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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1960
Page
1
A cold snap grips Frederick County with frost in Unionville and parts of the city. Official low hits 31 degrees at the airport, while other sensors record lower levels. Forecasters warn of more frost tonight and gradual warming tomorrow as moisture supports icy formation.
In Sioux City Iowa a pregnant dentist Lillian Clapsaddle 26 was killed by an accidental discharge from a husband’s shotgun in her living room. Doctors performed an emergency Caesarean delivering the baby which survived and was taken to Methodist Hospital in good condition.
Gold shares tumbled in heavy selling as the overall stock market declined for the fifth straight session. Trading remained active across markets with broad weakness.
Pravda accuses the United States of forming an invasion force in Guatemala and Florida to strike Cuba before the U S presidential election. The piece cites Batista loyalists, 20 planes and landing craft, and air bombing plans against Havana with equipment arriving from Honduras bases via Guatemala.
State police investigate a morning fire that destroyed a frame house near Chestnut Grove and caused about $12 000 in losses. The owner was Harry F Rhoderick of Braddock Heights. tenant Hubert Bare had left Thursday. Firefighters fought flames using pond water but saved nothing. investigators cite possible arson due to disconnection of electricity and upstairs origin.
Bernard Cook reports fodder burned on the Cook Brothers farm near Ijamsville and a damaged mailbox before heavy rain. State Police have no other reports of pre Halloween vandalism as the season approaches. Cook says several residents faced similar pranks in the area.
Trustees for the George C. Huffer estate offered a 136 acre farm on Suman town road between Middletown and Jefferson and a mountain land woodlot near Braddock Heights. Blake D. Merson of Urbana bid $31,000 to purchase both parcels as a single bid, $7 higher than the separate sales. Farm bid reached $19,300. woodlot $3,700. Holden S. Felton and Edward D. Storm trustees. Edward D Orney and Emmert acted as auctioneers. State Police Liew W. W. Cord in and S Heid attend the National Safety Conference in Chicago.
Hector Acebes a Colombia native spoke at Frederick Kiwanis high school about Africa in his presentation Africa Astir. He argued nationalization will empower a small ruling clique and revive tribal wars while noting shifts from coastal trade to inland markets and widespread Islam. Acebes highlighted Timbuktu Okapi and local cattle pride as visuals before announcing a November 10 Venezuela travelog by Robert Auburn.
Mrs. C. W. Gregory was elected president of the Fitzhugh Lee Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy at the library meeting. Bertha T. Trundie was named vice president with other officers chosen, and delegates named for the UD.C. General. A guest speaker and remarks on Confederate graves in Mt. Olivet Cemetery were noted as well.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon charges Senator John F. Kennedy with showing a manipulated film of their first television debate. A Nixon campaign spokesman denounces a circulating UAW smear sheet as a vicious political trick and calls on the Fair Campaign Practices Committee to review the matter.
London bullion market opened with gold at 835.40 per ounce, down 20 dollars from the week's peak amid speculation the bullion bubble may burst. The US Treasury price stood at 0.00 per ounce in the report, with traders noting feverish dealings last Thursday.
Economists advising the Business Advisory Council say the nation is entering a mild brief recession likely cutting total production by about two percent and ending by mid 1961. The BAC meet with Secretary Mueller and other officials to discuss outlook and policy.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon said he is looking forward eagerly to his fourth television and radio debate with Senator John F. Kennedy. The faceoffs center on international affairs as Nixon criticizes Kennedy labor plans and calls for balanced government action, with the debate airing at 10 p.m. Daylight Saving Time from ABC TV and NBC CBS networks. A separate AP item notes the Defense Department requesting an 8000 man Army draft for December.
New York AP Sen Jacob Javits a Republican liberal backs Kennedy by acknowledging U S prestige in the world has declined. Javits cites U2 flights riots in Japan and Congo as factors while noting Eisenhowers world standing compared with Khrushchev. Kennedy aides praise Javits stance as a campaign windfall.
Temperatures will average 27 degrees below normal for the period. A little warmer Saturday and Sunday, followed by cooler conditions the first of the week. Light rainfall expected as scattered showers around Monday. Normal highs run 61 to 65, while early lows are mostly in the 40s except mountain areas in the 30s.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a general increase in basic freight rates to take effect next Sunday, with half cent rises on small shipments and one cent on larger ones. The ICC also suspended several special rate proposals including fresh produce, petroleum coke, and certain switching charges pending further study and possible revocation.
Sp5 James Easterling on trial for drunken driving pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence after authorities noted his return from Korea. Trooper McCleaf testified Easterling’s car drifted in the U S 30 corridor and he was arrested at 12 30 am. A second charge for driving contrary to designated direction was also admitted.
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