
Bank officials in Hagerstown and surrounding towns report deposits climbing from about 4.0 million in January to over 4.2 million in November with some banks showing yearly gains near 1 million dollars. They attribute the rise to unemployment fears and a national saving trend, noting deposits and checking balances shift as residents tighten spending.
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Contieard
Pope Py Img
Claude Potterfield
Second National Bank of
Hagers
Brooks Smith
Hancock Bank
South
Mckinley
People's National Bank
Hancock
Sharpsburg Bank
Washington County
Mary
Sharpsburg
Jean L. Kepler
Kerdysville
sPort
Maynard Patterson
Washington County National Savings Bank
Williamsport
Wibout
Donald Spielman
Family Savings Ad Loan
Assonata Sud
Pad Sonator
Anowest
Mildred Heess
First
Federal Saciiss
Dean Asso
Hagerstown
Noverber
Ship
Franklin Maller
The
Home Federal Savings and Laoag Association
Hays Kline
Washington County Huuding and Loan Association
U S Experts Say Red China Mismanaged Its Agriculture
Washington reports quote American experts who challenge Beijing’s claims of disasters while portraying China’s weather and drought as exaggerated. They warn at the same time that Peiping exports food abroad to promote communism and control the population, with figures suggesting actual harvests were lower than official targets.
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Washington
China
State Department
Cubai
Guinea
Peiping Radio
Yellow River
Rei
Peiping
Feiping
U. S
Prayer and New Year Resolve From Hoover Kapet
A handwritten New Year prayer from Hoover Kapet of Ann Arbor Michigan asks for divine help to mend broken will and become more worthy in the year ahead. The note speaks of gratitude toward God and seeks guidance for personal improvement in faith.
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Pather
Fife
Chia
Hoover Kapet
Ann Arbor
Mich
Rminister
Pensions Reduced for Retired Mine Workers
Washington AP reports United Mine Workers pensions for retired soft coal miners drop from 110 to 78 dollars monthly, effective with February checks. The article notes House files list at least 30 diseases including tuberculosis organisms typhoid fever cholera and trachoma.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Union
House
Belgium enters new year amid strikes and unrest
Belgium sees renewed violence as unions stage large walkouts in Brussels and Antwerp. Premier Eyskens pushes reforms amid clashes with police. one man killed and several injured in Brussels. King Baudouin negotiates with socialist leaders as Congo losses haunt the nation.
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Eddy Gilmore
Belgium
Augie l Lodwy
Bulsium
Gaston Eyskens
Brussels
Antwerp
Mons
Couillet
Marcinelle
Fyskens
Congo
Baudouin
Spain
Socialist Party
Leo Collard
Brabant
Ghent
Nock
Jind
Peru Breaks With Cuba Amid New Revelations
Peru orders Cuban charge d affaires to leave and expels other Cuban officials as tensions rise. La Prensa reports Cuba spends 20 000 dollars a month to foment pro Castro activity, while opposition within Cuba hardens. A clandestine radio broadcast denounces Castro as Peru plans a New Year surge in Havana with thousands invited to Camp Libertad.
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Peru
Passare
Pedro
Beltran
la Prensa
Cuba
Castro
Manifesta
Kyr
Wiel Castro
Sind
Libertad
Havana
Pul
Batista
Youngsters Die In Home Blaze In New York Fire Tragedy
In New York a mother separated from her husband leaves three children watching TV. She returns to a fire in her apartment and firefighters recover the bodies of Jerome 4, and his sisters Naren and Sylvia 5. The cause and timing remain unclear.
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New York
API
Emma Harrlison
Jerome
St Jerome
Naren
Sylvia
Log Cabin revival to host tax aid and music night
Baltimore AP reports the Log Cabin Revival Center at 770 Frederick St will feature tax aid to help residents gauge deductions and sales tax impacts. Evangelist Lushbaugh leads revival nightly, with public invited to use the IRS chart and discuss tax returns amid holiday safety warnings.
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Waten
Baltimore
Wal Revenue Service
Frederick St
Ling
Lushbaugh
U.S. Seeks Jet-Powered Cargo Aircraft Development
The Air Force and FAA announced a joint effort to develop a long range jet-powered cargo plane for military and civilian use. The plan includes a $30 million budget in the Air Force program to modernize the Military Air Transport Service and boost overseas airlift capacity amid Army concerns over facilities for supplying troops abroad.
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Washington
Air Force
Federal Aviation Agency
Covcrall Industryas
Army
FDR Memorial Plan Accepted
A design by New York architects William F. Pedersen and Bradford Tilney won a competition to memorialize Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Washington. The plan features tall concrete slabs inscribed with Roosevelt writings and would sit between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Approval now rests with the National Capital Planning Commission and Congress, with possible unfavorable reactions.
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Washington
New York
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Nay Warming
Roosevelt
Lincoln Memorial
Francis Biddle
National Capital Planning Commission
Congress
William F. Pedersen
Bradford
Hume Repeats Criticism Of The Governor
BRYANTOWN Md AP David Hume criticizes Gov Tawes over his reaction to Hume’s Maryland Democratic Party treasurer designation. He accuses the administration of failing to meet platform pledges on slot machines taxes and reapportionment and says he was surprised by Tawes’ remark he would accept the resignation. Hume argues for room for differences and cites lack of administration support against machine influence in Southern Maryland. He also notes a large state budget surplus and warns of tax hikes without real reform.
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Bryantown
David ‘Hume
Tawes
Maryland
Democratic Party
Hume
Dave
Im ' Hume
Mental health in city residents shows limited well being
A long term New York study by New York Hospital and Corbell University Medical College interviewed 1,860 adults aged 20 to 89. Psychiatrists found 1.85 percent completely well and 0.2 percent mild symptoms, with 2.4 percent impaired by symptoms affecting life functions. Findings link poor mental health to accumulated life stresses and lower socio-economic status, noting higher impairment in lower groups and different reaction patterns across classes.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
York
Atk
New York City
New York Hospital
Corbell U University Medical College
Thomas
Langner
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Langoer
Breakpoint Myth In Navy Life Is Questioned
In remarks on life history and commitment, Leonard Rice, boatswain's mate third class USN, notes events do not pile to a single disaster point for sailors. He cites experiences aboard the destroyer USS camel's back and mentions travels to Hong Kong, Japan, and the Philippines, with Thurmont Maryland connections and the Western Pacific fleet context.
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Turd
USN
Marion W. Rice
Thurmont
Bmd
Camel
Braine
Tenth Fleet
Pacl
Lojfie
Hong Kong
Japan
The
Philippines
Sheriff's Officers To Test Bullet In Case Of Slain Boy
Medical examiner states the bullet entered Shank's back, pierced his left lung, and lodged in the heart after he and Harp were preparing to cross a barbed wire fence during target practice. Harp claims he heard no shot and checked both guns. two other youths were questioned. Funeral set for Shank with services at Norment Funeral Home.
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Jrore
Shank
Harp Boy
Donald Alton
Robert Schinidg
Harp
Fenre
Bath
Ae | Sheriff's
Wreeee
Hagcase
Shotyerstown
Fired
Ton County Hospital
Norment Funeral Home
Ditto
Lawrence N
Elery
B'nai B'rith lodges pull from Interfaith Night event
Four B'nai B'rith lodges in Baltimore withdrew sponsorship of Interfaith Night at Memorial Stadium over Boumi Temple's discriminatory membership policies. The move follows pressure from the Baltimore Jewish Council and marks uncertainty about continuing the charity event historically tied to an Orioles game and interfaith honors.
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Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Novay
B'nai B'rith
Ely
Boumi Temple
Loval Shrine
Ad Service Organization
Knights of Columbus
J. Edgar Steigerald Jr
Baltimore Interfaith Committee
Samuel Friedman
Friedman
Dillon Gave Big Sum To Aid Nixon Campaign
Dillon, named secretary of the treasury by President-elect John Kennedy, contributed at least 6000 to Richard Nixon’s campaign. The Republican Dillon made a 36000 DC party contribution, listed with others in party records. A note mentions the purple-colored animal, the blesbok, as a South African antelope.
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Washington
Donstas
Dillon
Secretary of the Treasury
John
Kennedy
Richard M
Sixon
District of Columbia
Republican Party
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