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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1957
Page
9
Governor McKeldin urged Maryland counties to fund teacher pay raises, not the state. He warned that county pride and independence depend on local funding, citing the property tax as the fiscal backbone. He also noted a potential balanced budget without new taxes if the Assembly avoids large new expenditures.
The Maryland Council of Student Library Clubs will convene at Hood College on Monday March 25 for its Spring convention. Sessions, luncheon in Cobline Hall, and a day of business, addresses, and entertainment feature a concert by the Frederick High School Band directed by Sperry Storm and a dance with The Rhythmaires from Thurmont High School led by J James L Fisher. About 750 student librarians from 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore city will attend, with registration supervised by Mrs Margaret Rohrer. committees from Thurmont High School include receptionists pages ushers and commissary aides among others.
In a session before Chief Judge Patrick M Schnauffer, Harry W Fouche of near Pearl sued Carroll W Kent claiming hogs damaged pine seedlings alfalfa and bluegrass on his property. The defense contends no substantial damage occurred. The docket then heard Jesse M Burall versus William B Willis over a right of way near New Market altered by dual U S 40 with gates removed or damaged and Willis counterclaiming debris and fence damage.
An early morning Stratojet bomber crashed after takeoff from Pinecrest Air Force Base killing four crew members. Witnesses describe the aircraft spinning and striking an oak, leaving wreckage in a field four miles south of the base. Names of the dead were withheld pending next of kin notification.
The Defense Department clarifies weather data tagged for military use only to avoid encroaching on public weather services. A fragile air search continues for a Boeing C97 transport with 67 aboard, diverted near Tokyo after departing Wake Island. Authorities note possible crash on volcanic isles. radiation, fuel, and distress monitoring details are provided as teams search sea and air lanes.
Police picked up a 12 and a 14 year old colored youths at the Frederick Shopping Center Thursday night after reports of shoplifting from various stores. A store proprietor restrained one youth who drew a switch blade. Off duty Officer Guy Himes began the inquiry with Sergt. Denver Shook and Officer James Stockman. The youths were to face hearings today with county probation officer Mrs. William C. Roderick. Recovered articles would be returned to owners.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Maryland announced a massive expansion plan for 1957, aiming to spend about one million dollars weekly on new construction. The annual report shows 53 million dollars invested to improve and expand service, with 144,000 new customers added and 191,000 telephones installed last year, a rise from 73,000 in 1955, and service now reaching 78 of every 100 Maryland families.
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold presses for Israeli withdrawal from the El Auja triangle as a step toward peace with Egypt. Israel is expected to refuse amid talks with Egyptian officials and Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir, with friction over belligerency and Suez Canal actions.
A Maryland bill to legalize manufacturing and selling ice milk was killed by a Senate committee after opposition from Frederick county ice cream and farm interests. Milk producers statewide opposed the measure amid public hearings and a remark by Sen. Markus that farmers are strongly against it. Meanwhile the House enacted a salary hike of 1200 for Frederick County commissioners, awaiting the governor's signature.
Opponents in Washington county challenge proposed federal legislation to convert the old C and O Canal property into a National Historical Park under the National Park Service. They favor preserving sites for industry and recreation along the Potomac rather than a park and worry water use along the Maryland bank would be restricted. Local groups plan to discuss the beallivde bill at a Frederick County Fish and Game meeting, while chambers oppose it. A reunion of the canal hikers is scheduled for May 2 to 4, with a dinner on May 4 at the Hilltop Hotel in Harpers Farm.
Delegates discussed a bill to start a state system for motor vehicles. The measure passed a second reading and faced a formal vote amid private doubts it could advance. Officials note no appropriation can be discussed until the budget clears.
The forecast calls for fair and mild conditions with rain likely midweek in Balti County. Temperatures will run mostly in the 50s to low 60s, with highs in the upper 50s to 60s and cooler nights. The report notes ongoing debates over an inspection system and state funding, with references to delays and postponements from both the House and Senate.
Ocean liners berthed in Southampton without tug assistance amid a growing strike wave. Government mediators pressed a last-ditch effort to avert a nationwide shipyard strike and a potential 2% wage walkout. Capetown Castle and Venus docked with passengers amid cheers while other liners awaited entry.
Manila mourns Ram? Magsaysay as he is laid to rest with millions of Filipinos and world leaders paying final respects. In New York the stock market traded dull and irregular in early action.
Presidents Eisenhower and Macmillan report a gratifying measure of agreement on Middle East issues after four hours of talks in Bermuda. They focus on Britain's atomic military buildup and how to maintain power with fewer troops while the U S backs Hammarskjold in Cairo. A UN force plan for Gaza seeks to curb raids and secure the border with Egyptian civilian administration inside the strip.
The Associated Press notes a broad wet spell across the eastern half of the country and the Northwest. A low pressure system over the southeast caused precipitation from eastern Kansas and southern Iowa to Florida overnight, with heavy rain in Florida and scattered showers in Georgia and the Carolinas. Rain extended eastward toward Virginia and was likely to reach from the Mississippi to the Middle Atlantic and southeast to the South Atlantic Coast.
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