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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1958
Page
8
During a business session of the Delaware Maryland District of Columbia Elks Association about 100 visiting ladies from the 36th annual convention toured Fort De trick to learn about the Boys Fund proposal.
A Francis Scott Key Hotel meeting saw committeemen vote to approve a 5000 dollar improvement fund for a boys camp near Annapolis. Claude S. Martin and Clarence M. Mullican Jr. outlined the camp project to serve 90 boys for eight weeks, including a storage building, better ventilation and kitchen fireproofing. The operation costs about 16000 annually and a new pool began use this summer.
In Amman police and army officers raided two refugee camps housing about 30,000 people under a curfew before dawn. About 140 suspects were questioned and five carried communist leaflets. Powder and ammunition were found in one camp, curfew lifted by noon. Other U.N. camps in Jordan housing roughly 450,000 refugees were untouched. Market news notes a lower New York stock market as tighter credit moves by the Fed are reported.
America's top Formosa commander called the situation in the Formosa Strait a powder keg where anything could happen. He said a Chinese attack is possible, but if it comes the U.S. will defend Nationalist China. He warned stricter jet activity could lead to bombing and invasions if troops and invasion ships concentrate near offshore islands.
One hundred ninety-one officers and men of Company A and the Medical Company 5th Infantry Regiment, National Guard units in Frederick, will depart Saturday at 5:30 AM for a two week encampment at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation Pa. The 29th Division trains in the tri state area with units from Maryland Virginia West Virginia assembling at the Gap.
New York AP reports scientists face daunting problems in attempting a first moonbound rocket. Key goals include precise lunar rendezvous, timing to reach near the moon as it nears Earth, and achieving a speed of about 25,000 miles per hour to escape Earth's gravity.
United Nations emergency session on the Middle East faced a Jordanian rejection of U.N. observers or troops on its soil. Abdel Monem Rifai said Jordan needs material assistance to reinforce its forces, risking derailment of U.S. and British plans to replace troops in Lebanon and Jordan with U.N. contingents. Dag Hammarskjold may visit the region to persuade King Hussein’s government. Other proposals include Hammarskjold trips to Jordan and Lebanon, Indian support for a rival resolution, and moves toward neutralization or a Middle East commission.
The season's longest heat wave showed little sign of breaking with only minor temperature changes across the country. The Northeast saw brief relief on Thursday as southerly winds pushed hot air from the Great Lakes into northern New England. Temperatures in northern Vermont reached the 70s overnight, while cooler Canadian air lowered readings to the 30s to near 60 in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan. Showers offered temporary relief in some areas, but most regions from the central plains to the Atlantic Coast remained in the 70s to near 80.
President Eisenhower may attend the national American Legion convention in Chicago next month and address the opening session if the United Nations completes Middle East crisis review. The event starts September 1 with former President Truman slated to speak September 3 alongside Secretary of Defense McElroy.
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging slightly above normal with fair, humid conditions and cooler weekend. Warmer Monday and Tuesday then cooler Wednesday. Showers or thunderstorms likely Tuesday or Wednesday with total precipitation of half to one inch. Normal highs near the 80s, mountains upper 70s. lows mostly in 60s, western Maryland mid 50s. See In interest charges.
President Eisenhower dismissed reports that the Pentagon studied conditions under which the United States might surrender in an atomic war as ridiculous. Senate debate raged over the Rand Corp study cited in 1951, with lawmakers proposing measures to block any surrender analysis and ensure U.S. victory remains paramount.
The Federal Reserve Board signaled a shift from easing to tightening as inflation concerns mount. Effective today the San Francisco Reserve Bank discount rate rises from 11 1/2 percent to 12 percent, signaling higher borrowing costs for member banks and a tighter money supply.
A series of reports from Welty East Church Street and surrounding areas detail multiple residents finding pet crows that escaped or were recovered. Joseph Harris and others report sightings and thefts of crows linked to a tame crow kept by a local family. Alvie E. Toms seeks to recover his grandson Melvin Grams’s gift crow, with various neighbors noting birds in backyards and on garages. Mrs. Comfort and Mrs. Brown corroborate attempts to identify owners. A crow escaped from a screened box but was later held until confirmed as the pet.
Washington AP U S authorities move to ease curbs on trade with the Soviet bloc under allied pressure and to help U S businesses seek new markets. The Commerce Department plans a substantial cut from 922 banned items while continuing prohibition on all trade with Red China North Korea and North Vietnam. Some items in chemistry and electronics may be added to the restricted list.
Officials report significant changes to U S export controls aiming for a net reduction. A master list of 120 banned items and 35 watch items were agreed by 15 nations at Paris, led by Japan and NATO members excluding Iceland, signaling about a 50 percent cutback from 1954 policies.
More than 3 500 sword wearing members of the Knights Templar will march into Indianapolis for the start of their 47th triennial conclave. New officers will be installed August 22 with Louis H. Wieber of Cleveland succeeding Walter A. Delamater of Rhinebeck New York as most eminent grand master. The Knights Templar is the highest degree in the York Rite of Free Masonry and counts about 385 000 members in the United States.
SHANNON Ireland AP all hope was given up for survivors among 99 aboard a Dutch airliner that crashed in Atlantic off Treland. Twenty four bodies recovered from wreckage 100 miles west of Treland. Flight from Amsterdam to New York disappeared after refueling at Shannon. All aboard included 53 Americans.
A Tennessee truck driver, Ernest F. Myers of Timberville, was charged with failing to yield the right of way after a two-vehicle collision on West Winth Street. Myers’ truck, traveling in the right lane, hit Leslie M. Cregger’s car as both attempted left turns onto Motter Avenue. Cregger’s car sustained about 150 dollars in damage. Myers’ truck was undamaged. Officer William A. Mutchner investigated. A second note: midget football tryouts set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Baker Park for 115-pound boys eligible for Little League baseball or turning 13 after August 1.
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