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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1960
Page
1
Judge Pugh directs grand jury in secrecy and duty to report known crimes to uphold laws. Foreman Anders named. other jurors listed with officers and officials noted. several were absent. Embalming details and veteran awards appear in the same report.
A lighthearted prompt urges someone to rise and begin tasks so the speaker may return to rest. The tone is playful and domestic, reflecting morning routines and shared household duties.
A Cheektowaga stable fire at Buffalo International Airport caused 2 horses dead and 28 horses to stampede onto runways. One horse was struck by a car and later killed. another perished in the blaze. About $55,000 in damage was estimated. cause undetermined.
Lloyd Arsbrosen of the Maryland School for the Deaf will co chair the fourth regional workshop of the U S House Special Education Subcommittee in Philadelphia. About 200 specialists from multiple handicapped fields will attend the meeting at the Fels Institute to discuss unmet needs in the Eastern region.
A motorist, Fred V. Nichols, 41, drove off a bridge in Baltimore and crashed into a frozen embankment. Nichols sustained facial and knee injuries and muttered, I dont know why Im nine, before being charged with reckless driving.
Temperatures will average about four degrees below normal with a warming trend on Tuesday and Wednesday and little change afterward. Precipitation is expected late Wednesday or Thursday at roughly one quarter inch. Normal highs range from 40 to 45 degrees, near 40 in mountains.
Heavy county snowdrifts reach 4 to 5 feet with 4 to 6 inches of snowfall in most areas. Roads remained challenging as wind and drifting hinder clearing while state crews work around the clock. City streets opened gradually. schools mostly closed, with one city keeping classes. Temperatures hover around the 20s to low teens as more snow possible midweek.
Police investigated two separate crashes this morning with weather cited as the cause. More than 3750 dollars in damage occurred to two cars after a collision near Velock joining EF street. Names and precise locations are unclear due to damaged text.
Walter William Sika 39, a California laborer passing through Salisbury, was held without bond on a murder charge for the strangulation death of his wife Kathryn Joyce Silva 22, an apprentice laboratory technician. Judge Homer L. Disharoon heard that the death occurred during an alleged fight. coroner Dr Earl L. Roger said cause was strangulation with head injuries noted.
Mrs Frank D Roosevelt returned to New York after spending hours aboard a stranded bus stalled by a storm in southwestern Pennsylvania. She reached the city early this morning and advised reporters she was fine before proceeding to her apartment by taxi.
Prime Minister Nehru invites Chinese Premier Chou En-lai to New Delhi for border dispute talks. He suggests mid March, noting the two governments remain far apart. The issue concerns about 31 square miles of Himalayan territory between northern India and Tibet. China proposes armed forces withdraw while civil authorities stay in control.
The storm plunged the East with gale snows and sleet heavy from Ohio Valley to New England. Dozens of states faced travel bans as thousands of schools closed and flights were canceled. dozens died shoveling snow or in icy accidents. Ex delegate Wilbur R. Dashiell dies in Cambridge at 71 after long illness.
The debate centers on the proposed defense appropriation of about 41 billion dollars with Republicans and Democrats clashing over missile funding and overall force composition. Sen. Stuart Symington warns of a growing missiles gap while Defense Secretary Gates argues the United States still maintains deterrent strength across long range bombers missiles ships and submarines. the administration aims for a balanced budget amid uncertain Soviet missile parity.
A passerby raised the alarm as a two story house burned. Firemen found six victims including Mrs Ronald Salt Jr and her four children Marilyn 5 Larry 3 Bonnie 2 and Billy 1 and Patsy Jean Taylor 15 in the blaze.
Larry Lord Motherwell, 43, goes on trial in Downieville charged with the murder of Mrs. Pearl Putney of Washington, D.C. A jury pool of 130 will be screened as defense seeks a venue change. bones found in the Sierra mountains linked to the widow.
Larry Lord Motherwell faces trial for the murder of Pearl Putney, a 72 year old widow. A Fort Detrick and Fort Ritchie employment history links him to the local supervisor who refused a loan request of about 7000 dollars to fund his defense. The widow’s securities missing from the estate complicate the case. A prior grand jury returned no indictment in the murder of his 14 month old daughter due to insufficient evidence. The sister.
A wedding survived a heavy snowstorm and a string of mishaps. The ceremony occurred after a delayed timeline due to snow and a missing flower delivery, with a spill by the ring bearer and a hard start for travel.
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