Propaganda Ruse Suggests Mao Not Directing Campaign
A Soviet China report hints Mao Tse-tung has stepped back from active direction of the party and government propaganda. It cites aging leaders in the politburo, a growing youth-driven campaign to exalt Mao thinking, and signs of internal pressure to maintain the cult while Mao's public appearances fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Anna Louise Strong
Ameriganéa
Peking
Mao Tee-lung
Mao
Nists
Ans
Intersationale
Soviet Communist Party
China
Mongolia Soviet Union ratify treaty and troop reports
The report says Mongolia and the Soviet Union ratified a new alliance treaty amid unconfirmed reports that two to three Soviet army divisions moved toward Mongolia. The claims suggest Chinese and Soviet forces are concentrating near Mongolia, with fears of further Soviet military presence in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mongolia
Soviet Union
Henry S. Bradsher
Moscow
Manchuria
Amur
China
Ulan Bator
Andrei A. Gromyko
Tsagaal-' Jamyn Dugersuren
Driver Trapped On Tracks Escapes As Train Nears
A Thurmont driver, Richard Nelson Stride, 46, got stuck on railroad tracks on Route 65 amid heavy snow while a westbound freight approached. Stride tried to back off, then moved forward, leaving the car wedged about 100 yards onto Western Maryland tracks. State Police halted the train and removed the vehicle, charging Stride with reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont
Rt 65
Richard Nelson Stride
Rt.1
Western Maryland Railway
Stride
Inis
Maryland
Tpr
E. Swope
Area Deaths in Greencastle and Waynesboro
Ira Luther Martin Sr. 68 of Greencastle Route 1 died Friday night at Waynesboro Hospital after years of illness. Born November 6, 1997 near Mercersburg son of the late George W and Minnie Margaret Winger Martin. Survived by widow Carrie K Mummert Martin and many children and grandchildren. Body at Minnich Miller Funeral Home. Clarence W Pryor 68 former Highfield Md resident died Thursday at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown after two months illness. Born September 12 1997 at Lantz Md son of John and Amanda Brown Pryor. Lived in Havre de Grace 1949 until moving to Highfield. Survived by several children grandchildren and two brothers. Funeral Sunday at Grove Funeral Home Bethel Cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ira Luther Martin Sr
Waynesboro Hospital
Mercersburg
George W
Minnie Margaret Winger Martin
Shanks Church of the Brethren
Hs Eagles Club, Inc
Waynes.ra
Clarence W. Pryor
Waynesboro
Highfield
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Mr. Pryor
Lantz Md
John
Amanda Brown Pryor
Havre de Grace
Anna Prichard
Pryor
Maryland
Camp Ritchie
Kegg
Prichard
Clarence W. Pryor Jr
Freddie
Ward
Weiss Mante
Hartle
Deer River
Mion
Alexander
Helen Holm
Little Sauk
Minn
Cleveland
Howard Hartle
Hagers‘town
Earl Barkdodl Sr
Jan
Clarence Stockslager
Osakia
Round Lake
Silver Lake
Lake Park, Tows
New Salem Farm Bureau Group Debates Poverty Solution
The New Salem Farm Bureau Planning Group met at Mrs. Ruth McElwee's home and concluded that legislation alone will not end poverty. Kenneth Long led the discussion The Crucial Year in the War on Poverty and cited Neighborhood Youth Corps successes while noting financial irregularities and high executive salaries fueling discontent. A Baltimore state meeting summary by Harlan Biggs and Keller Fitz reported 380 Farm Bureau members in Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Salem Farm Bureau Planning Group
Ruth McElwee
Kenneth Long
Baltimore
Harlan Biggs
Keller Fitz
Law 380
Farm Bureau
Washington County
Wis
Lincoln
Keller
Washington
McElwee
Sabina Baker
Wintec
Local Deaths Remind of Family in Moorefield Area
Obituaries list Mrs. Sarah Shank and Thomas K. Siever among local survivors. The text notes extensive families across Moorefield, Hagerstown, and Minnesota, with services and burial plans incomplete. Additional notices reference Himes Harle and Hattie J Shrader, detailing kin and church ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorefield
W.va
Thomas K. Siever
W. Va
Friday
Grant Memorial Hospital
Petersburg
Sarah Evans
Glenn Siever
Hagerstown
Lincoln Day Dinner Plans Highlight Republican Speakers
Final arrangements for the Republican Lincoln Day dinner dance at the Masonic Temple name Rep. Ogden Reid and Rep. Charles Mathias as featured speakers. Omer T. Kaylor acts as toastmaster with multiple committees handling ushers reception dance publicity and ticket sales. Tickets available from precinct workers or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Ogden ‘Reid
R. M
Charles Mathias
R-Md
Omer T. Kaylor
Republican State Central Committee
William Sullivan
Ken Daniels
Sam Bayer
Don Spickler
Bill Sullivan
Larry Corbett
Larry Spickler
Paul Bless
James Reeders
Gerald King
Warren Stultz
Gilbert Hoverdale
Vincent Groh
Elwood Hauver
Howard Kaylor
Ed Shafer
Hugh Troxell
Charles Price
Ed Anderson
Norman Ayers
Ed Shank
Don Huber
Rerymayne Beyard
Robert Nichols
Andy Lee
Joe Downey
Reba Shan
Prayer for Brotherhood and Unity from Rock Hill Minister
A daily prayer plea from Harry C. White of Rogers Memorial Church in Rock Hill South Carolina calls for racial harmony and mutual understanding. The pastor urges following the golden rule to combat oppression and bitterness among races, emphasizing love, redemption, and common heritage in a communal faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Ramer
Harry C. White
Rock Hill
S.C
Rogers Memorial _ Church
TSE
Summit Ave
Bey Prg
Moma
Falta
Five youths arrested for illegal alcohol at Long Meadow Bowling Alley
Five youths were arrested early this morning for illegal possession of alcohol at the Long Meadow Bowling Alley by Deputy Dean Shatzer. They posted 25 dollars plus costs and were released into the custody of their parents. They will face Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Younhs
Long Meadow Bowling Alley
Dean Shatzer
Railroad Men Donate Wheel Chair to Disabled Veteran
Western Maryland Railway workers collected funds to gift a wheelchair to Robert Dawson a paralyzed veteran. Don Burger and William R. Jordan led the drive in the mechanical department and the Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers while Dawson’s mother Mrs. Golden Seal looked on. The article notes a railway tradition of aiding those in need and mentions another purchase an electric typewriter for aDetroit man with paralysis who now types from his hospital bed for an insurance company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dawson
Western Maryland Railway
Alous Dawson
Jefl
Don Burger
Mechanical Department
The
Railroad
William R. Jordan
Brotherhood of Firemen
Oilers
Dawson
Golden Seal
Madison Ave
Detroit
Phil Ebersole
Russian Defector Victor Kravchenko Takes His Own Life
New York AP reports Victor Kravchenko, 61, famed defector and author of I Chose Freedom, killed himself Friday after living in fear of Soviet agents. He left a note at his windowed apartment, prompting neighbors to joke about the Rus spy. Kravchenko, known as Peter Martin to friends, had been despondent and pressed about American security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Soviet Union
Victor
Kravchenko
Peter Martin
Robert St Clair
Native Of City Is Author Of Life Magazine Article
Local resident Mrs. Robert L. Campbell Sr. learns that Bob Campbell Jr. wrote much of a Life Magazine feature on viruses and the human body. The piece ties to his family history and career, noting his New York office, Boonton home, and recent forays into film scores and other writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Life Magazine
Robert L. Campbell Sr
Prospect SL
Robert Campbell
Nancy Genet
Bob Campbell, Jr
Life
Kravcchenko
Washington
St. Clair
69Th Street
Lenoxencesky Pet Serie
Seamman Hill
M8kravchenka
Young Campbell
Hagerstown Shoe Company
New York City
Boonton, NJ
Nancy
Tom
Stephen
Adelaide
Bob Campbell
Bell Telephone Co
Remington Arms
Kravchenko Libel Trial Inspires Justice Memoir
A French Communist weekly attacked her book prompting Kravchenko to sue for libel. he won the celebrated trial, a victory that inspired the book I Chose Justice. He also became a U.S. citizen in 1850 by a special act of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kravcchenko
U.S
Wildlife stamps showcase 1966 conservation art set
National Wildlife Federation issues 1966 wildlife conservation stamps featuring 36 animals across mammals birds fish and insects. Lithographed in color from original paintings, the stamps depict whitetail fawn muskrat woodchuck spotted skunk armadillo tassel tailed squirrel Canada jay Arctic loon and more. Washington County trails in Series B Bond sales with 47 percent of its 1966 quota of 2 698 000 and January sales at 190 517 versus 221 367 in 1765.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
National Wildlife Federation
United States
J. A. Brownridge
Federation
Baltimore
Washington County
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Polithuro
Tung
Tra Luther Martin Sr
Landis Tool Co
Carrie K
Mummert Martin
Webster Palmer
Kenneth Angie
Hagerstown St
Ira L. Martin Jr
George William Martin
Warden Gearhart
Thomas Leroy Martin
U. S. Army
Germany
Earl Reese
Douglas Keller
Summerville
N. J
Juniore Tosten
Robert Johnston
Clyde Martin
Chambersburg
Avis Martin
Della Heckman
Shippensburg
Clem Sipes
Roy Allman
Minnich - Miller
State Line Drive-In
Creat An Pas
ECCO
Fes
Lil
Lake
Hel
Colop
Oture
Hiway
Mrs
Sarah Shank
Gateway Convalescent Home
Andrew Shank
Victor Harle
Hattie J. Shrader
National Lutheran Home For
Washington, D. C
Trunity Lutheran Church
Hagers - Umah
Sistter
Phillip Major
Rudolph J.' Schedler
Vancouver
Wash
Viet Nam
Baltimore Civic Center
Bailey
Gratest
Enisren
Andar
Payatia
Melasy
Seth
PTW
Rattimers Ap
Uashimore
Mae Ptaal
Offica
Supe
Beatrice Badan
Daugh Foc
Aviher
Resdbesk
Baker's Jewelry
Central Hearing Service
Natalie Wood Christopher Plummer Roduchon
Daisy cLover
Ae Beave
Fae
Alan PY
M-G.m
John Ford
Ernard Smith
Worfent Ys
Anne Bancroft
Sue Lyon
Wancaret Leighton
Flor Robson
miLored Dunnoge
Betty Field
Anna Lee
Edie Albert
atro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Jacques Bar
Alan Delon
Ann Margret van Herun
Tak Palace
Tanger
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