Memorial for E Russell Hicks History Teacher and Writer
Russell Hicks who died Sunday taught in Washington County for 50 years. He authored Our County Heritage for the Herald-Mail and shared Civil War lore while leading tours of the Sharpsburg Antietam battlefield. He supported the Washington County Historical Society and received the 1936 History Teachers Association of Maryland award.
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Russell Hicks
Our County
Herald-Mail
Washington County
Hagerstown
Sharpsburg - Antietam
Church of the Brethren
Zion United Church of Christ
Hicks
Washington County Historical Society
Retired Teachers Association
Torch Club
Maryland and
American Historical Societies
History Teachers Association of Maryland
Dissent in Russia: Sinyavsky, Daniel sentenced to labor
The Soviet regime bars dissent by writers, handing seven and five year forced labor terms to Andrei Sinyavsky and Yuri Daniel for unthinkable thoughts and unacceptable words. Valery Tarsis is stripped of citizenship after leaving for London lectures, highlighting harsh Kremlin tactics.
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Soviet Union
Kremlin
Andrei Sinyavsky
Yuri Daniel
Russia
Sinyavsky and
Daniel
Valery Tarsis
London
Sinyavsky
Tarsis
How To Keep Well Facial Palsy Health Hint
Explains Bell's palsy effects on facial nerves and outcomes. Discusses causes such as nerve swelling in the skull canal, quick relief of pressure improves prognosis, and treatments including cortisone-type hormones, procaine, and possible plastic surgery for sagging. Mentions a better than 50-50 chance of recovery but notes persistent residues are common.
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Bell
van Dellen
Jottings From Yesteryear 40 Years Ago in Hagerstown
Forty years ago Hagerstown wrote of a frost heavy March entry and a glider delivery to the municipal airport. Moonshine districts and 12 cent milk debate highlight the era along with increased parking meter collections and civic notes from the hospitals and retailers bureau.
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March
Hagerstown
Miller
Bi Racial Committee views and zoning critique in Hagerstown
Letter writers urge mayor and council to back a Bi Racial Committee addressing housing discrimination and neglected urban areas. Critics warn zoning flexibility enables bias, citing Cleveland urban planning and urging action from political leaders, clergy, and unions to protect low income residents.
Take Time to Use Our Valuable Minutes in 1966
The piece urges readers to value time through daily acts of prayer, learning, eating, smiling, kindness, walking, and recreation. It emphasizes keeping in touch with God, recognizing blessings, and making a cheerful, healthy community at Julcett as a gateway to friendship and happiness.
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Julcett
Washington County workers push for better wages and unions
Public employees in Washington County press for higher pay and collective bargaining as a path out of poverty. They argue legislators should study and address wage inequities, noting many workers lack bargaining power without a union.
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Washington County
Crafaot
Washington White Rule In Africa Opposed By Goldberg
Ambassador Goldberg pushes a Fulbright style push to spur U S House hearings on South Africa to test if apartheid threatens international peace. He has won support from Rep Barratt O Hara to hold hearings this week, aiming to sway Johnson toward sanctions. UN delegates from Ethiopia and Nigeria call him a hawk willing to back force to topple Verwoerd. They say he argues one white government in Africa is one too many and that hearings could pressure policy shifts.
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Hagerstown
Washington
Goldberg
U.S
Africa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
South Africa
Barratt O'Hera
D-Tl
Foreign Affairs
United Nations
Johnson
Ethiopia
Nigeria
O'lara
Est House
Ambasasdor Goldberg
O'Hara
Diam
Newbaseador
New York
Supreme Court
U.S. Aid
O' Hara
G. Mennen Williams
State Department
Verwoerd
Williams
Walter Nielsen
African - American Affairs Institute
Vernon McKay
African Study Center
Johns Hopkins University
Joseph Satterthwaite
Satterthwaite
McKay
League of Nations
Southwest Africa
International Court of Justice
Hague
Phillip Jessup
World Court
Obituary gossip and political echoes across time
A reflective piece by Jim Bishop blends obituaries and living portraits, judging how writers and public figures like Billy Rose, Harry Cohn, Rita Hayworth, Kim Novak, Mark Hellinger, and Jackie Gleason are rendered after death. It surveys the bias of obit writing, noting Kennedy, Stevenson, and other figures rise in memory while shadows creep into their legacies.
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Billy Rose
Mr. Rose
Billy
Manhattan
Harry Cohn
Harry
Columbia Studios
Rita Hayworth
Kim Novak
the Sands
Las Vegas
Jack Entratter
Price
Frances
Jackie Gleason
Big Boy
Gleason
Mark Hellinger
Hellinger
Toots Shor
Mark
John F. Kennedy
Lincoln
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Minis
Bishop
Three Minutes A Day By James Keller
A crippled teenager saved a would be drowning woman in Copenhagen last summer as crowds watched. An 18 year old watchmaker's apprentice, partly paralyzed by polio, used his two walking sticks to reach her and urged her to live. He quoted scripture and helped her back to shore, showing he believed in courage and aid over despair.
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Copenhagen
Alond
Tam
Shore
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E. Russell Hicks
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Fim
Jimhet
Tate
van Gallen
Adorms
BS Mae
Thee
van Oaten
Daily Sail
R. MarvioRs
Yesteryear
Frog Hollow
H. F. McCoy
Cold Spring
Maugansville
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Washington County Hospital
Board of Trustees
The
Maryland State Board of Commissioners of Plumbing
Plumbing In Spector
Iead
Voice of the People
Daily Mail
Cleveland Press
Forrest Allen
Cleveland
Allen
E&p. C
By Robert $. Allen and
Paul Scott
Jim Bishop
Sir Galahad
Tim Fouche
Robert Kennedy
D. N
Martin Luther King
National Union of South African Students
King
Albert Luthuli
Kennedy
Mag
Annel
Arizona
James Keller
Jesus
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