All In Readiness For Celebration Tomorrow At City Park
Residents prepare for a large event at Reservoir Park featuring a turret nozzle display, fog stream effects, and demonstrations of extinguishers. The Hagerstown Municipal Band opens with the Hagerstown Musical Society and AFM Local 9, funded by the music performance grant. A penny-counting contest at Hays Inc awards a flag, followed by the town clock’s 103 year rededication and Uncle Sam’s greeting. The pageant Defenders of Freedom showcases wars with uniforms and an overhead canopy, then fireworks light the sky as night falls.
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McKeldin Opposes Meddling In War
Maryland Governor Theodore R. McKeldin tonight said the fighting phase of war must be left to military men. He warned against meddling in war decisions and stressed executive restraint.
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Robert H. Spahr To Return Here After Retirement
Robert H. Spahr plans to move to Smithsburg in September with Mrs. Spahr, ending a long career as engineer and educator. Born in Cavetown in 1887, he taught in Maryland and at the University of Kentucky, Kansas State Teachers College, Wentworth, and the University of Maryland. He led engineering extension at Pennsylvania State College and spent 1929 onward on General Motors Institute staff, earning last month the James H. McGraw award for technical institute education and curriculum work.
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Unity Against Communism Ties US Parties Amid Korea Clash
Washington July 3 There is no doubt that the Democrats and Republicans and the people in general are united in their opposition to Communism. A joint statement said the united energies resources and devotion of all the American people would meet aggression and threats. The message noted potential policy differences but asserted America has the means and the will to survive and to stop Russia even as strategy and timing differ. The split between parties is evident in debates over Korea and military policy.
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Backwardness Or Merely Stubborn Backwardness In New England
The President's Council of Economic Advisers reports in July that New England states show economic backwardness in adopting new ideas. A 204 page Truman advisory suggests creating an economic climate to foster progressive attitudes and modernize industries. It notes Coolidge Dam as the largest multiple saved dam in the world in Arizona.
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