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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1966
Page
2
Industrial buyers press for higher prices as raw materials edge up. Metals aluminum copper steel and their products lead gains while seven of 13 Bureau of Labor Statistics commodities show substantial increases in the past two months. The wholesale index nears and then tops 120 percent of 1957-39 levels.
Guam based airmen report a 12 hour B52 raid on Viet Cong targets near the Cambodian border and Da Nang. Maj. Gen. Crumm led the first wave with 10 aircraft, followed by Col. Cumiskey as 14 bombers hit a long Viet Cong stronghold. Refueling proceeded 25000 miles from Guam with KC135 tankers.
In 1985 wholesale farm products ran at 93 percent of the 1957-59 base while 1966 levels reached 102.9 percent, with food products up from 102.2 to 108.9 percent. Other commodities rose from 101.9 to 103.2 percent. The risk lies in raw materials where demand outpaces supply, driven by global growth and strikes disrupting copper, creating a two price system between world and domestic markets.
Rebekah Lodge No. 51 1004 held its first meeting of the year with Mrs. Doris Jean Stine as Noble Grand. Twenty eight members and five visitors from Gaithersburg attended. A public card party is set for Saturday at 7 30 p.m. at the Lodge Hall West Seventh Street. Tickets available from committee or at the door. A rummage sale is planned for Feb 19. The Past Noble Grads Association will hold its monthly birthday party for Odd Fellows Home residents on Thursday. A Thomas Wildey birthday skit was presented by Miss Jessie Webster and Miss Pearl Skeggs. District Deputy President Mrs. Jennie Sue Pearson received a birthday card. Next meeting January 21.
Tests find studded tires safer than regular or snow tires and near the safety level of chains on ice and hard-packed snow. One test notes longer stopping distances on dry pavement, while carbide studs may damage pavements. A highway research board symposium within the National Academy of Sciences discussed winter driving hazards. UW professor A H Easton cited preliminary 20 mph stopping distances: reinforced chains 70 feet, studded snow tires 110.
Sixteen members attended the Utica Lutheran Women's League meeting at Mrs. Martin Putman's home. Mrs. Ray Dorsey led the Epiphany program. January birthdays were acknowledged. Lizzie Hessong and Ray Baer were listed as sick. A committee report by Mrs. Jacob Ramsburg Jr. noted the sunshine box sent to Hessong, and thanks from Mrs. Powell and others were read. The piece notes that the phrase take a back seat originated in England Parliament.
New York studies show studded tires boost ice traction by 40 percent and 9 percent on packed snow, but Illinois and Maryland officials warn of pavement wear in frequent stopping and turning zones. Minnesota reports little change after 310 stops. Oregon notes measurable wear under normal driving. Goodyear cites state authorizations rising from 13 to 25 and sales jumping to 250-275 million.
Francesco Formisano a Neapolitan peanut vendor bet on numbers 15 and 78 in Italy's national lottery for 12 years. He won 80 dollars from a 32 cent bet but was robbed on the way home. In distress he jumped into the sea twice and was rescued each time.
Batman and Robin return to Baltimore riding a wave of camp, with 15 original Batman serial chapters shown for four hours daily in a midtown theater. Patrons pay $2 to see Robin get knocked down and rise again as they cheer and jeer. University of Maryland student Jeff Taft notes Baltimore is so camp Batman fits in.
A night course in creative design and techniques starts next week at the home of painter sculptor Irving Gates. Classes run seven to ten on Tuesday evenings, with sixteen sessions. Gates, exhibited since 1955, holds works in major museums and teaches at Hood College and George Washington University. Registration Tuesday at 118 E Church St. Finnish composer Sibelius made Finlandia famous, intriguing audiences since its 1899 premiere.
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