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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1962
Page
1
A light new snowfall swept Frederick County overnight leaving a half to an inch of fresh snow atop the light snow from Thursday. State and county roads, previously cleared, were slippery this morning with crews aiming to restore good conditions by evening.
Howard Grossnickle Doub of Myersville sues James Wilfred Gilroy of RFD 1 Middletown for 10000 in damages claiming his car was struck while northbound on Md 17 one mile south of Middletown. Doub alleges Gilroy was on the wrong side of the road and negligence caused the January 28 1961 accident.
In Annapolis a Friday IRS raid led to eight arrests five men and three women on charges of operating gambling establishments without federal stamps. Bond set at $1000 each with a Feb 21 preliminary hearing. Authorities report $10000 seized at one site and more money found in a freezer and desk drawer.
John Micallef, 17, who immigrated from Malta, was stabbed for 53 cents on the Upper East Side. Doctors say a knife punctured his left lung and heart but he survived after emergency surgery and mouth to mouth resuscitation. He is expected home in about 10 days.
More than 100 doctors and health officers are expected at the Maryland Trudeau Society's second annual scientific session to be held February 17 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association hosts the event led by Dr. Russell L. Guest with executive director Mrs. C. Clifford Doll. The program includes papers by University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins physicians and a luncheon talk by Dr. Thomas Mattingly on vascular disease.
In Moscow, former premier and foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov is in quarantine at Central Hospital's infectious diseases wing. Doctors say he has the flu, not serious, while Western diplomats note his uncertain political future after Khrushchev’s 1957 purge.
Tracks lead from a Mountaindale deer pen owned by Marion Rice to two men who slashed a 115 pound buck and two fawns. A third injured fawn and a dead deer were found inside the pen. car tracks and snow indicate early morning attack. State Police launched an investigation.
Dense fog across the middle Atlantic Midwest and Pacific Coast slowed traffic and caused pileups. Icy roads in a freezing rain belt from northern Illinois to Ohio contributed to delays and impacts at Chicago O Hare. A 20 vehicle collision in Oregon’s Willamette Valley injured several.
At East Patrick street and Middle Alley minor damage to two cars followed a traffic light stop. Paul Eugene Romsburg of RFD 6 Frederick stopped, while Richard Lee Huffer in a 1958 Chevrolet struck the rear of the Romsburg vehicle when his foot slipped off the brake. Damages were about 15 dollars for the Mercury and 10 dollars for the Chevrolet.
A lighthearted note on slimming efforts shifts from hips and waist to trimming the midsection. The remark suggests a playful training emphasis as readers follow evolving fitness trends.
A meeting is set for next Thursday morning to design Civil Defense plans for Frederick County public schools in case of nuclear attack. George J. Stup and Allen R. Gaddis III will lead discussions with police health, Red Cross, and school officials to develop two plans: evacuating children home if possible and sheltering students within designated school buildings. Hospitals identified include West Frederick Junior High Frederick High and Walkersville elementary.
James Tillson a 62 year old retired Navy yard employee died in a two story frame house fire in Kensington Montgomery County early today. Neighbors cat Galoshes woke owner Mrs Yvonne Thompson prompting the call to firefighters who found Tillson shooting from the rear as two patrolmen tried to enter. Firefighters wearing masks reached the interior and recovered the body as two dogs and two parakeets perished. Police say Tillson was alone. his wife is hospitalized. Cause under study may be a defective oil burner. Damage about 10000 dollars.
State Police report another collision at the Wor man’s Mill intersection on Route 355. Philip S. Halter aged 23 from Uniontown Maryland drove a 1951 Plymouth into a traffic island at 2 am, injuring his face and knee and was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Trooper Robert L. McAfee investigated. No charges listed. Russell Zimmerman was arrested for intoxication in the city.
Terrified Indians prayed, lit fires, and crowded roadsides as astrologers warned of a three day doom aligned with the sun and moon. Prime Minister Nehru dismissed the prophecies while business slumped and transport slowed across New Delhi and parts of Nepal.
Goodloe E Byron announces Charles E Moylan Jr to chair the eleventh Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner at the Emerson Hotel Baltimore on March 31 with Postmaster General J Edward Day as featured speaker The Maryland Young Democrats also back the Equal Accommodations Bill and ticket price is 10 dollars per person.
James Bowens 43 and his brother George visited friends at Carver apartments. Anxious over a doomsday prediction the man toppled urged by panic fracturing his ankle before police escorted him to hospital for treatment. The incident ended with Bowens released and caution about Monday’s predicted end.
In heavy fog near Walkerton Indiana a New York Central freight rammed a stopped freight, derailing 15 cars and tearing up 150 feet of track. Four crewmen were hurt, transported to Holy Family Hospital in La Porte with no serious injuries. conductor HE Scanlin aged 57 of Kankakee and engineer G Corkill 34 of Brad were identified among the personnel.
Washington officials speculated that the Soviet Union might use underground detonations to sway world opinion against U S atmospheric tests. The AEC reported a Soviet underground burst, the first such disclosure after prior atmospheric tests. Pravda accused the U S and Britain of scuttling Geneva talks as underground tests continued, signaling a Soviet response to the testing dynamics.
Dr Jerome A Streem 37 a former dentist died at Mount Sinai Hospital after doctors mispronounced him dead at home in suburban Cleveland Heights. He revived briefly after initial checks and a funeral attendant saw him breathe. He later fell into a coma and never recovered as authorities noted a prolonged misdiagnosis and fragile prognosis.
The Independent Hase Company was dispatched this morning to extinguish a chimney fire at a residence owned by Alvie Nusbaum in Bartensville.
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