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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1958
Page
9
Frederick County politics show no GOP primary yet with filing due by Monday midnight. Democrats and Republicans weigh contests as vacancies may fill by law. municipal race for Frederick mayor shifts power as Derr runs for comptroller, spurring speculation on candidates and possible withdrawals.
Johns Hopkins authorities forecast decades of advance in space travel weather control and medicine. They envision landing on other planets, cure advances for cancers and mental illness, a gene synthesis breakthrough, and rapid transcontinental jet travel within five to six decades.
A press summary reports a mix of rain drizzle and snow dampening sections from the Gulf states to the Midwest with fair skies in the West and along the Eastern seaboard. Alabama saw up to .79 inches threatening floods while others faced dust storms in Texas and light snow in New England and the Great Plains.
Police investigate thefts of coin boxes from public telephone booths along U S 40 in Frederick and Howard counties. Two New Market booths looted recently with boxes and contents taken, and three Ridgeville booths reported robbed in the same way. Cash per box varies, some cases $25 or more, with repeat break-ins at New Market. Detective L O Clark leads the inquiry.
Sergeant Auber J. Graham and his wife Mrs. Mary Graham from Gaithersburg were injured when his 1951 Chevrolet ran off U.S. 3 south of Urbana into a sandbank after being struck by two other vehicles. Graham suffered a cerebral concussion and other injuries. both were treated and moved to Frederick Memorial Hospital then to Fort Detrick Hospital.
The Heart Sunday drive collected a record 4300 for the Frederick County Heart Association, likely to meet its 6500 goal. Mrs Donald B Rice headed the city division and William Warren led the county effort with about 400 workers soliciting funds. Despite a slowdown, envelopes keep arriving and organizers hope to report a general fund estimate early next week. Alfred Catsail serves as general chair and Edward D Storm as president, praising the contributing workers and donors.
Seventy students are enrolled for the Frederick Community College second semester at Frederick High School. Eighteen are full time with 11 boys and seven girls. 52 are part time with 7 boys and 15 girls. Six students are veterans. From Frederick High School 24 enroll. 16 from out of state and six from outlet-county high schools. The largest feeder is Brunswick with six students. two from St. John’s and two from Lincoln.
Recent dry weather reduces frost boil on Bell's Mill Road near Brunswick. Two Brunswick men injured in a 2:30 a.m. crash when a 1987 Buick driven by Willam B. Winn lost control and hit an embankment. Lyman L. Cunningham treated for multiple abrasions and discharged. Trooper Bruce Diehl investigated. no charges filed.
Washington fights recession with Fed rate trims, housing aid, and highway funding. Senate rushes emergency housing measure to reduce down payments and increase insured mortgage activity. Job creation and consumer demand remain weak as auto, rail, and appliance layoffs grow while savings rise and spending lags.
A Marine transport plane and a fighter destroyed in a nighttime collision off Naha Okinawa plunged into the sea. Navy searchers recovered three bodies and sighted more debris as rough seas hindered rescue efforts involving U S ships Okinawan police and fishermen. The planes were returning from Operation Strongback from Subic Bay bound for the United States.
Frederick High School class of 1933 plans a 25th anniversary reunion to be held at the Peter Pan Inn on June 14. A YMCA meeting was held Tuesday. 205 graduates were the largest class, now all five members are deceased. Announcements via questionnaires went to 19 members with 93 returned so far.
A year-old Keymar youth Jamey EB Grimes Jr. suffered a fractured left leg when struck by a hit and run driver along a county road. He was picked up by a passing motorist and admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital in stable condition as state police investigated the incident this afternoon.
Thomas Albert Aud, 24, of Leonardtown, was killed when his car lost control last night and plowed into parked cars. Police said the accident occurred in Leonardtown. Further details unavailable.
PORT SAID Egypt eight persons including an American were killed and 18 injured last night when an Egyptian airliner crashed in a sandstorm while seeking a landing site near Port Said Cairo airstrip closed by the storm. The American was William J. O'Brien 63 of Saint Paul Minnesota. The twin engine plane from Athens to Cairo was unable to land at Cairo or Port Said due to the weather. The pilot tried a forced landing near Lake Mangala four miles south of here. Details were not released. Rescue teams evacuated survivors and transported the injured to local hospitals. The sandstorm also closed the Suez Canal grounded a British freighter and forced an Egyptian military transport plane to land. All 16 aboard the military plane were reported safe.
An advisory committee led by Mrs. Ransom H. Lewis plans a county-wide educational program and fund campaign for the Frederick County Center Society. The film Time and Two Women will be shown locally to discuss cancer with medical and lay endorsement. Events include showings at Braddock Heights Fire Hall and East Church Street locations, as volunteers are urged.
Maryland legislators at Annapolis plan to reconvene Monday after nearly a week of stalled tax bills. Governor MIKEl din's proposed sales and income tax hikes faced heavy opposition but gained several late votes, narrowing the gap to passage as leaders aim to enact measures to balance a 374 million budget. Support shifted among Democrats and Republicans, with key lawmakers switching positions to back the plan. The session extends into its 34th calendar day amid constitutional questions and possible special-session talk.
The Wisconsin, the Navy’s inactive battleship, is moved to Bayonne where it will be stored in mothballs. This transfer places the ship among other decommissioned vessels awaiting future decisions on disposal or restoration.
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