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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1957
Page
13
A giant oil drilling barge capsized in the Gulf of Mexico off New Orleans leaving nine crewmen missing and possibly drowned. Coast Guard hopes remain slim as salvage and tapping efforts continue eighty miles southeast of the port while six survivors from the Golden Meadow No.7 were rescued and towed to a new offshore location.
Governor McKeldin signed bills expanding a fund to pay accident claims for uninsured Maryland drivers and boosting harness racing tax. He vetoed 10 measures, including a proposal legalizing menhaden fishing in Maryland waters. The same day a barge rig incident off Ocean City prompted discussion of truck fuel taxes and insurance funding.
The Census Bureau estimates the U.S. population on March 1 at about 170.27 million, up 225,009 from February 1 and 19.34 million higher than April 1, 1950, the last census date.
The Civil Aeronautics Board explored possible causes in the Grand Canyon collision that killed 128 people on June 20. It cited pilot failure to see each other as probable, but noted uncertainty. One listed factor was pilots preoccupied with offering passengers a better scenic view, and a lack of sufficient en route air traffic advisory.
The CAB faulted air route traffic control for not forcing pilots to receive advisory info and noted cloud buildups at high altitude that could place planes on converging paths. Visual limits and pilot workload also cited as factors in the collision. A conference on Maryland issues followed in Washington.
Sponsored by 29 state organizations the Citizenship event will be held in the Statehouse on April 27. Rear Admiral William B. Smedberg II, superintendent of the Naval Academy, will be the keynote speaker.
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