Western Maryland Railway Week Highlighted at Chamber Dinner
The Chamber of Commerce annual dinner features a framed proclamation announcing May 31 to June Western Maryland Railway Week. Mayor Herman L. Mills notes the Western Maryland’s 100 years in operation in Hagerstown, calling the railway a key economic link to Baltimore and port facilities and crediting its role in local growth, employment, and welfare.
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Western Maryland
Chamber of Commerce
Herman L. Mills
Western
Hagerstown
North American landmass once upside down billions of years ago
Scientists analyzed ancient rocks in Colorado Arizona and Wyoming to trace the continent's magnetic orientation. They plotted data and propose that about three billion years ago North America lay below the equator and was inverted relative to its present position before rotating to its current orientation.
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North Armerica
Colorado
Arizona
Wyoming
North America
North Rhine Westphalia police nicknamed Poli chosen
West German police face image issues as interim North Rhine Westphalia minister asks for new nickname. Voters suggested Polli or Bulli. a jury selected Poli and a song will introduce the name to the public.
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West Germany
North Rhine ~ Westphalia
Bullen
Bulls
Polli
Bulli
Poli
Manpower Savings Debunked By Bruce Biossart
In the first of three related pieces, Bruce Biossart outlines Brookings Institution findings on defense manpower. The study argues McGovern's proposed $32 billion 1976 defense cut would hurt California, noting that past manpower reductions did not save costs and that Europe-based troops incur housing and training expenses regardless. It highlights that bringing troops home would not automatically save money and explains inflation and pay dynamics in defense payroll.
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Bruce Biossat
Los Angeles
NEA
George McCovern
Hubert Humphrey
California
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Humphrey
McGovern
McGoivern
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Nixon
D Nm
Europe
NATO
Brookings
Fises
Congress
Bay
United States
Daft
Nixon Breaks for Beck in Quiet IRS Deal
The Nixon administration arranged a five year to longer payoff plan for Dave Beck estate and back taxes totaling about 1.9 million dollars after Beck and his late wife Dorothy’s land assets were tied up and mortgaged under Washington state community property law. A Seattle lawyer, George Constable, helped mediate while IRS officials deny Washington dictate.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
Oakley Hunter
Hoffa
Jaslice
Hunter
Dorothy
Internal Revenue
Beck
Tie
Washington State
Berk
Treasury
Fins
Seattle
George Constable
IRS
Constable
Bie Tabor
Jor McClellan
Dark
Administrative Office of the
Federal Courts
McClellan
Arkansas
David Pryor
D-Ark
House of Representatives
House
Wayne Hays
Ohio
W. Pat Jennings
Ghost Stories From South Mountain Told by Madeline Dahlgren
Special Report surveys legends from South Mountain as potential film material for horror moguls. It recalls tales from South Mountain Magic about witches, spirits, a devil dinner, haunted houses, ghosts along the Appalachian Trail, and a silver-insect tale with a lazy husband, all rooted in local lore and a century-old book now in the public domain.
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Hollywood
Washington County
South Mountain
Madeline Wintor Dahlgren
Dallgren
Fredtural
Dahlgren
Stiil
Youth Letter Urges Life Of Giving And Hope
A North High youth letter urges readers to value life as a gift from God, help those less fortunate, and spread love. It calls for personal responsibility, mutual support, and action to make the world brighter, even in times of grief. Nadine Fitting signs the reflection.
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Tlis
Maney
Arefea
Lfe
Nonng
Altea
Nadine
North High
Christians See Liberty Shaping Society and Institutions
The essay argues that liberty requires thoughtful shaping of social institutions and government amid rapid science and nuclear threats. It emphasizes Christian universal aims, the value of human freedom, and a call to apply liberty through faith in daily life and public roles. Helen Peachy Swink Berkeley Springs H.S.
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Christy
Helen
Peachy
Berkeley Springs
H.S
Hagerstown Officials Propose Civic Auditorium Plan
City councilmen Oscar Spigler Francis Cordell and William Baker propose building an auditorium and civic center in Hagerstown. Police vow to enforce anti littering laws with arrests as needed. Water Dept reports three new county customers per city customer this year. Notting ham Road housing project challenged amid homeowner complaints. Wool pool kept operating by Farm Hikes as county sheep raisers consider wool sales. Paul McGrath Miller named chief engineer of National Park Service by the Secretary of the Interior. A gang alleged to be behind recent robberies at Halfway Bar and a Williamsport pharmacy. Large labor force begins work on Hagerstown Fairgrounds improvements. Taxable base for 1932 levy set at 76,000?
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Oscar Spigler
Francis Cordell
William Baker
Hagerstown
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