Volta Dam Displaces Thousands as Lakes Flood Villages
In Ghana the Volta River Authority relocated about 88,000 people from some 600 villages inundated by the dammed Volta reservoir. The $198 million project aims to supply electricity to southern Ghana, spur aluminum industry, and modernize the economy, but faces funding, private investment, and implementation challenges.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Akosombg
Ghana
Volta Rivee
Volta River Authority
Moade
Farméra Jong
Ham Jetp
Frank J. Dobson
Volta River
Tennessee Valley Authority
Volla
Chough
Vola Bam
America
Amelier
Tema
Nkrumuath
Surest Volta Aluminum Co
Welcolroad
Kaiser
Kaiser and
Reynolds
Kwame Nkrumah
Obituary notices for Keyfauver and Stottlemyer families
Keedysville head Mrs Mac Ruth Keyfauver 72 died after long illness at home on Route 1 Keedysville born Sharpsburg daughter of the late Millard Lumm and Ella Snavely. Survived by many children and grandchildren with service at East Funeral Home Boonsboro on Sunday at 3 pm. Grandchildren and great grandchildren noted with donations requested to local cancer fund. Luther Fop Stottlemyer 65 of 211 N Mulberry St died Wednesday of apparent heart attack. Retired after 66 years with Maryland Ribbon Co. Survived by wife Mary, son Charles, daughters Elizabeth Edwards and Ruby Deeds, sister Anna LeFevre, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services Monday 2 pm at Afia Nich Funeral Home Hagerstown. Burial Hose Hill Cemetery. Frederick Sayles 78 of 70 View St died at Newton Baker Hospital after long illness. Lifelong Hagerstown resident and bricklayer. Survived by brother William Sayles, sister Lillian Rudy, and several nieces and nephews. Services Saturday 2 pm Rest Haven Chapel. Burial Rosa Witl. Family to meet friends tonight 7 to 9.
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Keedysville
Mac Ruth Keyfauver
Davysid Les Keyfauver
Portarstowe
Route 1
Sharpsburg
Millart FL
Ella (Snavely) Lumm
Salém Eub Church
Gladys Postichel
Akron
Ohio
Lanse Gingrick
Waynesburg
Marie Howkenberry
Fayetteville
Myr. Scag Snyder
Concord
Calif
Goldie Fries
Greencastle
Parsons
Franklin B. Keyfauver
Beansboro
Ellis L. Kayfauver
Robert K. Slick
Wagerstown
Austin K. Keyfauver
Cheyenne
Wyo
Harry R. Keyfauver
Landers
Helen Kauftman
Waynesboro
Mary Marshall
Beaver Creek
Harry Lumm
Hagerstown
Elias Lumm
East Funeral Home
Boonsboro
Ivan Naugle
Fred. Bernhard
Cancer Fund
Luther
Fop) Stattlemyer
N. Mulberry St
Frederick County
Ulysses and
Mary (Fisher) Stattlemyer
St. Paul's
A.B. Church
Busy Men's Bible Class
Antetam Five Co
Maryland
Mary Ridenour Stottlemyer
Charles J. Stottlemyer
Elizabeth
M. Edwards
Catlett
Ruby F. Deeds
Anna LeFevre
Afianich Funeral Home
Lester Kauffman
Hose Hill Cemetery
Bing
Frederick T. Sayles
View St
Newton Baker Hospital
Lot Hagerstown
Willam Ti. Sayles
Lillian
Rudy
Rest Haven Chanel
Rosa Wit
Area Deaths Elveton Henry Walla Mather 62
Henry Walla Mather 62 of 262 Woodlawn Road died at Anne Arundel General Hospital after an automobile accident. He was a Lutheran Church member, a meat cutter for the Government in Baltimore, and vice commander of Belvedere Yacht Club. Survived by wife Mabel Wolfel Mather, brother John Mather, and sister Rose Mather of England. Funeral from Minnich Funeral Home Smithsburg Sunday at 2:36 pm with Rev. W. Roland Fearer officiating, burial in Smithsburg Cemetery. Family will meet friends at the funeral home Sunday evening from 7 to 9.
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Elveton
Henry Walla Mather
Woodlawn
Anne Arundel General Hospital
Lutheran Church
Altimore
Belvedere
Mabel
Wolfel Mather
John Mather
Rose Mather
England
Minnich
Smithsburg
W. Roland Fearer
Smithaburg
Mneral
Market Moves Irregularly in Moderate Opening
New York AP reports uneven first trading with auto stocks unchanged despite record May production while steels and mail order retailers rise modestly. Du Pont falls a point. Penick & Ford slips nearly one as profit taking hits yesterday's top gainer. Minor gains seen for U S Steel GM Am Smelting Union Carbide Zenith Eastern Air Lines Standard Oil NJ. losses for American Airlines Phelps Dodge Southern California Edison.
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New York
du Pont
Penick & Ford
Neynards Tobacco
Korvette
U. 5
S. Steel
General Motors
American Smelling
Union Carbide
Zenith
Eastern Air Lines
Standard Qi
New Jarsey
American
jAirlines
Phelps Dodge
Southern Ilornia Edison
Blue Cross non group rate boosted in Maryland
The Maryland insurance commissioner approved an 80 cent monthly rise for non group Blue Cross policies and a 1.10 dollar increase for family plans. Effective July 1 the new rates are 6.50 for individuals and 13.60 for family coverage, affecting about 135,000 non group subscribers. Group subscribers, numbering about 350,000, are not changed.
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Baltimore
Maryland Blue Cross
Hyman Pressman
F. Douglass Sears
Blue Cross
Sears
Blue ‘Cross
Girl Slightly Injured When Car Hits Bike
A two year old girl riding a bicycle on Potomac Street was struck by a car near South Potomac Junior High School. She was treated for a bruised leg and released. The driver Floyd J. Miles, 23, of 317 S Potomac Street, was the other party in the incident.
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Potomec — Juniar High School
Harold Kline
Shelia S. Saunders
Bethel St
Kline
Potomac St
Floyd J. Miles
S. Potomac St
Interns Demand Higher Pay Ties Up Los Angeles Hospital
In Los Angeles County General Hospital a pay protest by resident physicians and interns has led to a surge of patient admissions. County officials say 200 interns and 356 physicians are participating, aiming to admit more patients and extend their stays. Administrators report a 25 percent rise in Thursday admissions and a 40 percent drop in discharges as the protest unfolds.
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Los Angeles
Lous
Angeles County General Hospital
Kenneth Hahn
Hahn
Richard Boggs
Interns and Residents Association
Willan Evans
Toe Dacines
Prayer Today Blessing for Earth and Spirit
Prayer asking God to sense earth’s beauty and joy, overcome hate, and seek the eternal through Christ. Signed by Alfred Grant Walton, a Brooklyn minister at Flatbush-Tormpking Congregational Church.
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Christ
Alfred Grant Walton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Flatbush- Tormpking Congregational Church
Jaycees distribute litter bags for campaign ends Saturday
Herman Schell at a downtown gas station hands a Jitter bag to Bob Markle from Cumberland as part of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Clean-Up Paint Up Fix-Up drive. The Jaycees had Etter bags at four gas stations and parking lots for customer distribution with the campaign ending Saturday.
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Herman Schell
Bob Markle
Cumberland
Chamber of Comatecee
Jaycees
Jaycee
Incomes Rise Past Three Thousand for Median Family
AP through Adren Cooper reports 1964 Census figures show median family income exceeding 3000 with 46 of Americans earning over 10000 and 17.6 percent below 2000. Negro families median 5814, whites 7720, 37 percent of Negro families in poverty versus 15.4 percent of white families.
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Adren Cooper
Washington
Census Bureau
Ameri
Youth Jailed For 30 Days On Two Traffic Violations
James E. Butts, 22, of Bar costs, was sentenced by Magistrate Daniel Moylan to 30 days in jail for two traffic offenses driving on a revoked license and a false affidavit to obtain a license. He received $100 fines on each count and faced additional charges from a separate DUI case involving Teafe renee A. Ford, 22, and other local residents.
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James E. Butts
Daniel Moylan
Anes
Pete Hoan
Butts
Alton
Hs Decense
Department of Motor Vehicles
Butt
James Lee Butts
Helso
William R. Mathes
1000Orbett Sr
IRS says no refunds to manufacturers on excise cuts without pass through
The IRS announced refunds on proposed excise-tax cuts would require manufacturers to pass savings to consumers. If law, refunds apply to autos and air conditioners bought after dates in May and July. Payment to consumers must be in cash or check by the manufacturer or dealer. No other form of credit will be accepted. Create Agency For Aging advances in Senate with $6.5 million first-year grants. The measure, part of the Older Americans Act, returns to the House for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Johnson
IRS
Agency For Aging
Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
Israeli Paratroopers Raid Jordan Bases Injure Civilians
Israeli paratroopers and infantry conducted three raids into Jordan at night destroying a fuel depot and six sabotage bases. Jordanian officials reported two farmers and two children killed by two blown farmhouses, with four others injured. An Israeli communique says seven soldiers were hurt by a grenade accident. Jordan said clashes occurred with two patrols, no Jordanian casualties reported. Gen Rabin described the raids as a warning and aimed to minimize casualties.
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Eric Gottgetreu
Tel Aviv
Israel
Jordan
Arab Joint Supreme Command
Cairo
U.N. Security Council
U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Jerusalem
Arab Command
Unified
Izhak Rabin
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Five Day Forecast Cites Averages And Rain Odds
The forecast shows average temperatures about 204 degrees above normal from Saturday to Wednesday. Expect a cooler Saturday, warmer Sunday, then cooler Monday or Tuesday. Showers likely Tuesday or Wednesday, with less than a quarter inch possible.
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AP News
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Terminix Terminix CO
MD. & Wash., Inc
Sand Nikon
Washington Street
Eer
Dent
Tve
Sicians
HM Im Wral
Sheriff's Deputy
Donald Alton
Hearvedy
Ethel MM. Little
Clear Spring
Robert K. Douglass
Dewey Ave
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Miller
Berkeley Springs
Irietd
U.S.A
Chevrolet
Washington & Locust Sts
Walmark
Hallmark
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South Hagerstown Shopping Center
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