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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1960
Page
1
A historic cold snap and a near-snowless season sweep through the region with only 1.7 inches by midwinter at the airport station. Forecasters warn the trend may yield one of the area’s scantiest winters, contrasting with years like 1958 which logged 30.6 inches.
Joseph D. Baker was elected president of the Y M C A at the annual meeting Tuesday night. The Webster City organization reported record membership growth from 278 in 1958 to 468 in 1959 and a rise in dormitory income from 5737 to 5913, with Baker succeeding Clyde M. Roney.
About 150 new Fort Detrick employees and their families will attend a Saturday afternoon reception at the East Coast Relay station to meet local business leaders and clubs. Major Thomas Cunningham sponsors the event with the Chamber of Commerce to introduce Frederick. invitations required. Participating groups include the Chamber, Junior Chamber, Various firms, and community organizations. </s>
The Associated Press reports up to eight inches of snow blanketed sections of Western Maryland while State Roads Commission crews worked to keep mountain highways open. Frostburg and Big Savage areas saw the deepest accumulation with temps around 15 above zero and drier Garrett County reporting less coverage.
Secretary of the Army Wilber Brucker told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Soviet Premier Khrushchev’s claim of reduced communist military forces is unsubstantiated. He cited 175 Soviet line divisions as armored and mechanized and urged modernization of U.S. tanks aircraft missiles small nuclear weapons and guns for the next fiscal year. Senator Richard B Russell criticized the adequacy of aid to reinforce ground forces for brush fire wars and stressed the need for improved airlift alongside missiles and warheads.
A major snowstorm hits Portland Oregon with up to a foot of snow, closing stores and schools and stranding hundreds. Three deaths are attributed to the storm. freezing rain and ice threaten tonight. Gov Hatfield urges highways stay-off while Mount Hood resorts report good skiing.
High school students may enter the fourth annual model home contest run with the Home Show by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and William D. Bowers Lumber Co in cooperation with the Board of Education. Entries close February 1 with displays at the Armory March 2 to 5. top three from each school advance to county finals.
Francis W Bush Sr named district commissioner for the Francis Scott Key District Boy Scouts of America replacing Jack Kussmaul who resigned due to school duties. Bush, assistant district commissioner, is employed by M J Grove Lime. his son belongs to Explorer Post 22. A new commission will be formed March 4 and 5 with Harold Bloom Byron Carpenter Frank Wagner and others named as staff.
President Eisenhower, in his annual economic report, predicted U.S. output could reach about 730 billion dollars a year by the late 1960s, about 50 percent higher than this year's 500 billion. He tied growth to a balanced budget, debt reduction, and curbed inflation, while urging tax relief only after debt is reduced. He also called for lowering the federal bond interest ceiling and warned inflation and speculation threaten stability. He noted a potential 7–8 billion dollar surplus in fiscal 1962 and stressed reducing debt yearly to sustain stable growth.
A Dickerson man was arraigned in Magistrate Court on a stabbing charge. Charles S. Diggs faced Judge Byron W. Thompson with bond set at 2500 and was ordered held for the grand jury after an altercation at a Sugar Loaf Mountain area residence with James E. Helmes. Helmes was hospitalized and Diggs allegedly used a hunting knife during the incident.
The County Commissioners met with two school groups this morning in an informal session on budget matters. Dr James A Sensenbaugh superintendent and Quentin Earhart assistant superintendent met with commissioners. Hersely Coran and Donald Koons from the Frederick County Teachers Association discussed the James Report, a proposed state measure addressing teachers salaries.
Washington AP A House bill would require airlines to preflight search luggage and cargo for bombs and destructive items, excluding mail and private flights and cargo carriers. Rep James G Quara of Michigan introduced the measure noting X ray may suffice and Senate investigators link to past airliner bombings. Graham in Africa Liberia AP Billy Graham traveled to Africa seeking to convert nationalist fire to Christianity.
President Dwight Eisenhower enters his eighth and final year in office eager for a crusade toward world peace in the next 12 months. Aides describe his outlook as focused on durable peace while he nears age 70 and his term’s end, hoping to surpass records and travel for diplomacy.
Ankara reports fifty eight dead or missing after a Scandinavian jetliner crash near the Turkish capital and the disappearance of a U S Navy plane bound from Rota Spain to Adana Turkey. Rescuers faced rugged terrain as bodies and wreckage were found across slopes. The Caravelle jet was en route from Stockholm to Cairo with 42 aboard the airliner and 16 on the Navy mission.
Dr Charlotte Silverman of the Maryland State Health Dept said analyses of Frostburg State Teachers College cafeteria food failed to determine the exact cause of an illness that sickened about 40 students last December 15. Lab results are conclusive but do not identify a specific cause. changes in food handling have been implemented. Several cases required overnight care at Miners Hospital before recovery.
In Columbus Georgia Wallace E Evans aged 23 fainted when told he had twins. The 6 foot 200 pound man struck the floor breaking his nose cutting his lip spraining his back and losing a tooth. He was hospitalized for shock. The twins and mother were reported in fine condition.
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