County Board Rejects United Fund Request and Sells Land
The Washington County Commissioners rejected a request for additional funding for the United Fund, reallocating 21000 this year and directing money toward county employee salaries. They unanimously approved selling a 3.18 acre land strip on Oak Ridge Drive to Duvinage Corporation for 2006 per acre to aid plant expansion and noted past land costs. The board also discussed junkyard licensing cases, state home rule questions, welfare board appointments, and county holidays for November 8 11 and 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Evan Crossley
Ray E. Blanset
Oak Ridge Drive
Duvinage Corporation
W. C. Wachter
Aptes
Douvinage Corp
Wechter
Crossley
Snook
Ts Cure Fenty
Walter Hollins
State Welfare Department
Washington County Welfare Board
Mr. Blanset
Chapelwood Garden Club
Devil's Backbone County Park
Washington County Park Commission
Halfway Garden Club
Virginia Ave
Halloway Club
Net
Francis Connerly
Lang Island Welfare District
Saigon Attacked as Viet Cong Shells Parade
Saigon faced a Viet Cong bombardment during the National Day parade marking Ngo Dinh Diem's overthrow. Thirteen people were killed including one WV naval officer, 37 wounded with five Americans. U.S. authorities barred American servicemen from the capital. Viet Cong fired 75mm recoilless rifles near An Khanh Ka, hitting the cathedral, market and Kennedy Square. Three Viet Cong were captured near the parade route, with more seized nearby. Leaflets denouncing the killings to be dropped over North and South Vietnam.
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U. S
Saigon
Toman Catholic
John F. Kennedy Square
Ngo Dinh Diem
Jsoltiers
South Vietnam
Tee
U.S
Saiee
An Khanh Ka
Hanes
Parade Grand' Islands
Kennedy Square
Kensington Woman Bilked Of 60 By Two Women And Man
City police sought two women and a man in Kensington after a 60 dollar scam. Mrs. Isabelle Wright reported a ruse in Public Square involving a fake envelope and an apparent employer seeking cash and a ring. Officers traced leads to a non existent real estate office at 20 West Washington Street with no results.
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Kensington
City
Aud & Man
Isabelle
Meriam Wright
Tom
Richard Hannon
Public Square
Jason Real Estate
Washington St
Two Million In Negotiable Stocks Stolen
Newburg er Lach firm reports $2 million in negotiable stocks and bonds missing from its vaults. A firm spokesman says customers are not affected as losses are insured, with police classifying the case as larceny. Discrepancies in an audit prompted the discovery Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW “Oak
Newburger Lach & Co
Wall Street
Robert Newburger
Newberger
Westinghouse Electric strike idles thousands in Pittsburgh
An electrical workers strike at Westinghouse idled about 14 000 employees nationwide after talks for a new contract collapsed. The IBEW said the old pact expired at midnight with pickets at East Pittsburgh and 7 40 other unionists not entering the plant while a skeleton staff kept essential operations running. The Youngwood plant employing 1 800 was also shut. Mediators had met with the firm and unions for hours as negotiators pressed for wage and benefit terms, but talks broke off with no agreement.
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Pittsburgh
Eleerical Workers
Westinghouselectric Corp
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
IBEW
Weslinghouse
General Electric
East Pittsburgh
Youngwood
Elsewike
Westinghouse Ternational Union of Electrical and Repair
Federation of Federal
Westinghouse
Salsbeth
Larks
Medi
United Electrica
Westing
Westinghouse strike affects Baltimore plant stayouts
Officials said the Baltimore plant of Westinghouse Electric Corp would stay open as the nationwide strike by Electrical Workers affects other divisions. AFL-CIO and company negotiators extended talks with a two week deadline set for midnight Monday, while Aerospace Division workers continued work under an extended local contract until November.
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Baltimore
Botal
International
Anas
Westinghouse Electroecea
Etric Corp
O- Workers
Aerospace
AFL- Fion
Westinghouse
Do Thew
Wise and Space Center
Stores push price cuts via services to curb food costs
Washington officials and store managers faced public pressure to lower food prices. Mona supermarket spokesman Clarence Adams warned price cuts hinge on stores cutting services while Port and Women for Lower Prices urged shorter hours and Sunday closings. Safeway Arizona said promotions would be affected by housewives demands.
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Washington
Mona
Clarence G. Adams
National Association
Boyeatle
Vertland
Ore
Stantiathy
Elimins
Verl Jensen
Port and Women
Safeway
Arizona
Henry J. Prank
Adams
Maryland Housewives Picket Stores Over Grocery Prices
Baltimore AP report notes a Maryland wives group forming a committee to lead a boycott against chain grocers over price increases. They demand specific price reductions on bread eggs butter bacon and assorted staples, amid a nationwide pushback as stores report typical business. The picketing targets Towson and Brooklyn Park areas with daily activity planned Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bae
Ott
Michael B
Stilwell
Maryland
Towson
Baltimore
Brooklyn Park
Weather unclear with scattered rain chances tonight
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain. Temperatures dip to the upper 40s to low 50s tonight, with winds shifting from west to southeast at 10 to 25 mph. Wednesday sees variable clouds and a further chance of rain, followed by breezy conditions.
Airman Arrested and Diplomat Ordered Out in Spy Case
A German-born U.S. airman, Sgt. Herbert Willem Boeckenhaupt, 73, was arrested at March Air Force Base Riverside on espionage charges involving a Soviet diplomat. The State Department expelled Aleksey Malinin, the Soviet commercial counsel in Washington, after the FBI tied meetings to potential defense information. Boeckenhaupt pleaded innocent, bail set at 50000, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled.
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FBI
Herbrt William Beeckenhaupt
Pienage
Fili
Washington
Beackenhaupt
March Air Force Sava
Riverside
Call
FGI
Aleksey BR. Malinin
U.S. Air Force
Herbert William Beoockerhaupt
Mailnin
Russia
United States
Los Angeles
U.S
FST
Lah
Herbert Willem Baeckenhaupt
March Air Force Base
Callf
Boeckenhaupt
Superior
Wis
State Department
Aleksey R. Malinson
Pentagon
Air Force
March Air Force
Apents
Russell R. Herman
Navig
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Lester Clark
Clark
Kivan Crossley
Daniel Maylai
Jacob Berkson
Sid
Moylan
Berkson
Y Freds
Hoffman
South Viet Nam
Tolaay
Sieg
Viet Nam
Saigen
Aa Saunery
Hal
Westinghouse Electric
al March
Malinin
Arlington
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