Professor Says Prayer Amendment Would Cause Chaotic Situation
A constitutional amendment to permit prayers in public schools would create an utterly invisible and chaotic situation, warned Professor Philip A. Phenix before the House Judiciary Committee. Phenix joined three other witnesses opposing school prayer while bishops and other backers urged amending the law.
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John Beckler
Wasitington
Columbia University
Pry
Ihe House Judiciary Committee
Philip A. Phenix
Phenix
Homan Catholic
Cutten
Sheen
New York
Alabema
George C. Walerne
Thanos
Potomac River
Natcock
Joss
Wancock
Gene Kershner
Mwancock
EM. Male
C. Canal National Monument
Mlen
County Roads Department
Nonnis Whurston
Mussel Howser
Potomac River Falls After Flood Damages in Maryland
Potomac River levels recede at Hagerstown pumping station with crest hit 18.1 feet at 8 p.m. Thursday. Williamsport reports 12 feet and falling as picnics and baseball diamonds suffer debris damage. Falling Waters notes boats and docks washed away though overall damage less severe than Allegany and Garrett counties. Local game Sunday called off. volunteers work to clear debris.
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Hagerstown
Williamsport
Potomac Fish and Game Club
Allegany
Garrett
Developer plans sewer tie to county system for Oak Ridge Gander
Edwin B Feldman, Chevy Chase developer of Oak Ridge Gander Apartments, says he will buy county sewer service for the project once completed. He favors the Sanitary Commission’s plan over annexation to city lines, citing noncontiguous parcel and state permit limits. County will advance up to 80000 to finance a temporary siting if needed, repaid from Sanitary Commission funds, while a comprehensive Haftsway district plant on Conococheague Creek will handle complex treatment.
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Edwin Blelem
Chevy Chase
Oak Ridge Gander
Suburban Sanitary Commission
Winslow I. Burhans
Feldman
Heine
Pel City
State Health Department
Bambe
Peldman
Sanitary Commission
Feltman
Conocachoags Creek
Mission Nulhiier
Seizure Of Wrinkle Smoothing Lotion Labeled Politics
Baltimore AP government seizure of wrinkle smoothing lotion Magic Secret sparked claims of political motive by firm president Willard Gidwitz. Court filings say the product is a drug, not a cosmetic, and label claims exaggerate effects on wrinkles. Stock dropped after the action, while Magle Secret’s testing and safety were defended by developers.
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U. S
Baltimore
Willard Gidwitz
Congress
Gidwith
PVA
Fay
Clive
Melone Curtis
New York Stock Exchange
Ridwits
Red World Holds May Day Rites
Moscow led May Day parades with massive crowds as Khrushchev warned against U S provocations toward Cuba and warned of disaster for aggressors. China and the Soviet bloc staged rival ceremonies amid East Europe boycotts and tough rhetoric.
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Red World
Moscow
Khrushchev
U. S
Cuba
Associated Press
Communist World
Peking
Soviet Union
Red China
Red Square
East Germany
Bulgaria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
United States
Jahor
Khroabehhev
Lenin
Marshal Hadijon
Malinmovsky
Alperia
Ahmed Ben Fella
Chow En Lai
China
Chow
U.S
Rainy April Leads Into Cool May
A wet April ushers in a cool May with temperatures expected to stay below normal. Weather records show April among the wettest in years, Bridgeport noting 4.81 inches and Boonsboro at 5.47 inches. Forecasters cite an extended cool trend through midweek with only gradual warming later in the period.
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Paul Oswald
Ijsn Calhy
Bridge
Sport Wits
Bridgeport
Boonsboro
Beckenbaugh
Apell
Wnridgeport
Boonstore
Lady Astor Near Death as Historical Parliament Figure Fades
Nancy Langhorne Astor once terror of the British House of Commons lies near death at Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire. The Virginian-born trailblazer, first woman MP for Plymouth in 1914, faced the end of a career marked by bold campaigns for women’s rights and a storied 26 years in Parliament alongside figures like Winston Churchill.
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Colin Frost
London
Nancy Lady Astor
Cammor
Meath
Astor
Grimsthorpe Castle
Lincolnshire
Ancaster
Lady Astor
Plymouth
Canunong
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Chiswell Dabney Langhorne
Greenhwood
Langhorne
Charles Dana Gibson
Gibson
Nancy Langhorne
Robert Gould Shaw
Rosian
Shaw
Waldorf Astor
New York
Astlar
Larda
Ver ‘Husharid
Methodists Vote Acceptance of Voluntary Integration
Pittsburgh AP report says over 900 delegates to the World Methodist General Conference approved a voluntary integration plan. The plan would allow white and Negro jurisdictions to merge on a voluntary basis, with no enforcement mechanism. Opposition came from Southern delegates seeking delays, while some felt the plan did not go far enough.
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Pittsburgis
Methodist General Conference
Methodist Ochievers
Ias
Negro Circuit
Wilbur MW. Martin
Rt. 4
Irvine
Rutledge
Grove Custain Magic Hames
Greekastle
Ft. Hitchic
Martin
South
iCars Collide At Intersection in Greencastle
At 10 a.m. today at the Potomac Avenue and Northern Avenue intersection, Martin Burkholder, 53, of Greencastle Trail was charged with failure to stop for a traffic signal after a collision with a vehicle driven by Richard Jesse Chaney, 42, of 253 Robinwood Drive. Burkholder’s car sustained $850 damage and Chaney’s $150 damage.
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Martin Burkholder
Greencastle Tr. 3
Potomac Ave
Northern Ave
Thichard Jesse Chaney
Robinwood Drive
Burkholder
Chaney
Steel Industry Brims With Optimism As Profits Soar
Roger Lane reports a buoyant 1962 63 steel sector with first quarter profits up 50 to 70 percent from the prior year. Production at about 128 million tons annually, no major labor disputes, Bethlehem Steel and Jones & Laughlin posted growing profits, while indictments over price fixing receded.
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Roger Lane
New York
Jor
Edmund V. Marlin
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Steel Company
Jain F. Kennedy
Martin
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin Steel Cars
Fallout from Crab Factory Inversion Worsens Local Health Debate
Cambridge officials faced unexpected fallout from a two day air pollution session as dense white smoke from a crab factory created an inversion, trapping fumes near ground level. Health experts like Howard Chaney and others warned about radiation levels and natural background radiation, stressing Marylanders faced safe limits despite concerns about the fallout.
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Cambridge
Horshday
Aor
Sonia UF Tend
Goesen DY
Republicans call last resort option on Cuba policy
A Republican council urged the Johns son administration to threaten use of force to remove international communism from Cuba as a last resort. Democrats dismissed the move as crude politics while noting Castro rose to power under Eisenhower. The group warned of staging a Cuban government in exile and rallying refugees, drawing pushback from Sen. Fulbright who warned against war.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro Washington
Republican Council
Johnsson
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Dwight N. Eisenhower
Republican Critical Issues Council
Castro
Milton S. Eisenhower
U.S
Latin America
United States
Dwight J. Eisenhower
Council
Bantam Hen Hatches 40th Whooping Crane Egg
In Lafayette Louisiana a bantam hen acts as foster mother to a rare bird the 40th whooping crane chick hatched at the Wildlife Research substation. The hatching was reported in good condition with the bantam hen Oniothering noted as the sitter until the egg hatched. The crane’s true mother is Josephine at the New Orleans Zoo which is attempting to hatch four more chicks.
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Lafayette
Josephine
New Orleans Zoo
Anan
Weather Outlook Across Regions With Cloudy Skies
Washington County reports mostly cloudy with a few showers in Jay and highs around 55. Eastern Pennsylvania stays cloudy with a chance of scattered showers, highs in the 40s. West Virginia sees cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with highs near 40s, and a cool weekend ahead. Northeastern portions expect lighter precipitation and lingering cloudiness through Saturday.
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Washington County
Jay
Teell
Drs
Pennsylvania
Cheng
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American Jewish Congress
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