04 Feb 1964
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1964
Page
1
A new smear technique for dental exams offers painless, simple, and accurate screening that can be done by practitioners. Regular visits help detect oral cancer and related disorders early, potentially improving outcomes and extending oral health life through routine radiographs and careful evaluation.
Herald Mail Tour members will visit London sights including the Tower of London and Tower Green where executions once occurred. They will tour St Pauls Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and Hyde Park, with time for shopping among London’s famed knitwear and china shops.
The City Council eyed a proposed ordinance to allow a 35 story, 238 apartment building by Lobo Corp of Baltimore near the Charles Center area at a $6 million cost. The measure, described as the city’s tallest, was submitted Monday night by proponents. The same city faces a threatened interracial protest if civil rights legislation is weakened, with the multiracial ministers’ alliance demanding full open occupancy equal employment and public accommodations provisions. Friendship International Airport near Baltimore reports a passenger and financial gain since Dulles Airport opening, including a net operating gain of 307,317.72 dollars in 1963. Rangers at Yellowstone report elk numbers constrained by winter browse limits, highlighting wildlife management concerns.
County Commissioners, City of Hagerstown and Board of Education consider consolidating purchasing to save money. Reports from Canty Clerk Dennis t Shurston on a meeting with City Purchasing Agent Paul Springer and Board of Ed Purchasing Agent Cac tit Mann. A follow up conference is set for Feb 27. The study urges bulk purchasing of maintenance supplies, office supplies and fuel, with potential inclusion of smaller county towns and private agencies. a central warehouse and overarching purchasing agent may be created. Potential risks include supplier shifts and the need for a phased plan.
The Slate Roads Commission will present to the Maryland General Assembly a nine year plan for spending 421 million dollars on construction and maintenance of 874 miles of highway. Details to be released after the budget session adjourns. plan expanded from five to six years to include rural projects. Debate centers on longer program and proposed tax increases. critics warn of excessive road building while supporters call items responsive to county requests.
Cynthia Lowry reports the withdrawal of Lucille Ball from CBS Monday night line up. The cancellation leaves a major hole as Ed Sullivan may strip the evening of top comedy and sports, with the Cuba Bay of Pigs documentary and other replacements shaping next season.
AP reports Chief Justice Warren said Marina Oswald’s secretly given testimony may not be released in her lifetime. The Warren commission plans to issue a statement after questioning its first witness, Marina Oswald. Officials discussed whether sensitive details about Oswald’s 1958 visit to Russia, attempts to defect, and other travels could be suppressed for decades.
In New York City mass school boycott draws vast student absence and teacher furloughs. About 464,562 pupils stayed home while 3,537 teachers were absent, far above normal. Civil rights groups threaten retaliation if punishments exceed loss of pay. The Board of Education reports minimal disruption despite protests at many schools.
A crowd of 3,500 school pickets gathered outside Brooklyn Board of Education headquarters to demand stronger integration measures as the district pursued a plan to desegregate 165 Negro and Puerto Rican schools among 854 public schools. Civil rights leaders urged nonviolence while questioning the adequacy of the program and warning another boycott could follow if limits remained.
Washington AP reports the Navy disclosed a secret satellite launched to monitor solar X rays and relay data to 15 nations during a quiet period in the sun’s cycle. It rides piggyback on another satellite and aims to aid storm prediction for radio and spaceflight reliability.
AP reports actress Ann Margret struck actor James Ward on the head with a bottle during a film scene, sending him to hospital with a concussion. The bottle, described as candy-like and mauve, breaks easily. Ward was bitten with the butt end of the bottle.
Nobel laureate Lev Landau was released from a Moscow hospital and has lived at home since January 25. He suffered severe brain damage in a highway accident two years ago and remains away from active scientific work while retaining his role in Soviet space program planning.
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