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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1960
Page
1
Forecasters warn of approaching storms with heavy rain and gusty winds potentially causing minor damage. Temperatures in the mid 70s today give way to cooler air tonight into Saturday as showers continue and rainfall total remains below normal for the month of May.
UN Security Council cites a carved US seal eagle plaque as a Soviet espionage example. Lodge demonstrates a hollow beak with a listening device and cites Harriman and Kennan as holders of similar items. The incident raises Cold War espionage tensions amid debates on spy flights.
Ronald Weintraub and Barbara Shatto, Frederick High School sophomores, earned regional science achievement and honorable mention respectively at a Future Scientists of America Foundation and National Science Teachers Association sponsored fair. Weintraub’s project on mosquito larvae reactions to light earned first place in tenth grade biology and a school trophy.
Bids from companies to supply agriculture and industrial arts shop gear for Walkersville Junior-Senior High were opened at the Board of Education offices Thursday. Thirteen bids were received for each category as Assistant Superintendent Harry V. Frushour and staff tabulate them for next Wednesday’s board meeting.
Stephen P. M. Howard, son of Mrs. Frances D. Howard of 29 East Second Street, is among 129 Americans selected for the Experiment in International Living program. He sails for Sweden on June 2 from New York aboard the MS Aurelia. Howard attends Mercersburg Academy and the program screens candidates for demeanor and aptitude. Selected youths will travel to 28 countries on five continents, living a month with a host family and another month on tour.
A 17 year old Baltimore boy was held for the grand jury on charges of breaking and entering and grand larceny. Dennis Warne Keller is accused of stealing about 300 dollars worth of photographic and projection equipment from Paul R. Whipp's apartment. Police tied the theft to a May 18 incident preceding Whipp's death days later. Keller's bond was set at 1000 dollars. he seeks counsel as the case moves forward. Fingerprints matched, and Keller admitted stealing the equipment but would not sign a statement.
Thurmont will begin home delivery of mail on June 25 following a notice from U S Senator Beall. Postmaster Munshower said the original target of June 11 was changed and two new employees will handle the service with a foot carrier and a vehicle carrier. About 225 stops will be served by the mounted carrier and 30 by foot delivery, including parcel post items, with deliveries once daily six days a week.
George C. Rhoderick Jr., longtime Midletown publisher and state education board member, was elected vice president of the Maryland State Board of Education, succeeding William A. Gunter. Jerome Frampton of Federalsburg was reelected president for a second term. Rhoderick had earlier served 18 years on Frederick County Board of Education. Norway rejects Soviet protest over U2 incident plans to land in northern Norway.
Secretary of State Christian Herter warned Congress the United States must withstand aggressive Soviet pressure in Berlin and elsewhere following the summit collapse. He urged calm, allied unity, and avoided partisan recriminations as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee opened a full hearing into the failure and the Hightrow spy case.
Forty Lincoln High School seniors will graduate June 9 at 8 p.m. in Frederick High School auditorium after baccalaureate services June 5 at 2 p.m. Rev. J A Mountain of St Jerome's Baltimore and J Percy Bond of Morgan State College will speak. Maurice Reid will present diplomas.
Two Washington men, Thomas Dawkins and Robert Winston, were arrested on state charges for manufacturing alcohol without a license and possessing untaxed liquor. The raid followed an all night stakeout near Centerville after neighbors reported drunken heifers led to the discovered still.
Ray Redifer a former Washington officer reports an Arabian mare died after being shot twice in the backbone while the farm was unattended between 11 30 a m and 4 p m The horse valued over 1500 was killed with possible 2 or 3 caliber rounds An autopsy by Earl Hi of Thurman Rendering Co found two shots behind the backbone Redifer offered a 100 reward for information and seeks state police and Humane Society aid Local leaders discuss extending firearm discharge prohibitions beyond town limits
Motorists brace for a three day Memorial Day weekend as state and county offices close. The News and The Post will skip Monday publication. Fort Detrick official Col LaVerne Parks will speak at Mt Oliver World War III monument ceremony.
Turkish armed forces halted Prime Minister Menderes’s rule in a bloodless coup after a month of unrest sparked by protests against his government. The rebels pledged free elections and a return of power to the people, while reaffirming alliance with the West. The move followed mass dismissals of senior officers and street cadet demonstrations in Ankara.
Bids opened at the US Army Engineers District for rifle marksmen ship course training facilities at Fort George G. Meade Maryland. The apparent low base bid of 26 99 50 was submitted by T Edgie Russell General Contractor Inc of Frederick. Work to be completed six months after notice to proceed.
Britain grounds its newest 139 seat Vanguard jet due to Rolls Royce turboprop engine fault. British European Airways had planned to use the plane on the London Paris route early in July.
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