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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1959
Page
1
The region recorded 1.75 inches of rainfall in 24 hours with thunder Tuesday and heavy showers Wednesday morning. Braddock mountain totals reached 1.47 inches helping water sites and reservoir levels. Forecasters predicted a cool start tonight with a pleasant weekend ahead and temperatures from the 50s to upper 60s.
Two Sandia researchers describe using five nuclear bombs to excavate a harbor in Otzebre Sound Alaska in 1951. They warn blast waves can reflect off upper air layers and reach far distances, potentially breaking windows in Siberia and Nevada, while aiming to protect Alaska and Siberia with controlled air duct patterns. A separate New York report notes stock market highs tempered by early profit taking.
A ZPG-2 Navy blimp crashed into a hangar in heavy fog at LAREHURST New Jersey. One crewman was killed and several wounded as the airship rammed through the hangar roof and lodged high above the ground. Rescuers freed trapped officers after hours, with eight officers and ten enlisted aboard.
In Elkton Maryland about 6:30 pm yesterday a man shot dead and his estranged wife critically wounded at a Mary land address near the Delaware line. Franklin Bryan 44 was killed and Juanita Bryan 32 was injured, following an argument during which she was struck. Bryan had bought a .25 caliber pistol the day before.
Navy divers tried to recover the bodies of three jet pilots after their F100 Super Sabre jets crashed into the Atlantic during a night navigation and refueling mission near Myrtle Beach. Maj. Gen. Daniel W. Jenkins will lead an investigation into the Wednesday crash as the formation’s ships suddenly dropped from the formation and hit the water one by one.
Washington AP reports Gen. Nathan F. Twining chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff had cancer found during exploratory surgery. Surgeons removed the upper left lung lobe and found no cancer spread to other chest areas.
The Frederick Clearing House Association reports 387,489,410.06 in bank clearings for the year ending May 3, a rise of more than ten million dollars and the largest one-year gain in its history. The period also marks the first eight million dollar month, with November leading and July September October and March each above seven million. The increase signals nationwide inflation and stronger business activity.
In Geneva the British Soviet and U S foreign ministers debated methods to hasten a ban on nuclear weapons tests and considered a joint scientific study on suspension. They floated using satellites to police tests and noted many enforcement problems before any final decision.
In a morning session Mag Byron W. Thompson sentenced Harry Siers to 25 dollars or 30 days for intoxication and 30 dollars or 60 days for trespassing on the B and O railway. Thomas Hoff man received 50 dollars or 60 days on both charges with sentences to run consecutively.
A House Agriculture subcommittee report urges price support and government purchases to aid egg and poultry farmers facing record low prices. The draft resolution calls Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson to act as authority for a program, after farmers urged relief when egg prices fell to 26 to 28 cents a dozen.
Fort Detrick researchers at the Society of American Bacteriologists meeting urged plastic dishes over glass to reduce aerosol release if dropped. They outlined four safety steps including filtered air, respiratory protection, 20 minute evacuation, and gentle decontamination. Authors Barbeito Alg Wedum noted plastic dishes minimize breakage and aerosol production in accidents.
The Maryland Department of Welfare investigates reports of brutality and runaways at forestry camps for boys in Western Maryland. No guards are present. camps hold up to 80 youths aged 16 and older on an honor basis. Several inmates fled three camps in a week with recaptures reported near New Germany and Lonaconing.
A select group of high school teachers involved in classroom journalism will receive an expenses paid briefing this summer. The Newspaper Fund Inc issued 140 fellowships from 42 states funded by a $75,908 gift from the Wall Street Journal to promote journalism careers among youth. Eligible teachers listed include selections from 776 applications with details such as name and school.
The Senate postponed action on C Douglas Dillon for undersecretary of state at the request of Sen Russell Long. Dillon had won 16 to 1 approval from the Foreign Relations Committee, while Long cited waste and mismanagement in foreign aid and urged waiting until he presents a case.
Federal grand jury indicted Universal Seafood Co. president Daniel Diorio and foreman Noel Lo Castro on felony and misdemeanor charges for distributing poisoned fish. The probe began after a flounder treated with sodium nitrate killed three year old Dale Kleinschmidt of Haddon Heights, NJ, and hundreds in the Philadelphia area fell ill.
A freight derailed Wednesday night and a passenger train plowed into the wreckage blocking four main Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near Frazer. Of 41 passengers and 5 crew on board the night express to Philadelphia, none were hospitalized though three reported minor injuries. The locomotive and two freight cars remained. nine baggage cars derailed while five passenger cars stayed on track. The engineer, F W Drissner, said the train traveled about 65 mph and hit a wrecked section after a braking emergency.
Calvin Lidie Jr., a 1955 grand larceny convict, who fled Patuxent Institute on April 25 and was at large for over two weeks, was captured today by Frederick city officers. A State police helicopter had spotted him near Elkridge the previous evening, but he evaded capture until Lieut. Marshall Murray and others rounded him up and jailed him for recommitment to the state institution.
The Western powers proposed a four phase package to unify East and West Germany and begin global disarmament. It envisages a united Berlin city under Big Four safeguards with free elections and a mixed German committee to foster cross border contact, while maintaining allied troops through the final peace settlement.
Raymond John Anthony Gray, 35, of Baltimore, was convicted in a second trial of armed robbery and sentenced to 10 years in the Maryland Penitentiary. A codefendant, Howard Iser, 37, Cumberland, was charged with the same robbery and also faces a 10 year term if convicted. The case followed an earlier conviction that was overturned by the Court of Appeals over impeachment objections.
Prime Minister Nehru ridiculed Beijing's assertion that Tibetan refugees in India are part of a broader wave. The statement followed reports from New Delhi on tensions amid the Tibet issue and border frictions with China.
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