Supreme Court ruling on Bible readings in schools shocks few
The high court barred mandatory Bible readings and Lord s Prayer in public school classrooms. Congress reacted mildly, noting the court interprets law and constitution. Thirty nine states allow morning devotional exercises. officials weigh needed changes while clerics push stronger religious instruction at church and home. Continued on Page 2 Column 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
New York
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Heavy Rains Over South Clear Here Weather Update
Scattered showers and thunder showers drenched parts of the South, with up to a half inch of rain in some areas. Elsewhere conditions were mostly clear, temperatures cooled overnight to the 60s in Boonsboro and Bridgeport, and a warmer trend was expected to begin by late Wednesday. Farther west light rain touched the Rocky Mountains and northern Plains while the rest of the West saw early morning readings in the 50s. Michigan towns Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie reported 46 degrees as the night cooled.
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Texas
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Mercury
Boonsboro
Bridgeport
Rocky Mountains
Plaina
North Atlantic States
Marquette
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Weather Roundup for Regions and Warm Week Ahead
Fair conditions in Washington County and surrounding areas with sunny periods. Temperatures rise into pleasant warmth midweek and continue into Thursday. West Virginia sees fair skies tonight with mild lows and increasing warmth, while Wednesday brings mostly sunny skies and a bit warmer readings across Eastern Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Sis
County Plans Maugansville Water Line Push
The County Commission and Sanitary Commission will proceed with extending water service to the Maugansville and Conecocheague area. They note the city of Hagerstown policy favors annexation and reserve the right to postpone, while seeking city funding and an agreement to supply water without annexation prerequisites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County
Sanitary Commission
Aioners
Hagerstown
Edward Anwater
Maugansville
Conoderson
Suburban Sanitary Commission
Evan Crossley
County Commission
Maugansville - Cane
Crossley
Maugansville - Conacocheague
Maugansville - Cones Ceague
Potomac River
Maugansville- Orma
Savue
Trial Of Trip In Train Stopping Case Underway
The trial of two men and a youth on 18 warrants in Hancock involves charges of assaulting a railroad engineer and officer, resisting arrest, and trespassing tied to the stopping of a Western Maryland freight train. Police testified friction on the engine, a stone strike, and a shirtless confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tria
Western Maryland Railroad
Hancock Jast
Paul Oltinger
Robert Ku
Frank Hess
Zynsk
Robert Hess
Clarence Shaw
Shaw
Clara
Anae
Ness Bey
Lynn Moyers
Zantzinger Trial Opens in Washington County Court
William D. Zantzinger, a Maryland farmer, faces a three-judge trial in Washington County Circuit Court for allegedly causing the death of Hallie Carroll, a 51 year old barmaid, at a February Baltimore hospital dance. The court includes Judges McLaughlin Rutledge and Hamill. no jury will be used. Zantzinger owns a 900 acre tobacco farm on the Wicomico River called Mount Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam D. Zantzinger
Maryland
Washington Couny
Zantzinger
Charles County
Hallie Carroll
Baltimore
D. K. McLaughlin
Trvine H. Rutledge
Washrington County
Stewart Hamill
Garrett County
Wicamico River
Mount Vitoria
County Advises On Negro Employment In Maryland Jobs
The Maryland Advisory Committee of the U S Civil Rights Commission reports that 21 Negroes are employed by Washington County government agencies. One deputy sheriff, one truck driver, and one custodian work in county offices. 19 are school teachers, principals, a clerk, and four custodians. The committee surveys five counties to assess job roles in municipal activities as it studies public employment practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commission
Maryland
U.S. Civil Rights] Commission
Washington
Denable Foods Division
Welfare Dept
Board of Education
Herbert Hoover Improving After Serious Illness Report
Former president Herbert Hoover, critically ill, was reported to be showing some improvement on Monday amid health concerns. The report notes ongoing medical monitoring and cautious optimism from doctors.
Sees Danger In Coffee Breaks
Atlantic City report cites Dr James L A Roth warning coffee breaks may raise peptic ulcer risk. He argues experimental evidence links caffeine to ulcer formation and that heavy coffee consumption could influence GI irritation, though no definitive proof exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
James L. A. Roth
American Medical Association
Civil Rights Conferences To Continue
Washington AP reports President Kennedy presses ahead with civil rights talks drawing governors educators religious leaders and congressional figures. He negotiates a proposed interfaith racial committee while Dirksen warns on enforcement and segregation outlawing plans amid sharp church and political debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
White House
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Albert Garner
Garner
Florida Naplist Institute and Seminary
Lakeland
Fla
Florida
Dan
Methodist Church Sets Improvements and Other Permits
City Building Inspections issued building permits since June 13 for St Pauls Methodist Church remodeling including pulpit, choir, pews, doors and hardware at 129 North Potomac Street estimated 60 thousand. Hagerstown Girls Club to build a 72 by 40 foot concrete and brick veneer structure at 628 Washington Avenue valued 70 thousand. porches and steps for Charles O Derr at 24 26 and 28 30 High Street 500. demolitions at 832 834 Pope Avenue for a frame utility shed and replacement 59. Mahoney demolish and replace garage at 52 54 Westside Avenue.
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St. Pauls Methodist Church
Hagerstown Girls' Club
An &Lay
Washington Ave
Charles O. Derr
Fanny Boone
Pope Ave
Fred H. Mahoney
Westsile Ave
Soviet Cosmonauts Set Flight Records In Space Mission
MOSCOW reports Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky extended their orbital mission beyond four days. Bykovsky surpassed the 64 orbit mark and neared a five day stay, while Tereshkova maintained altitude. TV broadcasts showed them in orbit as Tass agencies noted their health and routine operations.
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Moscow
Valeryi Bykovsky
Maj
Amtrian Nikolayev
Bykovsky
Miss Tereeshkaya
Valentinal
Hin
Earth
Valenting Tereshkova
Rcy
Gordon Cooper
Tassadhou
Valentina
Bykovesky
Vallentina
Nikolayev
Payal Popovich
Survey Finds Local Government More Streamlined Than Most Areas
Washington County shows 13 governmental units with 10 taxing bodies, about one agency per 7,017 residents, below national averages. The 1962 Census of Governments notes fewer local agencies despite population growth, with Maryland reports on state National Guard deployment and racial tensions in Cambridge amid broader civil rights actions.
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Laval
Washington County
United States
Department of Commerce
Loyaly
South Atlantic
Cambridge
Maryland
Neproes Lac
Milton A. Beckord
Ballimore
Dundalk
Batlimore
V15th Infantry
Maurice Tawes
Forei
Philip Savage
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
J. Millard Tawes
National Guard
Pallarlay
Theens Ss
Arthur Parker
Thelthe
Negro Teadh
Thejers
Sveror
City taxpayers face two tax bills next year
City and county officials explain a uniform fiscal year plan will split tax collection into two halves. Next year, property owners will pay one half after February and the other after July, with no further bills until the following July. The change aligns city budgets with the county and avoids midyear conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Hame
Board of County Commissar
Charles B
Maryland town under martial law amid desegregation standoff
Reginald Robinson of the SNCC said white leaders offered a 15 day public accommodations law and a bi racial commission if demonstrations ceased for a year, a plan rejected by Robinson and Jovia Richardson. They met Washington officials seeking outside arbitration as Maryland authorities enforce a dusk to 10 pm curfew and business closures amid a tense racial dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Robinson
Asst
Burke M. Shall
Justice Department
Robineon Sail Marshall
Robinson
Marshall
Gov
Tawes
Hobinson
George M. Gelston
Maryland
Ray
Cen. Gelston
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Lobo
Kitlett Tebo
Tuscon
Arizona
Maugansville Water Plan
Herbert Hoover
Man
Roth
Hoover
Waldorf Towers
Am Dloer
Methodist ‘Church
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