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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1958
Page
8
Lewistown’s Mt Prospect Methodist church, known as the Old Hunt Church, may see the church building transferred to the Lewistown Cemetery Association. The group seeks approval from the church board trustees and community to take possession of the building.
The Criminal Justice Commission executive board meets to discuss unserved State Police warrants. A cemetery association spokesman indicated plans to transfer a church to the association and maintain it as a funeral chapel for community use. Governor McKeldin will be briefed on developments upon return from Europe.
Marie Dienne, third of the Canadian quintuplets to wed, honeymooning with Florent Houle after a secret ceremony to avoid publicity. The couple wed early Monday with two altar boys as witnesses. Yvonne is a nurse. Emilie died in 1954.
The Navy blimp Snow Goose completed an 8,000 mile Arctic test mission then landed at Hagerstown before refueling. United States Steel announced it optioned 1,400 acres of limestone farmland in Washington County to develop a Lexington property near Keedysville and Boonsboro. Prices were not disclosed.
In Brooklyn a two year old, Stephen May, dangled from a third floor window ledge as grocery worker Benjamin Kroczak stepped into place below. The WW II veteran clung to the child when he fell, saving him with no injuries to either. The mother, Mrs Jean May, reported dozing as the boy played nearby.
The United States exploded a nuclear device at Johnston Island in the Pacific, with observers in Hawaii reporting a bright flash and a brief flare visible for seconds. Officials said the shot was part of the Hardtack series and noted an earlier Aug. 1 test with a mushroom cloud.
The Associated Press reports primaries in New York Arkansas and Idaho. In New York Harlem hosted a Democratic duel between Rep. Adam Clayton Powell and City Councilman Earl Brown over race and loyalty. Arkansas fights over school integration with two Supreme Court races as Gov Faubus and Jim Johnson challenge Justice Millwee and MecFaddin. Idaho seeks legalized gambling with State Sen. A M Derr leading a gubernatorial bid. Streams show muddy conditions in Monocacy and Potomac areas.
Evangelist Billy Graham says Communists are the greatest missionaries and evangelists in history, having spread writings widely in 40 years, and he notes that the writings of Leoin are more distributed than the Bible in every country he visits at Lake Junaluska North Carolina.
Burlington AP reports a dual protection against atomic bomb radiation using streptomycin with bone marrow cells injected. Howard H. Vogel Jr and Dana L. Jordan of Argonne National Laboratory briefed the International Congress on Radiation Research at the University of Vermont, noting dramatic survival gains in neutron irradiated mice.
Magistrate Court hears dispute over a trailer on a Frederick County property. The Zoning Board claims G William Moore violated the county ordinance by locating the trailer in a residential district, while ownership remains contested with Miss Nellie Moore and G William Moore as parties. The board’s attorney notes correspondence was directed to Miss Moore and that she lives in Washington, though the occupant is Moore. A demurrer was granted as the defendant was not shown to own the property or trailer, pending further proceedings.
Secretary of State Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd meet to coordinate strategy for the U N assembly debate on the Middle East opening Wednesday. The two also weigh a personal appearance before the emergency session to bolster U.S. position as both blocs press for troop withdrawals and long term UN plans. Two nations, the United States and Britain, seek a broad program addressing Middle East issues amid cautious support from neutral and Asian-African blocs. In Amman, a Jordanian military court sentenced 12 Jordanians and 1 Syrian to death for smuggling arms from Syria in an attempted overthrow of King Hussein, with hangings possible if commuted.
The U S withdraws one battalion of Marines from Lebanon beginning midweek as 2nd Battalion 2nd Division moves heavy gear to the beach. Rebel leader Saeb Salam calls the step symbolic but insufficient. Admiral Holloway says the withdrawal marks the start of a broader pullout while Lebanon seeks full exit. Jaycees Welcome Mat continues with a Thursday reception and hotel stay for a guest family chosen through local officials. The plan, led by Carmi W Saylor Jr and Jaycees, involves hotel lodging, a tour of city sights, and hospitality coordination with the Chamber of Commerce and police agencies.
Washington AP reports tighter migratory waterfowl rules for 1958-59. Shooting hours shrink to half an hour before sunrise to sunset in most flyways. Daily bag and possession limits set. Pacific flyway restricts to Oct 1 1958 to Jan 15 1959. Wood ducks and redheads highlighted amid population concerns.
The Senate struggled to finish work on a complex excise tax revision bill delaying adjournment. An 51 to 29 vote defeated removing a provision aiding whisky distillers holding product in bond for up to 20 years. Lebanese demands for American pullout grew after Gen Chehab's election, with U.S. forces shown restraining fighting in Lebanon ahead of his Sept. 24 inauguration.
A paralyzing strike and rockout shut down truck transport spread to day over 11 Western States. By Wednesday an industry spokesman said the 2% million dollar a day operations of 150,000 trucks by 1,600 transport firms will be halted completely. The lockout was ordered after the Teamster Union's Sacramento Joint Council 38, with 2,350 drivers in eight California cities and Reno, went on strike for wage parity with Oakland drivers. Public and private stocks, including whisky, faced disruption as shipments and production faced tax and policy clashes. The disruption touched several states including Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and California.
Becky swirled far out in the Atlantic posing a potential immediate threat to Taud as a strike threatens in the auto industry. The weather advisory placed the storm about 1,200 miles east of Puerto Rico and moving west-northwest at 17 mph. Princess Mary spoke in London as Ford and UAW bargaining teams returned home from Ca’Nada after a month-long tour with no date set for a strike.
A group of Democratic senators urged Navy promotion for Rear Admiral H G Rickover, famed for atomic submarines, arguing he faces retirement soon unless elevated to three star rank. In New York trading the stock market showed slight decline in early action. State Sen. Max Hanson, John Glasby, ex-state chairman, and farmer Omar Maine are mentioned, with a gubernatorial race setup against Gov. Robert E Smylie.
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