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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1963
Page
9
In Cambridge, about 400 white businessmen marched through the business district to protest restrictions imposed by the militia after rioting last week. They stopped at the National Guard Armory to confer with Col Taives, then dispersed. Meanwhile a group of Negroes began picketing Collins Drugstore as tensions rose.
County officials and businessmen debated establishing a vocational technical center in Washington County to offer courses for vocational and academic tracks. The plan would repurpose existing high school space, include laboratories for technical work, and enroll students from area schools, with funding details still unsettled.
County Commissioners meet to review last year’s road department deficit and plan to borrow 500,041 dollars from the State Roads Commission for 1963. They will allocate 400,000 to pay current bills and 100,000 for new construction as SRC bonds, cited by Auditor Earl Smith, to cover the shortfall.
Local permits list approvals for several properties including N H Reed 182 Jefferson St. for metal roof on grocery store, Harbaugh 322 Williams Ave. for demolishing a frame dwelling, Grams 432 Mechanic St. for porches and bathrooms, Maser 107 Rose Ave. for porch and roof work, Statler 204 Willard St. for footings taxes and industrial exemptions noted, Sehall 1744 Pennsylvanian roads addition and porch extension, McCollante 135 High West Virginia for carport and slabs. County roads projects discussed with financing by general fund. Weather and county board remarks conclude.
Moscow and Beijing clashed again over the peace talks with both sides accusing the other of trying to split world communism. Neither delegation attended sessions at Lenin Hills as the rift widened with China criticizing Soviet aid to India and the Soviet press rebuking China for alleged anti unity moves.
MOSCOW AP U S Undersecretary Harriman and Lord Hailsham met with Foreign Minister Gromyko as Western and Soviet negotiators hope for a nuclear test ban formula. Zorin voiced cautious optimism while secrecy cloaks talks and Khrushchev’s warmth reflects a fragile mood for breakthrough amid broader Cold War tensions.
A Washington County study panel urged a home rule form with a County Council and full time administrator. Steps include a voter petition, a charter board, and a county charter vote potentially by 1966, shifting legislative powers to local government while preserving state law.
Washington County: tonight to Thursday warm and humid with scattered thundershowers mainly late afternoon. Allegany Garrett: tonight and next days warm and humid with thundershowers. Eastern Pennsylvania: mild tonight and Wednesday fair and warm, humid with scattered showers later, highs near 90.
The article discusses the St Swithin tradition predicting 40 days of fair or rainy weather, noting skeptics at the U S Weather Bureau. It recalls historical beliefs about the saint, mentions recent temperatures around 87 at Bridgeport and Boonsboro, and forecasts tonight partly cloudy with warm, scattered late showers tomorrow.
Merchants on Washington Street protest recent parking restrictions in the downtown area. Some say the ban calms traffic and helps overall business, while others claim it hurts customers by blocking parking on the north side and Franklin Street. City officials say the rules curb congestion and align with state agreements, with effects still uncertain as merchants await fuller impact.
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