Head Start and Catch Up Open Tuesday in Washington County
Washington County launches Head Start and Catch Up programs for poverty-level children with 1,775 expected attendees. Classes run six weeks from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at multiple elementary schools, with buses, free lunches, and health services funded by federal grants.
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Washington County
Eliza
Beth Clopper
Speater Vane
T . Hammond Shriver
Bester
Washington Streets
Woodland Way
Tary
Sharpsburg
Leasant Wal
Boonsboro
Smithsburg
Robert Dignan
Western Area
Ruth Houpt
Ronald Criss
Ralph Swanger
Community Action Council
Resai
Donald E. Kendall
Elizabeth Barton
Coordi
Adults Prepare The Boat For Launch At New Coffee House
Adults gathered Thursday night to celebrate the opening of a new coffee house on Potomac Street. The event featured loud music, soft drinks, and chatter as they helped realize the project and prepared to “lift anchor” for tonight’s teen-only admission. A rock n roll band played while the adults handed control to the younger crowd.
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Potomac St
June Gladfelter
U S Planes Hit North Vietnam Fuel Depot Again
American pilots smashed the Dong Nhatt storage depot 15 miles northwest of Hai Phong, containing about 14 000 metric tons of fuel, as the air campaign aimed to cut fuel supplies for trucks bringing men and materiel to the Communists in South Viet Nam. Ground combat northwest of Saigon pushed a Viet Cong unit toward the Cambodian border, with U S forces reporting heavy casualties for the enemy in An Loc area. An incident saw three F100 jets accidentally jettison anti personnel bombs on a Vietnamese village, killing five civilians and wounding 42.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Dong Nhatt
Haiphong
AU S
An Loc
U.S
Bien Hoa
Viet Nam
LBJ Leaps Into Pig Pen At Iowa Farm Trick
President Johnson hopped over a hog trough into a pig pen at the Woodrow W. Diehl farm near Indianola Iowa yesterday afternoon as part of a Des Moines area tour. The move followed coat preparation and preceded a Democratic fundraising dinner in Des Moines where his schedule for the day concluded.
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President Johnson
Woodrow W. Diehl
Indianola
Iowa
Des Moines
Johnson vows to press Viet Nam raids until peace talks succeed
President Johnson told a $100 plate Democratic dinner in Nebraska and Iowa that air raids on North Vietnam will continue until an honorable peace is negotiated and North Vietnamese leaders agree to talks. He warned the U.S. will persist as long as they wage aggression against South Vietnam, asserting no retreat from duty or ally. The president also urged direct discussions with Hanoi and noted U.N. action over bombings near Hanoi and Haiphong to slow infiltration. About 36 Quakers staged a silent protest in the Senate gallery as Congress adjourned for the July 4 holiday.
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United States
Viet Nam
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Nebraska
South Viet Nam
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U.N. Security Council
Haiphong
Arthur J. Goldberg
Senate
Congress
Omaha
Industrial Park Directors OK Grant And Loan Request
Washington County Industrial Development Foundation approved a federal aid plan for the county Industrial Park near Williamsport. The $870,000 project seeks $435,000 grant and $400,000 loan from EOA with sewer and water capacity and road access enhancements. Governor Lane noted rapid land value gains and anticipated I 81 and Route 70 access by year end.
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Washington County Industrial Development Foundation
Washington County
Richard Grumbacher
Williamsport
Interstate Rt. 81
Economic Opportunity Administration
Grumbacher
Wiliam Preston Lane Jr
Hagerstown
Gav. Lane
Washington County Sanitary Commission
Sanitary Commission
A. Leroy Nichols
J.W. Jamison
Richard Grubacher
Willian Pres
Weekend Weather Forecast For Maryland And Delaware
The Weather Bureau reports a hot five day period from Saturday to Wednesday across Maryland and Delaware. Temperatures are expected to average three to five degrees above normal with highs near the mid to upper range and lows near normal for the period.
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Weather Bureau
Maryland
Delaware
Mother Faces Charges In Maine Child Drownings
Fairfield Maine police plan a murder warrant against Constance Fisher after three young children are found drowned in their rural home. The incident mirrors a 1954 tragedy when the same mother reportedly killed her first three children. The father Carl Fisher found the bodies and alerted authorities. a note was found but details remain undisclosed.
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Maine
iThree
Constance Fisher
Carl Fisher
Frederick Gould
Fisher
How Ard Wood
Kathleen Louise
Michael Jon
Hankers
Teving Gian
Waterville Patholyuidt
City study group to review new parking limits
The Board of Public Works voted to form a committee drawn from the Police Fire Street and Signal Departments to study restricting parking on narrow streets in Hagerstown. Restrictions would be trial only if unanimous board approval and support from the Fire Department amid complaints from fire trucks and neighborhood opposition.
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Board of Public Works
Hagerstown
Overton
Bowers
Eli
William Shrader
Board of Pubic Works
Republican Five File For Central Committee In Hagerstown
Five candidates filed today for the Republican Central Committee in Washington County. Omer T. Kaylor and H. Nichols lead a slate including J. M. Beard, J. Edward Shafer, and James Beard to fill the five seats as the committee trims to five members. The group contested ongoing parking and traffic concerns while noting community roles with Elks, Lions and church affiliations.
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Omer T. Kaylor
Robert Swain
H. Nichols
H. Marcellus Swain
Jin Williamsport
J. Edward Shafer
James
Terrace
Elks Clik
John Conrad
Robert Dieterich
Boar
Overton
Herman J. Malls
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church
Nichols
Oak Hill Ave
Hagerstown
Shafer
Antietam Oil Company
Cavetown Pike
South Mountain Republican Club
Alxania Club
Chamber of Commerce
Elks Club
Tall Cedars of Lebanon
iShrine Club
Christ Reformed Church
Beard
Victor Products
Big Pool
The
Moose Club
Big Pool Civic Center Association
Central Commitlee
Kenneth Daniels
Daniels
Park Head
Washington County Weather Report
Mostly sunny conditions with highs around 9 today. Tonight and Saturday expect fair to increasing cloudiness with little temperature change. Winds vary from easterly 5 to 10 mph today tonight and Saturday.
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