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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1960
Page
1
A straw barrack caught fire followed by the destruction of an adjoining cow barn filled with hay. Flames spread to upper areas as firemen fought the blaze and secured the scene.
In San Jose, Inter-American Foreign Ministers pressed for a compromise formula to restore democracy in the Dominican Republic. Proposals include prompt sanctions with later elections, a suspended plan awaiting free ballots, and an observation committee to verify voting, amid Cuban U S tensions.
David Arthur Noel and Sheldon Elton Klinefelter alias Sunnie Klinefelter face a petition for immediate trial on charges of break in entering and larceny at the Highway Inn near Emmitsburg dated June 18. State’s Attorney Robert Rothenhoefer filed criminal informations alleging theft of goods over 25 dollars including cigarettes, beer, and about five dollars in cash. One was arrested in Westminster on June 23, prompting the investigation and charges.
In southwest Baltimore thieves broke into Capital Wholesale Grocery Co. early today and stole about $10,000 in cash, bonds, and securities stored in two safes. Police called the professional operation well planned and left behind extensive burglary tools and an acetylene blow torch. The theft occurred without triggering the building’s automatic alarm system.
Four of the five men held after the Spartan Club armed robbery were released from Frederick County jail around 3 p.m. Thursday on $20,000 respite bonds each. Bondsman Glenn Crum posted the securities while Judge R G Shure previously refused to set or continue bond. The released men include Willie Charles Williams Johnnie Douglas Boyd Tar Har Abu Sueliman Benjamin Grief and James Charles Toland. Charles Robert Graves remains in custody awaiting appeal.
Lumumba accuses U N Secretary General Hammarskjold of trying blackmail with a threat to seek a Security Council vote on troop commitments. He disputes a note and says observers from neutral countries should study the Congo. UN Security Council meeting scheduled for Sunday in New York.
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging near normal with little change over the weekend and a warmer start to the week. Scattered showers Sunday expected to total about a quarter to a half inch. Normal daytime highs range from 78 to 85 degrees, with cooler early mornings, and isolated variations in western Maryland's mountains.
Weather observers note the year may break a 33 year old high temperature record as 90 degree days total eight so far this year. Only a late heat wave could stop a new all time high while temperatures linger in the mid 80s by day and around 60 at night with current counts across April July and this month.
Air Force Flying Boxcars launch from Hawaii to snag the failing Discoverer XIV space capsule as it orbits earth every 94 minutes. Earlier recoveries included Discoverer XI from the sea near Hawaii. The plan uses retrorockets and a parachute to guide the capsule toward Hawaiian waters.
Eight people die in a head on crash near Alamosa Colorado three miles north of Hooper on Highway 17 including Audrey Eileen Cole of Grants New Mexico and Harriett Charlene Martin 20 also of Grants six children among the dead. Injured are Floyd Hogan and Charles Louis Robinson. One child survived with injuries. River conditions noted along Monocacy and Potomac with cloudy sogmal weather.
Washington AP President Eisenhower expressed regrets over the severity of the sentence given to U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. The White House said he will not drop interest in the case and will press for better treatment, with further U.S. moves awaiting developments in Moscow. The statement from press secretary Hagerty noted the President deplores Soviet propaganda and extends sympathy to Powers' family.
The Frederick traffic court heard a recall of the fatal backing up sedan incident from last June. Magistrate Byron W. Thompson warned the case could demand more than the $10 fine given Edward M. Goldfedder of Johnstown for stopping on the highway. Police described a Colombian officer driving a Cadillac that backed toward its intended route on U S 15 near 240, colliding with a tractor trailer and killing two Colombians while injuring others. Trooper Alderton noted the couple repeatedly backed toward their turnoff as big trucks roared by, with sirens signaling them to stop. The defendant claimed confusion as to the officer pursuing him and his wife. In other docket items, Oliver Smith received 30 days for drunkenness. Cornelia Bergman paid a suspended $5 for parking on the freeway August 16.
Moscow reports a Soviet space ship carrying two dogs named Strelka and Belka and other animals has been launched into a 320 kilometer orbit. The mission aims to test life support for humans in space and return capability, with television updates on animal conditions. earlier dog Latka in 1957 orbited but did not return.
A Baltimore woman, Mary Elizabeth Yuhaniak, 39, was shot in a heated car argument while returning from New Germany with her husband, John Yuhaniak, 34. She died soon after at Miner's Hospital Frostburg. John Yuhaniak was jailed for questioning by Garrett County authorities.
Frederik V. Knox, 43, of Blue Ridge Summit, rolled his station wagon over at 3 10 AM Thursday one mile west of Gettysburg to avoid a man weaving across the highway. Knox suffered scalp and left ear lacerations and was treated at Warner Hospital. police charged the pedestrian with disorderly conduct.
Francis Gary Powers, 31, was sentenced by a Soviet military court to 10 years in deprivation of liberty for espionage with the first three years to be served in prison. His wife Barbara and his mother were allowed to visit him, and the court noted mitigating circumstances and his confession. The verdict linked his May 1 flight to state secrets and a broader Cold War impact.
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