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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1960
Page
1
Census takers worked early across Frederick County amid muddy roads and remote mountain districts in Allegany. District Supervisor notes few dropouts, possible double assignments for crew leaders, with a mid April target to complete the detailed house check including transient spots at Hotel Frederick and the Francis Scott Key Hotel.
A home fire in Lynnhaven Virginia killed six people, two women and four children aged from 18 months to five years. The J C Behlander family and sister-in-law Mrs Daniel Behlander lost members, while the nine year old boy from the Behlander family survived. Firefighters were alerted after the upstairs blaze trapped victims as the father and other husband were away in the Navy.
De Gaulle's government announced a dawn detonation 1,500 miles south of Oran at Reggane, marking a successful second nuclear blast. The communique said the test moved toward miniaturization for an operable weapon while noting France lacks a portable plane dropped device yet. A new system created the critical mass for this test.
A large farm house near Middletown, damaged by a March 22 fire, burned to the ground last night. Nels Patch and family, occupants since the first blaze, had been staying at a motel in Biddeford. Firemen fought the blaze as six units from Middletown Braddock Heights and volunteer companies battled the flames, preserving portions of the structure. No precise damage estimate given. the fire was visible for miles. The scene ended around 5:30 am with sparks still a concern.
FBI Chief Hoover disclosed that agents obtained admissions and identified mob participants in the Parker lynching case in Mississippi. Parker, jailed for alleged rape, was abducted from Poplarville jail on April 24, with no federal indictment issued. Local authorities and state troopers cooperated, despite hostile reactions from some Poplarville officials and townsfolk.
In a White House visit, President Eisenhower met census takers and reported his household includes a bathtub, hot and cold water, 132 rooms, a nonpaying rent status, and exclusive kitchen and bathroom facilities. He noted Mrs. Eisenhower’s maid Rose Woods and the 11 year old president were counted. The visit lasted about five minutes as officials recorded the information for the 19% census.
Senaty Conn reports Edwin F. Wilark was granted parole. Nikirk, former county states attorney, had been sentenced to one year in federal prison for income tax evasion. The federal court action followed his indictment while serving as state's attorney.
The North Frederick Elementary School P T A endorsed the Frederick County Maryland Board of Education physical education program with near unanimous support. The group approved a resolution praising the program and criticizing the Grange protest against PE equipment purchases.
Memories of the March 3 snow storm are kept alive by residents in the Tony Lewistown area as stranded travelers cared for by locals. A Kratz family letter recalls taking in a stranded group during the paralyzing storm and thanks the hosts for their warmth and kindness.
The five day outlook indicates normal temperatures around 60 by day with cooler mornings in the mountains. Expect near 50s in the hills and mid 30s to upper 30s at night in higher elevations. Precipitation totals near one inch on Saturday and again around Wednesday.
A Durban report states white police fired on an African crowd marching toward the city jail. Initial fatalities claimed three killed and three injured as columns advanced on West Street. Police and armored cars dispersed protesters, with buses stoned in the clashes during a broader work boycott call.
The Potomac River peaked at 17 feet near Point of Rocks and began receding around 7 a.m. with water about 16.5 feet above normal by 10:30. Cumberland’s flood control system helped prevent flooding as the North Branch crest stood two-tenths of a foot above flood stage. West Virginia’s South Branch flooded in sections, while the Monocacy remained five feet above normal but likely to fall as Potomac receded. Showers and mild temperatures forecast could raise water again if heavy rain hits Western Maryland mountains.
United Nations Security Council nears vote on a toned down resolution urging South Africa to abolish racial segregation while condemning police actions. Violence flares in South Africa with killings and protests around Johannesburg as South Africa rejects UN intervention as an internal matter led by diplomat Bernard Fourie.
Dr Hastings Banda, a leading Nyasaland nationalist, was released after a year in detention. He was flown from Gwelo Southern Rhodesia where he had been imprisoned since March following a youth incident in Nyasaland. He could meet with British Colonial Secretary Iain Macleod.
The nationwide flood belt expanded from Nebraska to New York as major rivers like the Mississippi Ohio and Missouri rose. Damage neared millions with overflows flooding acres of farmland closing roads and forcing school closures across the Midwest and into Wisconsin Iowa Indiana Michigan Kansas New York Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia. US Army Corps of Engineers official blamed a Keokuk power plant ice damage for nearly $60,000 in dam losses as huge ice masses blocked water and fed floodwaters.
A 270 pound weather observation satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral at 6:40 a.m. EST atop a Thor-Able booster. Officials reported the satellite in a stable orbit with signals from its radios and a planned 90 day mission. It is designed to study hurricanes and meteorology using infrared and visible observation.
An airman from Dover Air Force Base was killed and three companions injured when their car was torn apart after passing under a tractor trailer on U S 40 near Allender Road in Baltimore County. Police identified the dead as William M. Kessinger, 24, of the 17th Air Police Squadron.
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