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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1958
Page
7
One of the new lanes on West Patrick Street, built under the by pass bridge, may be opened for all east west traffic to and from Frederick within a week. The detour road would close as connections to the old street are completed and the lane is ramped down for traffic. Rain may delay by pass work and the schedule.
Baltimore AP report notes Easton and Salisbury recognition by the Automobile Club of Maryland for low pedestrian fatalities. Easton tied for third with Camden New Jersey in under 10 000 population category, while Salisbury earned an honorable mention in 10 000 to 25 000 bracket. Sparrows Point cited for program efforts, Major Paul Randall honored for leadership. Maryland awards luncheon set for July 2 at a Baltimore hotel.
Vice President Nixon urged party leaders to unite and avoid panic amid the Sherman Adams controversy. Amid varied editorials, papers split on Adams fate, with some calling for his resignation or removal while Eisenhower voiced support and warned against a double standard. News outlets weighed political repercussions ahead of upcoming elections.
Weather report notes astronomical summer begins this afternoon at 5 57 p m with temperatures in the low seventies. Friday’s high was 60 at the state police barracks as a trace of rain earlier raised rivers to near normal levels. The Monotacy river was bank full and muddy this morning and expected to recede. Sunday outlook partly cloudy and pleasant with a cool first night and cooling further on Monday.
Alaska voters affected by a forest fire flare up may register at the local board office in Fairbanks. Registration is timed for late this week in the basement of the Court House, with several nearby homes on the outskirts threatened by the blaze. Firefighters and Air Force personnel joined the lines on the fire lines as civilians. The note references a 1962 election context and flood of mail cancellations before Christmas.
A safety awards program in Kansas collapsed a platform injuring no one. The event featured government officials and many guests including four persons reported killed elsewhere in the region.
The Frederick playgrounds announce a formal Monday opening for the summer season. Leaders will host opening night themes and conduct registrations, with three daily supervised play sessions thereafter. A Yellow Springs Band concert starts at 8 15 p m in Baker Park as part of the summer kickoff.
Richard L. Rippeon reported to city police that his automobile on the Parkway School lot was stripped of two wheels and tires. Two colored youths aged 12 and WM were caught stealing milk from doorsteps on West Patrick street this morning by Corp. Paul Mossburg. The boys said they were headed to a golf course to caddy and wanted refreshments. the case will be referred to juvenile authorities.
LOS ANGELES AP The strongest man of war in port has a cannon for shooting fines and a 12 man crew. Lt Gen Rafael Trujillo Jr owns the white four masted yacht Angelita, 250 feet long with 80 aboard, built for Joseph Davies. She arrived in port listed as a man o war and dodges $18.25 daily dockage fees. Trujillo plans a party for Hollywood friends aboard before leaving on the vessel.
Brussels AP reports Belgian Air Force pilot Ut. Martin Paulus returned home today after 23 days in East Germany. His jet was forced down by Red fighters during a detention period, ending with his safe arrival.
Dr. Arlington D. Flory of the Frederick County Health Department reports early signs that fluoridation of Frederick's water is helping schoolchildren. Examining first through third graders in county and East Frederick schools, he notes far better teeth in East Frederick, suggesting fluoridation as a major factor. He cites lower treatment needs and a drop in decay from 1952 to 1958, with costs of dental care also reduced.
Republicans debate the Adams controversy as Eisenhower backs Adams while California chair Alphonzo Bell Jr. says Nixon doubts the issue will swing November votes. Utah’s Judd reports, Simpson calls the affair harmful, and Watkins urges Adams to quit amid House subcommittee probes into Goldfine favors and federal agency pressure.
The city began adding fluoride to its water during the Rice administration about five or six years ago amid opposition rumors before the city election. Health officials credit fluoridation with cutting tooth decay by up to 75 percent in Hagerstown children based on a 1952 survey and a six year follow up of 2,038 youngsters aged 7 to 13.
Washington AP reports farmers voted 165 868 for wheat controls and 32 342 against in 38 states, an 83 7 percent margin, keeping a long standing federal clamp despite a growing surplus and criticism that it limits price relief. Also noted is Dr. Robert H. Reddick's latest bid for recognition of his homeopathic board in Baltimore.
U S District Judge Harry J Lemley granted the Little Rock School Board permission to suspend racial integration at Central High School for 212 years. The order allows removal of seven Negro students still enrolled. NAACP said it would file notice of appeal promptly after a three day hearing.
Mt Airy teenager Marlin Mundy, 17, was treated for a four inch head laceration at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a crash in Libertytown. Driver John King, 20, Germantown, was cited for reckless driving and operating without a license after his 1952 Ford clipped a power pole and hit a tree. Two passengers escaped injury.
A year old unlicensed driver Emma Lee Douglas Harpers Ferry RFD 2 was involved in a crash at 4 a.m. at East South street extended and Shaw Lane. Officer Cashour reported she could not find the brake pedal and left the street, hitting a ditch by the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. The car rested with the right front wheel on the south rail. No injuries. She was charged with operating without a license.
Summary of a bright market week with steel production rebounding though Bethlehem Steel shut four furnaces, railroads facing a demand dip in the Great Lakes, and a Senate move ending a rail tax while auto taxes persist. Jobs for graduates improve as Northwestern reports higher placement, and corporate earnings show steady dividend payouts amid overall gains in freight and color TV sales.
Five people were injured when a car left U. S. Route 50 near Queenstown, rolled 228 feet down a counter strip, blew a tire, and hit a concrete culvert and a tree. Three women and two girls, traveling from Rehoboth Beach, were hospitalized in Easton Memorial Hospital in serious to noncritical condition. Victims included Martha Irene Barr and Virginia Lee Armantrout along with Eliza beth Armantrout and Sandra Marie Barr, with other details unavailable.
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