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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1958
Page
9
Vice President Richard Nixon urged a Portland Republican crowd that voting for Democrats would raise taxes and harm investment, threatening jobs and progress. The event highlighted GOP appeals amid a fundraiser dinner.
Nixon reiterated his defense of the Eisenhower administration's policies on Formosa and the offshore islands, asserting continued support and strategic stance amid regional tensions.
AP reported rescuers reached 11 year old Doug Chapman atop Mount Olympus near dawn in fair condition with lacerations and no broken bones. Thirty rescuers ascended Mount Olympus in predawn hours to reach the injured youth on the 9017 foot peak in Salt Lake City.
Traffic could begin using the Frederick by-pass around U S 40 by early to mid November if weather cooperates. State Roads Commission says the N W Leezler Company will start next week on the contract to blacktop a completed segment from Little Washington National Pike south of Frederick to near Evergreen Point, easing access from the old U S 40.
An uniden tified pilot landed a small single engine plane on a traffic laden Manhattan street today then fled. Police seek the man for questioning as authorities described the landing as remarkable and illegal.
Alaska Daily Times reports editor Robert B. Atwood says Alaska offers opportunity for romance as 36 males per 10 females creates husband hunting prospects. The piece portrays Alaska as a land of promise for lonely young women and ambitious youths seeking new horizons.
Premier De Gaulle returns to France to gauge public response to a sweeping aid package for Algeria and amnesty for rebels who disarm. Algerian and North African sentiment showed mixed, while right wing colonial leaders expressed concern at De Gaulle's plan outlining five year investment in industry housing and jobs with few political answers. De Gaulle did not declare Algeria as full French territory.
A red and white Cessna owned by Donald Hulse of Paramus lands on St Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan after a 12:20 a.m. takeoff from Teterboro left no lights or radio contact. The pilot fled, while authorities pursue a past incident involving Thomas Fitzpatrick who allegedly borrowed a plane from Hulse's school and landed on the same street. Police removed the aircraft and questioned several involved parties as the investigation continued.
Readable item notes cloudiness at streams with mentions of Monocacy and Potomac. States cloudiness at disposal plant and Brunswick area. No dates or additional data provided.
Miss Patricia Weik of Pleasant Valley is crowned Miss Fire Prevention with Miss Josce Ecker of New Windsor as queen finalist. The event kicks off Carroll County Fire Chiefs Association observances and a parade in New Windsor with firemen displaying gear, a tug of war, hookup contest, and bucket brigade. Mt Airy hosts Thursday skills game with New Market Damascus Lisbon and Mt Airy in a park tug-of-war and hookup contest starting at 7 p.m.
The 96th Frederick Fair ends with automobile thrill shows this afternoon at 2:30 and tonight at 8. Despite weather worries, attendance neared 10,000 Friday and receipts outpaced last year as the Jack Kochman Hell Drivers perform. Premier acts and Grand Ole Opry drew crowds, with livestock exhibitors preparing to move homeward and premiums mailed after October 31. President Glenn Trout praised cooperation and invited everyone back next year.
Arkansas lawmakers may consider a proposal to abolish the public school system following Gov. Faubus statements that city high schools will stay closed unless federal action ends the stalemate over integration. Faubus did not comment on the reported plan but signaled the Legislature could become a major arena in the dispute. In a separate incident, Caleb J. McFann, 21, of Oxford Pennsylvania, lost control of a 1953 Chevrolet on Route 15 near Emmitsburg, causing about 325 in damage. no injuries were reported and a hearing was scheduled for October 11.
New York AP reports a week of torrid trading with four all time market peaks in five sessions and the third straight week of records. Volume reached 19,227,870 shares, the highest weekly total since late October 1957. The Dow Jones, S&P 500, and AP average all hit new highs as GM and Chrysler events didn’t derail confidence.
Washington police say a 16 year old boy confessed to dropping color capsules into soap slots at a do it yourself laundry, turning clothes rainbow hued. The youth told of a rival washing service boycotting church service period amid tensions in Little Rock Arkansas where a Methodist church announced that youths would be barred from worship during a period of tension after a $5 payment dispute.
Cambridge AP report details Charles Houston an escapee from a county jail picked up in Wilmington after his girlfriend Daisy Lee Green unknowingly guided police. Chief Deputy Joseph Klopp tailed the ride from Salisbury to Wilmington as Houston faced charges for grand larceny and theft of batteries from a Golden Hill garage in August.
The annual toy collection by Francis Scott Key Post American Legion will be held Saturday morning with trucks canvassing the locality from eight until noon. Toys should be left on front porches or pavements and brought to the Legion Home on East Church Street. Miller and Baker co chair the toy committee and expect a larger demand after last year near record. Toys in need of repair will be fixed at the workshop behind 100 East Second Street on Monday and Thursday nights at 7 o clock. Some stores have donated toys this year. additional funds support a toy fund raised at a summer ball game between Tri County and Maryland State Leagues.
Westminster Md AP A 26 year old Edwin R Sell of Route 2 Westminster was killed when the car he rode in swerved off Maryland 140 south of Union Mills overturned. Driver Eugene A Close also of Route 2 Westminster was uninjured. Sell was pronounced dead at Hanover General Hospital. The Baltimore Office of the Department of Employment will be closed Columbus Day observance.
Nationalist Defense Ministry says sabrejets will provide escort for airdrops to Quemoy to deter Communist MiGs. Four MiGs attacked transports Friday, crippling a C-46 and strafing Kinmen City. US Sabres covered high altitude. plan to adjust tactics for low altitude attacks. Potential risk of wider conflict with Red China looms amid Formosa defense commitments.
The government has until October 17 to respond to a motion to dismiss the nine count grand jury indictment against Commercial Savings and Loan Association. Defense claims include jury residency, lack of representativeness, juror absences, and foreman influence. Defendants include president Robert F. Suchman and Chicago financier C Oran Mensik. Judge Dorsey Watkins ordered the final grand jury vote and juror attendance records be provided.
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