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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1968
Page
8
A terraced pyramid or ziggurat called the Tower of Babel stood near Babylon in Mesopotamia. The biblical account states it was begun by Noah's descendants.
The U.S. Air Force launched a top secret Atlas Agena rocket carrying an experimental spy in the sky payload nicknamed Spook Bird from Cape Kennedy at 7 08 a m EDT. Officials say secrecy stemmed from concern over sensitive intelligence and international relations. The 11 story tall rocket roared off the pad as thousands watched before the Air Force confirmed a payload had been launched eight minutes later.
Market summary from Baltimore reports Wheat receipts 39,683 bushels with shipments 2 493 218. Corn receipts 15 092 with shipments 2 857 stocks 771 868. Harley stocks 1 192 788. Soybeans receipts none shipments none stocks 46 488. Flour and millfeed listed as none.
Wholesale meat and dairy values show ample hog and butter offerings with slow demand. Chicago trade mixed with hogs and cattle price movements. stocks edge higher on midday report with notable gains in blue chips and sector leaders.
In Okanogan Washington Ike Vallance a Democrat and Herschel Hall a Republican filed for county commissioner. Vallance could reuse Eisenhower era pin slogans while Hall might adopt Vote for HHI phrases to energize his campaign. The clash shows party tension in the local race.
A libel suit filed in Baltimore Circuit Court seeks 15 million dollars in damages from The A. S. Abell Co publishers of the Sunpapers and maritime editor Helen Deitch Bentley. The suit, brought by the American Radio Association AFL CIO and three officers, names William S. Steinberg of New York as president and seeks specified amounts for other officers and members.
A column in a waterfront series labeled Around the Waterfront was described as false and malicious with misleading insinuations. The piece claims the articles were motivated by malice while noting Americans spent over $3 billion on boats and motors in 1967.
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