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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1960
Page
1
The three day New Year period ends with a 366 traffic fatalities tally, surpassing the prior record of 364. The National Safety Council notes the final national toll may differ, with indications it could top past three day holiday totals.
A new $659,000 Deaf School building planned for Braddock Heights will include ten classrooms for ages 3 to 12, an observation and diagnostic room, a multi purpose room, and a dormitory wing with 108 beds and six house mother suites. It features Pullman style kitchens, a complete dining facility, and future growth capacity.
The forecast shows temperatures around two degrees below normal with a cold Tuesday and a milder Wednesday followed by another drop on Thursday and Friday. Precipitation totals may reach one to two tenths of an inch, normal highs 40 to 44 and upper 30s in mountains, with lows 18 to 30 depending on elevation.
Albert Camus, Nobel Prize in Literature recipient, died in a car crash near La Chapelle Champigny about 100 miles south of Paris. Three others in the vehicle were injured. Camus was 47.
Jurors for the February term were selected with a grand jury to be chosen from the full panel. Names listed include Edna Sleasell, Lucille H. Cooper, Samuel S. Stroud, Elizabeth F. Kline, Jesse B. Anders, Ruth H. Ash, and others from multiple district numbers across the county. The list includes Walter Page, William F. Moran, G. Mullard Derr, Myrtle V. Kefauver, and numerous residents by district.
Washington AP reports a car collided with a city bus at 312 St NW. Driver Robert Leo Proctor and a sailor were hospitalized. Thirteen of the forty two passengers plus the driver were injured in the collision.
Heavy weekend rains raised the Fishing Creek Reservoir levels and brought spillway activity near overflow. December rainfall totaled 2.71 inches, below normal, while temperatures stayed above average with a warm 64 degree day on the 27th and a first white Christmas after cold days earlier in the month.
Thomas Cherokee Roop 21 of Mt. Airy was practicing a fast draw with a Colt revolver on the Robert Wallace farm near Mt. Airy when the gun discharged. A bullet entered his leg about a foot below the knee. He was treated by a Mt. Airy doctor. State Police Troopers Harry Edwards and John Crout investigated the accidental shooting.
A sharp arctic blast chilled the nation with readings below zero in Minnesota and the Dakotas, 30s and 40s on the East, and subfreezing across the South. New England felt strong winds and snow as the Midwest storm moved eastward. Temperatures fell from Maine to Florida and reached 3s in Phoenix.
Aneurin Bevan 62 deputy leader of the British Labor party remained in stable condition at a London hospital after a major abdominal operation last week. Medical officials reported no change in his status today.
Kathryn Nicholson, a War ville High School student from Ladiesbury, survived three heart operations at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. Blood donors and medical staff aided her recovery after an artery ruptured and later a staph infection was treated with antibiotics. She faces a cautious path home and a return to an active life once fully healed.
El Diario editor Stanley Ross on NBC Today forecast Castro would be killed or ousted in 30 to 60 days. He said an invasion of Cuba with about five thousand men was being prepared from a Caribbean area not the Dominican Republic. He warned Raul Castro or exiles could seize control afterward.
Members of the Independent Hose Company head a drive to aid the DeGrange family of six whose seven room weatherboard home on Reichs Ford road burned Sunday night caused by faulty wiring. Fire left the family with little and rescuers saved some items. The family now stays with a sister on East Fifth Street as relief efforts appeal to Red Cross Salvation Army and other groups.
The eight month steel dispute ends with a voluntary acceptance of terms recommended by Mitchell and Nixon. The 39 cent hourly package over 30 months set to run through June 30 1962 and await ratification by both sides. A separate committee will study work rules without binding power.
Washington AP reports Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey and Sen. John F. Kennedy consider entering Wisconsin and other primaries. Humphrey calls Wisconsin the heart of his reform prospects and plans repeated campaigning. Kennedy notes no reason he cannot enter Wisconsin and other primaries and may announce decisions in coming weeks. Police report a car stolen from Carl Nicholson was found abandoned near Rockville after an early Monday morning theft and assault.
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