Flora Batter Cuba as Hurricane Flora Lashes Island
Flora continued to pound Cuba for a fifth day with heavy rain and winds near 60 mph on the Caribbean coast. Reports from Havana described widespread crop damage, a rising death toll, and mass displacements while Cuba sought aid from the Red Cross and U S officials as the storm hovered over the region.
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Miami
Fla
Flora
Cuba
Weather Bureau
Hit
Guantanamo
Jamaica
Tobago
Fidel Castro
Ayseas
Havana
Hlora
Brazil
Soviet Union
Agrarian Reform Institute
Carlos Rodriguez
Moray
Ussr
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Mayari
Castro
Werthern Oriente Provence
U.S
Guantanamo Bay
Santiago
U.S. Gec
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pera
Carrbbean
Jané
Wavana
Kennedy
Plara
Haiti
Venezuela
Bitner Family Escapes Hurricane Unscathed in Haiti
Mission field director Robert Bitner and family report they escaped the hurricane with no injuries. He notes Port au Prince area avoided damage beyond scattered Haitian homes. Bitner, long based in Haiti, had spent weeks with his parents in the area before returning to the mission field.
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Robert Xaner
Haiti
Orville FR
Bitner
Cily
Port-au. Prince
Port-au-Prince
Hitner
Haart
Halli
County Gets Less Aid Than Expected For New CD Center
County commissioners learned the federal aid for a Civil Defense center would cover only 10 000 to 12 000 dollars, less than anticipated. The county attorney questioned the funding basis and suggested appealing to Congress or suing in federal court. The board approved certain street closings and deferred a decision on Maryland World's Fair exhibit funding, noting a 730 annual cost to post pictures.
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fed.Civil Defense Center
Jessje
Jack Berkson
Evan Crossley
Washington County
Crossley
Berkson
FBI
SPCA
van Lear Manor
Sheridan Ave
Buford Drive
Maryland
Commelon
Two Drivers Charged After Virginia Ave Crash
Police charged Ralph Sheff zer, 34, of Mt. Allo Pa, with following too closely after rear ending Isabel B. Redding 50, of Waynesburg. The Redding car stopped for a red light at Howard St and Virginia Ave when struck by Sheffler’s truck. Redding also cited for inadequate brakes.
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Virginia Ave
Ralph Sheffzer
Mt. Allo
Isabel B. Redding
Waynesburg
Redding
Howard St
Sheffler
Mrs. Redding
Maugansville Water Lines To Need Permit
The City of Hagerstown must obtain permits from the Washington County Roads Department before laying water lines across county roads. County Commissioners decided this morning that Hagerstown will cross roads only with a permit and will resurface affected roads at its expense per Roads Department specifications.
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Ciy
Hagerstown
Washington County Roads Department
Maugansville
County Roads Department
Unemployment Rate Higher This August in Washington Co
The August unemployment rate in Washington County rose 1.2 points from a year earlier to 6.0 percent, with 38,125 in the labor force. White cites textile and electrical equipment slumps as factors while noting gains in the conservation sector. National July rate is 5.7 percent.
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Washington Co
Matthew White
Maryland Department of Employment Security
White
Park Service Plans Large Maryland Conservation Effort
The Interior Secretary approved a 50,000 project for clearing of wooded areas in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument near Alleghany County plus 30,000 for Catoctin Mountain Park restoration in Washington County. The Maryland plan is part of 35 projects totaling 1,898,000 across 18 states and the Virgin Islands to spur jobs and develop recreation. A separate 100,000 forest preservation project in Dorchester County Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge expands a previous 75,000 effort, totaling about 120 man-months of work.
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Secretary of the Interior
Stopar L. Udell
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Allegany County
Catoctin Mountain Park
Washington County
Virgin Islands
Maryland
Dorchester County
Blackwater National Wildlife
U.S. Reviews Aid Ties to Diem Regime in Viet Nam
U S programs for South Viet Nam are under review to see if they aid the anti Communist war or support Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime. Officials say existing aid, about 100 million dollars a year, remains in place while projects are scrutinized, with some licenses delayed as Congress weighs foreign aid.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Times of
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Ugh
Congress
Robert McNamara
Maxwell
Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Foreign Reng Committee
Sete
Frank Church
Eidaho
Chiveh
Ngo Dinh Diem
McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Co
Armed Services
State Department
Kennedy
AID
David Bell
Retailers Seek Yule Lights Approval For Nov 29
Retailers ask the city council to allow early Yule lights in downtown on November 29, arguing it signals the start of the Christmas shopping season. The proposal, led by retailer president Roland Cyr, calls for a special session to consider lighting starting in late November, with decorations initially limited to downtown.
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Council
Chetstavas
Cyr
Roland Cyr
Tchandise
Charlton urges limits on Maugansville water plan
Charlton, secretary at the Suburban Sanitary Commission, told the County Commission that Hagerstown should not join sub districts and that water should be provided within corporate limits. He warned plans to supply Sharpsburg and nearby areas could harm the city, noting strong local support for a Walter system and opposition to widening service without resident approval.
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Hagerstown
Suburban Sanitary Commission
Roger Charlton
Suburban Sanitary Commiss Sion
County Commission
Ery
Tor
Sharpsburg
Charltont
Nile
Mauganse
Willy
Edward Anderson
Ore
Manning
Maupansville
Halfway
Maugansville
Charl Tomy
Sharpsr
Potomac
Charlton
Walter
Economy Expected To Hit 600 Billion Level Next Year
The government’s top economist projects the economy will reach the 600 billion level early next year and bring more benefits to consumers. Helen Glunis and Walter Heller discuss advisory findings from the President’s Council of Economic Advisers as Kennedy era policies push for consumer gains and tax considerations.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press Star
Council of Economic Advisers
Heller
Helter
Fran Br
Walter SW. Heller
Keamsly
Kennedy
Consumer Advisory Council
Vie Conshiner Council
William J. Zantzinger
Washington Co
Zantzinger
Hat
Carrol
Baltimore
Helen Glunis
Zantringer
Cornell University
Songura
Fischer Quints Stay Off Limits at Aberdeen Hospital
Report on the Fischer quintuplets at Aberdeen’s hospital, kept away from curious visitors as doctors monitor five thriving babies. Weather notes predict fair, mild days with cool nights in Allegany and Garrett Counties, and clouded, brighter outlook for Thursday. Local reaction highlights privacy concerns and cautious public access.
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Fischer
Washington County
Allegany
Garrett
George Moses
AL Tha
Associated Press
Aberdeen
S.D
South Dakotas
Fischer Prairie City
Andy
Share St
Pennsylvania
St. Luke's
Virginia
Parry
Mary Ann Fischer
Jaway
Hawaa
Sur-Quinte
Prise
Walt
Bomb threats delay Valachi hearing as tips rise
Washington AP report says gangster informer Joseph Valachi testified amid bomb tips and heightened security in the hearings on organized crime. U S marshals reinforced protection after anonymous calls alleging a bomb in the hearing room, with guards stationed to face spectators as the Senate subcommittee proceeded.
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Washington
Joseph Valachi
U.S
Marahats
Marshall Jens McShane
New York
Villachi
McShame
United Kenale
Caom
Marstinly
Yahoo
McShone Sant
Meshane
Writerworld
Vielacht
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Valachi
Rarshily
Seale
Ax McClain
Capitol
Senate
Jerome
Adlerman
la Cosa Noslea Familius
Tur Yahi
la Casa Nose Tea
Atafia
Subcommittee
John J. McClellan
John. Shanley
Oll
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