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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1961
Page
1
The report by Allen R. Gaddis shows disbursements of 4 566 594.88 with receipts of 5 408 412.30 for the fiscal year ended June 30. About 71 percent funded instructional services while state and federal funds plus county money composed most receipts and the bulk of expenditures went to salaries and operations.
The note quotes a character saying the man is cheating the only person he can cheat, highlighting perceived cleverness and personal betrayal in a domestic context.
Nils and Eric Olson 12 and 16 end a 51 day ride from here to San Francisco after leaving June 26. They planned to ride to Los Angeles but quit after reaching the city. Mrs. Olson credits Harold's Club Reno with care and a $50 gift. the boys have many names and addresses from people they met on the trip.
The Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show at Frederick Fairgrounds will feature eighty horses across forty classes including thirteen breeding events and various performance divisions. Notable events include the Justin Morgan Performance class and a stone boat pulling test, with entries from thirty stable owners led by Joseph Venus. The show, a joint venture of the Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Club and Frederick Jaycees, runs Friday to Saturday with awards to champions.
Photographers with the Maryland Travel Council photographed Frederick landmarks for a TV segment to promote Maryland tourism. The films, shot today, will air on WMAR-TV in September to boost interest in Frederick and the state.
Berlin crisis keeps traders cautious with mixed prices and moderate turnover in early afternoon trading on Wall Street. The market shows no clear direction as investors weigh geopolitical tensions and potential impact on markets.
The Imperial Thrillers, a local colored band, win a three month tour despite their drummer facing a concealed weapon charge. Joseph T. Leaks, 18, received a suspended six month sentence after admitting possession of a .25 caliber pistol. magistrate wished him luck on the tour. Other court actions include a 60 day suspended sentence for Calvin Riddle on a bad check and multiple drunkenness convictions. Wetzel acquitted in a tavern assault case involving Riley Hooper.
Soviet First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan warned Tokyo that Japan would be dragged into a general war if Berlin tensions trigger a global conflagration. He told Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda that Japan is tied to the United States by the security pact and denounced it as aggressive toward the Soviet Union.
Lions Clubs announce a potential eye bank and glaucoma clinic in the district or county. Deputy Governor Charles L. Keeney says the project is in the nucleus stage and will rely on a professional committee to assess feasibility and costs before location decisions.
A NASAWindmill probe sped into space to study how solar wind radiation interacts with Earth's magnetic field. Officials say the launch looks good, but final judgment waits for a second orbital pass to confirm trajectory. Six tracking stations including Johannesburg Ascension Island Santiago AntofagastaTim a and Woomera monitor the mission.
President Kennedy released 818 million dollars in federal aid for highways to the states six weeks ahead of schedule. The White House said the move accelerates the program to boost the economy, following a similar action in May.
Miss Edna J. Mensell is named health coordinator for a county pilot program at West Frederick Junior High School. The role, under Herman Hauver and Dr. Warren R. Evans, aims to boost seventh grade health education and full parental participation in pre year health exams. Mensell brings nursing and public health credentials from Buffalo and Columbia Teachers College, plus long service with local committees and civic groups.
President Kennedy plans no testing this year regardless of Geneva talks. He will let the U N debate shape policy as Dean returns to Geneva to probe Soviet insistence on a three power inspection veto. Administration favors waiting months to perfect smaller scale weapons. Republicans push for immediate resumption amid alleged Russian testing.
Mrs M R Etchison, a well known elderly city resident, fell in her yard on West Second street this morning while gardening and broke her hip. She was transported by United Ambulance to Frederick Memorial Hospital. The accident occurred shortly before ten o clock.
AP dispatch reports terrorists killed two people on Tuesday in Algeria and France. The Moslem spiritual leader of Bone, Mufti Ben el Mihoub Abdel Azie, was stabbed on steps near a mosque, with authorities noting the killer fled, angered by the Mufti's pro France stance. A grenade attack in Thionville killed another person as three North Africans caused the cafe blast.
Virginia Coons describes her son Michael Edward 3 as cops and firemen work with a doctor to remove a bathtub faucet stuck in his mouth. Firemen cut the faucet from the tub with a hacksaw and the boy is hospitalized at St John’s Hospital for treatment.
NEW YORK AP A force of 75 policemen combed the marsh behind a Brooklyn bowling alley probing for evidence in the knife killing of two boys identified as Jaime Luis Ruiz and Augustin Trini dad Jr both bound gagged and stabbed repeatedly. Investigators questioned known child molesters and weighed possible sex fiend links while noting no clear sexual assault in the two deaths. The slayings occurred near Flatlands Avenue in Canarsie with a prior Manhattan case under review.
With about three-fourths of votes counted in the Parliament elections, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion's Mapai party appeared to lose five seats but remained the dominant party and likely to head a new coalition cabinet. He criticized Liberals allied with an American campaigner from New York.
Dr Jon H Oort of Leiden chairs 1000 colleagues from 33 countries opening talks on astronomy findings. Researchers report universe age estimates of 20 to 30 billion years and chaotic galaxies full of billions of stars, with many structures far from equilibrium and hints of past cosmic phases.
West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt urged President Kennedy to act, saying Berlin expects more than words during a rally of 200000. He pressed for high Western officials to visit and warned that Communist border closures jeopardize Allied unity. East German restrictions widened as guards at border points limited travel and East Germans were barred from westbound trains. The Soviet commander rejected Western protests while warning of 1948 49 style blockades if trade is cut.
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