Congo Crisis Deepens as UN Forces Take Command
Leopoldville July 18 AP Swed ish Maj Gen. Carl von Horn assumed command of UN military forces in The Congo as Congolese officials threatened to seek Soviet aid if Belgian troops are not withdrawn within three days. Belgian troops remain, blocking access to Leopoldville airport while Moroccan Ethiopian and Tunisian units bolster the UN force. Lumumba’s government denounces Belgian presence amid Western concern over regional stability.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Carl von Horn
U. N
van Horn
Palestine
Ghana
Tunisia
Morocco
Ethiopia
Patrice Lum‘umba
Soviet Union
Belgium
Hhr
Tis Bel- Bians
U.N
U.N. Security Council
Eisenhower
Newport
R.I
White House
James C. Hagerty
United Nations
Hagerty
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Stanleyville
Oriental
Lumumba
Joseph Kasavubu
U. S
Henry T. Alexander
Ghilas
Ty. N
African Republic
Alexander
Rev. Leatherman Dead Former Pastor Here 70
The Rev. N. Victor Leatherman, aged 70, pastor of Wayne Heights Brethren Church and former pastor of Hagerstown Brethren Church, died Saturday at 4 p.m. at Waynesboro Hospital after a heart attack. Born in Daston Ohio, he studied at Ashland College and Seminary, began ministry in 19eL, and served several Brethren churches in California Indiana and Pennsylvania including Johnstown and South Bend. He contributed to the Wayne Heights church and retired in Waynesboro.
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N. Victor Leatherman
Wayne Heights
Wayne ¢ Heights
Hagerstown
Los Angeles
Cas
Turlock
Calif
Wasneshoro
Tips On News Quite Scarce
An odd column notes a sparse week for staff reporters with few tips worth more than a dollar. It jokes about retirement of writers, low prize money, and highlights $1 winners including a housewife on Summ Ave and others in Williamsport.
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News
Han
Rt. 1
Wack
Summ
Fesifem
Williamsport
Cuba Feels Pressure From Latin Allies On Soviet Swing
Latin American diplomats report Cuba showing signs of softening its tilt toward the Soviet Union. They cite Ernesto Guevara’s pledge to resist satellite status, a retreat from threats to the Guantanamo Bay base, and milder rhetoric from Raul Castro and Antonio Nunez Jimenez. The observations come as OAS moves toward a ministerial meeting on hemisphere unity and democratic principles.
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Cuba
U. S
Guananamo Bay
Havana
Organization of American States
Fing
OAS Cotthell
Peru
United Nations
Aftether
United States
We Oas
TON
Are
Ecuador
Security Council
OAS
Council
Washington
Fname
Soviet Union
Cuban NationalBank
Ernesto Guevara
Guantanamo Bay
Farres
Raul Castro
Agrarian Reform Institute
Antonio Nunez Jimenez
Maryland dove season opens September twelfth
The Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission announced open dates for mourning doves and other birds. Mourning dove season runs September 12 to October 31 and December 17 to January 5 with daily shooting from noon to sunset. Sora and airbirds have separate dates. The schedule aligns with federal limits set by the Interior Department.
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Game and Inland Fish Commission
Annapolis
Maryland
U.S. Department of Interior
States Commission
Fed
Ieral Agincy
Aksily Bag Timnir
OAS Council
Oped
Carlos Lechuga
Peru
al- Wocher
K Ihtast
Ananeo PeCe
Cuba
Weather Highlights Across Regions Share Warm Humidity
Readable segments show Hagerstown and Western Maryland enjoying fair and warm conditions tonight with lows around 65 to 75 and daytime highs near 65 to 78. Tuesday brings warmth and humidity with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers, while the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland may see more showers. West Virginia reports considerable warmth with scattered thundershowers Tuesday afternoon, and generally warm, humid conditions continuing elsewhere.
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Hagerstown
Mary
Maryland
Agnostic and Jewish leaders challenge Bible teaching in schools
A Miami courtroom hosts two civil actions aimed at stopping Bible readings, prayers, hymns, and religious observances in public schools under Florida law. One suit targets classroom religious practices and symbols. the other, brought by Harlow Chamberlin, seeks a nonreligious upbringing for his children. The Jewish group contends sectarianism harms minority faiths and classroom harmony.
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Miami
Florida
Harlow Chamberlin
Dade
Florida Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Leo Pfeffer
New York
American Jewish Congress
Wome
Jeffer
Chamberlin
RB47 crew party in Britain sparks spy talk
British and American intelligence probe a party hosted by RB47 aircrew the night before the plane was shot down in incident amid suspicions Soviet spies may have learned of the flight. innkeeper Arthur Scott-Norman confirms crew were discreet at the castle inn near Bampton in the Bushe.
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London
Centuy
Eleshant and Castle
Bampton-in-the-Bushe
Thames
Soviet Union
U. S
Britain
Arthur Scott-Norsman
United States
Store Manager Held On Charge Embezzlement Claim
Arthur C. Page a 30 year old store manager at Huntsberry's faces grand jury action on a $1472.81 embezzlement charge from Huntsberry, Inc. Missing funds discovered after his disappearance from July 9. Page waived a preliminary hearing. bond set at 1400. Police say he was found at Greyhound Terminal after traveling to Atlantic City and Wildwood. He admitted stress and tension led to the act and cited family concerns.
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Arthur C. Page
Oak Hill Ave
Huntsherr, Inc
N. Potomac St
William J. Dwyer
Dwyer
Grayson Wisfield
Page
Greyhound
Wighead
Rohe Fert Bailey
Atlantic City
Wildwood
Pax
New Jerand
Cone Fribis
Tage
Nanager
Huntsberry's
Larcenies Of Gin Boat Reported In City
City police investigate a break in at Terrace Liquor Store where a fifth of gin was stolen after the front door glass was smashed. A separate reported theft involved a moored boat at the Antietam Creek area with a chain breach and a bullet fired into a vehicle door nearby. Investigations by Officers Byler, Mauk, and others are ongoing with multiple witnesses naming teenagers seen in the vicinity.
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Terrace
Cornelius Byler
John Mauk
Antietan Creek
City Light
Mary Janesmith
Winter St
Delores Morris
Hays Court
Harry Wolfe
Potomac St
Ikeda Elected To Head Japan Amid Turmoil
Hayato Ikeda, 60, elected Prime Minister of Japan defeating Socialist rivals in Parliament, set to form a cabinet and pledge to restore international prestige. A major leftist coal mine strike at Miike in Kyushu pits police against 13,000 officers and up to 160,000 workers, with Communists and radical students behind barbed wire amid ongoing protests against the US Japan security treaty.
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Tokoy
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Kyushu
Nakasuke Kishi
Kishi
Ikeda
America
Ithis
Liberal-Democratic Party
Kishis
Rockefeller heads to Chicago amid GOP rift
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller travels toward the GOP National Convention in Chicago where he remains at odds with fellow Republicans over key points including his refusal to second Nixon’s Vice Presidential nomination. While Nixon appears poised for the nomination, Rockefeller’s arrival signals a possible last effort after his New York upset. Rockefeller, chairman of New York’s 48 delegate delegation, has kept a neutral stance and plans a news conference likely to clarify his position.
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Chicago
Nelson AL Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
New York
Maine
Dra
East
Driver Hit Waiting For Green Light In Sharp Collision
Lewis Hammersla, 30, of Chewsville, was struck by an unknown man as he waited at a red light at the intersection of Jonathan Street and North Street early yesterday. Hammersla required jaw surgery and was hospitalized for treatment. The attacker fled the scene. motive unknown.
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Lewis Hammersla
North An
Jonathan Sts
Hammersla
Chewspville
Jonathan
North St
Hammerslaans
Aberdwek
Remodeling Of Home Planned By Rubered Funkhouser
The Rubernid Company received a permit last week to remodel a home at 6hhe Pa tymae St into costly offices for Funkhouser Vision. The project costs about $yu28 and follows prior work including a laboratory addition at the rear. The building at Charles and N. Potomac has long been a notable residence and was once home to Elmer Funkhouser and before him Thomas W. Panghorn. Other construction permits issued included a warstory store at 827 W. Washington St and a Goodyear Service Store addition at 101 E. Bal Baltimore St with varied amounts. more permits covered windows, signage, a garage, and dwelling additions in nearby streets.
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Funkhous
Rubernid Company
Patymae St
Lust
Charles and
N. Potomac S
Elmer, Funkhouser
Fountain Head
Thomas W. Panghorn
Funkhouser
Harry HL. Powers
Warstory
Washington St
Goodyear Service
Adld
E. Balitimtora St
Harry Eberley
Press Vt
N. Prospect St
Mt Etna Eruption Triggers Panic Near Sicily
Mt Etna erupts sending lava flows and explosions that alarm residents in Catania Sicily. Reports describe frightened locals fleeing as ash and debris shower nearby towns amid ongoing activity from the volcano.
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Reds
Rev. Leatherman
Kremlin
Mindlee Fidel Castro
Mooscow
Castro
Moscow
Diplomata
Dove
Athone
Washington County
Owas
Tarre
Campenan
Ealljolint
Halon
Juye
Rocky
Tweed Shop
W. Washington St
Helen Powers
Avalon Ave
Paul Benner
Jwelling
Wilvon
Arry Withel
Garlinger Ave
Petit Jury
Etna
Catania
Sicily
Moilen Tava
Mt Hina
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