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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1960
Page
3
Snowflakes fall but fail to accumulate as area endures one of the snowiest pattern in years with only 1.7 inches recorded at the airport weather station. Forecasters warn the season may go down as among the most snowless, with prior years showing scant totals and occasional blizzards in history.
Joseph D Baker, local businessman, elected president of the Y M C A at the annual meeting. 1959 membership nearly doubled to 408 from 279 the prior year, with strong dormitory income gains. Baker succeeds Clyde M Roney, who received a plaque. Warner L Brittain elected vice president and Nevin F Baker reelected secretary with William A Moore as treasurer. A new Youth Work committee was formed to handle the larger membership and programs.
About 150 new Fort Detrick workers and their families will attend a Saturday reception at the Fort Dewitt East Coast Relay station. Major Thomas Cunningham and the Chamber of Commerce plan the introduction to Frederick with displays by local industries and clubs. Invitations only. Participants include the Chamber of Commerce Junior Chamber of Commerce Ministerial Society Community Concert Association and several local businesses.
Snow up to eight inches deep covered sections of Western Maryland today as State Roads Commission crews worked steadily to keep the mountain highways open. Temperatures dropped to 15 degrees. Frostburg and Big Savage Mountain area reported heavy drifts with bare ground to the east.
Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Soviet Premier Khrushchev’s claim of reduced communist military forces is untrue. He cited 175 Soviet line divisions as still armored and mechanized, urging modernization of U S equipment and forces ahead of the next fiscal year while Senator Richard Russell pressed for stronger airlift and ready ground forces for brush-fire conflicts.
Thick snow immobilizes Portland with up to a foot in wealthier districts and nine inches downtown. Three deaths attributed to icy winds accompany travel bans on key routes. Salem reports five to twenty inches as Governor Hatfield urges caution. Resorts at Mount Hood report good skiing while highways become perilous.
High school students in grades 9 through 12 may enter the fourth annual model home contest, part of the Home Show sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and William D. Lumber, with rules through principals. Final judging will pick three best homes. entries due February 1, with completion by February 26, at the state armory March 2 and 3.
Glynn Wolfe, 46, a Hollywood hotel owner married 12 times to teenaged brides since 1932, says the girls quit if they want to run loose after divorce. He notes it’s easy to find housing and meals, and cites a pattern of wives returning post separation. Shirley Espy, 23, won divorce by default from radio executive William Espy as Wolfe testified.
Francis W. Bush Sr. named District Commissioner for the Francis Scott Key District Boy Scouts of America replacing Jack B. Kussmaul who resigned. Bush has served as assistant district commissioner and is employed by M J Grove Lime Co. His son belongs to Explorer Post 22 sponsored by Rays of Phibas. Staff includes Harold W. Bloom Brunsch Byron H. Carpenter Braddock Heichis Frank W. Wagner with several neighborhood commissioners listed.
President Eisenhower, in a White House economic report, forecasts output near 750 billion dollars annually by late 1960s, up from 500 billion this year, if the budget stays balanced and inflation stays controlled. He urges government and public resolve, tax relief slowly, and removal of the 4 percent federal debt interest ceiling.
A Dickerson man was arraigned in Magistrate Court on a stabbing charge. Charles S. Diggs faces a grand jury after being held on a $2,500 bond. He allegedly stabbed James E. Helmes at Diggs residence near Suger Loaf Mountain following an argument. Helmes died from the wound. Diggs previously faced assault and battery charges and was paroled from the Maryland Reformatory for Males after a 20 year sentence.
The Frederick County Commissioners met with two school groups in an informal session on budget matters. Dr James A Sensenbaugh superintendent and Quentin Earhart assistant superintendent for instruction attended. Hensely Coran and Donald Koons represented the Frederick County Teachers Association and discussed the James Report, a proposed state bill affecting teachers salaries.
Beth Sholom Synagogue and a city water tank were defaced with swastikas painted in black on Monday. John Fox will attempt to remove the marks at the synagogue using sand blasting after tests. City officials said repainting may cover the water tank signs while juveniles or pranksters are suspected. Officials and spokesmen do not believe the act was an anti-Semitic or pro Nazi incitement.
Washington AP A bill to require preflight searches of luggage and cargo on commercial passenger aircraft was introduced in the House by Rep James G Ohara. The measure would cover all luggage but exclude mail, private planes, and cargo carriers. Aerof equipment may provide adequate exams. Senate investigators have linked bombings to recent airliner disasters with 76 deaths. Billy Graham traveled to Africa seeking Christian influence amid nationalist unrest in Liberia.
President Eisenhower enters his eighth and final year in the White House with a focus on achieving durable world peace. He aims to avoid a lame duck image and believes his farewell term could leverage his global travels for peace, as he nears 70 and contemplates breaking presidential age records.
Ankara reports 58 dead or missing after a Scandinavian Airlines Caravelle crashes near the capital while a U S Navy P47 reconnaissance plane from Rota Spain bound for Adana disappears. Rescue teams work the mountainous site as weather hampered efforts.
Dr. Charlotte Silverman of the Maryland State Health Center said complete analyses of Frostburg State Teachers College cafeteria food failed to determine the cause of an illness that struck about 40 students on December 13. Samples were sent for testing and results were inconclusive. changes in food handling and preparation have been put into effect.
Wallace E. Evans, 23, paced a Columbus hospital corridor as a doctor told him he was the father of twin boys. He fainted from the shock, breaking his nose, spraining his back, and losing a tooth, and was hospitalized 24 hours for shock. The twins and mother were reported in fine condition.
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