County plans to establish truck routes in Hagerstown
Reporters notes show county commissioners and the city police discussing cooperation to establish a truck route system after years of trucks using any street. County city border issues at Northern Avenue illustrate where coordination is needed for signs banning or permitting trucks. Also mentions post office expansion plans and Hancock census boosts.
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U.S
Washington County
Hancock
Sam Kirk
Mortover
Hencock
Warkelly Springs
Eight Dead Feared In Prince Rupert Collapse After Landslide
Torrential rains and high winds ripped through Prince Rupert and nearby areas causing the destruction of three homes. Radio operators reported eight may be dead with seven more missing as rescue teams worked through the night. One infant reportedly pulled alive from rubble. RCMP could not confirm details.
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B.C
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Ketchikan
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Pacific Ocean
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Jo Child
Kilson
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Skeena River
Originaely
Forest Fire Rages Third Day Near Los Angeles
A hurricane wind driven brush and timber blaze in the San Gabriel Mountains has burned through 25,000 acres and caused an estimated 20 million dollars in damage. The fire, which started near Deer Flat Gap, moved rapidly downslope, but authorities expected control by tonight or tomorrow as winds slacken. Nearby towns and Mt. Wilson Observatory were affected, with the blaze threatening higher terrain and prompting shoreline warnings.
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San Gabriel Mountains
U. S. Forest Service
Deer Flat Gam
Monrovia
Azusa
Forest Service
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Snow and influenza update shadow snow melt and vaccine
A wet snow began to melt across Maryland and the Eastern Shore causing slick roads while Rockville reports rain and rising caution. State health officials note a sharp influenza decline with only 130 Asian flu confirmations and urge broader vaccination as a possible second wave looms.
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Freder
Maryick
South Mountain
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Maryland
Squillante Freed on 30000 Bail in Nassau Extortion Case
Vincent Squillante a self styled godson of murdered mobster Albert Anastasia is released on 30000 bail along with his brother Nunzio and Carmine De Cabia president of the Intercounty Cartmen. They pleaded not guilty to extortion charges tied to a housing project contract in Nassau County. Indictment followed a grand jury probe into racketeering in the area.
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Mineola
N.Y
Vincent Squillante
Albert Anastasia
Nunzio
Carmine de Cabia
Intercounty
Alan
Nassau County
Squillante
Long Island
de Cobia
Cartman
Angela Recchia
New Hyde Park
Mitchel Air’ Force Base
Recchia
Trio Carting Co
de Cabia
de Cahia
Tamsday
iNew York Cartmen
Asta
X Carriage
Trarel
Indostry
Serviene
Hall
Two Burglary Cases Probed In City Police See Probe
Two burglaries reported to city police for investigation. Ruth Hockensmith of 12 East Baltimore Street reported entry to her apartment with $7 in bills, several shoes, and $12.75 in total value stolen. Baer Brothers office on West Franklin Street was broken into during the night with vending machines robbed of an undetermined amount. Entry obtained by breaking a small window in a garage door. office doors damaged and ransacked.
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East Baltimore Street
Baer Brothers
Franklin Street
Alan Rans
Onth
Heavy Rains and Snow Across Southeast and Northeast
Weather across the region shows heavy rainfall along the coast and southeast with Burrwood Louisiana recording 5.87 inches. Snow continues in western New York and areas south and east of Buffalo. Forecasts show three to six inches more in western Virginia and parts of Maryland. Subzero temperatures spread from the Upper Mississippi valley through the central and northern Rockies with warnings active overnight.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Virginia
West Virginia
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Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Sentenced For Assault On Young Wife
Benjamin F. Canfield Jr. 20 of Fair Play was convicted for assaulting his wife Sharron 18 and sentenced to 30 days in county jail by Magistrate Paul Ottinger. He appealed with bond set at 500 dollars for Circuit Court. In a separate case Jack Garnes forfeited 100 dollars for assault on Esther Griffin, who suffered a damaged tooth.
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Frederick County
Itate
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West Virginia
Ted
Salon Ana el
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Maryland
Cumberland
North Hagerstown High
Eee
Ottinger
Ais
Hagerstown
Benjamin F. Canfield, Jr
Fairplay
Canfield
Sharron
Beaver Creek Road
Pangborn Park
Stars Today Column to Appear on Daily Mail Page
Beginning Monday the newspaper will publish daily on its editorial page The Stars Today compiled by the Hagerstown Division of the Astronomical Society of Waysnesboro. It will list sun and moon rise times, star and planet positions, with about a dozen local members plus Chambersburg affiliates. The society is registered with Sky Publishing Corp and Harvard College Observatory and hopes to join the Astronomical League.
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Hagerstown
Astronomical Society of
Harvard College Observatory
Ateteurs
Aml
Son
Astronomical League
Realty Market Shifts as West Side Deals Grow
A busy week in the eastern Devonshire area sees multiple property transfers on Catawba Drive, Morehana Medway Road, and surrounding streets with $250,000 turnover noted. Buyers include Robert and wife, Charles E. Johnson Jr. and wife, and others as dwellings change hands near Conococheague Creek and York Road.
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Sputniks
Commission
Devonshire
Robert Ti, Lee, Jr
Arthur K. Bachlell
Catawba Drive
District 7
Charles E. Johnson, Jr
Clarence R. Hahn
Morehana
Medway Road
William R. Hacse
Thomas J. Yeargan
Ing
U. 8
Conocorheague Creek
Hans R
Fountain Mead
Nue
Reuben L. Mills
Amd
Loring E. Kendricks
Robert
Hammond
Maryland
Colt
U S Insists Revenue Stamps On Deeds In State Transfers
Federal authorities urge Maryland to affix revenue stamps to deeds transferring rights of way to the state. Attorneys note stamp costs per sale, potentially totaling millions, with the Maryland Clerk of Court and Attorney General advising on correcting records. Readers may face significant stamp duties as part of property conveyances.
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Scates
Conighans
Nonald Snyder
Maryland
U. S. Internal Revenue
U. S
Snyder
Uncle Sam
Merlin Say
Attorney General
Cansid
Sputnik Return Plunge Prediction From British Experts
Washington dispatch reports British scientist Prof A C Lovell of Jodrell Bank predicts the Sputnik rocket may drift, split, or descend near Cheshire England or southern regions as U S authorities estimate it could fall within 24 hours. U S and Smithsonian observers say the perished booster might remain aloft until about December 11 with no certain drop site.
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Washington
John S. Rhinehart
Lovell
Britain
Jodrell Bank
Smith
Claims Breakthrough Into Interplanetary Space
In Bedford Massachusetts a civilian scientist claims a breakthrough in interplanetary space tracking. Maurice Dubin describes three aluminum fragments blasted from a rocket at 35 miles altitude. The charges, shaped to direct fragments outward, allegedly sent pieces toward space at high velocity, with recovery of the rocket and radar payload noted.
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Boston
Bedford
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Maui
Teast
Air Force
Maurice “Dubin
Gulf of
Dubin
New Mexico
Pdi Sai
Amieetrmments
Earth
Force Cartridge Research
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