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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1960
Page
1
A chaotic scene shows tear gas and fire hoses directed at demonstrators. The report notes casualties and unrest after a quake, with authorities escalating crowd control measures as the toll climbs. The event includes municipal figures such as Mayor Ramsburg and city officials presenting honors during chaotic ceremonies.
Police used tear gas and high pressure water hoses to break up a student protest in Montevideo as President Eisenhower arrived from Chile. The motorcade passed the airport area while security moved through university areas to disperse students.
The Frederick Council of Churches announces World Day of Prayer events with two services. At 2 p m the main service will be at the Evangelical Lutheran church on East Church street. An additional service from 11 30 to 1 00 will be held at Trin Chapel West red street. The theme is Together With God and features a women’s group led by Eleanor Eichel and others with Rev Charles E F Dasiar hosting at the Lutheran church.
A Santa Fe passenger train derailed and torn apart by a rear oil car explosion west of Bakersfield. At least 12 dead and 23 hurt as crews battled fire and rescued survivors amid mangled cars and scattered debris.
The Board of Education learned that opening Walkersville and Urbana schools this fall won't meet rising student numbers. Six temporary rooms are needed at Frederick High to avoid double shifts, and a new transportation plan will move county students to Walkersville.
Two teenage Black boys who attacked a Black man and took his money received two year terms in the Maryland Reformatory for Males after a juvenile court hearing. Six youths appeared. one waiver of jurisdiction and a white teen sent back to training school were noted amid disorderly conduct charges.
Fire Day forecast indicates cloudy conditions with light precipitation possible and temperatures 3 to 7 degrees below normal. Weekend afternoons turn warmer with western Marsland near highs in the 50s and eastern areas near 50. Overnight lows range from the low 20s to about 30. Khrushchev arrives in Kabul from Calcutta completing his three week South Asian tour.
An Emmitsburg farming couple, Clyde Ohler and Dorothy Ohler, died instantly when their car left the road near the Middle Creek bridge seven miles south of Gettysburg. Their infant son was severely injured and hospitalized. a state coroner reported skull fractures and internal injuries.
Obituary notes the death of a longtime educator who spent five decades in teaching. The article references family members and a funeral service arranged by local authorities, with tribute from colleagues and former students.
The first Leap Year baby of the Point of Rocks area was born early Monday morning at 278 at Leesburg Hospital in Leesburg Virginia. The baby is named Mark Dwaine, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Athey of Point of Rocks. Mrs Athey is the former Miss Joanne Kerrigan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kerrigan of Point of Rocks.
Mrs. Clarke Priebe and Mrs. Kay Nelson received Keys to Frederick from Mayor Ramsburg as Mrs. America opens the Junior Chamber of Commerce Home Show. The homemaker figure travels widely, plans to join in Miami for four days, and says she is like all homemakers caring for home and family.
Stunned survivors fled the quake wreckage as Red Cross officials estimate more than 3000 dead and over 53000 injured in Agadir Morocco. A large airlift moved the wounded to northern hospitals while Europe, the Americas and Africa mobilized aid.
Magister Byron W. Thompson hears a truancy case involving Harold E. Hoy and his 13 year old son Lester who has missed 49 days of school. Hoy, a Rockville construction worker, faces a 35 dollar suspended fine for failing to enforce attendance as officials seek an agreement amid family hardships and a father blamed for the boy’s ongoing absence.
Three inmates who escaped from the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville were reported captured today in Maryland. The first fugitive, Emmett R. McCarthy, 28, of Cabell County, West Virginia, was nabbed by state troopers after the car they were driving veered off the road and crashed.
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