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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1957
Page
8
The Frederick Fair closes with a matinee at 2 30 p m and a night show at eight, featuring a daredevil car smashing spectacle. Officials report the event trails 1956 receipts by about 3200 dollars but expect a favorable finish if crowds meet expectations.
Charles E Williams, 23, of Manchester Maryland, was fatally injured on York New Salon Road when his car went out of control and rolled over him after being thrown from the vehicle, state police reported.
Article summarizes early space achievement by Russia, noting launch success and the satellite moon's radio signals. It discusses scientific significance of tracking its orbit, potential insights on space and earth relationship, and the global reaction to the launch.
Washington report says Winthrop Rockefeller warned that Little Rock integration turmoil has damaged Arkansas plans to attract industry. He predicted six months to gauge the full impact while Maryland and Virginia cases hinge on Potomac River fishing laws and possible court orders.
A two one story Weiners department store in Essex Maryland burned last night. Fire alarms sounded from 6 36 p m and Baltimore County firefighters had the blaze under control by 2 am. Witnesses said two youngsters started a bonfire behind the store shortly before flames erupted. The building sits near a shopping center previously damaged by fire last August.
Lawmakers in Maryland face scrutiny as interference claims arise over rights of Virginia DSker men on the Pathmac. The fragmentary report highlights continued political friction between state authorities and interstate concerns.
In Warsaw anti government protests surge as 2000 students clash with police near the Communist party HQ. Officials report the central committee in emergency session as mobs attack three Warsaw districts. In Washington Dulles meets Andrei Gromyko to discuss Middle East and arms issues amid rising East West tension.
Frostburg State Teachers College breaks ground for Gunter Hall as Governor McKeldin touts Maryland public school expansion. Queen for a Day is slated to visit Frederick before Thanksgiving with a Maryland tour including a banquet and parade.
Newsmap lists their travel from London to Canada and the United States with stops in Ottawa Williamsburg and Washington. Highlights include a ticker tape parade in New York and the Queen's address to the UN General Assembly. They meet President Eisenhower at the White House during a four day stay.
Former Yugoslav Vice President Djilas, 46, is sentenced to nine years by a Sremska Mitrovica court after linking seven added years to a prior three year term for hostile propaganda abroad. The case centers on The New Class published in New York this year. He plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
A massive rock slide struck Snoqualmie Pass on Washington's Highway 10 near Seattle at 5 09pm injuring one worker and killing three road crew members Clarence Sinder Knute Johnson and Carson Mundis. The slide forced drivers to stop as dust and debris filled the air and trees swayed before the rock buried machinery and swept Mundis toward Reecheius Reservoir. Ed Sauve and Neil Wallace survived with injuries as traffic halted in the one way section under construction.
Inflation trends show a slower pace in late 19th century business signals with mixed sentiment on Wall Street and retail demand. Boston sees a major racial clash as 1000 patrols quell a dance hall disturbance leading to 23 arrests across Roxbury and a subway spillover.
Frederick officials reported the fair was one of the most orderly this week with few complaints and no arrests on serious charges. One intoxication arrest occurred on Friday. concessionaire complaints were minimal and settled. A performer at a nearby show drew some prior criticism for exposing herself before the event.
Four persons are killed in two separate crashes in St Marys County Maryland. Three sailors stationed at Patuxent Naval Air Station died in a one car crash on Maryland 249 near Valley Lee. Names William Lamar Cook Clarence Bay Charlie McCeary died or were injured along with two others Okleigh Searls and William Tressley. Another fatal crash on Maryland 246 near Great Mills killed Ronald Steward of Cameron Maryland. Details were not immediately available. Meanwhile President Eisenhower golfed 28 holes at Gettysburg after arriving from Washington.
The Japanese foreign office said today that the Soviet Union turned down Japan's third appeal seeking a pause in nuclear tests.
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