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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1957
Page
7
Secretary of Welfare Folsom denounces federal aid for classroom construction as a major fallacy. He cites state reports of 159000 classrooms needed and notes the plan would involve little federal control once grants reach local communities.
Secretary Dulles urged placing the Suez Canal question before the U N Security Council promptly possibly tomorrow or Thursday. He said the United States has no objection to American ships using the canal but tolls should be paid under protest. He declined to speculate on U S moves if Egypt rejects the council formula and noted Egypt’s final decision is expected soon.
President Eisenhower will meet with Secretary of Labor Mitchell at his Augusta vacation HQ to discuss potential legislation addressing issues revealed by the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee. White House secretary Hagerty said no draft is expected, but broader labor reform themes will be considered.
Frederick city officials announce spring patching of streets within corporate limits should finish this week. Mayor John A. Derr notes crews worked several weeks on patching, with all city sections to be covered. Resurfacing with blacktop planned to start mid May under low bid by N. W. Etzler Co. A test 1 inch blacktop on Belmont Street is holding up well and dry subsoil aids durability.
H P Bridges, longtime director and vice president of Glass Sand Corp, died at 79 in memphis after a period of illness. He lived in Baltimore and maintained a home in Hancock where city crews prepared Baker Park improvements including benches, picnics and a mowing start. He leaves two sons and is survived by a widow. The city announced memorial plans.
The Air Force moves into the test phase of its ballistic missile program with production configuration units ready for first full scale firings. Thor IRBM tests at Patrick AFB will lead to Atlas and Titan tests as engines and guidance gear undergo extensive preflight checks.
The Red Cross in Augusta announces a campaign goal of 19000 dollars with Charles Woodman as city chairman and E Earl Remsberg as county chair. The drive totals include county and general canvass funds from industrial commercial and professional gifts plus schools and division 2 contributions. President Eisenhower met with Harld Stassen in Augusta to discuss disarmament and the UN talks, while pending U S proposals seek a two thirds to three quarters arms reduction and open skies inspections.
In Annapolis Maryland three Washington men were charged with thefts from DC department stores after their sedan crashed during a joyride in Anne Arundel county. Police investigation found stolen property worth over 5200 tied to the incident, easing local fire hazard concerns.
A 15 year old boy climbed Stone Mountain near Atlanta yesterday while his vacationing parents waited below. Wet moss caused a slip on the 800 foot granite monolith and he plunged to his death between 7 and 8 o'clock. A U S weather station said April showers moved in from midnight and a trace of precipitation accompanied the morning.
Irregular early stock market trend seen as steels and oils advance. Forester warnings noted in a woodlands incident involving a boy named Michael. Weather reports show a 68 degree high and a 34 degree low with tonight's forecast in the 55 to 63 range.
A fragmentary line describes someone peeking through curtains and urging a stiff upper lip, suggesting a tense or cautionary moment. The text lacks clear names, dates, or places to anchor a fuller summary.
Government data show living costs up 0.1 percent in March marking the seventh straight month of increases. A drop in dairy and pork prices was offset by higher prices in other consumer goods and services, boosting wages for about 1.4 million workers tied to the index. Railroad workers receive a three cent hourly raise starting May 1. additional small raises go to electrical, aircraft and textile trades and construction.
Hollywood comedians Eddie Cantor and his wife Sida Cantor donated proceeds from their Social Security checks totaling 423.40 to a New York state boys camp. They collected February and March checks and will continue drawing until Cantor resumes earning above eighty dollars a month.
London report says 28 year old Emunette Claims accused inventor John Bridal kept Marjorie Jordan in an underground dugout beneath his suburban home for 105 days. She described being kidnapped from a lodging house and forced to assist with metal work while he discussed experiments.
At a news conference Dulles said leading executives who discussed such an experiment are bankrupt and the State Department has ideas on how this could be done. He stressed readiness to examine any new proposal to allow responsible newsmen to visit Red China for reporting purposes.
In Troy last night House Republican Leader Joseph Martin told a Rensselaer County GOP dinner that Americans can look forward to a tax reduction next year. He avoided Democratic predictions of Congress enacting a tax cut this year and warned that such a cut remains unlikely in the near term.
Amman officials defend internal disruptions as propaganda from Egypt Syria and possibly the Soviet Union are blamed for stirring Jordan’s government crisis. Premier Hussein Khalidi calls for caution from Arab neighbors and asks the public to ignore rumors while censorship tightens on incoming and outgoing news.
A squall line swept across eastern Texas fostering new flood risks as heavy rain trailed behind it. Eight tornadoes were reported in Texas, with five in Kansas and five more in Oklahoma, but no injuries were recorded.
Streams in Navarro and Freestone counties were at flood stage and more rainfall threatened the Nueces Frio rivers, Trinity south of Dallas, and Sulphur River near Naples. Central Texas roads stayed closed. A twister hit Kingfisher and Carnegie in Oklahoma damaging four buildings. Tunnels were sighted in the state and tornadoes touched down near Pratt and Clay Center in Kansas.
The American Cancer Society announced a promising treatment for cervical cancer using injections of radioactive gold. Developed from six years of research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the method benefits moderately advanced cases and increased survival in many patients. Over 300 treatments were involved.
J B Standridge 38 of Bangor Ala fell to his death while helping to position a 173 foot church steeple in Birmingham. A hoisting beam broke as the steeple toppled dragging him from the platform. Photographer Ed Jones 32 captured the fatal moments. He stayed to photograph the final sequence.
A near 2000 member Teamsters strike halted Railway Express Agency operations in seven major cities. Less-than-carload express shipments to Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco St Louis Cincinnati Cleveland and Newark were embargoed while carload services remained active. The walkout followed a 30 day cooling off period under the Railway Labor Act.
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