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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
7
A brutal heat wave entered its seventh day with 94 at the airport weather station by noon and highs near ninety five. forecasters warned only a possible cooling by Thursday night with hot humid conditions likely through Thursday.
Hong Kong reports Mao Tze-tung’s previously secret Feb speech praising admitting contradictions between government and masses in communist society. Peiping radio aired excerpts, noting Russian leaders’ critique of such contradictions. Mao urges democratic discussion not coercion, opposing religious suppression.
In Hagerstown two young drivers, James E. Horst and Donald Eugene Smith, both 19 and from Hancock, were sentenced by Judge D. McLaughlin to three years in jail for a deadly game of chicken crash that killed two teenage girls.
The Associated Press reports Maryland endures a seventh hot day as drownings and weather related deaths mount. Four people died in water incidents yesterday including Harold C. Hann 53 in his Baltimore apartment and 12 year old Andre Wilson who fell into Jones Falls. Other victims include Burt M. Hyer 28 in Chesapeake Bay near Edgemere and Arthur Beirer 38 in Swan Creek Havre de Grace. Eugene K. Thomas 30 of Billmont Virginia was found in Swain’s Lock on the C and O Canal after attempting to wade the stream. Police say the deaths are tied to the heat and hot water conditions.
The fourth shot of the current atomic test series exploded at 4 45 am at the Nevada site. Light fallout forced evacuation of the test center. The blast lit the dawn sky. the cloud drifted with radioactive contamination toward the control point eight miles from Ground Zero. Over 36 diagnostic tests used live animals for radiation studies and the blast level ranged around two to ten kilotons.
The eastern half of the nation baked under record heat with Philly at 98 and Newark 97, New York 93, Chicago 96 tying a 1887 mark, while Presidio Texas hit 108. Severe storms and tornadoes sparked floods as Midwest rivers rose and funnel clouds caused damage in Marshalltown and other towns.
New York endures a heat wave as power demand peaks. Consolidated Edison urged voluntary cuts while NYC and Brooklyn face outages and reduced voltages. Emergency generators activated. Rockefeller Center and UN reduce lighting and escalators. hydrant use sparks safety incidents amid 93 degree temperatures.
The House failed for the fourth time to write a jury trial amendment into the civil rights bill while moving toward passage. A record vote was allowed after Rep. Poff won a ruling from Speaker Rayburn. Final passage would send the bill to the Senate amid promised resistance from Southern filibusters.
City officials object to a 1947 Potomac River dam proposal and push to cut upstream flooding while weighing Monocacy river alternatives. Officials warn of city water limits by 1980 if growth continues and note cost rises, with hearings to begin June 26 in Rockville.
A recommendation to grant the Post Office Department 133 million dollars in extra funds for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 is expected to reach the House Appropriations Committee on Friday. The proposal aims to sustain postal operations and service levels amid funding shortages.
Ammon Hennacy of the Catholic Worker in New York joins a fast and picket at the Commission’s headquarters in Las Vegas to protest nuclear weapons tests. He plans to continue the fast until June 28 targeting the testing of one of the largest nuclear devices.
Secretary of State Dulles says the decision to let soldier William Girard be tried by Japan was discussed with and approved by President Eisenhower. He opposed returning the case to U S jurisdiction and warned reversals could harm U S Japan relations and personnel abroad. Girard, an Ottawa Indiana guard in Japan, says the shooting was accidental.
The Maryland Delaware Moose Association holds its 24th annual convention in Frederick with about 200 Loyal Order of Moose members from 21 Lodges in Maryland Delaware and DC. Delegates from 40 lodges register Friday noon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel where sessions run through Sunday.
Maryland lawmakers discuss Potomac riverboat licenses and slot machine plans for a Virginia border venture. Gov McKeldin and Sen Goldstein push a Legislative Council review of liquor and slot machine laws affecting Charles County and other counties. Free Stone Holding Co plans a large recreation center on Free Stone Point Virginia with a hotel and attractions.
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