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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1959
Page
1
State Police investigate a brutal beating after a man, identified as George Hud, was found in the middle of Hines Road by a taxi driver around 1 AM. Trooper Hubert C. and Trooper Cousins assisted in the case as investigators sought leads on the nighttime assault.
Officials and the City Engineer's Office consider a $6.5 thousand estimate to reduce flooding between Fifth and Sixth streets caused by runoff from the New John Hansen Homes project. Housing Authority officials and federal representatives discussed crude expenses and storm water controls to mitigate heavy rain damage.
Rain showers move through the county with State Park noting measurable rainfall. Forecast calls for readings in the low 80s today with a morning low near 48 and a dip to 66 later. a warm midweek period follows as drought conditions ease slightly.
The board will review a zoning change for a portion of the area following a resident’s report. A missing metal lid from a storm water catch basin on East Patrick Street was found removed overnight. the lid weighs about 25 pounds and resembles a large stove lid.
Police initially listed death as an accident but grew suspicious of foul play after examining the body. Janns, a crew member aboard the U S S Cadmus in Norfolk, was last seen with five companions aboard a cabin cruiser. Two sailors were detained and later released. the Coast Guard recovered the body near Heart Island at the mouth of Middle River.
The Maryland General Assembly will hear why to dispose of the 160 foot Coast Guard cutter yacht and replace it with a smaller boat to cut costs. The Potomac Fisheries Commission seeks sale. a statewide cruise by the Chesapeake Bay fisheries group and aides will precede committee hearings on proposed boat and seafood law revisions.
Mt Airy volunteers plan a two part dedication on Sunday starting at 2 pm with the new social building on the firemen park grounds, then the Little League Park named for Larry Twenty. The complex includes a 40 by 100 foot social hall, 20 by 40 foot kitchen, and a large basement. An All Star game pits Mt Airy against Westminster after ceremonies.
WEST COVINA CALIFORNIA AP The romance behind the fatal shooting of socialite Barbara Finch appears to be breaking apart Carole Tregoff 22 a former model and the doctor Bernard Finch 41 are charged with murdering Barbara Finch 33 last July 18 At a preliminary hearing last Wednesday she testified she loved the surgeon and had intimate relations with him Her reaction when asked if she still loved him suggests she no longer does.
AMPA Idaho reports a blaze destroyed a wooden playhouse in AMPA on Monday, killing three Bryant children aged 4 5 and 6. Neighbors say firefighter Willard Bradbury found the scene after kicking in a door. parents were at work and a babysitter tended two other Bryant children inside.
Los Angeles AP reports a prominent promoter known as a double life robber posed as a policeman by night and a respected investor by day. He, Snyder, attempted a drugstore holdup and was shot dead by officers after fleeing a back door escape. An alarm revealed his badge duplicating a detective sergeant’s. He reportedly robbed two markers and took 338,000 in the process.
Health officer Dr. Forbes H. Burgess urges residents to receive the fourth booster dose of polio vaccine to maintain the county’s polio free status. The health department operates clinics offering immunizations as the season extends into late summer and early fall.
In Winston-Salem North Carolina residents of Gunsmoke Street and Maverick Street clash over a proposed street name change. The Bible Church board on one side supports the shift while local residents resist. The Dennis Board will study the issue further.
At the U S Exhibition a RAMAC computer answers 4000 queries while visitors ask 9596 questions in 10 days. Top queries include cigarette costs, the American dream, jazz direction, the Liberty Bell, rock and roll, and the wardrobe of the middle income American woman.
Vice President Nixon spent a day in Warsaw meeting President Gomulka Premier Rankiewicz and Foreign Minister Rapacki. He spoke of Warsaw reconstruction and said Poland must not suffer again. Nixon attended a reception at the palace and discussed international issues with Polish officials. He canceled a planned visit to the Jewish ghetto due to time.
Invitations spread from New York to Midwest and West as cities consider inviting Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. The Lawrence Kansas Chamber of Commerce and others in Marshak town Iowa and San Antonio Texas express interest. Dallas leader Maz R. Thornton and Dallas officials discuss cordial welcome and possible guest speaker slots for a dinner or appearance.
Kristiansand Norway AP Steven Rockefeller and Anne Marie Rasmussen set August 22 as their wedding date. Steven told his parents Gov and Mrs Nelson Rockefeller of New York will attend unless something unexpected happens. The couple will wed in the Lutheran Church at Spenge. Talks step up as steel strike lingers with mutual blame and a third joint session planned.
The piece discusses Nikita Khrushchev’s planned Moscow talks with Eisenhower and the cautious optimism around a possible summit. It notes Western reassurance, questions what transpired behind closed doors, and warns that Berlin Germany and Peiping China add pressure while peace risks being a tactical pose by the Soviet leader.
Senator Sparkman proposed a public effort to ensure a safe and courteous U S reception for Premier Khrushchev amid mixed reactions in Congress. Many lawmakers hope the Krushchev visit will ease tensions and promote peace, while some oppose the invitation as dangerous diplomacy. Governors McNichols of Colorado and Riggins of Idaho commented on handling the visit with a firm but cordial approach.
A new broadcast tower rises 1,632 feet above sea level near Baltimore and goes into operation at 11 p m Sunday expanding the reception area by about 3 000 square miles across Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and West Virginia The three antennae at one level serve WRJAR TV Channel 2 WBAL TV Channel 11 and WJZ TV Channel 33 Ceremonies will include Gov Tawes and Mayor Harald Grady.
The American Council of Iran Churches protests Khrushchev’s planned U.S. visit. Dr Clyde J Kennedy Pastor of Bible Presbyterian Church Tacoma Washington calls invitation harmful and compares Khrushchev to a violent criminal.
Oils markets remained steady while aircraft stocks tumbled sharply as the broader market entered a moderate daytime slide. Traders watched sector rotations and distribution moves amid mixed earnings and updated forecasts.
President Eisenhower welcomes Nikita Khrushchev’s acceptance of an invitation to visit the United States in September. The trip signals hopes for easing East West tensions and includes talks with Eisenhower in Washington and a possible Western Big Three summit in Paris. Khrushchev may travel with his wife and son. dates for Eisenhower’s own trip to the Soviet Union remain undecided.
Heavy turnout expected in Brunswick's Second Ward Council race to replace William Nelson who resigned. Candidates Clair Ebersole and Claude Orrison compete for a seat lasting to 1961. At 10 am, 17 of 400 to 500 registered voters had voted.
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